The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-01-17
THE BISHOP TALBOT IRVINE CASE
Committee of Inquiry Decides It Has Not Sufficient
CanOncaI Authority to Act in the Matter.
Statement Issued.
CONCLUSION REACHED AFTER DISCUSSION

Reading, Pa, Jan. 13.-The commit.
tee of inquiry into the Bishop Talbot
Irvine case, adjourned finally at p,
m. after deciding that the committee
did not possess sufficient canonical
authority to act in the matter Rev.
Dr. Bodine, the chairman, was by
unanimous vote of his colleagues, auth-
orized to make the following state.
ment:
"The clerical and lay deputies to the
last general convention who were mott.
fed by the presiding bishop, acting
under provisions of title Canon 8,
section 4, of the digest of canons, (as
they existed prior to Jan. 1st, 1900 to
attend at Reading, Pa, upon Jan. 10
and to organize as board, to make
preliminary inquiry into certain
charges preferred in writing by J.
Frederick Jenkinson and others, under
date of November 21st, 1904, against
the Right Rev. Ethelbert Talbot. d. D..
l.. l.. d., bishop of Central Pennsyl-
yania, have proceeded as follows:
Upon Tuesday, January 10, seven
bishop, met at the Mansion House, in
Reading, and because of the absence
of a quorum, adjourned to meet at
Christ church, Reading on Jan. 13 at
half past ten o'clock in the morning.
Notice of such original meeting and of
such adjournment was given to all
deputies, so notified by the presiding
bishop and also to MessLs. J. FredeI.
ick Jenkinson and Mr.. Herbert Noble,
counsel for the signers, ana also them
selves signers of said charges. Pur.
suant to such adjournment the follow.
ing eleven deputies so notified, attend
ed at the time and place fixed by
adjournment to witness: Rev. William
Bodine, d. D., Pennsylvania; Mr.. Will
liam r. Butler, Central Pennsylvania;
Rev. Henry w. Jones, Central Penn
sylvania; Rev. Rogers Israel, d. D.,
Central Pennsylvania; Mr.. James M.
Lamberton, Central Pennsylvania:
Rev. ]. B. Harding, Pennsylvania; Mr..
George c. Thomas, Pennsylvania; Rev.
H. p. Nichols, New York; Mr.. Fran
els Lyndes Stetson, New York; Rev.
Jos. Carey, d. D., Albany; Rev. Edgar
A. Enos, ID. D., Albany. There also
appeared Mr.. ]. Frederick Jenkinson,
who having delivered to the Rev. DR..
Bodine, for submission to the deputies
in attendance, his affidavit, verified
this day, withdrew from further at
tendance. Mr.. Herbert Noble advised
the lay deputy from New York that he
would not be prepared to present any
proofs before the board of inquiry as
thus constituted, and meeting, but he
did not ask for any further meeting
or adjournment. The eleven deputies
in attendance thereupon agreed to or.
ganize not formally as a board of in
quiry, but formally, for discussion and
for the purpose of such informal or
ganization selected the Rev. DR.. Bo-
dine, Of Philadelphia as chairman and
Mr.. William r. Butler, of Mauch
Chunk as secretary.
The Rev. Bodine laid before those
present the following papers:
Copy Of presentment of Right Rev
Ethelbert Talbot, ID. D., l.. l.. D., under
Sahon D. lllie Z, Seneldi uiSeSt, slSneu
by j. Frederick Jenkinson, A. J. Ar
mold, s. Lord Gilberson. Herbert No
BILE, ]. A. Beall, Agnew Mcbride, w
G. Miller w. F. Hitler, A. T. Jackson,
NJ. P. Jackson, James Denithorne, John
Langdon, Richard B. Canon, and Will
liam B. Wilson, which has been trans
mitted by the presiding bishop to the
Rev. Morgan Dix, D. D., l.. l.. D., D. c.
L., as the senior presbyter and by him
sent to DR.. Bodine.
Second-The original presentment