Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-06
CHURCH CASE IS ,s.
 s. CONTINUED TO MONDAY
Defendants Making, Effort to Have Injunction Preventing Merger. Dis solved.

y;l After an all day hearing Friday Sbe- fore Judge N. A. silumWay in Athe su- perior; court, the case entitled Henry ED. Johnson, Henry F. Palmer and John Troland, j and others. all members of the Second Congregational church. Hs Joseph D. HaVilaEdsz sz Nathan 4. Gibbs Dwight L. Allen, Frank A. Bill, all members of the Second Congregations church, was adjourned : at 4.30 in, the afternoon to 10-30 Monday morning
 The action has been brought as a re- lsult of the proposed merger of the Second Congregational church and the Broadway Congregat atfonal church un- der the name. The United Congrega tional Church. f
 On petition of the plaintiffs. in the faction Judge Gardiner Greene or March 18th issued an injunction pre- venting the holding of a special meet ing of. the Second Congregat ationa church that evening, the meeting hay ing. been called for the following, pur-
 poses: <.
 .:T6 act further upon the consolida ton of the Second Congregations church with the. Broadway Consrega
 tional Church, Incorporated, into The United Congregational Church in Nor ifR4Clt, OOIlIl.y 1IfCOFpOIdICQ.
 To reconsider and revise the. vote
 already taken upon the dismissal o l members Of the Second Congregation, l al Church. so far as 1t is irconsisten,
 with the proper steps for such consoli- dation.
 l To vote upon the transfer of tht trust funds, the pastoral library, snt the church properties held or con. l trolled by the Second Congregations
 church or its descons, to The United Congregational church in Norwich l Conn, Incorporated
 1 To act upon any further bushes.
 necessary to complete consolidation proper to be done at that time -. 1 The hearing Is being held for tn, purpose of having the injunction dis.
 solved.
 1 The defendants attorney, Edwin " Higgins, represented to the court tha the injunction should not be contin
 ued and that the plaintins cannot shov 1 that they have sustained any damag 1 hy the action of the Second churcl
 that would give the court Jurisdiction in the matter. The plaintiffs have no Ealleged any special interest in tn, 1 property of the church or a trust fun, to aid the needy of the orsaniza tor EThey seem to be moving against som Einaginary cause. The legality of tn meeting is. not attached The remed, lis not to be found in court There i inothing to show that. church rule: swere5 violated. : f
 +Mf. Higgins said the Second Con lEgregational church had considered ith plan for eight years. The Secon tchnrch has existed since 17so, althousI lit is not incorporated, and the Broad
 way church istnce fS42. Lawyer Hlg gins and Attorney Perkins read lofi lists t-of facts about the meetings c the churches as they were agreed up lon.s It was shown that members ha I voted upon the merger matters b large nnajorities and a.f that bot churciaes are now worshipping to gethef Fs;i' fGss 4 i* ss-. f'gjr's is -1 II For the. purpose. of showing the gen ieral plan of government among Con lgregational churches, Rev. Sherro ISoule of Hartford was Introduced a
 a witness by Mr. Higgins. Rev. M
 Soule is head of the ministers funt executive head of missions and ,ha Ibeens g. minister for the past. thirt
 years. He, said every Congregations
 church. has a conpleteness in itse and Is. not controlled bs, others an
 has charge of all it's property. Busi
 hess is done at regularly called meet lfngs by majority of those presen i, MT. Higgins asked If at an annus
 feeting nothing was said in the ca about a church merger. and then tn meeting was .eorI Iinred to a later dat and in the meantime notice was give
 in the church calendar and from tfl pulpit that the, matter of merge
 would be considered at the. adiourne :. meeting, would that be deemed suf1
 cfent and legal notice. The witnes < would not deem it sufficient notice. :; Rev. ,Mr. Sonie said that the wor of Henry Martin Dexter on churc t- ma1asefnent yands tlIe book written b }. pr. Quinn and the handbook of tn !. church are looked upon as guides fc the, church but he would not use th tWurd authority in the matter.
 ~ HNNs Allyn l.. Brown questione
 Rev. MT. Souie as to Madorities. ..Rs, .{-e z