CHURCH UNION.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8051, 3 August 1904, Page 2

CHURCH UNION.

A SCOTTISH APPEAL CASE. [press association.] (Received August 2, 10.22 p.m.) '', LONDON, August 2. v The House of Lords, .in reversing the judgment of the Scottish Court, decided that the Free Church minority, who objected to union with the United Presbyterian Church, were entitled to all Free Church's funds, churches, atid manses. .',' " ,. > ' The Earl of JHaJsbury declared that the particular object of an endowment was unchangeable:' No trust funds,devoted to one form pf faith could be/shared by another through the medium of^fc mere colorable union, based on an. agreement, leaving points whereon they'dilfered in abeyance. His Lordship sauLjbre knew of no case where a minority, in Adhering to the original opinions of their sect, forfeited their rights. '"'." (Received August 2, 11.50 p.m.V LONDON, August 2. Five Lords favored the reversal of the Scottish Courts' decision, and two upheld »'t I v ..*: There is intense excitement in Scotland over the 'House of Lords' judgment, whitsi gives 24 ministers and their adherents property estimated at ten millions '*b3