The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-16
PASTOR LOVE ENJOINED.
JUDGE FALLIGANT TAKES a HAND
IN THE CHURCH TROUBLE.

! The irst African Baptist Church
Stopped from Expellug the Fiction
Opposing tie Preecher-The Ants
Appeal to the Court and No Trouble
viii Occur at To-day's Conference.
Peace Must Reign for Month and
| Then the Court Will Consider the
Matter of Appointing a Receiver.
| The troubles of the First African Baptist
church took an unexpected turn yester-
day-one, no doubt, surprising to Pastor
| Love and his followers-but it is probably
| the best thing that could have happened for
all concerned, as it will prevent anything
in the nature of a riot to-day between the
factions. The church is now practically
under control of the superior court, and
| Judge Falligant has issued an order stop
| ping Pastor Love or his friends in the
church organization from expelling any
body from membership.
Yesterday morning the anti-Love crowd,
through Messrs. George T. and J. Ferris
Cam, Lester s. Ravenel and w. ". Os-
borne, Esq, fled petition in the superior
court praying for immediate RELIEF and in
junction. In it Rev. Love is charged with
| melting his followers to deeds of violence,
instead Of prea ching the gospel, and it is
also alleged that he is not pastor, on &c
count of being under charges of immoral
ity. The pleas Of the petition are as
follows:
l. That competent relief be granted to
meet the eXigencies of the case.
2. That q writ OF injunction may issue
directed TO Z. X. Love, K. n. Rutiedge, L.
j. Pettigrew, W. G. Clark, Lemuel Wade
T. G. johnson, w. j. Boston and their con-
federates, commanding them to desist from
the wrongs complained of.
3. That to avoid n disturbance of the
public peace and perhaps blocdshed the
court will pass an order closing said church
edifice for all purposes until the questions in
dispute are settled, such order TO be passed
before the third Sunday in April, which is
to-day, at which time the business meeting
| of the society is to be hold, aud at whica
meeting petitioners are informed that e.
K. Love and his confederates intend to
completely and permanently expel your
petitioners from the trusteeship and mem
bership without cause and by fraudulent
means.
T. As great damage will probably
ensue TO the church edihce and the public
peace bo disturbed should either your
petitioners or the said r. K. Love and his
confeierates he placed in possession, owing
to the differences existing between them,
that the court appoint some fit and discre=t
person to take into his custody and control
the church ediflce under the orders OF court
and until further orders Of the court
Judge Failigant, however did not think
it would be proper to close the church
against worshlppers or put it in the hands
OF a receiver at the present time but
granted temporary restraining order pre-
venting Rev. Love from expellIng any one
from church membership, and set the hear
ing on tue questson of permanent injunc-
ton and receiver for May IL.
There will have to he peace at the church
for the next month e. least and the ex-
pected row or conference Sunday will not
materlalize Anybody who attempts to
disturb worship there during the next
thirty DAYS or tries to prevent the anti
Loveites from attending will have to face
the serious charge of contempt of court.