Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-11
BP. TALBOT CASE
MUST Be SETTLED.
Members of the Board Think
There Can be No Withdrawal
Of the Grave Charges.
SAVE CAURCH'S GOOD NAME.
30. futile Has Refused to Acqulesee
In Request Of a Majority OF the
Prcsenters.

Reading, Pa, Jan To- Despite the
ack OF a quorum. seven members OF the
board of inquiry appointed 70 probe the
charges made against Bishop Ethelbert
Talbot Of the Central Pennsylvania dio-
oese Of the Central Presbyterian church
by i. N. W. Irvine, the deposed priest
met in this city today and after
three-hours conference adjourned ~
meet here on Friday
The members OF the committee IN
formally considered the case IN many
OF It's phases, and after It's Adjournment
II was the .conaensus Of their OPINION
that the case must be settled 10 save
the good name Of the church, as wen
" In justice 10 the accused prelate' me
members Of the board were Of the opiii-
inon that there can be no withdfaNut
OF the grave chargesand the case ought
TO be settled once and for all
William b. Butler OF Mauch Chunk,
Pa. a layman OF the board, VINO was
elected secretary OF the board, said
that notwithstanding the Huntington
slgners had repudlated the charges ana
that the other signers had asked Bishop
futile to permit them to withdraw the
accusations, the charges stand az prom
inently as ever before the members of
the board aud neither POPULATIONS nor
Withdrawals could avail while the rep
utatlon OF bishop Is assalled.
Mr.. Butler also Is authority for the
statement that Bishop Tutte has re-
fused to acqulsce in the request of the
majority OF the presenters for the With
drawal Of the charges.
''The charges, once having been made
and signed" ne said, "are no longer
the property Of the presenters hut are
now the property Of the church, and
they have nothing to do but let the
matter take It's own course
All the members Of the board ana the
presenters agree In one paragraph Of
the withdrawal paper which reads as
follows,
1--WE earnestly desire that the long
existing scandal IN the church shall be
forever quoted"
There was some discussion today re-
garding the legality Of the board, In
this connection Mr.. Butler said:
"Bshop futile has not questioned
the power of the board to act and he
has not I'm the slightest way intmated
that this body has no authority to con-
cider the charges This body WIS app
pointed in due canonical form aud will
act"
Becnusc the yestrymeh OF Christ
cathedral objected 10 having the case
ye,ltllated In that edifice quarters were
secured I'm the Mansion house. When
adjournment was taken mt noon the iol-
loving statement was Issued.
"Seven members Of the board Of IN
uury appointed by the presiding bishop
in the matter OF the charges preferred
against the bishop OF Central pennsyl-
yania, met In Reading today
Letters and kilograms from all the
absent members were received, show
ing that. owing TO sickness and special
engagements, a quorum at this date
would be impossible. Adjournment
was made until Friday, Jan, 10. at 1880
n. M. in Reading with the understand
Ing that all the absentees be notified
OF the Importance Of fun attend
ance."
Something OF surprise was ocoa-
stoned by the presence OF ], Frederick
Jenkinson of Philadelphia, one of the
signers of the original presentment and
OF counsel for the presenters.
Personally" said Mr. Jenklnson, II
viii be very much surprised II the
board should order Bishop Talbot tried.
In my opinion this is the last that
would be heard Of tho Talbot-Iryine
controversy"