Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-03-28
DIR. GRANDSON EXPELLED
From the Colored NJ. Is. Conference fc
Misconduct--1he Pulpit Appointments

From the Colored NJ. Is. Conference for
Miscondnct--1he Pulpit Appointments.
At the Delaware Methodist Episcopal
Conference, colored, which was con-
.tipued Friday at cambridge Street
. Church, below Twelfth, philadelphia,
an examination was made of certain
charges OF misconduct which had been
preferred against the Rev. G. N. Grandi-
son, d. d. The clergyman's last charge
was Ezien Church, this city, but on the
7th of last January, when he left here
to address the Baltimore Y. NJ. G. A.,
he deserted his flock, mysteri0usly dis
appeared, and was not heard of until
tie 10th instant, when the presiding
elder of the Wilmington district, Rev. j.
was at his cid home in Staunten, Va.
DR.. Grandson is spoken OF by his
c9lered brethren in the Methodist Epis-
copal Church as brilliant, but eccen-
trio man, and this is not the first time
his character and conduct have been
called into question. At the last con.
ference the charge Of misconduct was
preferred against him. but as physi-
clans certificate was placed in evidence,
to the effect that the Rev. DIR. Grandson
had been suffering from mental disorder
he was permitted to retain his charge at
Ezion Church, which is one of the
largest and most importantin his district,
If not in the entire conference. During
the past year, however, it is charged, the
reverend doctor again acted, on two
occasions, in an unbecoming manner,
once at Atlantic City, and again at Will
mingtbn. In the latter instance, it is
charged, he was abusing a woman,
when she called policeman and had
him arrested.
The conference went into executive
session on Friday morning to examine
the charges and guards were stationed
at the doors to prevent the entrance of
any except duly accredited members Of
the conference.
Rev. II. S. Ais, pastor of Zoar Meth
odist Episcopal Church, was elected ad-
vocate OF DR.. Grandson, and urged that
the latter's misconduct, which had been
attributed to drunkenness, might have
been the result of mental unsoundness.
After lengthy argument and investi-
cation, lasting several hours, the confer
ence decided to expel DR.. Grandson
from the ministry aud membership of
the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Rev. DIR. Grandson was admitted to
the Delaware Conference in 1898, hav-
ing been transferred from the North
Carolina Conference. He was at one
time president of Bennett College in
North Carolina.
During the morning session addresses
were made by Rev. DR.. A. S. Hunt of
the American Bible Society, New York;
Rev. DR.. ]. NJ. Freeman, assistant secre.
tary of the Sunday-school Union and
the Tract Society; Rev. DR.. Mclaughlin,
secretary of the Freedman's Friend
Society; G. II. Payne, corresponding Sec
rotary of the Board OF Education, and
Rev. DR.. d. V. Kelly, editor of the
Methodist R-MontlIy of New York, and
others.
The report of the Wilmington district
was made by the Rev. Joseph r. Waters.
The afternoon was devoted to mis-
sionary meeting, at which the principal
speaker was the Rev. ]. II. Nutter OF
Oristiold, Md.
Word was received in this city Friday
night that Grandson is at his home, / n
Staunton, Va. He has given no reason
for his sudden disappearance from VIII.
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