New-York tribune., 1906-05-13

by a flower garden and covered with vines os
the rectOrs own planting. Il is a veritable haven
OF refuge from the wOrkaday world. The pre-
'sidins genius OF the place is the doctors sweet
faced wife. somewhat younger than her husband
popular in Rochester's varied social circles and
a power and moving spirit in local charities.
The couple have had nine children in course
Of their thirty-One years OF married life. seven
OF whom are still living. The eldest son. Philip
is thirty. and is a.Spanish War veteran having
served through the Cuban campaign as lieu
tenant in the 1880 New York Volunteers. The
eldest daughter. Adelaide cher mothers name
sake). is a vassar graduate. AlgernOn. jr, Is
now in his first year at Columbia University.
''I do not believe in ecclesiastical courts" DR..
Crapsey said "I regard them as wholly out Of
place. They are making an imitation empire
out Of the Church, forgetting the Scriptural in
junction, Judge not'"
He furthermore expressed growing lack or
belief in any sort OF court preferring TO leave all
to natural law.
DR.. Crapsey believes that thought cannot keep
on advancing in the university and in the world
and be kept out Of the Church: that the Church
cannot remain in the same old ruts IT has Occu-
pied for thousand years. while the world IS
advancing all the time. and yet hope 20 do the
good II should. He believes that, while II IS
hard for the Church TO realize this. IT must IN
time. In this connection he continued;
eff should sit down with man in a street.
car and ask him what he thought OF the doc
trine Of the Trinity. do you suppose that I would
get much from him? I think not. II I should
announce that was 70 speak on the Trinity IN
one Of the downtown churches. do you suppose
that many thousand people would flock TO hear
me? St. Augustine might have successfully ap-
pealed TO the people OF Carthage. over thou
sand years ago by q, sermon on the Trinity. but
II win not do now. What the people want now
is truth, mercy and justice preached in Ian
guage they can understand. I believe in the
divine IN the human We must look for Cad
more in man than in the sky
He went on 20 say that his present beliefs
have not been matters Of sudden growth, but
are the outcome OF reading and thought.
''I never touch a pen 70 paper in preparing my
| sermons. study the subject and prepare a
mental outline Then I go into the pulpit and
think on my feet. Some regard this method as
dangerous. one may make statements on his
feet which he might not make after the more
careful reflection required in preparing a dis
course in writing. But I believe in talking TO
my people and leaving them 70 select the wheat
from the chan. My only other method is to
write the sermon out entirely and read It, This
is not so effective as talking to the people.
though"
DR.. Crapsey, despite his freedom Of thought.
holds the sanctuary and it's forms in as much
VeneratiOn ever did medieval ascetic. At the
close OF the vesper service on Sunday Dr. Crap
sey stood in the aisle near the vestibule con-
versing with some friends in a reverentiaI whis-
per
Just then the curate. near the altar. spoke to
some one at a little distance in a moderately
| loud tone.
DR.. Crapsey stopped talking took few steps
up the aisle, notloned 20 the careless curate
and, placing finger on his lips. looked mild
but effective reDrOOf