| Show SAYS CRAPSEY TAUGHT SPIRITUAL ANARCHY Claims Retention of oC Divine DI- DI vine Inc In fn Episcopal Church Means a n Public Public- Scandal Batavia N N. Y April The 27 27 The tide seemed today to turn in n favor or of or Dr Algernon S. S Crapsey C.-apsey of oC St SU St Andrews Andrew's Episcopal church Rochester In his heresy trial tHaI before the Western estern New Ne NewYork NewYork York Ecclesiastical Coun Council ll The da day daVaN VaN was devoted to arguments While IIO ous demands weVe we made by counsel for tOl th the f prosecution tor for o. o conviction Dr lt a. R n a profound pro pro- Poi found found- anT n r su J C 0 at at Moir tl l lh h n lc escaping escaping- the fate that has hag tlc to hi bd-hi in atoro for l' l him appe appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap 1 pe r d much brighter at the close of or orthe the days day's session President Francis J J. J Hall Hull of or the Western Tn Theological Seminary Chicago Chit Chi- Chi t cago who has haM been Dr Crapse Crapsey's most mot Intolerant critic spoke for Cor the prosecution prose prose- cution It would create a public 8 scandal if It the church allowed one of or orUs its Us clergy to misrepresent her as Dr y had dune done Dr DI Hall declared Ho lIo characterized the ministers minister's ut utterances ut- ut li us as spiritual anarchy Appeal for llio tiro Accused Dr Samuel McComb who Is associated asso asso- associated elated with Dr DI Worcester at Emanuel Emanuel Emanuel Eman- Eman uel church Boston and who recently recent recent- ly left letL the Presbyterian faith made madean an all Impassioned plea for the accused clergyman He produced sermons Dr Crapsey delivered In inn 1 8 0 and said they contained the most perfect ex- ex pre C the church creed he had hat ever ever el rea reat I If you OU judge Dr Crapsey Crapse on narrow narrow narrow nar nar- row and pedantic lines Dr McComb said Bald you OU will practically disenfranchise chise chiso th the whole Episcopal churchMan church Many Man of our clergymen have written that would not bear clo closer cr scrutiny than Dr DI Crapsey's sermons I think I 1 could make a case out against as Dr DI Hall If IC he would only give ale nie time enough Dr Crapsey ey Is lo loyal al to tn the fundamental fundamental funda funda- mental principle of oC tho the church creed No o moro more loyal church over ever I lived d than he hc It would bo be an nn outrage outrage outrage out out- rage to the church to dismiss him I |
