Boyles v. Roberts
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Cooper Circuit Court. — lion. Wm. H. Martin, Judge. (1) From the year 1810 the “Cumberland Presbyterian Church” has been an independent ecclesiastical body or society whose spiritual and temporal existence was presumed and intended to continue on and on throughout time, and its organizations and government were formed and established with that aim and to that end, as best its founders could devise.
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Appeal from Cooper Circuit Court. — lion. Wm. H. Martin, Judge. (1) From the year 1810 the “Cumberland Presbyterian Church” has been an independent ecclesiastical body or society whose spiritual and temporal existence was presumed and intended to continue on and on throughout time, and its organizations and government were formed and established with that aim and to that end, as best its founders could devise. (2) It began by the association of a few members into an organization or society, which formed what was denominated, a “church.” These and other members of like faith formed and…
1Opinion of the CourtGraves, J.
This is one of the numerous cases in the different States which resulted from what is called a union between the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, alleged to have been consummated in the year 1906. Both were voluntary unincorporated religious societies. The Presbyterian Church in the United States of America has for its foundation the Westminster Confession of Faith, known alike to profane and ecclesiastical history. In what was known as the great revival of 1800, which spread over Kentucky, Tennessee and other portions of the South,…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- People v. DawellMichigan Supreme Court · 1872
- Mack v. KimeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- McFadden v. MurphyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1889
- State ex rel. Watson v. FarrisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1869
- Watson v. AveryCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1867
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Ramsey v. HicksIndiana Supreme Court · 1910
- Committee on Missions v. Pacific SynodCalifornia Supreme Court · 1909
- Hayes v. ManningSupreme Court of Missouri · 1914
- Barkley v. HayesDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1913
- Olear v. HaniakMissouri Court of Appeals · 1939
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