Percy Stickney Grant

Percy Stickney Grant (1860–1927) was an American Episcopal priest.

The Reverend Percy Stickney Grant
Born	1860 Boston, Massachusetts, US
Died	1927 (aged 66–67)
Alma mater	Harvard University Episcopal Theological School
Partner	Rita de Acosta Lydig
Religion	Christianity (Anglican)
Church	Episcopal Church (United States)
Ordained	1886 (deacon) 1887 (priest)

Grant was born in Boston and was educated at Harvard University (AB, 1883; AM, 1886) and at the Episcopal Theological School in Cambridge, Massachusetts (BD, 1886). He was a curate of the church of the Ascension (1886) and incumbent of St. Mark's Church (1887–1893; both in Fall River, Massachusetts) and was also rector at Swansea, Massachusetts, in 1890–1893.

In 1893 he became incumbent of the Church of the Ascension in New York City. He became known for his support of socialism and for his "forum" for the expression of views on labor and living conditions. Advocates of all political and social doctrines were permitted to speak freely. This was widely criticized and finally, in 1923, following action taken by Bishop William T. Manning, the forum was greatly modified in its character. He also came in controversy with Manning on the question of divorce. He became engaged to Rita de Acosta Lydig who had been divorced. Manning refused to authorize the marriage and it did not take place. In June 1924, he resigned his rectorship.

Published works

• Ad Matrem (1905)
• The Search of Belisarius (1907)
• Observations in Asia (1908)
• Socialism and Christianity (1910)
• The Return of Odysseus (1912)
• Fair Play for the Worker (1918)
• Essays and Poems (1922)
• The Religion of Main Street (1923)

References

• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Further reading

• "Had Jesus the Power of God?". Maclean's. Vol. 36, no. 8. Toronto: Maclean Publishing Company. 1923. p. 48. Retrieved January 21, 2019.

External links

• Works by or about Percy Stickney Grant at Internet Archive
• Johns Hopkins University libraries page (source for death year)
• Percy Stickney Grant (1922). Essays. Harper & Bros. subject: Literature .]