The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-13
MAKES CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY Rev. Dr. Irvine Gives Out
 Letter. ACCUSES BISHOP TALBOT Members of the Board Sharply
 Criticised. He VIII, He Says, Leave His Wrongs to God, in Case the Episcopal
 Church Declines to Do
 Him Justiee.
ACCUSES BISHOP TALBOT


 inquiry appointed to consider the Tal- bot-Irvine controversy which failed to take action on Tuesday because of the lack of a quorum will meet again tomorrow at Reading. Pa
 Chairman WE. Bodine who has been in communication with various mombers of the board has been assured that enough members will be present to make quorum. Several members of the board. notably Francis Lynde Stet- son of New York, will argue that the board Is not properly constituted and therefore without Jurisdiction.
 The Rev. l. N. w. Irvine tonight gave to the press a copy of a letter which he has sent to the board of inquiry. In it he says he is willing to waive canonical restriction and have the proceedings open to the public.
 Continuing he says:
 Though the amazing spectacle will manifest itself to you and to the world that there are three gentleman of Central Pennsylvania on the board who are, perhaps, committed to the fact of upholdiing Bishop Talbot, whatever the evidence may be; I am ready to appear before you and testi- fly.
 Three Members Criticised.
 The gentlemen to whom I refer are the Rev. Drs. Jones and Israel and James M. Lamberton, Esq. The Rev. Dr. Jones was a member of the stand ing committee of Central Pennsylvania to whom Bishop Talbot brought the grave charges against me. concerted by the bishop and Mrs. Emma D. El- liott and his vote advised the bishop to proceed against me.
 within the lasE few weeks (and since this board was appointed) it has been reported that Bishop Talbot anS his legal advisers met at the Rev. Mir. Jones's rectory at Wilkebarre to consider what steps should be taken fin this matter before you.
 "The Rev. Dr. Israel was one of the three gentlemen appointed by Bishop Talbot to act for him as a committee of inquiry to receive both his and Mrs. Elliott's false charges. It was this same Dr. Israel who signed the defective presentment against me; and, finally, when he had failed to grind out the witnesses to sustain all of his specifications in the ecclesias- tical court, trangressed all precedent by going on the witness stand to give evidence against me, suppressing ev- en the points in my favor, so anxious did he seem to be sure that I might be convicted.
 May Expect q Flasco.
 James Lamberton, Esq. served on a committee which, while not having given me the opportunity to present one particle of evidence, signed re- port declaring that the sentence of de- position against me by Bishop Talbot was just All this being so, may not the church and the world expect a similar fiasco to that of the one in Harrisburg. when the faithful four friends of Bishop Talbot, of q like in- teresting history, perpetuated the scandal by voting against his being presented?'
 Regarding statements alleged to have been made by R. R. Stetson, treasurer of the Central Pennsylvania division, to the effect that Dr. Irvine "has cost the diocese a great deal in both time and money by his campaign against Bishop Talbot. whose best friends hope that the whole affair will get the prop CT kind of an airing" Dr. Irvine says:
 For MT. Stetson's better informa- ton, as well as that of the board, let me say: That have done everything an innocent mortal soul could do to save both Bishop Talbot, the diocese and the church at large from scandal, but from first to last he has ignored all entreaties and reason in order to fur
 
 frock me for her.
 "VIIe Letter" to Dr. UpjOhn.
 And leave 1t to the church and the world whether. when neither by word, presence nor action, assailed him before the Philadelphia Catholic Club, he had the right to assassinate me by writing that vile letter to pr. Upjohn."
 Dr. Irvine. continuing, contends that q conspiracy existed to unfrock him. and he quotes in support of the con tention proceedings before the Penn sylvania Supreme Court when the mat ter was before that body. He con cludes as follows:
 "I beg, sirs, to leave my wrongs to God if the church refuses to right them. reserving a future course. Re- spectfully yours. Ingram N. w. Irvine
 P. s.-For fear that should be rlis- represented by any technicalities on the part of the board not to proceed, I have given this letter to the public press.-I. N. w. l."