William McGarvey (1861–1924) was a Catholic priest and former Episcopal priest who served as rector of St. Elizabeth's Church in Philadelphia. In 1896 he became the leader of a group known as the Congregation of the Companions of the Holy Saviour (CSSS), which was associated with St. Elisabeth's. Encyclopedia.com website, Hawks, Edward
McGarvey had been mentored by Henry R. Percival along with William Walter Webb who became president of Nashotah House.Anglican History website, William McGarvey and the Open Pulpit; An Intimate History of a Celibate Movement in the Episcopal Church, and of Its Collapse, 1870-1908, article by Edward Hawks, 1935 During the first few years there was a close association between Nashotah and St. Elisabeth parish. In 1906 Joseph Barry took over as president of Nashotah; he was an advocate of ritualism, but also anti-Roman. He was suspicious of the Companions, and in 1907 a dispute arose over the 'open pulpit' resolution. Society of King Charles the Martyr website, Archbishop William Laud, article by Richard J. Mammana, Jr. dated December 2019 (page 13)
In the fallout, McGarvey and many others joined the Catholic Church, Episcopal Church website, Open Pulpit, Canon On including three teachers and five students at Nashotah House. This resulted in a backlash against Ritualism in the Episcopal Church. Bishop Charles Chapman Grafton and others helped to counter the backlash.The Catholic Movement in the American Episcopal Church by George DeMille pp. 100-104
See also Congregation of the Companions of the Holy Saviour
References
Sources The Catholic Movement in the American Episcopal Church by George E. DeMille (Philadelphia: Church Historical Society, 1941) Impressions and Opinions by J. G. H. Barry (New York 1931) William McGarvey and the Open Pulpit by E. Hawks (Philadelphia, 1935) Note: The reliability of this publication is suspect.
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