Landwerlen v. Wheeler

In July, 1877, at a meeting of the congregation of the St. Vincent Catholic Church, it was determined that a new house in which to worship was. needed, and that the money necessary to build it should be raised by subscriptions. Subsequently, appellee was appointed to collect, hold *524and pay out for the benefit of the church, in the erection of such house, the money that might be thus raised.

In pursuance of the meeting above mentioned, a paper was drawn up and circulated for subscriptions. It is as follows:

“St. Vincent’s, August 1st, 1877, Shdby county, Indiana. We, the undersigned, promise to…