Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-09-05
Ioctrines. tenets. forms Of worship and


ter in said church has been filed only By
regularly ordained and licensed minister
of the said Presbyterian Church, and these
defendants have temporarily employed Il
fill said Office, made vacant as aforesaid bI
the death of the Rev. Charles b. King, 8
regularly licensed minister Of the Presbyte-
rIan Church, to wit, the Rev. W. A. Jones
who is now administering the spiritual af-
fairs of said church, In conformity with thu
doctrines, forms of worship and communion
of the Presbyterian Church. That subse-
ouently the Rev. W. r. Boyd and ReY
Robt. G. Kerr have consented to I'LL the pull
DIT In said church during the absence OF the
Rev. w. A. Jones from the city, both Of
whom are regularly ordained and licensed
Presbyterian ministers.
And these defendants, further answering
say that the said Chisholm and his said
associates designing to pervert the said
church from its original and proper uses
and trusts, and to introduce other doc
trines, forms of worship and communion
than those contemplated by its founders,
openly declare that the said church is dedi-
Gated and devoted to no particular religi-
GUS faith and forms of worship, and thai
any religious doctrine whatever may be
therein promulgated-and In accordance
with his declaration as aforesaid
being himself a member OF the Bap'
list Church, and Of the Baptist con-
gregation worshiping in the city OF SsVan,
nah, as these defendants are informed and
believe, the said Chisholm is seeking to con
vert the said Congregational Church OF
Meeting House of White Bluff into Baptist
church contrary to the intent, uses and
trusts contemplated and ESTABLISHED by the
founders thereof, and it Is the intention and
DESIGN of the said Chisholm and Of the other
complainants in said bill OF complaint, II
successful in their attempts to obtain pos
session OF the said church and OF its prop
erty to convert the same into Baptist
church as aforesaid.
And these defendants, further answering,
say that the said complainants, so combin
ing and cOnfederatng IS aforesaid, have
sought to interfere with these defendants In
the discharge of their trust, and to prevent
the members of said church from entering
into and holding divine worship, by break
ing off the locks and fastenings placed upon
the door and windows of said church, by
Illegally breaking into said church and en-
tering without the permission OF these de-
PENDANTS, aud by seeking to obtain posses
sion of the same. All of which actings
and doipgs of the said complainants are
contrary to equity and good conscience, and
tend to the manifold wrong and injury OF
the said Congregational Church or Meeting
House of White Bluff, and of these defend
ants as the trustees thereof, and inasmuch
as these defendants have no complete and
ADEQUATE remedy at law, they pray this
honorable court that the said complainants
NAV be eDioined from further interfering
with them in the discharge OF their
trust, and from interfering with their
peaceable and lawful possession OF the
said church building and the other property
nd thew
epioined from attempting to assume or to
exercise the powers and duties OF the trus-
tees of said church, or from claiming to be
the said trustees; and also that the said
Chisholm and his associates may be en-
Joined from attempting to pervert the doc
trines, forms of worship and communion OF
the said Congregational Church or Meeting
House of White Bluff, and from attempting
to convert the same into Baptist Church,
or from in any manner interfering with the
same; and that these defendants may have
such further and other relief in the
premises as to your Honor shall seem just
and proper.
And these defendants say that there is no
other matter, cause or thing in the said
complainants said bill of complaint con-
tanned material or necessary for these de-
PENDANTS to make answer unto and not here
in well and sufficiently answered, confessed,
traversed, avoided and denied; all OF which
these defendants are ready and willing to
aver, maintain and prove as this honorable
court shall direct and humbly pray to be
hence dismissed with their reasonable costs
and charges In this behalf most wronfully
sustained. j. r. SAUssY,
Defendants Solicitor.
AFFIDAVIT.
STATE OF GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY
You do swear that you are one Of the trus-
tees of the Congre gational Church or Meet
ing House of White Bluff, and that the
foregoing answer is true 50 far as concerns
YOUR own act and deed, OF your own knowl-
edge, and so far as concerns the act and
deed of any one else, you believe the same
to be true.
j. E. SANDIFoRD.
A. r. RITTER.
r. 6. CRAMER.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this
Is day of July, 1882.
L. H. DE MONTMoLLIN,
Notary Public G. G, Ga.
rThe answer to the amended bill is omit
TED.
The complainants submitted the af1dsYits
of John Williams ct al, r w. Wall, f. M.
Wall and w. w. CHISHOLM In support OF
their bill, and amended bill. The defend
ants submitted in support of their answers
the affidavits of Charles 8. Ellis, Kew. Il. 2.
Way, Mrs Anna w. King, Alexander +.
Ritter, F. NJ. Bliss, J. E. Sandiford ct al,
certain members of the White Bluff Church,
and of residents and former residents of
White Bluff district.
The cause was argued deliberately by the
respective counsel before Judge Tompkins,
sitting as Chancellor In Chambers, and de-
cision rendered restraining the complain.
ants from intermeddliDg with the affairs OF
the church or its property as prayed for in
the answer Of the defendants, and tenn
porary Injunction was granted in favor OF
the defendants. We omit the afidavits OF
the several parties above named for the
reason that they are lengthy, but we may
state that they sustained the points made
In the answer, at least in the
opinion of the Chancellor, If not in the
opinion of Mr.. Chisholm, whose commune
cation characterized our brief account OF the
case as ''incOrrect and unfair" which criti
cism we submit is not well founded.