New-York tribune., 1906-11-27
,TTACK ON DIR. PO TIER.
n SHEPARD CAUSTIC.
,..toa accused of Uwairmess
To-card DR.. Crapsey.

bsLT .ba Episcopal Church. declaring that
csel .,hsrs Of the clergy who attacked the
ne i's, ,.bt 70 be read out Of the ministry. His
f'e'D f.-t v,as thought 10 be reference TO DIR.
crspsey cherard accuses the
# Hev York of an attack on Dr. Crap
sue ,be case Of the latter was yet un-
80 Tber he goes on to stn stronger
..-,.nts discussing "a bishop who has Tor
vears been conspicuousiy indifferent TO
-.ao,inr in his own diocese more hereucai
-, Dr Crapseys was deemed to be-
usH - ,,rdarstood that this will be Mr.. Shep-
=. last word in the case unless there should
fror, Rishop Potter a reply needing an
- Al Mr.. shepard's Office yesterday AFTER
;, was said nothing would be given out
..-a concerning DR. Crapseys future pidhS
r. sbepards statement Is as follows;
- cransev's counsel first learned of his
"a Pishop Walker after its preparaIlon-
sr6 when ne told them that ms cohclusio1i ~
- !, was unalterable. /, nevertheless point
o,t ~ him that he had, with many others.
srisannrehended the scope of the decision 81
.sa rourt of Review. Although the high stand
~ NJ its members might have given weight 10
rs hs conclusons if they had reached one. on
Ne -sally great questions on the case, the fact
ss maj they had absolutely refused to deal
rrh any of these questions.
tatere- Of what DR.. Crapsey had done. The
,~railiug majorIt! of the court at BATAVIA
5re relative inexperienced and young men,
-snown 10 the Church at large, Whlle the
80 ~ Review represented the seven dioceses
n Nerr York and New Jersey, and included
rssllr representative men
Nevertheless the higher court decides that the
,oK4r court could alone. for this case, pronounce
ne Churchs mind upon spiritual or literal In
tsrprstation. and announce the limits of its toll
e-ation and lis policy as 70 intellectual liberty
Far Judge Andrews and Or. Huntington and
tfeir associates il was permitted-so they de-
fded-to deal only with lesser and lower ques-
tons of formal prOceduTe-questiOns such as
arise thousand Of them, every day in civil
courts in suits for rent or the price of goods.
This anomalous situation. they say. may be
regretted and they suggest that the possession
ly the lower court Of so great and absolutely
unrestrained a power they exercised in the
Crapsey case should serve as an admonition
ter considerate and cautious procedure" l wish
indeed, that the admonition had been before the
Batavia court.
Upon the rulings Of the Court of Review such
as they were. Dr. Crapsey's counsel. who are
lawyers, could form an opinion better than he.
] tod him my belief that The decision was wrong
and, if tested, would not stand; that. according
10 me canons. ne vas entitled TO a stay until
me actual establishment of the final court of
appeals, provided for by the constitution of the
Church that upon TWO points at least, which
II. Perkins and ! had argued, the Judgment
would be held void by a civil court, precisely as
Bishop Scarborough's deposition Of the Rev. Mr.
Jennings several years ago, had been held void
tg the Supreme Court Of New Jersey.
But Or Crapsey pegemptorily rejected the idea
OF appeal 10 a civil court Even though the
highest existing court of the Church had found
Itself poWericss TO deal with the only questions
q Teal moment nevertheless the action of his
clerical brethren in the lower court mad. for the
world al large. been sustained, and his personal
tGrtunes should, he said, abide by the decision,
rghi or wrong. The cause of intellectual honest
and free study mad been opened to the Church,
ana he would not hinder il by farther personal
controversy.
in retiring flom case 10 which I. like my
associate Nj. Perkins. came solely 10 serve what
Ne believed TO be the true principles and tradi-
uons and the noble future of our Church. | pro-
4ouhQly regret that a broader and farther seeing
wisdom has not prevailed, and that our eccleSi-
asilcs authorities have, for the time decided
nat II IS TO be sect and one of the lesser
seeis in the United States.
IN The year 1880. according to Whtakers AL
--aiac me CommUnlcants of the Protestant
1psc0iaI Church numbered IA per cent Of
he population IF the country. and to-day num-
ber II per cent. However great its wealth
ID New York. and a few Of the larger cities, the
lhurch must, Of course, remain of this relatively
fnali ana G~indling importance while there pre-
hails q policy Ike that Of Bishop Walker.
The court held that technicallY the Bishop
vas not a prosecutor; but every one knows that
le was the real prosecutor Nevertheless, viii
uohceae has sincerity. Whether ne now thinks
cas1 what he has done was for the good of the
,lcteh am not sure. J am entirely sure that
ne felt 50 al the beginning
hoEeFcr narrow and short sighted the view OF
glH held by him and those with MIN, they at
ssst believe strongly and act upon their belief.
80 as Thomas Carlyle preached, strong. hones'
Helei. of itself signifies much for mankind.
have far more respect for their conduct in
MS matter than 7 have for that of the Bishop
.. .. New York III the attack which he has seen
~ 70 make upon DR.. Crapsey. While the causs
vas Snll under judicial consideration and whia
Ffe'y consideration 0f faidnesc made il proper
~ one or his responsible place to be silent upon
. L. ioc ms clergy in unmiStakabla fashion.
lioIgh Teso-tug 10 the device Of not mentioning
{ name. that DR. Crapsey's motive has been a
o. his place
5.is false and Indecent imputation comes from
bSAop who has for many years been Conspic-
eg1siF Indifferent 20 preaching IN his own do
deemed 10 be-
ne Iaputatioa deserves, and believe it will
sFfe- moral contempt from every right think
e man VINO knows Of il. Dr. Crapsey has not
Sin,e he entered the ministry. lived with
- Hfn; De IS not served to-day by q butler
gu SecUnl man and a footman and a coach
saA' re le not one Of the chief figures al the
Inter tables of the private ualaCes OF his city,
- : neither used < nor fond Of sybaritic ele-
hgt although Dr. Crapsey is deficient IN these,
AaS given his entire life 70 the work OF
ssing Christianity To the industrious poor
We c4iE in which lie lives. He does not hold
'ne rule That the minister's contract is one
s.@ money pfice-so many dollars such and
80 80 an output Of doctrine. He has indie-
-Hly rejected the icn0blc rule, Keep silence
,@i4haraW, OF which Bishop Potter is the
no ard upon which, facing now the awak-
49,. conscience 81 the Church (and Of the
gslioan people alsol. he sees fit 10 put the
~ mat ne meant that the heretcally think
clergyman should withdraw to study
~ ia-eey has taken for the living OF him.
s,ha ' aha FAMILY no salary from the Church the
y. cll ~ "l which has not been brought back Il
- Church several times over. through the ad.
4.2a ana confderce ~ hich the power and tn.
.s,.-,hee and The apostolic sacrifice OF HIS min
oo, nave cfea ted in the minds Of a few who's.
unions would not. but for him, have come
,ba,. st-I1scopal Church in the measure IN which
Sla1e 1e had been n Laodlccan. careless and IN
trrr.5,.,tt as 70 doctrines preached or practices
eszr ,'ee s unoer MS ministry II would have beel
he ba, Dl Alm TO follow Bishop Potter's rule. Ru
ost - eaosen, uanlike and Chrstike 10 speaI
Eoter lessor the afecttc.a.a - -. . I,.-l..l