Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
TRUTH NOT HALF TOLD
Mrs. Elliott Talks Very Bit
terly of DR.. Irvine
IN CHURCH SCANDAL
REGRETS HER FATHER rs NOT
ALIVE TO Housewife IRVINE.
Defends Bishop Talbot - New Charges
Hinted-Further Details Of Con-
troversy That Disturbs Church.

.troversy That Disturbs Church.
Mrs. Emma Desha Elliott, the source of
the troubles of the Rev. Dr. Ingram f. w.
Irvine and of Bishop Ethelbert Talbot
broke her silence at Huntington, Pa, yes
terday. She admitted she wore purple
sometimes when the bishop visited town
and cried and laughed and generally told
her whole version of the story.
Mrs. Elliotts hair is gray, almost white
but still retains traces of it's original blonde
hue. 1t is brushed back into a pempadour
above her high forehead, in which only
the closest scrutiny can detect wrinkles.
Gold-rimmed spectacles, behind which are
large. full, black eyes, complete the i'm
preston of motherly. good-hearted wo-
man. The features are regular, the mouth
SNAIL. the chin and jaw firm. She is of
medium stature and inclined to stoutness.
Afraid of DR.. Irvine.
81 am afraid of Dr Irvine" she said 81
discuss this controversy with fear of him in
my heart He is dangerous inscriptions.
dishonest man. / am a southern woman,
and my opinion of northern chivalry has
not been improved by my knowledge of
what DR.. Irvine has said and done, and
J am afraid of him..
81 can't always be with her. interrupted
her husband, who was present.
II have suffered" said Mrs. Elliott
Then she wept for while
such cruel. unkind things have been said
about me- she continued. 1t is so difficult
for woman to prove that her skirts are
clean once the tongue of scandal has taken
liberties with her name.
Il am like every woman, defenseless. 1
have hesitated to reply to the base false.
against me by a man whom l befriended.
who broke bread at my table and who took
money from my hand How can the world
have anything but pitiless scorn for such
MANI"
Now now Emma" interrupted Mr.. Ell
lott, don't say too much. Control your
self"
The Purple Gown.
eff the truth must be KNOWN replied
Mrs. Elliott. then why should 1 not do
my part in showing this man to the world
in his true colors? He has again tried to
cast reflection upon me by stating that 1
wore purple when Bishop Talbot visited
me. Suppose I did? 1 frankly admit that
| wore gown of purple on several occa-
sions when Bishop Talbot was a visitor to
my house. He liked purple, it is true, but
l had had the gown made in Philadelphia
long before l ever met or knew Bishop Tai
bot My wearing it had nothing to do with
IL.
My relations with Bishop Talbot have
been simply those of friendship. 1t was
my duty when the bishop of this diocese
came to Huntingdon to receive him and en-
terrain him. Other members of the church
here did so, and why should 1 have hesi-
tated to do so? 1 was innocent of any
Wrongdoing or Of any intention of wrong
doing. and no one knows it better than Dr.
Irvine He, has acted all along through
sheer malice. .-... - -..t . :
Reason for Irvine's Actions.
Il will tell you why Dr. Irvine has tried
to injure me. 1 have been a member of st.
Johns Church here for years, and until
short time ago was president of the Ladies'
Auxiliary. The Rev DIR. Houghton was
rector of the church when came here
after my marriage to Mr. Elliott. 1 had Sc
cured divorce from my second husband
and Mr.. Elliott had secured a divorce from
his first wife. went to the Rev Mr..
Houghton and explained to him that I had
been divorced under the canons of the
church He said that my explanatio was
perfectly satisfactory, and that he had no
ooJectlon to my becoming a communicate
at his church. Mr.. Houghton died several
years later, and then DR.. Irvine came here.
told Dr. Irvine in my own house and
IN the presence of two other women mem
bers OF our church that l was a divorced
woman, and he offered no objection He
and L were on the friendliest terms after
that. He often dined at my house and
whenever he needed money for the church
! never hesitated to give him any amount
he desired.
Trouble Began With Choirmaster.
The trouble began with the coming Of
cho1rmaster from ST. Lukes Church at
Altoona to instruct the choir at our church.
When the time came for paying the choir
master DR.. Irvine appealed to me. 1 gave
y r.
$3G. and 1 thought no more of the matter
rrtil one day. greatly to my surprise,
received letter from the choirmaster who
had returned to Altoona. who informed me
that he was unable to perform his duties,
and asked me to send him the money iue
him for his services at our church.
We'll. you can imagine my utter amaze
nent. L had discovered that Dr. Irvine
had never given the choirmaster the money
he had begged from me and. of course, L
was naturally indignant That was the
first opening of the breach between u.s.
and one thing led to another until finally
Ir. Irvine started the present trouble by
refusing me communion at our church be-
cause l was divorced woman.
Caught Him Withholding Money.
"Can you imagine anything more con-
temptible? To deny me the privilege of
being a communicate on the ground that
L Was Il ulFOrCeu Woman long aIteT l udQ
informed him of that fact Of course 1t
was only a pretext to enable him to vent
his spite upon me in return for my having
caught him Withholding money I had given
him for that Altoona choirmaster.
Now. what do you think Of the Rev. DR..
Irvine? You asked for the truth and there
you have it. That is the explanation of
this whole controversy. OF course when
Bishop Talbot learned the truth he took
DIR. Irvine to task about it and later took
my side in the matter.
"Dr. Irvine's attacks upon Bishop Talbot
unjust so far as l know. Ny friendship
for Bishop Talbot was such as could invite
no criticism except from a man who has
been making statements concerning both
OF us that are nothing more nor less than
tissume of lies.
The Irvine Trial in 1894.
Surely the public hasn't forgotten the
trial of DIR. Irvine in 1894. while he was
rector of the Episcopal Church, SD and
Master streets, Philadelphia, and as a
result of which, believe, he was silenced
by Bishop Whitaker, for how long don't
just remember. Surely, DR.. Irvine himself
has not forgotten the fact that when he
needed rectorship Bishop Whitaker
begged Bishop Talbot to place him some
where in the latters diocese, saying at
the time: He CDR. Iryine) will do good