| Show REV P S 8 GRANT CRANT LIBERAL IS DEAD Minister Vho Who Attacked Church Divorce Laws 66 Years Old MOUNT CISCO N Y T Feb 14 14 By The Associated The Presa-The Rev Percy Stickney Grant liberal Protestant t tant Episcopal minister r whoso whose Views view on the divinity or of Christ divorce and many other questions caused controversies died In a 11 hospital yesterday He was was 66 Last Tue Tuesday tie he h was operated on tor for appendicitis lie He rallied bu was wit weakened hy by hyI poisoning Ill III health had I retirement brought about hi his retirement In InJune InJune InJune June 19 1 4 all as a rector of the Church of the on Ascencion Dr Grant was unmarried HI engagement to Mrs Rita Illta Do D Acosta Lydig twice divorced was an- an announced announced an announced In August 1921 but was broken In May 1924 V when hen BIshop Manning of the New Nw York diocese forbade any minister in his ter- ter territory ter territory to marry the couple The Episcopalian laws s forbid remar- remar riago ot of divorced persons except t In special cases ATTACKED LAWS Y Dr Grant pained gained prominent no- no notice no notice tice by attacking these the a church laws lawsin lawsIn In 1901 HOI In 1825 1925 he h Dr Manning th then I rector of ot Trinity for favoring stricter regulation of ot ye- ye re marriage of ot divorced persons In 1923 1 23 Dr Grant clashed with Bishop hop Manning on the question ot of otho the tho divinity ot of Christ Dr Grant had said that he did not belle believe Christ possessed equal powers power with God and that he h thought few uni uni- uni university university educated clergy men did be- be be believe lIe lieve so He also said he h felt that of churches ws was a 0 cus- cus custom cus custom tom torn passed down from witchcraft days and that the clergy was a suppressed chained profession whose members speak their minds outside the th pulpit and not In it Bishop Manning demanded Dr Grant either recant his apparent in the divinity ot of Jesus Jeans resign or face trial for heresy Dr Grant restated his views vl wt Bishop MannIng did not find In the th restatement restatement re- re statement grounds for trial and the matter was dropped Dr Grant born bom In iii Boston and educated at Harvard cameto came to the tho Church of o the tho th from Fall River Mass Mats 31 Sl years ago The church soon won a reputation for orIts Its liberal discussions of social enS positions nARY LITERARY GROUP Mrs Mra Lydig was one of a 11 literary group surrounded Dr Grant Grantin GrantIn In his church She was 46 45 at the time her to him was announced He dedicated a vol volume ume ot of poems to her with Ith this In- In Inscription inscription In Inscription An ambitious and stimulating stimulating Intelligence gifted with n a 1 knowledge of oC the th beautiful a Tan Tan- Tan agar agar figure come to life liCe a captivating captivating companion Mrs Lydig had been from Crom W E B D Stokes and Major Philip Lydig n |
