Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-23
EPISCOPAL SUMMARIES
May Be Consolidated, If Plans for the
Future MateriaIize.

Boston, May 22.-An attempt may be
made at the triennial general conven.
ton of the Episcopal church at Rich.
mond, Va, in October. to have all the.
illogical seriraries affiliated with tn,
denomination placed under the iuris-
dlctlon Of the bishops Of the districts
IN which the schools are located. With.
| IN the past few months the Cambridge
theological School has been criticized
Tor its alleged sympathy with Rev Al
Scrn"n s. CrlpsCy. ID D.. former rec
tor OF st. Andrews church, Rochester
\. Y, who was deposed from tn.
priesthood at the conclusion Of a tria
for hercsy. The theological difference.
IN the Episcopal church were crnuha-
sized at the recent convention of the
Massachusetts, diocese. at which fouI
candidates for prominent Offices were
defeated because Of their reported en-
dorsemcnt of Rev DR.. Crapscy's con-
tention at his trial.
Rev. Or. George Hodges, dean Of the
Cambridge Theological School denies
That the Institution endorses Dr.. Gran
sey theological position. Neycrthc-
less conservative churchmen, especial
~ those Of the high church element
regard the Cambridge school as ultra
lhcral and many Of them favor some
step by which all theological institu-
lions attached to the Episcopal BODY
can be regulated.
The most prominent man in the
church who has thus far EXPRESSED
himself on the subject is Right Rev
Charles Chapman Grafton, D. d.. bish-
n nj tll No.
leader Of the Catholic party in the
United states. Bishop Grafton for many
years was rector Of the Church OF the
Advent, Boston.
In an article in the current issue Of
The Living Church, the high church
organ. the bishop discussing legislation
which should be undertaken by the
coming general convention, says:
"A matter which might we'll engage
the attention of the convention il the
further regulation of our theological
seninaries. The general seminary is
under the supervision Of the biShODs of
the church. Why should not every the
oln%ical seminary be placed under the
supervision of the bishops in the de-
partments in which they are situated
such bishops should have their corpor-
ate capacity, the power of visitation
ana IF regulation of the text books used
and course of study. 1t is now notorious
that there is Il body of clergymcn in our
church who are denying the articles Of
the Apostles Greed and other funda-
mentals Of the Christian religion.
THE Cambridge Theological Semin-
AIRY, which was founded by an earnest
evangelist, whose deed of gift made it
obligatory on tn" professors to OK
r"und the Thirty-Nine Articles, in ac-
cord with the Evangelical system, has
far departed from its original founda-
tinn has no official connection even
win the bishop Of the diocese ana has
been pouring into the church Il num-
ber q clergy who agree. or sympathize,
with the position Of DIR. Crapsey. The
writer would be far from wishing to
narrow the present theological liberty
allowed in the church, but are not all
conservative bishops and churchmcn
reused to tho necessity Of safeguarding
those limitations ana can any loyal
churrhman object that the bishops of
tire department or province should have
supervisory authority over the sem
inarinS?"