The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-28
FINAL ARGUMENTS
 IN CRAPSEY CASE Rochester Rector Makes First
 Plea in Defense SPEECHES ARE THEOLOGICAL Franklin D. Locke of Buffalo Speaks for the Prosecution, and Congress man Perkins Presents the
 Case for Defendant.
SPEECHES ARE THEOLOGICAL

BSfali.f, x. r. Apni 27.--The interest iu the heresy trial of Dr. Algernon s. Crap sey of Rochester, has centered in the final argument. An unexpected feature today was the answer of pr. Crapsey to the original presentment. This was read by Congressman Perkins of counsel for the accused. It is the only time Dr. Crap sey has said anything In his own de- fense.
 The session today was given over to a short explanation of the position of the prosecution by Franklin D. Locke of Buff falo, and to an address by Congressman Perkins for the defense. The discussion during the afternoon was entirely a theo- logical one, being limited to an address by Rev. Dr. Elwood Worcester of Bos- ton for the defense; an address by Rev. F. l. Hall of Chicago. for the prescott ton. and the final address by Samuel Mocomb of Boston, for the defense.
 Sums Up for Prosecution.
 Franklin D. Locke began the summing up for the prosecution by saying:
 We maintain that the Apostles creed forms part of the faith of the Protestant Episcopal church and every clergyman in this church must accept every concrete statement contained therein It is intol- erable 10 think that any clergyman of this church can declare in his church In the morning that he believes such things and utter the denial of them in the even ing. It is admitted by the defense that Dr, Crapsey does not believe some of the statements contained in the creed Then this is no church for him. He can go to the Synagogue or some other church. We do not challenge his belief but we do challenge his right to fill his official position in the church while he holds these views. We say he should go. This is the attitude of the prosecution. Dr. Crapsey's life Is and has been of the highest but this only magnifies his off, fense for such a man must hold himself higher than others"
 Addresses Court for Defense.
 After reading to the court statement of Crapsey, Dr. Perkins addressed the court for the defence. He said, in part:
 This is the church, l believe, which is on trial here today. We believe there Is room in this church for godly men, that pr. Crapsey and Bishop Walker can live side by side in the spread of Christs kingdom.
 Who believes" Dr. Perkins asked, aft CT reviewing in detail the charges and specifications, that the world was ere ated in six days; that the sun goes around the earth and that at the word of man the sun stood still?
 .aThe fifth specification against pr. Crapsey says that true religion is to visit the fatherless and the widow, and to keep himself unspotted from the world Such is the wording of the scripture itself. If il Is heresay to obey Gods word: to de- clare that true religion consists In re- liev,Ug the distressed and leading a pure life then for heresy we will be con demned."
 Any Person Must Be Expelled.
 Later in the address he said: If the position of counsel for the prosecution is correcl, any person who deviates Tn the least from any printed words from the literal signification of and phrase in the book of common prayer must be expelled from the church.
 ''There is not a person in our church: !: there Is not one person in the court who believes the apostles creed as 1t was be- iIeved by men who framed 1t.
 "A wise latitude to pious belief in ln- telligent study has been an element in our church work. We may hope. with reverence, that man like pr. Crapsey would be received into the kingdom by the rule which Christ himself has laid down It is for you to say whether man. who we may trust, would be deemed fit person to sit in Christs kingdom in