The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-28
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Effort to Have Episcopal Theological scminaries Put Under Control N
 of Bishops.

Boston, May 27.-An attempt may be made at the triennial general conven- tion of the Episcopal church at Rich mond, Va, in October to have all the ological seninaries affiliated with the denomination placed under the juris- diction of the bishops of the districts in which the schools are located. With in the past few months the Cambridge Theological school has been criticised for it's alleged sympathy with the Rev. lAlgernon s. Crapsey, D. D., former rec sstof Of St. Andrews church, Rochester, IN, r., who was deposed from the priesthood at the conclusion of trial for heresy. The theological differences in the Episcopal church were empha- sized at the recent convention of the Massachusetts diocese at which four candidates for prominent offices were defeated because of their reported in- dorsement of the Rev. Dr. Crapsey's S contentious at his trial.
 The Rev. Dr. George Hodges, dean of the Cambridge Theological school de- nies that the institution indorses the Rev. Dr. Crapseys theological position. Nevertheless, conservative churchmen, especially those of the high church ele- 1nent, regard the Cambridge school as ultra liberal, and many of them favor some step by which all theological in- stitutions attached to the Episcopal body can be'regulated. The most prom 1nent man in the church who has thus far expressed himself on the subject is the Right Rev. Charles Chapman Graf ton, D. D., bishop of the diocese of Fond du Lac, Wis, leader of the Cath ollie party in the United States. Bishop Grafton, for many years was rector of the Church of the Advent, Boston.
 Tn an article in the current issue of the Living Church, the high church organ, the bishop, discussing legisla- ton which should be undertaken by the coming general convention, says:
 A matter which might well engag ge the attention of the convention is the further regulation of our theological serlinaries. The General seminary is under the supervision of the bishop of the church. Why should not every theological seminary be placed under the supervision of the bishops of the QCPul llllClto HI WillSl NLNy dI6 Slludl ed? Such bishops should have in theil corporate capacity the power of visita. tion and of regulation of the text books used and course of study. It i! now notorious that there is a body ot clergymen in our church who are deny ing the articles of the Apostles Creed and other fundamentals of the Chris fian religion
 "The Cambridge Theological semin ary, which was founded by an earnes evangelical whose deed of gift made i obligatory on the professors to ex pound the thirty-nine articles in accor, with the evangelical system, has ia departed from it's original foundation has no official connection even with tn bishop of the diocese and has beel pouring into the church a number o clergy who agree or synpathize wit the position of Dr. Crapsey. The writ CT would be far from wishing to mar row the present theological liberty al lowed in the church, but are not a. conservative bishops and churchme reused to the necessity of safeguard ing those limitations and can any loys -churchman object that the bishops ( the department or province should hay a supervisory authority over the sen inaries?"