Interference by courts with management of church
of Code section. — The language of this Code section is derived in part from the decision in Bates v
Courts are reluctant to interpose in questions affecting the management of the temporalities of a church; but, when property is devoted to a specific doctrine or purpose, the courts will prevent it from being diverted from the trust. (Civil Code 1895, § 2362; Civil Code 1910, § 2835; Code 1933, § 22-408; Code 19338, § 22-5506, enacted by Ga. L.
1968, p. 565, § 1.)
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