New-York tribune., 1906-11-26
DR., CRAPSEY RESIGNS.
ASKS QUICK DEPOSITION.
Hill Submit Case to Enlightened
Conscience of World.
IBy telegraph to The Tribune. ]

l Rochester Nov 25-The Rev. Or. Algernon s.
/ Crapsey. OF St Andrews Church. who was con-
v.cted Of heresy because of the views he ex-
/ pressed concerning the birth of Christ. has
/ signed his ministry in the Protestant Episcopal
Church. In letter dated from his rectory to-
| morrow, which has been made public here. he
asks the Right Rev William David Walker.
Bishop Of Western New York TO take formal
steps under the general canons Of the Church to
depose him from the priesthood.
While he expresses great regret at leaving the
Church of his lifelong service DR.. Crapsey does
not in the least recant those views which led 10
his conviction. Rather, he argues that it was
his true belief in the highest teachings Of the
Scriptures which brought about the utterances
which the ecclesiastical court found heretical.
Throughout his letter there is expressed
snirit of earnest. sincere sorrow at being
PEELED 70 his Church ties. He tells Bishop
Walker that IL he is not of the Church off,
claIy he will take the best of it with him. and
will Joy its joys. and weep with 1T in its sor-
rows The note of censure for his judges he
expresses in an admonition TO his Church broth
ers who believe he does.
i an about 10 carry our case 10 the high
court Of the free intelligence and the enlight-
ened conscience of the world he writes. and
Il win it there. 1 will win it for every church
and every soul in Christendom. Let my breth-
trial For. when the great tribunal of free
thought has decided this contention, the men
who administer the Church earth Will con-
form 70 this decision It this work of show
ing that God Is in man and man is IN God that
conseerate the rest of my life"
DIR. CRAPsEY's PLANS.
Dr.. Crapsey said tonight that he had not de-
oided what his future would be H is averse to
discussing il until il becomes more definitely
shaped
7 expect to remain here" DR.. Crapsey said.
and. although I shall be deposed from the
priesthood Of nv church. I shall not cease to
minister to such Of the people of this city
may need and desire my services. I shall not.
Of course administer the sacraments but that
is the more mechanical work Of the priesthood"
1t.is possible DR.. Crapsey says. that he may
speak from some public platform. and, it might
be. finally organize an independent work in
harmony with the message that he will preach.
He has received half a dozen proposals 10 go
the lecture platform He expects to make
q decision in the matter in a few days.
My purpose in lecturing. however he said.
would not be TO make money. That work
would be undertaken in the belief that I have
message 70 give. and It would be that mes
sage, not what the people might chance to de-
sire. that I should deliver"
DR.. Crapsey checked himself in speaking of
tie work at ST. Andrews that was being
ruined" by the action Of the ecclesiastical au-
thorities.
TT shall not be ruined however" he said. II
shall that IT is ruined"
DIR. .CRAPSEY's LETTER.
The letter to Bishop Walker is as follows:
St. Andrews Rectory.
Nv Dear Rshcp: Under existing conditions
4 max
ciston Of the ministry Of the Protestant Episcopal
reasons as to time already gwen. not earlier than
TAX r nGS ne ateT 5na tnf n M feG 3ra Gr anons
% the Church to accomplish my deposition from
I am certain that YOU VII he glad TO acknovI-
's Nat an @ G9PHd @ do2a to ms seHR by by sg sq
II question my faithfUness as pastor. Ny sole
sc6ogs sqd OF Of the Hoy ! cPures TfpS ss'fa has @
PEELED me 70 come TO certain conclusions concerning
physical accord with the letter of the creeds and
creeds 70 give 70 certain articles an nterpretaton
that VIII hatnlonize them with the truth as find
But recent judicial decisions have declared that any
such harmonlzing Of the creed with my own con
xictions Of The truth is not permissible in the
ITotestant Episcopal Church IN my own case |
of the Church 10 define the limits of interpreta
60 Of the creed as now injsrpreted by the courts
J am not and never have been conscious of any
various articles of the creed as are demanded by
present conditions of thought and the present state
nsucerity when 7 say the sun rises and sets
o the KIND. II an 70 hold the Creed at all |
must give TO certain. if not all. of its articles
pretation- When ! say Of Jesus that He ascended
Byse 30 h2 Body Of fna esh Blood snd
bones He hoated into space and has for two thou
n that yery physical Body Of flesh. blood and
bones. Such an existence would me not
ne 81 not only unhslievsbe It is unthinkable What
sccomplished His work in the flesh. assembled into
Jesus that He Vas "onteived bT The Holv S;6os} 81
born OF the virgin MARY. I do not mean that the
sresJ and hFlng 900 m order to get into His
generation, break into the sanctities Of marriage
and cause Son OF man TO be born without hu-
deal Of a wise and holy God. was not there
,ore alarmed was relieved. when a careful
,his notion Of the origin OF Jesus was without
ny Eorsiiip He vas ennobed by this disco H
ery- Whom reached the conclusion. as I did
historical. I did not cease 70 believe in Jesus.
relieved in Him ali the more. and gave to the
viii nv k6owedge Of the fsrts He ps d
OF the hol1 SEED esnctied from His mothsTs von 1
cause He was the Son OF Man Then saw sif for the
hTFt time into the meaning Of those words Of John
Ehen he said The word WAS made flesh and
glory of the only begotten of the Father full of
grace and truth and could understand how in.
Word we have found Him OF whom Moses in the
, ,aM %nd the prophets did write Jesus OF NaZs-
rem the Son Of Joseph
NoTtLIKELY TO CHANGE VIEWS
How. this conception Of Jesus. based upon a care
ahd woof Of intellectual and spiritual life and
carry it with me into that spiritual world where
mall see Jesus face to face. But told by Judi
al decision that this conception not permissible
~ tle mind Of minister OF the Protestant Episco-
tS- .LIIch bgw 10 that decision. / cannot
.-shgo my mind therefore, leave the Church
=, ioi blame my judges: 'Eey acted according o