Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-20
INJUNCTION PREVENTED
 SECOND CHURCH MEETING.
Members Unable to Take Further Ac- tion on Consolidation With Broad way Church.

Congregational church assembled in ] the Sunday school room of tue church [ Tuesday evening for the special meet | ing which was called to act further | upon the consolidation of the Secpnd 1 and the Broadway gregational churches.
 J. D. Haviiand, acting as chairman, | called the meeting to order and prayer | was offered by Rev J. H. Selden, D. I ID. Chairman Haviland called atten- ton to the fact that an injunction had been secured preventing any action upon these matters and suggested that the meeting adjourn without date, which action was taken.
 Then there followed a brief discus sion relative to church matters lasting about 20 minutes, but no action was taken or attempted
 The injunction was issued Tuesday by Judge Gardiner Greene of the Su- perior court on petition of Henry D. Johnson, Henry F, Palmer and John Troland
 The papers filed are as follows: To the Sheriff of the County of Nsw
 London, His Deputy or Either Con- stable of the Town of Norwich, in said County, Greeting:
 By authority of the state of Con- necticut, you are hereby commanded l to summon Joseph D. HavilaQd for the benefit of himself and numerous others, tall of said Norwich, and all members I of the Second Congregational church Eof said Norwich; Nathan A. Gibbs, | treasurer; Dwight l.. Allen, clerk; Jo- seph D. Haviland, Dwight l.. Allen and l Frank A. Bill, deacons of said church,, and all residents of said Norwich; and the Second Congregational church of l Norwich, to appear before the superior court to be held in and for the county of New London on the first Tuesday of April, 1918, then and there to an tswer unto Henry D. Johnson, Henry F. Palmer and John Troland for the ben l eft of themselves and numerous oth-
 CTS, all of said Norwich, and all mem bers of the Second Congregational church of said Norwich in civil
 action wherein the plaintiffs complain and say:/
 I 1. The Second Congregational church of Norwich is a religious organization 1 formed at said Norwich in 1760 for the purpose of perpetually maintain ing religious worship and activities in said town, and ever since said time l has continuously maintained religious
 worship and activities as a ConSrega- | tionaI church in accord with the in-
 tent of it's founders, and at the present
 
 three hundred persons
 g. In pursuance of a suggestion
 made by Herbert J. Wyckoff, formerly the minister of said church, who has since resigned, the defendant mem
 bers, and the other members whom l they represent being a minority only
 of the members of said church, in
 violation of the principles and pur-
 poses for which said church was or
 ganized and has for so many years
 been maintained, are attempting = to
 illegally and unlawfully dissolve and , terminate or merge and consolidate said church with another independent church organization.
 3. Said church, ever since it's or : ganization, suninterruptedly has beer ;. and still is fully capable of carrying :, out the purposes and activities fol Il which it was organized, and which I l Ehas ever since maintained. II 4. Said church has from time tC time received from former member: ] and others and still holds much val : uable property, exclusively dedicated | to and charged with the carrying or , and promotion of religious worship and activities of the said Second Con . gregational church.
 5. Said church, or the deasons an6 other officers on it's behalf, has from
 time to time received from forme1 , members and others, and still holds | certain funds of the aggregate amount 2 of more than $30,000, exclusively dedi. 7 cated to, charged with. and in trus for certain needy and deserving mem
 hers of the Second Congregations , church of Norwich, or certain othel . specified residents of Norwich, in tht
 discretion of the officers of said church I and for no other purpose
 s 6. In furtherance of said plan O 9 dissolution or consolidation, referred g to in paragraph hereof, said minor r ity. through the defendant Dwight L Allen, the clerk. have issued the fol l lowing call
 : "A special meeting of the Second : Congregational church will be held ol e Tuesday evening, March 18th. 1918, a IS o'clock, in the church parlors: r Ss'To act further upon the conseli d dation of the Second Congregations S church with the Broadway Congrega j, tional church, incorporated into tn : United Congregational church in Nor t wieh, Conn.,, Incorporated. :, 'sTo reconsider and revise the vot f already taken upon the dismissal 0 ;; members of the Second Congregations : church, so far as it is inconsistent wit S the proper steps for such consolida Y ton.
 ITO vote upon the transfer of tn f trust funds, the pastoral library, an
 the church properties, held or con
 trolled by the Second Congregations
 church, or it's deacons, to the Unite
 Congregational church in Norwich
 Conn, Incorporated.
 e ITO act upon any further bushes Il necessary to, complete consolidatio ! proper to be done at that time. e DWIGHT L. ALLEN, Clerk"
 Tn pursuance of which notice sai l. minority intends at said time to file l. gally and inequitably accomplish tn n dissolution or merger of said chuFc $ and the alienation of its said propert $ and funds.
 d '. Under existing circumstance h. any action taken by said meeting. C S. otherwise by said defendant member = and officers, dissolving or eonsolidat a ing said church, or for the purpose ( ,e accomplishing such a result; or an IS transfer or attempted transfer of an st of said property or funds of sai
 church. will cause irreparable dandae 4r to said church and the plaintiffs fo
 which there is no adequate remedy z
 law.
 l. The plaintiffs claim:
 Fl l. An injunction restraining the de s0 fendants or any of them from any ful
 ther action toward the dissolution { r- merger of the Second Congregation in church, and from any transfer { ,5 alienation of it's property or funds, re 2. Such other relief as to justit a land equity may appeRtain. 50 I hereby certify that have, pel tg sona1 knowledge of the financial rt r. sponsibility of the plaintiffs. and dee