New-York tribune., 1906-11-28
BISHOP IGNORES SHEPARD
Won't Discuss Crapsey Case-Ha
Speech Before Diocesan ConUenton.

Bishop Potter declined yesterday to coI1r-snt
Edward NJ Shepard's severe criticism Of bis att
rude toward DIT. Crapsey wh1s La was Un6sr Eid
for heresy- In the afternoon he refused to es
newspaper men. and his servants said they had q.
ders not 10 take The cards OF newspaper reDrs-
senJatives 10 the Bishop. Earlier in the day. =;
his Office n the 0lendelssohn Hall Building. hs bad
seen reporters. but refused to talk about Mr shsp
ards statement. Later, after the meeting Of tas
trustees OF the Cathedral OF St. John ths DIVINE
he persisted in his refusal
Expressing his individual opinion. Gsorgs Mao
culIoch Miller. the secretary % the board 0: tras
tees ot the Cathedral, one OF the best known ay-
men IN the Episcopal Church IN the eiJ. lad tais
10 say:
he injected the personal element into this en-
troversy. He assumes that Dr.. CrapSey ls sla,
cere IN his conviction, and hs certainly Is emitted
70 that assumption he also assumes tat II
Shepard is sincere-yes, thai Is what mails
doubt considers himself sincere. Why, t1ea
Is he not willing 70 grant as much as resards o.s
people. even Il they may diner 1ro-a nm as . "a
Let It be granted that Dr. Crapsey Is conscts.n..
tioUs IN the stand which he has takeni out va EIa.
has that got 70 90 with the style OF living Wl--s
may be agreeable 10 Bishop Potter? Ike sAsp--
myself. but he has made a mistake N ms , n-.
ter-a very great mistake. There was Le-4! st -
excuse for bringing personalities into ne o-S'T
sion At all
Il may be noted IN connection with Nr. sheQasa'
remarks about "sybaritio elegance and a oul@
and a second man. coachIna1 and footna-
that the Bishops butler and second nan. Il 10 ~
any. were not in svidancs yesterday afrsrnool
They had been replaced by trim maid IN cap 1'
apron, who answered the door.
Mr.. Shepard would neither talk about hs s1''
nent or Bishop Potter's attitude BIS c-incsn :
Bishop Potter was based On a speech delvsFs'
Bishop Potter before tho recent diocesan oon'--
tion n which the Bishop urged that cisFss->
who did not agrea with the Church creed DO -
---g-,a Fa ..H0h
few days before the court met for ina Gag"
trial In the report ot ths 123d Diocesan Coase
tton Bishop PottsTs address as given eonA,
several sections which at the time were unfs''u.-
70 refer TO DIR. Crapsey. In one place. sllsr -
ing OF doubts. Bishop Poster refeTrSd 70 ce6>-
They touch the foundations o1 the Ea--- Ea.arsS-
they are held alike throughout a. al. l-5 r-r
- shall include societies which cal IneriSSSiu Svu.
Christian, and Yet reject the doctrine oL 1S S-.n
man who does not hold il mas no place n the e. | =.
istry CT his church. For u - iIposs9-e Z
common honesty 20 respect either L5e s! S..a SOD
the integrity OF one who eats tAe ~. - rbursb
accepts the Church's dignitieS, enjoys ths Si-, ~,
honOvs and innpusns the Churchs faltn- = - ~
assau her beliefs then the dictate oI OIl1 b nus
fiTst OF au yvithtrayv from a fellowship to VIZ
g1Sdaroa1rsI bsIisgs he cannot candidly assent -
niSce ~ brssS js, rs at least dernonstrsts -
+bsra A. M ~79r who has surrendered MS iA.-
her (the Church's) fundamental VeFl-ss Wv Wv SaI
be guilty. Of the baseness q ciing.ng 70 any rs rs
office in which re Is not honestly sn"14S~
bread" :.
The Rev. Dr. John P Peters. rector
NIfchaeTs Church who at ons time was rea1,
testify as one OF the witnesses for d. C-. as II
said last night ths, many Episcopal eieFsyn' -
NOT coDsissr r,r- Crapsey's ideas heresy H'
There are many g Es who, waiiS We uas -.
agree viii N{r, on the IDEAS Ior wlfcH ne tses
y,ICted s-iu IN rot think the possession .. 40 ~
ideas constitutes heresy. piFsCnst u.s., art hars,
hon ra5o~ll T0r hls ability, but do not -
he should be termed hsrs,io r On Ja@ { such g
The judicial system = oJr @ c.,.' ~, the cour. .
Re lew in the Bishoprc * western rIni.,-sSs vss
,,ieo- nor lie ker.sy at S}l IN ms Gis.- oi -
is .-IircI,- s~,~-a and has IT'S own So.t-an Sost ss-
view For Instance. the Bishop of .Sa%Sa. = y
rolncsd th9f if some Of his rectoFs t3in toi. aZarf
Cranssv ana ia would not bring so"'"
them for heresy