The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-23
BISHOP TALBOT.
The Charges Made Against Him
UnfOunded.

The Charges Made Against Him
UnfOunded.
Editor Morning News: All people OF
right aims and good motives must have
been greatly shocked by the appear
ance last summer of very sensational
reports concerning one of our bishops.
There are always evil minded peo-
pie to whom such accounts are food
and drink; others quite as bad who re-
joice in the downfall of a man of dis
tinction, and others yet who seize upon
these things to sharpen low wit or pro-
woke a sneer.
Churchmen were, of course, intense
ly mortified by the scandalous rumors.
illustrated and strongly head-lined in
a manner to leave upon the mind the
worst possible impression.
i am sure you will be generous
enough to give this card conspicu-
Gus place for the sake of justice to n
man, independently. of his official sta
ton or public character. Having taken
the pains to inform myself, | desire to
lay before the public, whom / may
reach through your columns, the con-
illusions reached first by personal in
quiry; secondly, by an ecclesiastical in
vestigation and, thirdly, by civil suit
In the notorious case to which / refer
First. From reliable sources, some
being not favorably disposed ! learned
that the whole vile business was
calumny prepared and committed by a
thoroughly wicked man, and perpetrat-
ed in every feasible manner for the
purpose of destroying the reputation
and usefulness of Bishop Talbot Of
Central Pennsylvania, because the man
had been sentenced by the bishop after
a proper trial.
This man was shrewd enough to se-
cure hearing and sympathy from
some reputable people whose influence
greatly aided his cause.
The same man is known to have com
mitted this same offense before, and 10
have sworn that he would ruin Bishop
Talbot II he could.
To this end he has employed every
avaivable agency, much personal
ability and u assistance of such news
papers as W, willing TO lend them
selves to publish his nefarious state
ments.
Second. The ecclesiastical investiga-
ton which was held and reviewed, re-
suits In the acquittal OF Bishop Tai
bot OF all the charges alleged or in
volved, and left no standing ground for
presentment or a trial.
Third. Within the past few days 1
nave seen telegram from G. M. Glenn
ent, ESD, of Pennsylvania man Of
life, character and Integrity. and per-
sonally known to myself, with meas
ure to the civil suit instituted by the
same persistent defamer The message
was as follows and is easily under
stood without any explanation.
Lexintown Junction, Pa, Dec. 16,
1902. Court took case from jury; COM
pletely vindicating Bishop Talbot's acts
and motives, (signed) c. M. Clement"
/ cannot, of course, hope that one half
the people who saw the republication
of the scurrilous reports from the
North American and other papers
will read this statement, but am quite
sure that lovers of truth and righteous
ness of city read ii, will an enlightened,
and / trust that in the interest of re-
llgion, mine or others they will
give as wide circulation, as possible
to this denial, based upon sufficient evil
dence for accuracy. G. X. Nelson,
Bishop Of Georgia, Darien Junction, Ga.
Dec. co. 1902.