Legal Opinion

Schilstra v. Van Den Heuvel

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Decided March 16, 1914PublishedCited by 16 opinions

On appeal from a decree of the court of chancery advised by Yice-Chancellor Howell, whose opinion is reported mie ¶. 155.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Gummere, Chiee-Justice.

The congregation of the Northside Christian Reformed Church of Passaic became embroiled over the action of the classis of Hudson (the governing body of the denomination to which the church belonged) in attempting to terminate the pastorate of the Rev. Arie J. Yan Den Heuvel, and, as a result thereof, a large number of the congregation seceded from the religious denomination of which they were members and joined another and entirely distinct denomination known as the Reformed Church of America.

Mr. Yan Den Heuvel and the whole…

2Cited by16 opinions

  1. Bramlett v. YoungSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1956
  2. Johnston-Crews Co. v. FolkSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1922
  3. Phillips v. PhillipsNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1935
  4. Grant v. ElderSupreme Court of Colorado · 1917
  5. Protestant Episcopal Church v. GravesNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1978

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