Show CROPSEY CASE BEING RUSHED Prosecution Has Ilas Rested and the Defense Now Putting in Testimony for Accused MERE QUESTION OF CREED COURT RULED AGAINST THE DE DEFENDANT DEFENDANT DEFENDANT Batavia N Y April Ax 26 The prose prosecution prosecution cution cu rested Its case today in the trial of Rev Algernon S Crapsey on the charge or heresy and violation of his ordination vows Before doing so John Lord OBrien counsel for tim the prosecution filed with the court for record a letter to Mr Alexander Dr assistant from Dr Crapsey dated Jan Tan 5 1906 1506 Congressman Perkins counsel for the defense admitted as evidence that Dr Crapsey had taken all his ordination vows The resting of its case by b the prose prosecution prosecution prosecution cution excludes from admission as evi evidence evidence evidence dence Dr book Religion and Politics with the exception of such parts as are contained in the presentments against the rector of St Andrews The exclusion of the testimony of Dr Woodward made it useless for the prosecution to call certain certain tain tam other witnesses to testify along alon similar lines Witness for Defense The first witness for the defense was Rev Re A J T Lighton Lighten professor of phi philosophy philosophy philosophy In Hobart college Congress Congressman man Perkins put in evidence certain books bearing upon the doctrine of the Protestant Episcopal church including the work on the incarnation by Dr Briggs Christ by S D McConnell and also works by Canon Henson of Westminster Abbey Frederick Tem Tern Temple Temple pie former Archbishop of Canterbury the Rev Dr Frederick Palmer of An Andover Andover Andover dover Mass lass and others Witness said in reply to questions he had read all the books mentioned as well as the presentment against Dr Crapsey Do you ou think Mr lr Perkins asked him there is anything in the sped specifications specifications of the presentment contrary to the doctrine of the church as the thela law la w has commanded and which the church has accepted Objected to Interpretation Mr OBrien objected He argued that the doctrines of the church were clearly and explicitly set forth in the book of common prayer and were not in need of Interpretation that no man could qualify as expert on a question of doctrine He then read from the creed And Andin Andin Andin in Jesus Christ our Lord who vho was conceived by the Holy Ghost born of the Virgin Mary suffered under Pon Pontius Pontius Pontius tius Pilate was crucified died and was buried He descended into hell the third day da he arose again from the dead There T ere is the doctrine clearly and unmistakably set forth said Mr OBrien n Much Argument Much argument of counsel for both sides followed Justice Stines Stifles of Rhode Island closed an in incisive incisive argument for the prosecution with the words Toleration of error does not lish it as truth and Mr 11 OBrien pleaded with the court to look at question with ed wisdom and remember that the church was noi noia not nota a cowardly church and to perceive it its clear duty dut dutHe He was answered by Edward Ed ward M I Shepard of New York who declared that the prosecution begged the ques tion which was one ne of interprets tion The question Is said Mr Shep ard in conclusion whether a cler clergyman gyman of the Protestant pal church who having haYing taken his YOW vows of ordination and studied the Scrip tures lures is persuaded as a result that the Nicene creed means things should or should not preach these things It then becomes his duty and his right to preach these things The court ruled that the testimony of Dr Dl Lighton was not riot competent and J sustained the objection taken by Mr OBrien I |