Show REVS A 5 EY Pl PLACED CEO ON TRIAL Batavia N Y V April ii 17 The fir first t trial for many years ears In II time the Protestant Episcopal church Is 11 scheduled to begin heln here hero today when tho the Icv Alger Algernon AI Algernon er ernon non Sidney Idney Crapser D 1 I I n for 25 26 years rector of St Andrews church in at I win lists 18 placed on trici be bo before before fore Coro an ecclesiastIcal court charge with wih utterances train from frol time the pulpit of that tha church and In iii II print which are alleged to 10 be In violation of ot the tenets of time Protestant Episcopal faith In Iii IDOl 1001 and nr lOOr Dr Ir Crapsey de do delivered livered a C series at lles of sermons Theno lleso were afterwards published under hit his authority under the lie title Ile Religion am Inc anti rite Tho fl presentment against n him contains 15 Ui extracts from this book hook which are the tile basis ls for tor the charge that tha ho Intentionally expressed sl disbelief In these doctrines of the church Th The Tho Divinity of ot Christ the tho ion ton of ot the Holy Ghost the birth the Bodily Resurrection Insurrection and th tue tho Trinity A 1 second specification under this first charge In ii I that he lie made utterances of ot it IL like nature as ni recently 3 31 11 last with wih the semite same Intent to deny tha tiit thole same le doctrine os M enunciated In tho Iho th Apostoles Apostolu timid and Ind Nicene creeds The second and last charge In tho Iho th m presentment Is i that bitt Dr Crapsey latest his lila ordination vows by falling to 10 conform to the doctrines discipline amid worship of ot tha tho Protestant Episco Episcopal pal pol church chur h hUnder Under the tl tim second specification Ip of ot th thi t first charge charEe the utterances attribute to 10 hint him In his December sermon ar these th sl First Jesus was WR born of ot parents be belonging belonging belonging longing to tn the middle class cas was 8 born bor of a B S father mind and mother tor Third He was wall the Son Hn fn of ot a I carpen cren Fourth The fact that thin Iho erly earl P Christians predicated a ix m birth to Christ was wa to be bo regarded as al am amone one of ot th the greatest misfortunes that ha t has ever befallen n mankind The Tho ThE truth tut or falsity bushy of the time churchs doctrine Is not to 10 bo ho argued at tho tiu trial The Tho nolo 1010 Is IA whether the things that Dr DI Crapsey said Mid are an contrary to those tho e doctrines anti ami did dill ho hoto hoo bi a aso to so o Intend them to tl I be beIt bel beIt It l is II understood tood that Dr Crapsey a defense will wi Judd thit under a II liberal Interpretation of ot tho the creed he has hM not no t contradicted Its itu It I doctrines If r he Is U found guilty of ot Intentional denial of or the tenets there Jl 9 I but hut oni on 5 punishment dismissal from tho th a achurch church The TIme complaint com against Dr Crapse r was filed by 10 ministers of ot the western eser t New Nets York DIshop Walker ap appointed pointed n a special committee of ot five Vi ti rj Investigate It I The reported three to two Iwo wo against taking any Rny fur further further ther timer action Iclon against time the th accused How However However however ever the standing committee of or tho Iho th a diocese believed It for Cor the welfare of ot o t tho the church to tiara have hae a trial and unanimously decided to have hlo one U It I was Wa it tho the standing committee n that drew u 01 It the tho presentment pres Time The ho bishop bl hop approved approve I |