The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-30
NO LONGER SISTER GRANNIS.
FORMER FELLOW DISCIPLES FOR
MALLY RENOUNCE HER.
But She'll Continue to He . Flock by Her.
self I'm the Same Fold-Those Who Don't
Lik 1t Can Get Out-Chrlstiana Quiet
Except for the Tassel on Her Cap.

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Except for the TaSsel on Her Cap.
One more step in the process OF separating
Mrs. ElizabethB. Grannis fromthe oongrega-
ton OF the First Church Of the Disciples, In
West Fifty-sixth street, was taken after the
morning service yesterday.
Assembled behind closed doors In the
Bible class room, the congregation voted
to accept the report Of the special COM
mittee OF elders which found the Purity
League leader guilty Of having shown con-
tempt toward her brothers and sisters in
the First Church. The congregation also
sustained the recommendation OF the CONF
mittee that the church should withdraw
from Mrs. Grannis IL she doesn't resign
within two weeks. Only six votes were
mustered on the Grannis side.
Ordinary disciples In the First Church
said after the meeting that II looked to
them as II IL was about time for Mrs. Grannis
TO throw UP the sponge and move out.
But moving out is just what Mrs. Grannis
hasn't any Idea Of doing. She's going to
stick. II the congregation wants to with
draw from her, why let them. She'll be
only too glad to have persons who don't
like her company get out OF 1t. 1t will
do them good to consort by themselves for
a time; perhaps they will come to their
senses then and harmony will be restored.
Anyway, Mrs. Grannis feels that she can
be a congregation by herself. She voted
for the new minister yesterday and he will
be her minister just as much as he will be
the minister Of the misguided members
Of the church. The striking Of her name
from the membership roll will be a mere
matter Of form. The names Of all faithful
church members are written indehbly on a
larger, fatrer roll, The whole thing SINNERS
down now to a proposition Of two oongre-
cations worshipping in the same church,
and Mrs. Grannis will be one Of them.
There was some talk among the six Gran
mis- supporters after the meeting about an
effort being made by the Purity League
leader to get out an injunction against the
action Of the congregation but elders
learned in the law declared that Mrs. Gran
mis- could get no redress from the courts.
The proceedings had been carried thro ugh
according to the laws Of the Church and
had been passed upon by the congregation.
which is the court oflast resort in the Church.
A good many of the congregation didn't
think that Mrs. Grannis would turn out
Yesterday morning, but she tripped into
the church just before the opening prayer.
She not only came herself but she brought
with her little Christiana, dull name Chris;
tan Leaguel, the eight-year -old colored
| girl who Is Mrs. Grannis's protegee and who
has been accused of playing with Mrs.
Grannis's bonnet strings and doing other
things during the service which distracted
sermon. Christiana wore a green and red
toboggan cap with a big fuzzy tassel on the
Eyes," said one Of the women members
Of the congregation after the service,
sthe girl behaved very well to-day; she
certainly did-all except that tassel. Why,
goodness me, every time she moved her
head it jumped around like a grasshopper
with wings. People who sat around where
we did couldn't possibly follow the ser
mon.'
AS a matter Of fact, Christian League
scarcely rolled her eyes during, the service
and she marched out at the end TO- a bench
In the vestibule where she waited as still
as a wooden Indian for the result OF the
congregation meeting to be announced
The Rev. B. B. Tyler of Denver, a former
pastor OF the church, preached the sermon.
He made only one reference to the row
and that was In an announcement Mrs.
Grannis was interested in it, but not inn
pressed. Said he:
r There will be a meeting Of the congre-
cation downstairs Immediately after this
mornings service. l am not a member
Of the congregation. I don't attend the
meeting: (Looklng at Mrs; dra4nls M
wanted. Seep'
It wasa little chilly for Mrs, Grannis on the
way down to the Bible class room but her
edx supporters crowded about her, shaking
each others hands and making just as
much Of a fuss as the opposition. -,
Elder Banton presided. He made a full
report to the congregation, defending
himself against the charge that the findings
we're handed down by a biased committee.
He said he submitted the names OF the men
from whom the committee was to be Sc
looted to Mrs. Grannis and she O: KID them.
He had been 30 fair that he feared sometimes
that he had leaned toward Mrs. Grannis.
at was all cut and dried-a star chamber
proceeding" said Mrs. Grannis.
r The new pastor called to the church is
the Rev. Miner Lee Bates of the Church
Of the Disciples in East Orange. He is
about IS years old. The elders believe he
will accept.