Editing The Sisters of Mercy (section)

===The split: the Sisterhood and the Mission (1985–1986)===
Shortly after the last gig, Eldritch relocated to Hamburg, where he was soon joined by Hussey. Their intention was to begin working on a follow-up album, tentatively titled ''Left on Mission and Revenge''. Hussey had written several songs for the album, including "Dance on Glass" and "Garden of Delight". Demo versions of both songs featuring Eldritch on vocals have since surfaced, suggesting that the band worked on the material together.

When Adams and Hussey left the band, they were replaced by the American singer and bass guitarist [[Patricia Morrison]] of [[Bags (Los Angeles band)|the Bags]] and [[the Gun Club]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Patricia Morrison Biography |url=http://www.patriciamorrison.co.uk/Biography.htm |work=patriciamorrison.co.uk |access-date=8 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814064529/http://www.patriciamorrison.co.uk/Biography.htm |archive-date=August 14, 2011 }}</ref> 

Hussey and Adams went on to form a new group called the Sisterhood. Their setlists featured songs Hussey had intended for the Sisters of Mercy; he would later record and release many of them with his new group. Meanwhile, Eldritch protested against their use of the ''Sisterhood'' name as being too similar to the Sisters of Mercy and the name of his band's fan community. In an attempt to stop Hussey's band, Eldritch released the single "Giving Ground" by his own band, [[the Sisterhood (gothic rock band)|the Sisterhood]]. The single was later followed by the album ''Gift''. Hussey's band eventually named themselves [[The Mission (band)|the Mission]]. Hussey has since expressed regret about the entire incident.

{{quote|We never recorded as the Sisterhood, we just went out and played some gigs. ... Andrew recorded as the Sisterhood, and since he released something prior to us, he got to claim the name. ... To be terribly honest now, I think Andrew was right. I mean, two members of the band going off and trading on their old band? It's like two ex-members of the Mission going off and naming themselves as the Missionaries. It's a bit cheap.<ref name="Boyd Steemson 2007">"The Sisterhood", Classic Rock Magazine, July 2007.</ref>}}

According to some sources, with these releases, Eldritch allegedly won, over Hussey and Adams, a race for a £25,000 advance (a sum opening the song "Jihad" on the ''Gift'' album) offered by the publishers to the first member of the Sisters of Mercy to release any output. This would tie Eldritch to WEA and release Hussey and Adams from their contract with the same record company. According to the Mission's manager Tony Perrin, the case never went to court, and Hussey's new band was able to release their material through an independent outlet. However, Eldritch stated elsewhere that the "2-5-0-0-0," which opens "Jihad" on the Sisterhood LP, represents the sum of money he won from the Mission in the civil courts. He stated in an interview recorded in Boston that the English courts did not recognize either his or the other members' legal right to the name "the Sisterhood." He said the courts required a release for anybody to claim ownership of the band name, which was the motivation for the initial Sisterhood single. After that single had been released, Eldritch officially owned the name and could sue, which he did, winning £25,000 in the lawsuit.