Grupe v. Rudisill

In 1897, what is now the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity of Elizabeth, New Jersey, was organized. The trustees were duly incorporated in 1899 under the act entitled "An act to incorporate trustees of religious societies" (3 Comp.Stat. p. 4307), by filing the required certificate. The church had a modest beginning, but, apparently, grew both materially and spiritually until, in 1920, it had a membership of about four hundred. The organization had, prior to that time, erected a rather pretentious church building, which, together with the land on which it was located, had cost…