The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-13
TALBOT INQUIRY WILL BEGIN TODAY DI Irvine Issues Statement to
 the Press
 | ACCUSES THREE OF BOARD Says They Were In the Conspiracy With Bishop Talbot and Mrs. Elliott to Unfrock
 Him.
ACCUSES THREE OF BOARD

Philadelphia. January 12.-The board of Inquiry appointed to consider tie Talbot Irvine controversy which failed to take action on Tuesday because of the lack os a quorum will meet again tomorrow al Reading, Pa. Chairman w B. Bodine has been in communication with va rious members of the board and has been assured that enough members will be present to make a quorum. There Is grave doubt among some of the board members and other ehurchmen versed dp the cenons of the church, whether the board of inquiry can take up the contro- versy under the new canon, which went dpto effect in January. Several members of the board. notably Francis Lyndstet- son of New York, will argue that the beard is not properly constituted and therfore without jurisdiction
 The Rev Dr. l. N. W. Irvine tonight gave to the president a copy of the let ter which he has sent to the board of inquiry. In 1t he says he is willing 10 waive canonical restrictions and have the proceedings open to the public. Contin- nng, he says:
 Though the amazing spectacle will manifest itself to you and the world that Hhere are three gentlemen of central Pennsylvania on the board. who are, per haps, committed to the fact of upholding Bishop Talbot whatever the evidence may be, l am ready to appear before sou and testify.
 Calls Their Names.
 "The gentlemen to whom l refer are the Rev. Drs Jones and Israel and James M. Lamberton, Esq.
 "The Rev. Dr. Jones was a member Of the standing committee of Central Penn sylvania to whom Bishop Talbot brought the grave charges against me, concocted by the bishop and Mrs. Emma D. Elliott, and his vote advised the bishop to pro ceed against me- Within the last few weeks (and since this board was ap- pointed) it has been reported that Bishop Talbot and his legal advisers met at the Rev. Jones rectory at WllSesbarre to consider what steps should be taken in this matter.
 'The Rev. pr. Israel was one of the three gentlemen appointed by Bishop Talbot to act for him committee of inquiry to receive both his and Mrs. Elliotts false charges. It was this same Dr. Israel who signed the defective pre- sentiment against me, and, finally, when he had failed to grind out the witnesses to sustain all of his specifications in the ecclesiastical court, transgressed all 
 to give evidence against me, suppressing even the points in my favor. so anxious did he seem to be sure that l might be convicted.
 James Lamberton, Esq., served on committee which while not having given me the opportunity to present one par tcle of evidence signed a report declar- ing that the sentence of deposition against me by Bishop Talbot was just.
 "Al this being so, may not the church and the world expect similar fiasco to that of the one in Harrisburg, when the faithful four friends of Bishop Talbot, of a like interesting history, perpetuated the scandal by voting against his being presented?"
 Want Proper Kind of Airing.
 Regarding statements alleged to have been made by P. 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 proper kind of airing" Dr. Irvine says:
 For MT. Stetson's better information. as well as that of the board, let me say: That I have done everything a mortal soul could do to save both Bishop Tal- bot the diocese and the church at large from scandal. but from first to last he has