Cecil v. Meade

Opinion op the Court by

Stanley, Commissioner

Reversing.

The case relates to a schism in a small church at Laynesville, Floyd County, known as the “Church of Christ.” The denomination is also variously called the “Christian Church” and the “Disciples of Christ.” Some of the local churches of this denomination do not use instrumental music or support foreign mission organizations or observe some other practices and tenets. This branch is ordinarily designated as the Church of Christ, as distinguished from the other names, except in the Big Sandy Valley of Kentucky, where that name is used by both…