The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-29
TALBOT CHARGED
WITH A FORGERY
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That Irvine has been thirty years
in the ministry and twenty Of those
years has been under the ban of &c
clesiastical discipline.
That he has been suspended once,
admonished once in your diocese and
inhibited and made to leave repeated
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Speaks of Eight Bishops.
That eight bishops have grave
charges against him.
there follow charges of the gravest
kind)
There is no foundation whatever in
his allegation that the bishops. who
know him well, had any dream OF
casting any reflection on our diocese
or myself or had any reference what
ever TO him in their earnest advocacy
of what we all want and will. | hope,
soon have--a court OF appeals.
His case was one out of fifteen or
twenty. and all alike emphasize the
need of such court.
That all his talk about divorced
woman being communicated and
then restored by me is baseless.
The woman having brought from
Philadelphia (St. Clementsl a letter
commendatory to Hembudgdon. as
the priest there ESQ Irvine told mel,
said she was divorced under the pro-
visions of our canon
One would suppose a man with
such a record would hide his face
with shame OF course, II is not alto
gether pleasant for me. silently. TO
endure such villification as he heaps
upon me, but | confess 1t has not
greatly disturbed me nor have | lost
any sleep.
have acted kindly and as right
eously as was possible. If the world
knew why he was deposed and what
he really is ne would ger no sympathy.
1t may be in your power 10 reassure
them (meaning the doubling breth-
rem.
Bishops Whitaker Whitehead. Sey-
mour Potter. Doane, Adams, Taylor
the Rev. DR. Leffingwell and a host Of
others viii bear out all nave said as
TO his character
With every assurance of personal
esteem, am. very dear doctor, faith.
fully yours,
ETHELBERT TALBOT
The Talbot Jury.
The following Is the jury that will
hear charges by DR. Irvine against
Bishop Talbot
Clerical members From central
Pennsylvania. Rev, DR.. Henry L..
Jones, Rev Dr. r. Israel; diocese Of
New York. Rev DR.. Morgan Dix, Rev
DR.. Harry p, Nichols; diocese of Al
bany Rev. DR. f, A. Enos, Rev, DR..
Joseph Carey; diocese of Philadel
phia, Rev. Or. W. b. Bodine. Rev DIR.
John e. Hardin
Lay members--From the diocese Of
central Philadelphia, William Butler
j. Nj. Lamberton, diocese of New
York. Francis Lynle Stetson, Henry
Lewis Morris; diocese of Albany.
George p. Reese Francis N Mann
diocese Of Philadelphia. George c,
Thomas, VIM w. Frazier.
Principal Figures.
Accuser-Rev. N. w Ingram Irvine,
45 years old rector until six years
ago of the Protestant Episcopal
church Of Huntingdon, Pa. when he
was unfrocked by Bishop Talbot he.
cause, as he alleges, he was the means
of communicating Mrs. Emma ID.
Elliott, who had divorced two hus.
bands
Accused -Rt. Rev. Ethelbert Talbot
for many years bishop of central
Pennsylvania, who is charged with
conduct unbecomng a bishop Of the
church in that he caused the unfrock
ing Of Mr. Irvine chiefly 10 please
Mrs Elliott.
The woman--Mrs. Emma d. Elliott
go years old, but still remarkable for
her beauty, prominent in the social
life Of New York and Huntington. Pa.
whose only comment when told of the
charges was: What. / firt with
bishop. Why. am a grandmother
That rector is a shabby fellow"