The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-15
wANTTOKEEP THEIR PASTOR
MN. IAN WINKLE's FLOCK REsHNTs
REoIoR GRANTS INTERFERENCE.

n Thrests.ss Breseh Retwesu the Church
sf the A.ee-sio. SD the Ch.pei efthe
Ce-fert.r that May C-i-i.sts Ts--ieht.
A correspondence between the Rev. Percy 8.
Grant. rector OF the Church Of the Ascension
at Firth avenue and Tenth street and the
Rev Edward II. Van winkle pastor OF the
Chapel OF the Comforter at S14 Greenwich
street. which IL In some sense an offshoot Of
the church. has Just been made public.
together with the announcement Of Mr.. Van
Wrinkles intended separation from the chapel.
whore he has worked for nearly fifteen years.
The chapel people are much worked I'D over
the renovation such IL is-oi their pastor to
whom they are devoted. and Mr.. Grant IL
likely to find trouble in that quarter when the
formal announcement IL made to- night
A somewhat peculiar relation exists be-
tween the Church Of the Ascension and the
Ascension Mission Association, an incor-
porated body by which the Chanel OF the
Comforter Is managed. The only mention
Of the Church OF the Ascension or
any other church In the constitution OF
the Mission Association is o clause pro-
vidinR that the pastor OF the church
shall be ex- offcio President OF the Board Of
Trustees Of the association. in no other re-
spect is the association am enable to the church
OF doctrinal laws or to the discipline OF the
Protestant Episcopal Church. although the
mission is and always has been considered as
an organization dependent upon and sub
seryient to the Church OF the Assem-
sion. When the Rev Percy s. Grant
became rector OF the church last October
In place OF the Rev. f Winchester Donald.
who went to Phillips Brooks's church In Bos-
ton. he straightway began institutlng what he
terms reforms. despite the opposition Of the
more conservative members uf the church.
Low S also w%s
80. content with s9isi he turned his .ttsn,
rector to confer with him on the subject
qsctor pS never s would sppons lime ior cone one
ference. 1t did not occur to Mr. Van winkls
& % Sot. ns 9 S, FS
tor dated Feb. .. In which Mr.. Grant said:
have ,SosFh' e q. yS,s a. n. and
would be wiser for me to have Il conducted on some.
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s Ss is.., my Work. mus, ..s
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svs that what do now Is quite impersonsl and con.
@ "a ss: Ike 'Is sN n gre
Wrinkle. A careful reading OF the note failed
to show that Mr.. Grant had acted in pursu-
o. aSop on ss part 81 ass Bo MSs
The pastor replied as follows:
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To this the pastor replied in a brief note
nStiiying ne rector , that IN he would vaeate bis
Y In he on mean time the eon o Of ths
Chapel OF the Comforter heard OF the dismissal
Of thsi. pastor and Immediately circulated this
We, the UNDERMINED member. of the Chapel of the
IN. w from @ m on IN
sd M. 81 s be to the
This was signed by 30 persona The men,
bers OF the chapel are very INDIGNANT over the
matter One OF them said to . Sun reporter
It is an unwarrsntable proceeding. the dis
missal OF our pastor without as much as a
reason being given He has been with us for
Of harm. I know Of more than twenty
i've person. who have already asked
to leave the chapel when Mr.. Van Wrinkle
goes 1t 10 wrong for young rector TO step in
here and take from us our pastor who was
with us when Mr.. Grant was q schoolboy
There will be something said to- m orrow night
after the service and 10 Mr.. Grant Is present
and hope ne will be-he will be called to ac-
count for his action. We think that II is be-
cause Mr.. Van Wrinkle II too good churchman
II mildly.
There will be q meeting OF the chapel con-
creation after the services this evening at
which Mr.. Van Winkle will announce his de-
parture and some action will probably he
taken. The pastor when seen last night could
give no ason for his difmissaL
His relations with the rector had always
been pleasant, he said. A member OF the Boari
OF Trustees OF the Mission Association said
that there was no particular reason for the
Boards action. except that IL was thought that
new methods and new man were needed in
The Rev Mr.. Grant could not be found last
night. Another result OF the new m ethods In
trOdueed by Mr., Grant 10 the intended depart
uTe Of oneiof his assistants the Rev GouVsT-
ma vi n Ia Ea