New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-21
CRsPSEY REVIEW ENDS.
NO DECISION REACHED.
Court 4djourms to ReconOene on
NoUember 9.

80 Episcopal Court OF Review OF the Second De-
--n,ent came to no decision yesterday afternoon
:, the case Of the Rev. DR. Crapsey, rector of ST
.arew,s Church, Rochester who was found
Try of heresy by the ecclesiastical court of the
s,oose OF Western New York. and suspended by
,75sbop walker from further ministration in the
--..reh At the conclusion Of the arguments OF
,,nsel in the appeal the court held an executive
tor and then adjourned. TO meet again at the
diocesan house, in Lafayette Place. on November
cnactators at the continuance of the hearing yes
.s-ssv morning were more numerous than on Fri
80 DR. Crapsey occupied throughout the morning
al on one of the spectators benches DR.
c.nsev,s daughter. Miss Adelaide. was also in at
,-.5snce John Lord OBrian. church advocate
store resuming his argument OF Friday. interpo-
1o,e5 the following remarks:
+, intend 10 speak reyerently and respectfully OF
,ba man who follows the bent of his conscience
Tbat do not take TO be question at issue: 1t Is
~ a question Of intention. but question if that
!s,snon squares with the eternal standards of the
Church Church ,n..,..o, IT., az. ,,a.
Of being punishment 1t is not S aSs oee 4a
s.aSav directed toward any man accuked OF heresy.
TINS is G Tha-fhe Church IS NOT broad enough,
. moi weak enough. 10 contain both truth and false
h2 TSere seems now no question OF the facts
rsking I'D his brief. Mr.. OBrian held his first
,,t that the trial court in Batavia had right TO
- on al the questions involved in the case.
T-ora The earliest times diocesan courts have had
s-,edv false teachings is inherent power" said
III. o'Brian-
re quoted decisions also TO support his next
mint that the trial court ruled correctly in
lusng opned evidence which practically dealt
Nth the guilt innocence Of Dr.. Crapsey.
He advanced the argument that the Court of Re-
z5sw had no jurisdiction in OF doctrine,
taith OF worship
In closing ais argument Mr.. O'Brian said:
We must take cognizance of DR.. Crepssy's state
,-Hara he f9rpX IS
sfgrerlents that Jesus Christ born Of virgin,
sr.ire the fact of the miraculous birth and also
sboueh il has been kept in the background here.
v-bere il seemed clearly TO deny the Resurrection,
DECLARING it and other things rude legends.
statement Is llled with subtlety and evasion. The
Gus He not" Dr. Crapsey seems 10 hold to
divinity in Jesus that is present in all men That
Il nothing but modern PantEeisTn.
Il is also nothing but Unitaranisn In reality,
Dr. Crapsey dePreCates tie facts Of the Greed. 1t
statement, but ] am glad il was admitted.
In that statement Of DR.. Crapseys is marked
and rapid descent from the position of the Apostles.
5sieTnen OF the court, II IS not question of the
win the Creed. HIS statement is equivocatrg and
specious It Is in line with that q Harnack. Of
court has no Jurisdiction in matters of theology
Church is ali wrong The Church which requires
l clergy reading the Office for the dying to ask
one passing out Of the world to subscribe TO the
credal statements at issue and which obliges that
one 10 subscribe To that statement, cannot hold
within its borders a priest who fails 10 hold TO
these fundamentals.
Perhaps all wrong. and perhaps the Lord
Jesus Christ IS q figure distorted. But all that IS
outside OF the case. This decision is important.
i the verdict Of the lower court is reversed on a
technicaliry, the resulting Generalization will be
large. i is a question not Of the act but Of
series OF acts. Spare the diocese Of Western New
York and those seeking the truth.
IN rebUttaI, E NJ Shepard, counsel for DR.. Crap
sey referring Mr.. O'Brian's allusion to bitter
ness over the trial. said:
] ask you guard carefully against error and
70 take into consideration the fact that II Will
create q disturbance throughout the whole OF the
American Church
Mr, O'Brian said that Il he made the statement
that bitterness existed IN the diocese OF West
err New York, he would withdraw It
But can you withdraw the bitterness7' asked
Representative Perkins OF counsel for the appel
liant
Yes, think can," said Mr.. O'Brian
Then Bishop Scarborough. president Of the
court terminated the hearing with brief word
of thanks
Pity The court he said 'qn the momentous
EnakG5e facts OF this case that there has seemed
70 . Present n pleaders. spectators and court
he feeling that g great question was at stake"
The court consists OF seven rnembers-three
cergynen, three laynen and the bishop IF a
minority OF three members vote TO sustain the
cct OF ire lower court that verdict will be
FAMED on the other hand, according TO canon
Jaw az least I'VE members must vote favoraby
IN order 70 sustain DR.. Crapsey's appeal.