He testified further that there are many buildings that belong to the Church without cornerstones and there are different modes of ownership, including title deeds, P.T.O.s and Acknowledgement Notes. [47] I digress and deal briefly with the importance of a cornerstone in the AME Church, for the benefit of the reader. At p. 559 of the Book of the Church, it deals with the laying of a cornerstone, which is a ceremony that is preceded or followed by singing. At p.561, it is recorded that, laying the ‘By cornerstone of a house of worship, you perform a decisive act; you publicly announce that a commencement is made to build the house, and that it is your determination by It is a ceremony that lays the symbol as an the help of God to complete it.’ edifice, which is to be reared to the honour and glory and to be dedicated to the exclusive worship of the true and living God. [48] Rev. /Gariseb further denied that defendants’ allegation that the Church never contributed to the construction of the school and hostel. It was his evidence that the Church received donations from individual members of the Church and also from the Namibia Annual Conference as a collective. Further financial assistance, he testified further, came from Glad Bach Neuss Circuit in Butgen, Germany of the Rhenish Church. He also testified that in 1949, the Church started its private school, which was later merged with the State school in 1963/64. The Church, he further informed the court, erected the hostel, with the assistance of the German partnership of the Rhenish Church. Bases for application for absolution [49] The defendants raised a number of grounds upon which the court was urged to find that the application should succeed. The first issue related to the plaintiffs’ authority to institute the current proceedings. This challenge, although based on different propositions, was raised in relation to all the three plaintiffs.
He testified further that there are many buildings that belong to the Church without cornerstones and there are different modes of ownership, including title deeds, P.T.O.s and Acknowledgement Notes. [47] I digress and deal briefly with the importance of a cornerstone in the AME Church, for the benefit of the reader. At p. 559 of the Book of the Church, it deals with the laying of a cornerstone, which is a ceremony that is preceded or followed by singing. At p.561, it is recorded that, ‘By laying the cornerstone of a house of worship, you perform a decisive act; you publicly announce that a commencement is made to build the house, and that it is your determination by the help of God to complete it.’ It is a ceremony that lays the symbol as an edifice, which is to be reared to the honour and glory and to be dedicated to the exclusive worship of the true and living God. [48] Rev. /Gariseb further denied that defendants’ allegation that the Church never contributed to the construction of the school and hostel. It was his evidence that the Church received donations from individual members of the Church and also from the Namibia Annual Conference as a collective. Further financial assistance, he testified further, came from Glad Bach Neuss Circuit in Butgen, Germany of the Rhenish Church. He also testified that in 1949, the Church started its private school, which was later merged with the State school in 1963/64. The Church, he further informed the court, erected the hostel, with the assistance of the German partnership of the Rhenish Church. Bases for application for absolution [49] The defendants raised a number of grounds upon which the court was urged to find that the application should succeed. The first issue related to the plaintiffs’ authority to institute the current proceedings. This challenge, although based on different propositions, was raised in relation to all the three plaintiffs.