Mack v. Kime
Supreme Court of Georgia
Injunction. Before Judge Pendleton. Pulton superior court. September 28, 1906. Á brief historical statement as to the organization and progress of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church is appropriate and will be more or less helpful in the determination of the legal questions which will be hereafter discussed.
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Injunction. Before Judge Pendleton. Pulton superior court. September 28, 1906. Á brief historical statement as to the organization and progress of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church is appropriate and will be more or less helpful in the determination of the legal questions which will be hereafter discussed. The Cumberland Presbyterian Church was organized in Dickson county, Tennessee, February 4, 1810. It was the outgrowth of the great revival of 1800 — one of the most powerful revivals that this country has ever witnessed. The founders of the church were Finis Ewing, Samuel' King, and Samuel…
1Opinion of the CourtCobb, P. J.
(After stating the facts.)
1. The present case presents one of those controversies which, have, unfortunately, in the past, often found their way into the civil courts of this country. The courts of this State have been remarkably free from cases originating in schism in a religious body. Numerous cases appear in the briefs of counsel, from different courts of this country, as well as' some in the English and Scottish courts, involving controversies growing out of differences of opinion between parties and factions in ecclesiastical, organizar tions. On account of the union between the church…
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