Show REV REVS DR DL CRAPSEY WILL IVILL NOT RETRACT 6 Holds to His Views and Leaves Protestant Episcopal Ministry APPEALS TO THE PEOPLE l S Cs las Will ill Support Him I Rather Than Authorities of Church noc Rochester X Y 1 Nov XO ov 25 Heat Hear Reaf Reaffirming firming Jils denial of the immaculate conception n and amI refusing ln to tu retract the thc views s which hr hi led to his conviction on ona ona a a. charlie charge or of oC heresy the Rex Rev Dr Al Algernon Algernon Al- Al gernon S S. S Crapsey Crapse rector of St. St Andrews Andrews' An An- drews' drews c church of or this elt city i renounced his ministry in the Protestant Episcopal Episcopal Episcopal Episco Episco- pal church today today- In a letter to Bishop William David alKer of the western diocese of oC New cw York Ho lie asserted that hen When I say iy of Jesus that he ascended into heaven I do not mean not cannot mean that with his physical body bOlly of flesh blood and bone he floated into space and has hns for Cor two thou thousand an years been existing cx- cx ex ex- somewhere in the 51 sky In that ver very physical body boy of or flesh blood and ami bone Asserting that he Is 18 about to can carry the ca case c to the free intelligence nce and enlightened conscience of oC the world he counseled tho the hundreds of clergymen clergymen clergy clergy- men and thousands of or in lamen In the Protestant Episcopal church who have reached the conclusion as at he ha has ha not to be he dismayed and stay ta where the they arc are S Appeals to I appeal he sal said aid from flom those in places of authority In the church chinch Itself to tho great gleat body bou of or people lIe He assert asserted cd that he lie did not blame his Judges and that though he bowed to their will vill and felt Celt that it was VaS final for him he sal said I II I am ant equally certain that It Is not final for Cor the church He lie added that thai when the great trIbunal tribunal tri trI- bunal o of free flee thought had decided this contention th men who ho a administer the tho church on earth will conform to this decision Having let go of the temporary and ul unstable table interpretations of the creed he declared he held more mOle firmly to the Dr Dl Crapsey conducted services this morning in St. St An Andrews Andrews' church chuich as usual A large congregation was vas pres ples cut ent lIe He made no reference to his trial or 01 statement Ills His farewell sermon will probably bo ho e preached next Sunday Sun Sun- day S Dr Dl Crapsey concluded his letter as follows S Would Rather have o Remained Let HO no one think for a moment that 1 I do ilo not love 10 the Lord J Jesus ChrI Christ t and would not have ha served him to the time last in hi inthis this church which Is to me inc the historic church of or tho tIm great groat English h speaking race If It only the men inca in authority had let Jet me mc All I asked ed of If th them m w was s tolerance But the they ha ha e refused to extend tolerance to touch such uch as s asI asI I an and I must with a grief which only onh 11 my 2113 own heart knows mows accept m my dismissal dis missal from flom noun tho service of the church chuich But though cast down I do 10 not nol de de- de e- e spall As I have ha been heen true to Gu God so su I believe bellevo God will be truo true to tu me I 1 believe he has work worl for COI me ne to do o and this is his wa of way calling me inc to that worl vork In hl his name therefore Right flight Hov Reverent Reverend end Sir T I r beseech you yon to forgive tors me my may offenses and anti let me mc go to Four Men Assuring 4 yU that I go without the tIme slightest animosity lt to an aum any that I leave behind and with love un unspeakable to that host of men anti and women within the church who have ha comforted me inc In iii my tribulation and amid most of or all with a gratitude that thal will never die to fOUl four moil men hn h ht I i i t tf t nn h four tOUl inc mOli men c can l s seldom n do tOt forever forever to to Seth Low w and antI Foster I to George Beck Deck Perkins and Edward l Morse e to to these men I leave lea leaven m my n undying undying- gratitude and with contrition con con- tuition to the church chuich for COl all faults fault and my fallings failings to the ministry I 1 remain remain re remain re- re main IU Right ht Reverend J and Dear Deal Sir your servant in the Lord Jesus Christ t Signed Ined Algernon S S. Crapsey cr |