The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-29

however unjust and uncalled for, with her
name.
SAYS CHARGES ARE CRUEL.
II have hesitatcd to reply to the base.
false. cruel insnuations that have been
lsveled against me- by a man whom be-
friended. who broke bread Al my table
and who took money from my hand.
IF the truth must he known. why -hvlld
! not do my part in showing this man t"
the world IN his true colors He has again
tried TO cast reflection upon me by stating
that I wore purple wh-n Bishop Talbot
visited mo. Suppose / did? frankly ad
NIT that 1 Wore a gown Of plI-pi" on sev-
eral occasions when Bishop Talbot was 4
visitor TO my house, but | had the gown
madc in PHILADELPHIA long before I eyer
met or knew bishop Talbot. Ny wearing
it had nothing to do with his coming. and
Doctor Irvine knows ii. II is but another
of his unkind remarks by which he hopes
to injUre Bishop Talbot and myself
My relations with Bishop Talbot have
been simply and only those of friendship
1t was my duty when the Bishop Of this
diocese came 10 Huntingdon to receive him
and TO entertain him: other members Of
the church here did SO and why should I
have hesiiate-i 10 do so? l was innocent
of any wrongdoing or OF any intention Of
wrCngdoins and no one knows Il f-attor
than Doctor Irvine. He has acted all along
through sheer malice.
EXPLANATION.
81 will tell You why Doctor Irvine has
tried to injure me. l have been mem
h., C. I,l,v
and until a short time ago was president
of the ladies' auxiliary. The Reverend
Nr. Houshton WAS rector OF the church
when I came here after my marriage to
Mr.. Elliott.
Il had secured the divorce from my sec
ond husband and lTr. Elliott had secured a
divorce from his first wife. ! went 20 tn
Reverend Mr.; H3ughton and explained
TO him that | ha1 been divorced under
the canons Of the church. He said that
my explanation Was satisfactory and that
he had no objection to my becoming u
communicate 1T his church. We'll. Mr..
Houghton died several years later and
then Doctor Irwin" came here.
Il told Doctor Irvine i'll my own hoUss.
and in the presence of two other Women,
members of our church. that ] Was a di-
rorced woman. an, he offered no ohie''-
terms after that. He often dined at my
house. and whenever he needed money for
the church ] never heSitaf"i to give him
any amount he desired.
TROUBLE BEGINS.
The trouble began with the coming o:
cfoirnlaster from ST. I.ui"'s Church at
Altoona to Instruct the choir nj our
church. When the time came for paying
the choirmaster. Doctor Irvine appealed
10 me. I gave him the needed sum. II was
not quite so. and 1 thought no more of
hsa tor ono r. lN- nv
surprise | received a letter from the
choirrnaster. who had returned TO Al
toona, informing me that he was iii and
unable 70 perform his duties, and asked
me to send him the money due him for his
services at our church.
Well! you can imagine nv utter amaze
nlent when 7 had discovered that Doctor
Irvine had never given the choirrnaster
the money he had begged from me, and
of course I was naturally indignant. That
was the first opening of the breach be
tween uS. and one thing led Ia another
until finally Doctor Irvine started the
present trouble by refusing me communion
AT our church because ] was divorced
woman
THAT is the explanation Of this whole
controversy. OF course. when Bish"p Tai
bot learned the truth he took Doctor Jr-
vine to task about ii, and later took my
side in the matter.
TISSUE OF FALSEIOODS."
Doctor Irvine's ATTACKS upon Bishop
Talbot arc unjust. so far as l know Nv
friendship for Bishop Talbot was such as
could invite no criticism. except from, a
man who has becn making statements con
corning both Of us that are nothing more
" less than tissue of falsehoods.
who is Doctor Irvine that lie should
cast brutal insinuations at mo: The
daughter Of General Robert Desiia scorns
such as he. ard II my father were alive
Fa.. Il y 4
stopped To insult defenSeieSS woman and
TO couple her name with that of a dicn!-
tarv of the church he should love and re-
sp"rt. and not hold up to the gaze Of =
curious public, ever willing TO believe the
worst and especially if there is woman
Mrs. Elliott cnphaticaliv denied that
she had known OF the existence OF the
letter Bishop Talbot wrote to Doctor Tn
John. upon which Doctor Irvine lays such
stress.
1T is too bad = she said. that the con-
troversy between Bishop Talbot and Doc
tor Irvine should have been renewed. but
Doctor Irvine is apparently bent on max
Ing all the trouble he can. but | do hone
tsat those VIII know his past career will
come forward and tell the truth about
him.
must be! He is a good. honorable rnaa,
and il is perfectly ridiculous that hi; nam,
should be connected with nlire in order 10
90 us both injury Why, am grand
Isn't it perfectly absurd?"
Mrs. Elliott was askei what She thought
OF the new presentment against Bishop
Talbot.
Please do not ask me any more ques-
tions.' she said. II think it is shame
that SO fine and 80 grand Il man as Bishop
Talbot should be so basely calumniateJ
How can anyone believe that Doctor Ir-
vines charges have any foundation ia
fact? I feel sure that Bishop Talbot will
be cleared OF such charges and that Doc
H. I
do rot care TO discuss the new present
mont III detail. I have talked too much al
ready. l am not at liberty TO tell all /
know of the controversy. Oh, why don't
those who are in q nnsitinu IN do cntr.s