The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-13
OPPOSED
TO SALE OF EMMANUEL
Certain Members File Petition in City
Circuit Court Against That
of Trustees.
NAME SELVES AS RESPONDENTS
Judge r. Carter Scott Rules That
Case Shall BE Heard Upon Issues
of Fact, and Sets November z as
Date.

Declaring that the trustees had
acted without authority in deciding to
sell the church property. and had not
notified the congregation OF the purpose
of their recent meeting, certain mem
berS of the congregation Of Emmanuel
Baptist Church yesterday He'd a petit
ton in the City Circuit Court In OPP
position to the petition Of the trustees
Tor court authority TO dispose of the
property, and named themselves as re-
spondents in the case when II comes up
for hearing.
The respondents are Mrs. Alice NJ.
Burroughs, Mrs. S. S. Elicit, Mrs. L. r.
Hill and Mrs. Lille Propst. They have
engaged the law firm Of Page Il Leary
to represent them and other members
OF the congregation while the trus-
tees are represented by Thomas c..
Digs. The petition of the trustees
has been i'm possession OF the City Cir
placed on file until yesterday after
noon, when the opposing petition was
also filed in the records of the court.
Judge Il. Carter Scott decided that
the case should be heard upon the
issues of fact, and set the hearing for
November 3. Both 3. cs have agreed
to waive further notice. and to have
all their witnesses present upon that
date. In the meanwhile Judge Scott has
ordered that all the books of the church
shall be open to the respondents.
CHARGE Eo THAT AT MEETING .EEdI,M III HELD
In their petition the respondents set
forth that the trustees were not duly
u'horized and were not empowered
to make sale of the church property.
and the respondent petitioners further
say that the alleged meeting OF the
said congregation, under authority of
winch the trustees purport to act. was
not. us your petitioners are advised and
believe, and therefore aver and charge.
held in accordance with the rules and
regulations of the said church; that
no notice of the purpose for which the
said meeting was held was given to
your petitioners or 10 the congrega-
it is not the wish OF the congregation,
nor OF 4 majority of the congre cation,
mat the real estate of the church shall
be sold. but, on the contrary. the sale
is opposed, particularly If the sale be
to colcred church or congregation,
as, the respondent petitioners charge,
is contemplated by the trustees
The meeting in which 1t was decided
to sell the church property was held
on September "a. In that meeting the
lied and directed to apply to the cour;
for authority to sell the property for
$4,000. Of this. $500 was to be paid
When the court sig signed the order for
the purchasers took possession of the
property. and $4,000 to be paid in
five years time.
OF CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH
Attorney Diggs says that he will in
sist that the respondents nave no rights
In the premises. and he will show that
they now have the opportunity. if the
question OF ether, sanctuary for the
congregation should arise. to buy tho
Calvary Baptist Church Mt Grace and
Pine Streets, lie SAYS that the congrc-
cation wishes to make iinancial arr
engagements for the purchase or the Cal
vary Baptist Church as speedily as pos
sible.
Under the amended segregation ordi
nance signed by Mayor Ainslle on Oc-
which is situated on the northeast cor
ner of Fifth and Leigh Streets. may not
be occupied by a colored congregation,
since the church is In eighborhood
In, which the majority OF residents arc
white. If. however, colored people
should buy sufficient property in the
vicinity of the church as to change the
character Of the population. the church
would then be considered to be within
the proper confines for use by n colored
congregation. 1t Is said that such q
move is under contemplation of the
colored people who wish to purchase
Emmanuel Church.