The San Francisco call., 1904-12-28
Accusations Against
Bishop Talbot
Set Forth.
immortality and PreVarica-
tiOn Are Included in
the Counts.
Letter to Few. DR.. John Alleged to
Have Been False, Libalous
and Untruthiul."

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-Following is
Bishop Talbot of the Protestant Epis-
copal diocese of Central Pennsylvania,
In connection with the deposition of DR..
Ingraham n. Irvine of Philadelphia
from the priesthood:
The undersigned, in virtue of the
canonical authority reposed in them,
present Right Rev. DR.. Ethelbert Tai
bot, bishop of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in the diocese of Central Penn
sylvania, as being guilty Of conduct
unbecoming a bishop of the Protestant
Episcopal Church in the United States
of America, in the several specifica-
tions hereinafter more particularly set
forth, in order that he may be tried
on said charge, which is laid within
five years last past, which trial is had
by demand under the provisions of
canon 9, title 2, of the canonS of the
general convention of the said church
in such case made and provided.
Specification 1.-The said present
ers hereby present and alle2e that
Bishop Talbot is guilty of immortality
i'll having written a false. libelous and
untruthful letter regarding Rev. /. n.
Irvine or mailed or caused the letter
to be mailed to Rev. DIR. u. p. John,
president of the Philadelphia Catholic
Club "a copy OF the letter follows.)
Specification 2--That Bishop Tai
bot is guilty of lying in having writ
ten such: / say to you that this man
was deposed nearly two years ago for
gross immortality and for lewd and
lasciyious conduct with women For
reference, see the proceedings of the
ecclesiastical court before which Rev.
DR.. Irvine was tried, in which no rec
ord Will be found of such charges.
Specification 3-That. Bishop Talbot
is guilty of lying in having written
that Irvine for thirty years has been
in the ministry and for twenty of these
years he has been under ecclesiastical
discipline (Here papers from three
bishops, as we'll as letters and other
documents, are given as reference.)
Specification 4-That Bishop Talbot
is guilty of lying in having written that
the QrVine) has been suspended once,
admonished once in your diocese and
Inhibited and made to leave repeat
edly.'"
The charge of lying is set forth in
specifications covering all but two of
the remaining paragraphs of the letter.
The presentment in support of the
charge of lying sets forth the follow
ing:
Diocese of Central Pennsylvania,
Bishopric.
South Bethlehem, Pa. February &.
1899.
My dear Irvine: The woman to
whom you refer is by canon excom-
municated. l cannot believe she will
nave the presumption TO present her
self at the holy communion. If Won
think there is any danger of her do
ing so il would be better for you in
some kind and gentle way to intimate
TO her her true condition. OF course.
have NJ dfSnrefin,, -,
If she should present herself before
you can speak to her and if you think
she does so in ignorance, then YOU
can speak to her afterward There is
no. reason in this case to make anv
row II the thing is managed quietly
and hrmly with a little common
sense. L thank you for what you say
on this matter of the missions. Af-
fectionately yours.
'ETHELBERT TALBOT"
The further specification to the
charge of lying is as follows:
Specification-That Bishop Talbot
IS guilty of conduct unbecomine q
Bishop, Of breach of his ordination
and conservation vows against involv-
ing other Bishops in controversy by
writing untruths fully as follows:
That eight Bishops have made
charges against him (Irvine): that
the venerable Bishop of Quincy wrote
me upon his deathbed that Irvine
had outraged two girls I'm his city. and
Bishops Whitaker. Whitehead. Sew.
mour, Scarborough, Potter. Doane,
Adams, Taylor and Rev. DR.. Letting
well and a host of others will bear out
all have said as to his character.
Therefore. the presenters. in view
of the reasons as set forth in the above
specifications. do ask that Bishon Tai
bot be presented for trial before a
court Of his peers