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.
[1] McGarvey had been mentored by Henry R. Percival along with William Walter Webb who became president of Nashotah House.
In 1906 Joseph Barry took over as president of Nashotah; he was an advocate of ritualism, but also anti-Roman.
[3] In the fallout, McGarvey and many others joined the Catholic Church,[4] including three teachers and five students at Nashotah House.
Bishop Charles Chapman Grafton and others helped to counter the backlash.