The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-28
ARGUMENT IN HERESY TRIAL Counsel for Both Sides
 Speak.
LOCKE FOR THE PROSECUTION
Says Protestant Episcopal Church
 is Not for Crapsey.
Perkins for Defense, Says Not a Per- son Believes Apostles' creed as 1t Was Believed by Men Who
 Framed tt.

bataVia, N. f,, Apfil zi.--lhe tesh- mony of witnesses in support of Rev. Algernon S. Crapsey, pastor of St. Andrews Protestant Episcopal Church at Rochester. in his trial for heresay, having been excluded by the ecclesias- tical court which Is trying him, coun- seI today began their argument Frank lin D. Locke began the summing up for the prosecution by saying;
 We maintain that the apostles creed forms mart of the faith Of the Protestant Episcopal Church and ev- cry clergyman in this church must ac- cept every concrete statement contain ed therein. It Is intolerable to 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 evening
 Tt Is admitted by the defense that Dr. Crapsey does not believe some Of the statements contained in the creed. Then this Is nj church for him. He can go to the Synagogue or some other church We do not challenge his be- lief, but we do challenge him to i'll his official position In the church while he holds these views. We say h" 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 ofiense for such man must hold himself higher than oth- ers.'
 Mir. Perkins for Defense.
 After reading to the court state ment of Dr. Crapsey. MT. Perkins ad- dressed the court for the defense. He said in part
 "This is the church, I believe, which is on trial here today. We believe there is room in this church for Godly men. that Dr. Crapsey and Bishop Walker can live side by side in the spread of Christs' kingdom.
 Who believes MT. Perkins asked af- ter reviewing in detail the charges and specifications that the world was created in six days; that the sun goes around the earth and that at the word of a man the sun stood still.
 The fifteenth specification. against Dr. Crapsey says that true religion IS to Visit the fatherless and the widow and keep himself unspotted from the world" Such is the wording of the scripture itself If 1t is heresy to obey Gods word; to declare that the re- Iigion consists in. relieving the dis tressed and leading a pure life, then for heresy We will be condemned"
 Later in the address he said: "If the position of counsel for the prosecu- tion is correct, any person who de- viates in the least from any printed words, from the literal signification 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 believed by men who framed it.
 Wise Latitude Allowed.
 "A wise latitude ot pious believers intelligent study has been an element in our church. We may hope. with reverance. that a man like Dr. Crap sey would be received into the kingdom by the rule which Christ himself has laid down. It is for you to say wheth- CT a man, whom we may trust, would be deemed fit person to sit in Chrst's Kingdom in heaven, should he cast out of Christs church on earth" MT. Perkins laid particular stress up on a certain clause of the service for the ordination of priests wherein the bishop asks tho applicant:
 Are you determined to teach noth- ing as necessary to eternal salvation out what you shall be persuaded may be concluded apd proved by the Scrip tures?"
 "A man is told" he continued. "to study the Scriptures for himself and to interpret them. not according to what he is told by others, but according to what he is persuaded may be con cluded and proved therefrom. These words are plain and clear; there Is no mistaking them; but according to tue presentment of the prosecution, Dr. Crapsey must break this VOW as above set forth. '"