Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-03
lRVINE'S CASE AGAINST
Bp. TALBOT C0LLAPSES.

Philadelphia, Jan. 2,--The develop
ments today IN the controversy between
Dr. /, n, w. Irvine, the deposed priest
OF the Episcopal church and Bishop
Ethelbert Talbot OF the diocese OF cer-
trail Pennsylvania, indicate that the
case OF Or. Irvine against the bishop
has entirely collapsed,
j. Frederick Jenkinson Of Philadel-
phia, assistant counsel, with Herbert
w. Noble of New York, for the pre-
senters, is said TO be on bis way to
Philadelphia with a statement from
Bishop futile, presiding bishop u the
Episcopal church, asking leave 10 With
draw the presentment and requesting
permission to make a new presentmont
The vestrymen of st. Johns church,
Huntingdon, Pa, held a meeting to-
might and unanimously adopted n reso-
luton affirming confidence IN Bishop
Talbot statement signed by the six
vestrymen whose names appear on the
Irvine presentment was forwarded to
DR. w. b Bodinn at Philadelphia. II
makes the specific declaration that their
signatures were obtained by deceit aft
er they had positively refused to sign
presentment against Bishop Talbot
The statement was not made public
but the vestrymen said It was a COM
plete vlndication Of Bishop Talbot
Attorney Noble returned here from
New York last night and all Of today
he was closeted with Or. Irvine, Attor-
ney Jenkinson, Rev Benjamin l. Udell
Rev, Or. w. II. Noble. a brother Of the
senior counsel, and other presenters
Late this afternoon q messenger was
sent TO the Pennsylvania station and
he returned with a ticket for st. Louis
which was sent TO the room occupied
by the couferees,
Finding 1t impossible 10 secure any
information from the deposed priest
regarding the proceedings at the confer
ence, the reporters underworld TO pro-
vail upon him 70 make a statement con-
corning the published letter he is said
TO have written to "a clergyman I'm Hart
ford, Conn, I'm which he said he Is in
straitened financial circumstances.
For Gods sake. gentlemen do not
ask me any questions" was his reply.
When Attorney Jenknson came out
he went directly to the Pennsylvania
railroad station where, II ls presumed
he took a train FOR ST. Louis He would
not answer questions. 10 was the same
with Herbert Noble and his brother,
Rev. Or. Noble, They refused abso-
lutely to make any statement for pub
llcation.
Bishop Talbot was seen mt Bethlehem
Pa, tonight on his return from Phila-
delpha. lie declined to mention the OBJ
Jet OF his visit but said that the case
Of DR.. Irvine against him having col
lHpsed, he would not make public his
promised statement,
The new presentment will II IS de.
clared alege against Bishop Talbot
all OF the charges OF the collapsed lJcu-
ment
Hartford, Conn, Jan. IA proml-
nent Hartford clergyman. SAYS the
Post, mas received "a letter from the
Rev, Ingram n. W. Irvine. who figures
IN the charges brought against Bishop
Talbot OF Pennsylvania, The letter in
dcatea that the writer Is IN straltened
financial circumstances, saying IN
part:
q have won from the chutch a court
OF appeals, but supposed like AN mar
tyrs, must go down under cloud, Pray
for me.
II have been hlndered ON an sides.
Wealth and power have been against
me, | have lost everything but my NE.
Today ! hold I'm my pocket a copy of u
levy on my few household goods and
library for the amount Of three months
rent. and | have not one dollar I'm my
possession 20 go toward the meeting OF
the same, Within i've or six DAYS an
win have been sold above my head II
God does not speak.
This is the way Of the cross From
my eighth year | have been kept I'm
View OF the Anglican priesthood at
80 ! was unlawfully deposod Today,
after spending every dollar IN law. etc,
/ am IN poverty and have no work. BE-
Hove me with the deepest feeling Of re-
spect and gratitude, very truly years.
INGRAM n. w. IRVINE"