Redfern v. Church of the Mediator in Providence

This bill in equity is brought by certain members of the Church of the Mediator in Providence, a religious and charitable corporation organized in and under the laws of this state and hereinafter referred to as “the church.” The respondents are the church, its minister, and its officers 'and trustees. The cause is before us on the complainants’ appeal from a decree of the superior court sustaining certain objections made by the respondents to a report filed by Frank B. Frederick, Esquire.

The litigation has its origin in a long-standing dispute among the members of the church who differ as to…