1892-3-23-Brooklyn Eagle-Saints At War
| The Church referred to in this article is actually the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (now the Community of Christ). We have included it here because the original source doesn't make the affiliations clear. |
Brooklyn Eagle, 23 March 1892, page 6
Saints At War
Brooklyn Mormons Interested in a Divorce Suit.
When Mrs. Glover Went Off on a Lecturing Tour Her Husband Had a Special Revelation - So He Took Unto Himself Miss Hattie Gay of Boston--Something About the Brooklyn Church of Latter Day Saints.
The divroce suit of Glover vs. Glover, to be tried some day this week in the court of appeals, possesses some singular and interesting features. In the first place the plaintiff, julia A. Glover, appeals to the law of the Philistines to protect her, a Mormon, from polygamy, as practiced by her husband; in the second place, the congregation of the church of the Latter day saints of this city, though accepting the prophecy and revelation of the book of Mormon and the inspiration of Joe Smith, utterly reject the revelation of Artemus W. Glover.
The Brooklyn church of the Latter day saints consists of about forty people, most of whom are English. The Glovers were among the most prominent members. Mr. Glover is a very good looking man, aged about 35 years, while Mrs. Glover is a striking brunette with large dark eyes and handsome, rather than pretty face. They were married in 1884 shortly after Mrs. Glover, who is a Boston woman, had converted her husband, recently arrived from New Brunswick, N.S., to believe in the book of Mormon. Mr. and Mrs. Glover thereafter lived in apparent happiness for six years and were greatly looked up to among Boston saints of the latter day.
Somehow or other they fell apart in the spring of 1891. Mr. Glover contends that his wife went off on a six months' lecturing tour with two aged patriarch saints of the Mormon fold. Mrs. Glover says she was not out of Boston. While she was absent her husband, who had been thinking much on religious topics, had a revelation of his own, as a result of which, as alleged, he sealed unto himself an auburn haired young woman named Hattie Gay. He and Hattie, as charged, lived together till Mrs. Glover came back. The latter instead of being pleased at this new evidence of her husband's progress in latter day saintship was very angry and put Miss Gay out. Her husband explained about the revelation he had received, but Mrs. Glover did not accept it. Finally on his apologizing for his over enthusiasm in the good cause the offense was condoned. To make security more certain, Mrs. Glover insisted on moving away from Boston, thinking the vicinity of Hattie Gay unhealthy.
Accordingly Mr. Glover got a situation in a sugar house in Commercial street, Greenpoint, where he is still manager of one of the departments. He went to live with his wife in a house in Kent street. just previous to leaving Boston, the church of the Latter day saints there tried Mr. Glover and found him guilty of the offense charged by his wife. He confessed his fault, professed repentance and was received back on probation.
On arriving in Brooklyn in August last Mr. and Mrs. Glover immediately attached themselves to the Brooklyn branch of the Latter day saints, who meet each Sunday in a real estate office at 2665 Fulton street, under the pastorate of John Potts of the firm of Potts Bros., masons.
All went well with the Glovers for a month or two, and they earned the respect of all who met them. One day in the early part of last October Mrs. Glover was looking over a list of unclaimed letters advertised in a newspaper by the Greenpoint general post office. Among them was one addressed: "Miss Hattie Gay, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, N.Y."
She interpreted this to mean that Miss Gay had come to Brooklyn and her husband would bear watching. She watched him and found, as charged, that he was maintaining a second household at 201 Greene street, Greenpoint, where he was known as Mr. Gay. Afterward she met her husband walking with Hattie and carrying their child. There was a scene, after which Mrs. Glover went back to Boston. Yesterday she came on to be present at the trial.
Mr. Glover contends that he is no more to blame than his wife, and points to the fact that she does not demand counsel fee or alimony as evidence that she knows he has as good a case against her as she against him. He sais she is a lecturer, a leader and a favorite with the elders of the church, and that she simply wants her freedom. He admits that Hattie Gay's child is his, but claims that his wife condoned his offense, and since that time he has not repeated it. He asks that his wife's petition for absolute divorce be denied.
