Battle Creek Church Suit Dismissed

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Mar 12, 1908

Battle Creek Church Suit Dismissed

OUR people will be glad to learn that the suit brought against the present legal organization of the Battle Creek church has been thrown out of court by a decision of Judge North handed down on February 27. The restraining injunction brought against the trustees of the church was also dissolved. The decision affirms that there are no just grounds for the court’s interference with the management of the church’s affairs, that there is no proof of irregularities in the conduct of the business of the church. This suit was started about a year ago to prevent the trustees of the church from deeding the church property to the West Michigan Conference or to the General Conference, and the injunction was asked to prevent the officers of the church corporation from acting in the offices to which they had been elected. The injunction had been so modified some time ago as to permit the trustees to instal a heating plant. Concerning this matter the Battle Creek Enquirer says: “A decisive victory over those who have been seeking to disrupt the organization was won by the local Seventh-day Adventist association by a decision handed down by Judge North yesterday.” Unless the complainant chooses to carry the matter up to the Supreme Court, the decision of Judge North settles the case, leaving the Tabernacle property in the hands of the trustees elected by the congregation.