Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-16
cRAPsEY GUILTY.
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,-As to the said doctrines denied"
| presentment. charge one. speclhcatlon
one that by his writings contained in
,ha roid hook religion and Politics.,
| tho rasnondent impugns, if he does not
| ..>rress his belief in and denial Of doc
| .rir.e set forth in paragraphs mum
llrraj ani 5.
I, Trat IN the said writings contain
| "a IL IT,. i,noG "T}aIi@i0n ana Politics.
| and uII"tcd IL tji. p"':'et1:Fn0n', san r.
x--nfi.:tut Express rs h'l'ti "a 24i'
,,nrrI.lv ..;.d .i.:;e. TIE doctrines r.
ferred to and set forth in paragraph
numbered 2. 3 and of the matters
herein referred to as doctrines de-
Med
And as to specification 2. of charge
one. that by the language contained in
certain sermon delivered by the said
accused on or about Dec. 81. 1905. from
which quotations appear in said speci-
tication two. charge one. the conclusion
IS made and found:
THAT the accused impugns if he
1oes not assert his disbelief in and de-
n;ql Of the doctrines set forth in para
graphs 1 and of said specification two
therein SET IOTtn IOlloWS.
1.-THE doctrine that our Lord Jesus
Christ is God, the Savior of the World.
as contained and enunciated in the
Apostles creed and the Nicene creed
ond as set forth and declared in the
Book Of Common Prayer of the Protes-
tant Episcopal church in the United
States of America.
"4-The doctrine Of the Blessed Trim
lty as contained and cnunciated in the
Apostles creed and the Nicene creed
and as set forth. indicated and de-
clared In the Book of Common Prayer
of the Protestant Episcopal church in
the United States Of America.
2-That by the use Of the language
quoted from said sermon in said speci-
fication two the accused expresses his
disbelief in and impusns and denies the
doctrines set forth in the paragraphs
numbered and in said specifications
two as follows:
80 The doctrine that our Lord Jesus
Christ Was conceived ny the Holy Ghost
as contained and cnunciated III til" Apos-
ties Greed and the Nicene Greed, anI
as set forth and declared i'll the booi,
of Common Prayer of the Protestant
Episcopal CnuTCii Ill the oHlleti otdteS III
America
"3-The doctrine of the virgin birth Of
our Lord Jesus Christ, as contained and
enunciated in the Apostles Creed and
the Nicene Greed. and as set forth. in
dicatod and declared in the book of Com
mon Prayer Of the Protestant Episcopal
church in the United States Of America"
Specification one. charge two:
That the said accused did. by HIS s;eid
utterances contained in said book and ser
mon and quoted as aforesaid in the pre-
sentiment. violate and hreak the declara
lions made by him at the time of his or
d!nation.
The application made by counsel con-
Quoting the prosecution for leave to
amend the presentment 50 as to include
tho year 1904 within the period covered
by the allegations is denied. In accord
ance with Section Is OF the ordinances Of
the ecclesiastical court Of this diocese,
We state that. in our opinion. sentence
should be pronounced as follows:
That the respondent should he sus-
pended from exercising tho functions of
the church until such time as he shall
satisfy the ecclesiastical authorities Of
the diocese that his belief and teaching
conform to the doctrines of the Apostles
Greed and the Nicene Creed as thia
church has received the same. How
ever. we express the earnest hcpe and
desire that the respondent may ace his
way clearly during tho - days that NJ
der the canons If tho church mus iutnr-
vene before sentence can be prnnouucs.d
to tho full satisfaction Of tie acclNsiHStt
cll authorities Of such conf ~ ~ n4
his rlrt
tSgnedj
wv. c. ROBERTS.
&C H. EOYNTON