The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-18
TAXATION OF CHURCHES
AYIyTEREsTING CASE AFFEC1lHd
All DEyOMINA TONS IN ~ Q.
Tho New superb Judges OF the FAR Ne''"
stnte-A wilkes County Squire OF
% TO Wed Soon.

WINSTON. n. c., Nov. H.-Speciai'-
one of the most interesting as wen DO
the most important cases that mas cum
nm in the North Carolina courts ioF
eoveraI wears is a civil action when mas
,,st haen hoard IN Chambers before Judge
1attie If the Supreme Court. u eldttS
70 tho taxation of Morayian churEh PIOp
or,y IN This State, and his VerdICt was
against the United Brethren, as me ho ia :"
IIana are called. The tax leFled n t
80, nronertv of the church generaiiy'
ircIuding buildings for religious ana euu,
~ationai purposes, bonds, notes seGur re-
nv nnortgages etc. for the years 1884, %,
SO. 80 'M, '92 and SO, and Is mace o gu,
under two titles, viz: United Bretlreh
AMI Roard of Provincial Elders-SoutheIn
Provfnce-aud amounts TO some SGVpv, Az
appeal has been taken 10 the Iup I, ciii -
Court and a decision by that pouy -
awaited with much interest as IL means
%onsidershIe fax unusually to the county
and State If ID goes against the NOIh-
VANS; besides 1t will raise TINS ques o,n
How far can churches or reiisious So
cieties hold property Ior reI Iisa Eth n.
school purposes IN NoTtH Ndloi'"' VIVA
out taXatiOn|' ,-,-..,.. ,,r,,,-
ertv for religious and educatlOhal pIt
poses Is released from taXatIon nv ~. In,1
State but in this case II is claimed tndt
much of the property owned by inns
denomination is not used Tor the pul-
poses set forth in the law MADE py smt
Legislature. Not only Morayla!ls' r,r Dee
Nethodists. Baptists, Presbyterians, Fps
copa ians and possibly other chutches
are interested in this test case as II -,
and the Interpretation OF the law reiduge
TO the taxation Of church properly III
North Carolina.
THE NEW sUrRtNE COURT JUDGES.
In the whole history Of North Carolina
there have been thirty Supreme EouIt
Judges. OF these twenty have peeh Fps
copalians. six Presbyterians, one CatnOiic.
two Methodists Merrimon ana CIarR
and one Baptist QFatrclothD After next
January the Supreme Court VIII nave
two Baptists CFairclOth and Montgomery;
two Methodists CLARK and turches) anu
one Presbyterian tAvery) Next Jan
uary will 20 down in history as the HISt
time in the States history that It's Su-
irene Court was not occupied by two or
more Episcopalians. II Is said mat theIe
has not been a Baptist Superior Court
Judge in this State In a quarter or
century. January 1st f.. W. Ttmberlake
and W s. OBJ. Robinson rise TO that
Mr.. Elihu Rose. Of Wilkes county
met with serious. If not n fatal acct.
dent this week While driving a pair OF
mules the dashboard Of the wagon broke
throwing Mr.. Rose under the feet or the
mules. causing them 70 run way. lie
was dragged a considerable distance.
one ear was completely torn from his
head. besides his face and head We're
terribly bruised. His condition Is critical
THE sENAToBsHIP
The Republicans have a number Of
candidates for the United States Senate.
DR. ". II. Wheeler, of Salem. who favor
ed Pension from the stars, would not re-
fuse the place, In fact he has many
friends. who would Ike TO see him win.
II there is a scramble (and this ia not
at ali improbable). he may come in as a
dark horse.
George Woody, tie accused leader or the
band that lynched Slaughter In Ale
ghauy county several months aEo. mas
been capturs d. He has given a G,oo bond
for his appearance at the next term or
the Superior Court for Surry county.
Invitations have been received here an
nouncing the marriage. which takes place
on the 10Th isstant, Of Miss Molle MUIR
ply of Walnut Cave. and Mt henry
Lipps, Jr. a wealthy citizen Of New
York Miss Murphy IS a saister-in-law
of Dr. W. a. Lash president Of the
Cape Fear and Yadkln Valley Railroad
Company. go
Miss Mayetta Wilkinson. OF Hillsyille.
Va, and MIR. George ". Carter, one OF
Carroll county's wealthiest citizens. will
be united in marriage on the 0th instant.
Mr.. Carter is rated at S2JOOW IN his
own name.
AN AGED GROOM.
A license has been issued In Wilkes
county for the marriage of Esquire Al
len A. Wilmington, aged ninety-four
wears and Mrs Maria NanWay, aged
forty-one years. Mr.. Wilmington IS
thought 10 be the oldest magistrate in
the STATE.