The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-02
DR.. RHYMES QUEST IN VAIN.
LEAVES HUNTINGDON QUICKLY
WIEN HE REALIZES IT.
Had Disagreement With HIS Host MI
Hnner, over the Alleged Bogus feie-
gram aud Goes to Anothers House
Advised Not TO Attend Church service

UnlIer. over the Alleged Bogus Tele'
gram aud Goes to Another's House
Advised Not TO Attend Church service
HrSrINopoN. Pa Jan THE Rev. Dr
Irvine left here shortly after noon to-day
on an eastbound train after having falled
utterly in his mission 10 couclllate elther
John Langdon or James Demthorn ana
To restore harmony among the six vestry-
mon of St Johns Church. all OF whom
have declared that their signatures we're
attached to The presentment against BISHOP
Talbot without their knowledge or consent.
In fact. Dr. 1rvines visit here. instead
of improving the situation. has only served
10 make his relations with the vestrymen
even more strained. with the one RECEPTION
of W Graffius Miller. who has ever been
stanch adherent of the unfrocked clergy
man. Miller. who has admitted that he
obtained the signatures Of the Ave other
vestrymen which. with his own, appear at
tho bottom of the presentment. is the only
well known member Of st. Johns Church
who is now IA vorable to DR. Irvine
Even W F. Hitler at whose house Or.
Irvine found haven upon his arrival here
last night, has deserted the clergyman
The two had disa greement late last night
az to the authenticity Of the telegram re-
oeved by Miller on Friday last which read
Don't say anything. / have written
each long letter explaining misrepresenta
tons IRVINE.
Hitler had called upon Denthorn 10
try to induce him 70 see DR.. Irvine, and
Denithorn showed him the original mes
sage which. addressed 70 Miller, was re-
ceived at the Postal Telegraph Company's
office here. DR.. Irvine had told Hitler
that no such message had been received
here and that it was a newspaper fabrica-
ton.
Hitler returned home inme diately with
the telegram and demanded an explana-
ton from Dr. Irvine. The result was that
the two parted after heated discussion
and Dr. Irvine went 10 Miller's house at
II o'clock last night where he remained
until his departure.
DR.. Irvine did not see either Langdon
or Denithorn while he was here and both
declared after he left that their position
in the matter was exactly the same as 1t
had been before his coming Both are
greatly incensed at tho declaration Of
Herbert Noble. counsel for the presenters
of Bishop Talbot in Philadelphia Yesterday.
that the telegram received by Miller was
bogus and sent by lrvine's enemies in an
attempt to dscredit the unfrocked clergy
man.
Mr. Mobiles utterances have only served
TO widen the breach between 1.angdon and
Denithorn and DR.. Irvine. They both de-
nounced the New York lawyer in unquali-
fed terms to-day and said that DR.. Irvine
would receive little sympathy from them
as long as he was identified with men who
we're 'manifestly playing to the gallery.
DR.. Irvine's exit from Huntington was
quite as unexpected as his arrival. He
had promised TO attend the services at st.
Johns Church tonight. having been invited
TO do SO by Miller and other members Of II.
But when it became known to the majority
Of the members, many Of them threatened
10 remain away from the services If DR.
Irvine attended them.
They agreed that il the clergyman WAS
welcomed at the church it might be con-
stried as unfavorable to Bishop Talbot.
Several Of the members we're delegated to
call upon him at Miller's house and intimate
to him that it would be unwise for him to
appear at the church when the controversy
the church figured so conspicuously, was
the subject Of so much publicity. Or.
Irvine agreed with the delegation and
assured them that he had come 10 Hunt
ingden in the role Of peacemaker
DR. Irvine remained in secllsion at Miller's
house until minute before the 1904 o'clock
eastbound train pulled out. He walked TO
the railroad station where he was sur
rounded by newspaper reporters. He
quickly said:
Il must refuse TO b. interviewed What
beautiful morning this Is, aud how lovely
those mountains look
The whistle Of the locomotive Of the
approaching train was heard at distance
and the reporters interrupted the clergy
man.
DR. Irvine. did Langdon Denithorn and
the other vestrymep Of 81 Johns Church
sign the presentment against Bishop Tai
hot2" he was asked
Don't misunderstood me The Hunt
ingdon vestrymen are right when they
say thev did not sign the presentmcnt.
But they forget that they did sign a request
70 bishop futile to have the case settled
forever. The signing Of tho request, ac-
cording To the canons Of the church, calls
for a board II inquiry This board decide,
whether or not preseninent shall be sent
to the House Of Bishops
But leaving the petition out Of the ques-
ton altogether how is It that the names
Of the sir vestrymen Of 81 Johns Church
are alta ched 70 the presentmenf when
they have all denied signing the doou-
ment?"
Gentlemen. here i my train. wish
yon good day
Or Irvine. will you explain Why the
signatures Of the vestrymen were placed
at the bottom OF the presentment without
their consent or knowledge"
a beautiful day gentlemen shall
doubtless have delightful hide
He boarded the train and entered Pull
man coach
Il wish 70 be undIsturbed he said 70
colored porter as he seated himself IN a
chair.
To CARRY CIT CANS REFORMS.
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Consider Methods