The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-01-06
irvine Tells HIS
SIDE OF STORY
FORMER RECTOR ANSWERS AT
LENGTH THE CHARGES OF
BISHOP TALBOT
QUESTION FOR THE
BOARD OF INQUIRY
may or Should Bishop Iniure Repu.
tation Of a Clergyman in Secret
Prelate's Action on Excommunica-
ton of Mrs. Elliott Scored

Philadelphia, Dec. 30.-"Can a bishon
or ought bishop write defamatory let
tiers In secret in order to injure any
member OF the ministry" This is the
question which will be decided at the
meeting OF the board of inquiry in the
case OF irvine VS.. Talbot. said Rev. In
gram N. w. Irvine, the plaintiff in the
celebrated case, Thursday in discussing
the charges which have beea made
against him.
My reinstatement" continued DR.,
Irvine, is OF secondary consideration
when contrasted with the above query
or course, l wish to have this uniust
deposition removed, but wish also en-
tlreIy without malice, to be indicated
in the sight of God and my friends"
In discussing the motive of the pre-
sentiment DR.. Irvine said that it was he
cause he had persistently refused to
serve communion to Mrs. Emma D. FL
lott, of Huntingdon, Pa, who is di
| Vorced, against the wishes of Bishop
Talbot.
Both Signed Divorce Declaration.
Bishop Talbot and l, along With
| about 1000 other members of the min
istry," said DR.. Irvine, signed the
declaration which was sent to all the
bishops and clergy in the United States
and presented to the general convention
OF 1898, and which prayed for more
stringent restrictions in the matter Of
divorce and remarriage
The canons of the church provide eY-
plIcitly that mar or woman. divorced
on any charge except that of ADULTERY
which must beproven beyond the bounds
OF reasonable doubt, cannot receive the
holy sacrament. In the face of this
Bishop Talb9t, while he publicly SIM
ported the Ietltion, covertly and by,
secret meetiigs with Mrs. Elliott, who is
woman di}orced on the g.ounds al de-
sertion, sodght to haze her remain IN
the chutch.
NoEb who Ras u t45st ceushteo+
3sho5 TalupL or l? ILHd we naf H. 4,
rs sg,i the petition laeltionedY f. - =
ne cysiops that Bisdop Talbot ~
hSsp ne ad writ as savi7s tha.
rs iiict vas nal. aycon,-
nin led. sk ald D. i,er : sthode
&c o retain her a. nr1rsicart9o --~.
bD
8 Calls UpJssi-a 7; .r 80 Aage.
peterring to mel 7sy ~ = Us op
Talbot is SAID % have zen If p
tohn. in which 5Iar teriNd DR.
Irvine a "plausNat u3er haf
charged that he Was opposed for gros'
immortality and that l.. 20 out of tn
20 wears of his service il the ninistrl-~-
he was under ecclssiastical discipline,
mr. Irvine said that Bishop Talbot has
r,-oed himself in Almost awkward posi-
ton.
That letter to DR.. Upjohn was IN
warranted s-nd Gel" said DR.. IrviisS
"since it was first or o.-- cross subter
fuge. 1t was used secretly as weapon .
against me, to deprive me of all sympa-
thy. respect and even maintenance. In
the first place it is an utter lmposslDll-
i ity for these allegations to be true. The
church law requires that minister snaii
not be eligible to admittance to another
diocese when leaving one, unless ne
bears the letter demissary.' This le
shows that the departing minister
a clear record; that his life is beyondre
proach. free from error in rellglon
viciousness in life, and must be signed
by the bishop. How could l, therefore,
lbe guilty of the charges made against
nae?
/ Bishop Whitehead, of the diocese OF
, Pittsburg; Bishop Adams, of the diocese
of Easton, Nd, the last two dioceses in
which l served, as we'll as the bishops
+ of all the dioceses in which l lived prior
to this, have given me these letters
f. which secured me the desired admission
r to new fields.
: Bishop Talbot has in his allegations
o indirectly accused his brother bishops OF
: fraud upon the church in their issuance
= of these letters to me. The bishops
O whose names he quotes in his attack
d upon my character have been placed in
8 position which-<efiects discredlt upon
their regulations, or Bishop Talbot's
accusations are absolutely false-and
know that the word Of these gentlemen
cannot be impugned.
J. DR.. Irvine said in conclusion that he
n is not member of the Catholic club, mol
,e has he ever made any accusations at thu
~ club or bad words with DR.. Upjohn.
or Broke All Records.
wi, noo on Tho Ivpito6 Ctotas