Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-01-11

ment" Is DR.. Percy Stickney Grant
rector of the Church of the Ascen
sion of New York. who openly denie
the literal truth of the creed. Hi
vestry and his congregation have
Joined him in his belief. Opposed t.
him are the standpat Fundamental
lists.
Efforts. SO far. to try Or. Gram
~ . hereto have failed. He hal
remained technically within the
Episcopal law. But he stands In
open defiance of his Bishop. the RI
Rev. William T. Manning. former
rector Of Trinity Church. who has
said that in decency's name DR.,
Grant ought to resign. DR.. Grant
has refused to resign and SO far has
escaped trial.
Seventeen years ago. when the
last heresy trial was held, the Rev.
Or. Aigernon s. Crapsey of Roches-
ter. was unfrocked because he said
the physical father OF Jesus was
Joseph.
Now comes the Rev. Lee w. Hea-
ton.,. rector OF Trinity Church OF
Fort Worth. Texas. who tells Harry
r. Moore. Bishop Coadjutor OF the
Diocese Of Dallas:
There are those among US
vho believe that Jesus WAS the
, incarnation OF God and the son
Of Joseph. This is my own
opinion. Canon Storr and
Bishop Gore OF England and
Bishop Lawrence OF Massachu-
setts afIirm that in the early
days of the Christian Church
belief in the Virgin Birth was
neither taught nor held. Chris
tian faith to-day could stand
unimpaired without such be-
lief"
His words have caused intens,
excitement throughout the East ant
his forthcoming trial for heresy IL
January. DR.. Stuart l.. Tyson. vice
president OF the Modern Church
mems Union. sent this message Il
the newspapers Of America las
week:
This trial Is perhaps the mos
important matter In the generation
Now that the Bishop Coadjutor o
Dallas has initiated proceedings fol
lowing = meeting Of the House o
Bishops. II In the beginning OF
concerted movement to cleanse tn
Episcopal Church OF modernism
The procedure OF the trial Is by de
position. no oral evidence or cross
examination being allowed.
Mo4i~rns Rally Ia Defense
Of R~S. Hrat0a
When this news filtered into New
York during the week. several OF th'
most prominent churchmen Of New
York caused CONSERVATION by opel
comments from their pulpits. Tb'
Rev. DR.. Leighton Parks. famou
rector OF 81. Bartholomew Episcopa
Church. proclaimed he did not be
lieve In tn. Virgin Birth of Chris
and the bodily resurrection as his
toricai facts. and dared Bishop Man
ming to bring him TO trial. SO star
ri - s..s o.. thaS
Of the congregation walked out whil'
he was speaking.
On Sunday. December is. DR.
Parks electrified his congregation
when after appearing In the pulpit
shorn Of his vcstmcnts. he Leaned
far over and cried out:
II wear no vest mcnts because
come to you to-day. not ~
your minister hut as \ doctor Of
theology. lest some should say
that II II = pity that their rector
II In opposition to the church
doctrine. tell you the intsg.
vity Of the clergy II now at
stake. Am I. who have
preached the faith for fifty
years. IN BE- called dishonest BE-.
eause no longer agree with
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essed Of hcresy because
preach doctrines for vhleh
thsrs II ample foundation II
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~ found IN First Corinthians.
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