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RIFE v. FLEMING

339 S.W.2d 650 (1960)

Sheridan RIFE et al., Appellants, v. John H. FLEMING et al., Trustees for the Church of Christ, etc., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

October 28, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles E. Lowe, Pikeville, for appellant.

Francis M. Burke, Pikeville, for appellee.

STANLEY, Commissioner.

This action arises from a schism in "The Church of Christ at Virgie, Pike County, Kentucky," an independent and self-governing religious body. The controversy is over the orthodoxy of using instrumental music in church services and instructional and interpretative literature in the Sunday school, affiliating with missionary agencies, and the participation of women in church activities. The controlling question is whether the organizers of the...

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