The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-28
BISHOP TALBOT
UNDER CHARGES
Former ChurChman of Idaho and
Wyoming to Be Tried.
SPECIFIC CHARGE is LYING
PAPERS IN THE CASE READY
FOR INQUIRY.

New York. Dec. 27.-Folowing is the
presentment in the case against Bishop
talbot Of the Protestant Episcopal do
cese Of central Pennsylvania in connec-
uOn with the deposition OF Dr. inGraham
~, irvine OF Philadelphia, from tae
The undersigned. in virtue of the ca
nonicai authority reDosed in them, pre-
sent ht. Rev. DR.. Ethelbert Talbot blsh-
op OF the Protestant Episcopal church in
me, me ulocese OF Central Pennsylvania, as
Delng guilty of conduct unbecoming a
Dishop of the Protestant Episcopal church
In the United States of America. in the
several specifications hereinafter more
particularly set forth in order that he
may be tried on said charge which is
laid within five years last past. which
trlal IS had by demand un0er the pro-
visions or Canon 9. Title > of the canOns
OF the general convention OF said church
IN such case made and provided.
immortality Charge.
Specification J. The said presenters
nereDy present and alege that Bishop
Talbot Is guilty of immortality i'm having
written ta-Se, libelOus ana untruthful
letter regarding Rev. /. n. Irvine or
mailed or caused the letter to be mailed
10 Rev. DR.. [. Z. St. john president of
the Philadelphia Catholic Clue. CA COPY
OF the letter fOllOWSD
Specification ? that Bishop Talbot
Is guilty OF lying in having written such:
l say 40 you that this man was depased
nearly two years ago for gross immor-
atty and for lewd and lascivious con-
duct with women. For reference see
the proceedings of the ecclesiastical court
before which Rev. DIR. Irvine was tried
IN which no record 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 Tor twenty of the years
ne has been under ecclesiastical disci-
There ishn
as wei as letters and other documents
are given as reference.)
Specification 4. IhaI Bishop Talbot is
guilty of lying in having written that he
prVlne) has been suspended once. dimin-
ished once in your diocese and inhibited
and made TO leave repeatedly
Lying Accusation.
The charge of lying Is set forth in spec
lhcauons covering all but two OF the re-
naming paragraphs Of the letter.
Following the paragraph reading THAT
all his (lTVine s. talk about a divorced
woman being communicated and then
restored by me is baseless, the present
ment in support Of the charge of living
sets forth the following letter:
NDloceSc Of Central pennsylvania BiSh-
oprlc South Bethlehem, Pa. Fec 5, 1899.
MY Dear lrTins-Ihe woman t. whom
you refer is b.- canon accommodated
: cannot believe she will have The pre-
sCSlptlon TO present herself at the holy
communion. If you think there is any
danger OF her doing so il would De better
for YOU in some kind and gentle way to
intimate to her her true condition. OF
course you have no discretion in the mat
ter. IF she should be present before you
can speak to her and you think she does
so in ignorance, then YOU can sneak to
her afteTWard. There is no reason in
this case to make any row if the thing is
managed quietly and firmly with a little
common SENSE. thank YOU for what you
say on this matter Of the missions. Al
tCCtfOnatelV YOURS
'ETHELBERT TALBOT"
The further specification 10 the charge
of lying is as follows:
SpecifiCatiOn-1ha hat Bishop Talbot is
guilty of conduct unbecomng bishop OF
breach OF his ordination ana conservation
VOWS against involving other bishops IN
controversy by writing untruths fully as
follows:
That eight bishops have made charges
against HIM Orvine), that the venerable
bishop of Quincy wrote me upon his
deathbed that Irvine had outraged two
girls IN his city, and Bishops W kitaker,
Whitehead, Seymour, Scarborough. Pot
ter, Doane, Adams, Taylor and Rev. DR..
Lefnngwen and a host OF others VIII
bear out all 1 have said as 10 his char
acteT.'
Wherefore. the presenteers, in view Of
the reasons as set forth in the above
specifications, do ask that Bishop Talbot
be presented for trial before 4 court OF
his peers.
Letter IN Evidence.
Another letter introduced as an eX-
hiDit i'm support Of specification three IS
as follows:
South Bethlehem, Pa, Nov &c. 1898
My Dear Irvine-What d nice time we
all had at Huntingdon. | did enjoy IT,
My dear lngraham. YOU will. before many
years, take a foremost place in my uIo-
cese. You have the ability, and no one
would rejoice more than [ To have it
so. My cordial regards, please, 10 Mrs.
Irvine and sister. especially 10 that lovely
daughter and the granddaughter Think
of II; verify, you ana / are getting old.
yours.