The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-01-06
CHARGES MADE PUBLIC.
Episcopal Bishops Serious offenses
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C!HHSES MADE ?OCIiS.
Episcopal Bishops Serious Offenses
Against Church Laws.
New York. Dec. 30.--Following is the
presentment in the case against Bishop
Ethelbert Talbot, of the Protestant
Episcopal church, diocese of central
4, Pennsylvania in connection with the
deposition of DR. Ingraham n. w.
Irvine of Philadelphia, from the priest
hood:
The undersigned, in virtue Of the canon
+, ical authority in them. present RI. Rev.
DIR. Ethelbert Talbot, bishop of the
/ Protestant Episcopal church, in the do
cesc of central Pennsylvania, as being
guilty of conduct unbeccming a bishop of
the Protestant Episcopal church in the
United States of America in the several
! specifications hereinafter more particular
!, ~ set forth, to the end that he may be
tried upon said charge, which Is laid with
in five years last passed, which trial is
| had by demand under the provisions of
canon 3, title 2 of the canons of the gem
eral convention of the church In such
case.
Specification 1.-The said presenters do
hereby present and allege that Bishop
Talbot Is guilty of immortality, in having
written a false, lbeous and untruthful
letter regarding Rev. DIR. Ingraham N. d.
Irvine, and mailed, or caused the letter to
! be mailed, to Rev. DIR. Upjohn. president
of the Philadelphia Catholic club "a copy
OF the letter follows)
| Specification 2--That Bishop Talbot Is
! guilty of having written II say to you
that this man was deposed nearly two
years ago for gross immortality and for
lewd and laViscious conduct with women
For reference see the proceedings of the
ecclesiastical court before which Rev DR.:
Irvine was tried. in which no record will
11. fn1Iy md T oh
Specification 3.-That Bishop Talbot is
guilty of lying in having written: Irvine
for thirty years has been in the ministry,
and for twenty of these years he has been
under ecclesiastical discipline a(1ere pa
pers from three bishops. as well as letters
and other documents, are given as refer
enceS.J
Specification 4-That Bishop Talbot is
guilty of lying in having written that he
shed once in your diocese. and inhibited
and made TO leave repeatedly"
The charge of lying is set forth in the
specifications covering all but two of the
remaining paragraphs of the letter. Fol-
lowing the paragraph regarding all that
his Hrvine'sJ talk about divorced woman
by me Is baseless," the presentment In
support of the charge of lying sets forth
the following letter:
Diocese OF Central Pennsylvania Bish-
opric, South Bethlehem Pa, Feb. 5, 1888
My Dear Civiei The woman to whom you
refer is by canon communicated. ! van
TO present herself at the holy communion.
If you think there is any danger OF her
doing so, it would be better for you in
} some kind and gentle way to indicate to
her her true condition Or course. you
, have no discretion in the, matter If she
should present, herself before you can
speak to her, II you think she does so in
ignorance then you can speak to her aft
erward. There Is no reason In this case
e quietly and firmly, with little common
sense. thank YOU for what you say on
l. yours Ethelbert Talbot
i. south Bethlehem. Nov 30 1855
D My Dear Irvine: What a nice time We
h all had at Huntington. l did enjoy it.
!. My dear lngraham, you Will before
many years take foremost place in
:, my diocese. You have the ability, and
: no one would rejoice more than l to
have it so. My cordial regards. please.
. TO Mrs. Irvine and sister, and especially
. to the lovely daughter and grand :
q daughter. Think of it, verify, you and
a l are getting old. Affectionately yours.
Ethlebert Talbot
/. The World tomorrow will publish
. these names of the signers Of the pre-
sentiment against Bishop Talbot:
Richard Canon Philadelphia j.
= Frederick Jenkinson, Philadelphia; A.
>, J. Arnold, Philadelphia; S. Lord Gill
: bertson, Philadelphia; Herbert Noble,
q New York; j. A. Beall New York; An-
a drew Mcbride, Kensington, Phi!adel-
', phia; w. c. Miller, Huntingdon, Pa;
! A. r. jackson, Huntingdon, Pa; John
= Langdon, Huntingdon, Pa. James
- Denitharne, Huntingdon, Pa; VIM. A
= Wilson, Holmesburg, Pa, and M. S.
Jackson, Holmesburg, Pa.
VI Unbecoming a Bishop.
! The further specification to the
charge of lying is as follows:
Specification s5-That Bishop Talbot
o is guilty of conduct unbecoming a bish.
a OPP, of breach of his ordination and con.
d secration VOWS against involving other
bishops in controversy by writing un.
= truthfully. us follows:
T" THAT eight bishops have made grave
o charges against him Grvine); that the
II venerable bishop of Quincy wrote me
k upon his deathbed that Irvine had out
ragged two girls in his city, and Bishop.
r Whitaker, Whitehead, Seymour, Scar
n borough, Potter Doane, Adams, Tay
lor and Laffingwell and a host of 9th
in ers will bear out all 1 have said as t.
d. his character"
TO Wherefore the presenters. in view O.
N the reasons as set forth in the above
IS specifications, do ask that Bishop Tai
g bot be presented Cor trial before
court of his peers.
D. Another letter introduced as an ex
re hbit in support Of specification is a!
lie follows:
Id The remarkable feature of this pre-
ic sentiment, the WOrlu Will say, is the
fact that five of the singers are vestry
m men of the Huntingdon church, from
OF which DR.. Irvine was expelled b,
as Bishop Talbot"
Philadelphia, Dec. 2S.-As has alread!
c, been published the presentment agains
5h Bishop Talbot was sent to Herbert No
IN bic of New York, an attorney and
an prominent lavman Of the church. MI
Mobiles name appears on the documen
ed as one of the presenters, of whom Their
er are fourteen in all.
of Associated with him as pre3enters ar
es John A. Beall of New York. an attor
US ney. and j. Frederick Jenkinson an
Andrew Mcbride of Philadelphia, bot
attorneys. These four gentlemen, i
:, addition to figuring as presenters, wi
A. also appear in the case as counsel 70
ts the prosecution. the rank of senio
,suo counsel being held by Mr.. Noble Q
~, -, the other ten presenters, four, it |
ne learned, are Philadelphians and six ar
"a, IA from parishes located in Bishop TIA
itu bots diocese. The identity of these te
"a men is being closely guarded.
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