New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-05-16
"CHURCH LIFE At STAKE. "
So Says Bishop Burgess Regarding
Crapseg Trial.

Garden City Long Island, May 15.-Bishop Bur
CESS Of the Episcopal Diocese Of Long Isano oWeit
on the Crapsey heresy trial in his address at the
fortieth annual convention Of the diocese. held here
in the Cathedral OF the Incarnation to-day. The
Bishop said in part referring to the allegiance OF
the clergy to the Church's creedsl
It Is claimed by certain writers that the facts OF
pPeved Greed s reI on t5e o5 pTe to
call it. by higher criticisms that these facts q Lle
fore. men should be allowed to retain their posi-
tons as teachers and officers OF the Churcn when en-
the Apost tTs ana d' Nicen sS ore tssS'''
Ear be It from me TO wish TO belittle higner eT5I
CisIn. / glory in every one OF It's VICTORIES pc
iieve that the new and scientific method Of study
spiritual life Of scholars and. through them, it has
9I ns the whole body Of believers Bnt II ~. y
arrogance OF those who would claim higher crftl-
who believes the truth that the Second Person OF
the Adorable Trinity became man in the womb OF
{ {e Virgin Mary and that He then took upon
Himself d4 use the form Of servant and was cruGed
m !Io heaven viii not be less exact, sincere, can
d faithful In the scientific study of the Scriptures
happened and that mans salvation can come rom
ms own evolution and is not brought down from
~, The fatal mistake. however, which Is often made
that it is to be the final Judge in regard 10 The trut5
81 me CnrStian faith. The moment scholarship
egrq 20 the vital facts which lie behind the creed
Of "i i9G It's mistake The people will have none
PASSED ITS mark and assumed ONCE TO which it
=. What shall be the attitude of the Church toward
snose VINO hardly recognize the right OF the Church
serted IN the creedsT
Let me say. then, IL should be one OF liberation
We 90 not wish 60 multiply heresy trials The
Church is entrenched IN her own fortress She need
not rear Mankind Is Inherently honest The
norman conscience will not permit a man to go on
SayIhg the creed and not believing IL.
1nose VINO distinctly throw over the Church'e
euthorfty and publicly, in print. say that the
xacSs OF the creed may be denied, can hardly fail
70 De tried and condemned This as matter OF
necessary. The Church herself Is in danger.
,AAet the Church once decide that such views have
Sner place IN her sanctuary and her power Is gone
Sne SINKS down into ethical society, which how
ever, VIII command the respect OF no one. No self
respecting young man would wish to go into her
The convention was preceded by religious SER
vices. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr.
W. w Norris, pastor Of St. Matthew's Church.
Brooklyn. The Rev. Robert Rogers was reelected
secretary and Alexander E. Orr was reelected
treasurer. The two retiring members of the stand
Ing committee Augustus Van Wyck and the Rev.
John g. Bacchus. were chosen to succeed them
selves
The entire afternoon was taken up in the reading
OF Bishop Burgess's address and the report Of the
treasurer Mr.. Orr the treasurer. made the follow
ing report of the amounts on hand in the various
funds: Aged and inhrm clergy fund, principal Of
fund, d25Os4 g.; increase for this year. $3.50 50:
widows and orphans fund, 1895 %; diocesan fund,
S 2I bishops salary fund.- s. Al 80; Episcopal fund,