The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-01

AT the last general convention go into
effect today. Two of the canons adopted
last October became operative Immediate
ly. These have an important bearing on
the Talbot case and were in force when the
inquiry was instituted.
This important point, which seems to
have been generally overlooked, was
brought up yesterday by the Rev. DR..
Henry Anstice, secretary of the house of
deputies of the general convention. He
explained that the present board of inquiry
was constituted under section of canon
of the digest OF the canons, which is
superseded on Jan. by the new canon
Ne. 20. sButsit is not generally understood
that two of the new judicial canons went
into immediate effect. viz: canon "a of
the court for the trial of bishop and
canon 81, of the court for the review of
the trial of a bishop
$50 that the law of the church on the
subject OF the trial of bishop has con-
sisted since the adjournment Of the gen.
eral convention last October of such parts
of the old canon as were not repealed
in the adoption of the new canons named
and those new1canons. Together these
constitute code of procedure under
which the presiding bishop has taken ac-
tion. Should the board of inquiry insti-
tuted under existing law decide upon a
presentment In the case before it, the case
would come to trial under the same canon
"a, which was law at the time the board of
inquiry was constituted, as well as after
Jan. 1.o
No Fraud, Says Noble
PHILADELPHIA, Dec 31-The formal
statement which Herbert Noble, senior
counsel for the presenters in the Irvine
Talbot controversy, said yesterday he
would probably make today giving all the
facts in connection with the Reputation
byltwo sof the signers of the presentment
of their signatures, was not forthcoming.
Mr.. Noble admitted that he and the others
associated with him were preparing their
case for the board of inquiry. He said:
eople may rest assured that there has
: been no fraud relative to the sigma lures.
The gentlemen who are making the pre-
sentiment against Bishop Talbot only de-
sire to do justice, and they will come into
the courts free from any suggestion of
wrongdoing."
Lsss.lold siDr.sIrvIne Speaks
Rev. DIR. l. N. w. Irvine, after a con-
siitation with Mr.. Noble, left this city
for Huntingdon for the purpose of con-
ferring with the vestrymen there who have
repudiated their signatures. Before leav
ing he made public the following state
rnel1t,s ss
ut is true, as stated by the Hunting
don yestrymen, that they did not sign the
presentment; but they did sign the re-
two things COMPOUNDED. presentment is
one thing and request another. They
admit having signed the request to have
the case quieted forever, and that is all
their; names are used for. The present
ment will not be returned until the board
of Inquiry decides on it. The signing of
this request, according to the canons of
The church, calls for a board of inquiry.
This board decides whether or not pre-
sentiment shall be sent to the house OF
bishops
Everything has been carried out ie-
gaily and according to the canons of the
church. The names of the signers, as
now in the hands of DR.. Bodine, are af-
fixed to the request for the presentment.
am going TO Huntington to see the yes-
tryncn. I am going to explain, If any ex-
PLANTATION is necessary, just how the mis-
representation came about. / did not at
tend the signatures in Huntingdon. I left
that TO one OF the vestrymen. Here is O
letter from him, in which he says: ]
think 1t would be better for us to have
them Sign this petition twice, in case one
of the copies SHOULD be lost You can see
from this 1t was not my idea to have
them sign the blank which has caused SO
much talk"
Mr. Miller Explains
HUNTINGDON, Pa. Dec 5l.-W. @
Miller, the vestryman OF ST. Johns Epis-
copal church. who secured the Signatures
Of the Huntingdon presenters to the pre-
sentiment OF DIR. Irvine against Bishor
Talbot, said today.
The. paper (which my brother vestry.
men, faessrs Langdon, Dcnitorn. Jackson