The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-09-01
mt OF ONCE
SCHOOL SUR; ! H vi ms S3a,.
ny Got Big Salary From
Wsalthy Flock, but Now Has
a Little Syrian
Mission.

New York.-SpeciaI: From rector of
a large and fashionable Protestant
Episcopal church in Huntingdon, Pa,
with a big salary and a comfortable
home, to the office OF canon of a small
Syrian-Arabic branch of the Russian
Orthodox church in Brooklyn at n sal
airy of about $40 q month-that has
been the rapid change in the ministry
of the Rev. DIR. Ingram N. w. Irvine.
one Of the principals in the famous
Taibot-IrVine controversy, which did
not end until Bishop Ethelbert Talbot
of the Episcopal Diocese of Central
Pennsylvania had twice been placed
under serious charges and DR.. irvine
had been deposed.
The story of DR.. Irvine's small
financial reconpense came out in sup
Elementary proceedings a few days
ago, the minister having alleged ina
billy to pay a Judgment for S1S5 OBJ
tanned against him by a man who had
loaned him money three years ago.
DIR. irvine is now living with his fam
lily in a very modest apartment at No.
141 West One Hundred and Ninth st.
The beginning of the troubles of DR..
Irvine in the Protestant Episcopal
church date back nearly ten years,
and u woman appears hroash The
story as one of the chief nsuTes-a sort
of Nemesis pursuing the minister.
The Rev. DR.. Irvine was rector OF
ST. John'sc church. the largest and most
fashionable church in Huntington, Pa,
when he was deposed from the min
istry by Bishop Talbot in 1902. Mrs.
emma d. Elliot was a wealthy and
prominent member of the church and
one of the foremost workers in all It's
charities and social life.
Woman Enters Scene.
On one of his visits to Huntington
Bishop Talbot became acquainted with
Mrs. Elliott and thereafter was a fire.
quent visitor at her home, becoming
a close friend of both herself and her
husband. Some time after the bishop
became acquainted with Mrs. Elliott
dispute over church funds given by
Mrs. Elliott and which she charged
had been misappropriated.
1t seems that this dispute caused
each of the principals to ook up the
past line of the other. Mrs. Elliott was
accused by the minister Of inspiring
the publication of an article alleging
scandalous behavior on his part with
women at Quincy, Ill. where he had
formerly been a rector. DIR. Irvine, on
the other hand. found that Mrs. Elliott
was thrice a divorcee, and was then
the wife of a man who had divorced
a former wife on the grounds o rec
ognized by the church.
The minister wrote a letter to Bishop
Talbot stating a hypothetical case
which covered that of Mrs. Elliott and
asked the bishop what course he should
pursue. Bishop Talbot replied to DR..
Irvine that in such case it was his duty
to refuse communion to the m DR..
Irvine followed the bishops advice and
Mrs. Elliott was dropped from the
church.
Has Him Arrested.
Not long after this DR.. vim was
arrested on Mrs. EIIiott's charge that
he had forged a letter to Bishop Tall
bot, signing her name, and asking that
all controversy over her excommunica-
ton be dropped. DR.. Irvine was ac-
quilted on the trial, but Bishop Talbot
turned against him, and it was charged
that he wrote to Mrs. Elliott advising
her to prosecute the rector and promis-
Ing her If she could convict him that
he would "unfrock the Shiny fellow"
Although DIR. Irvine was acquitted
We're brought against him. Bishop Tall.
bot ordered an ecclesiastical court to.
try the rector, and the bishop himself
read from h pulpit the order of de-
position from the ministry.
DR.. Irvine n 10 friends presenter
charges against Bishop Talbot, but an
investigating committee by a vote of
B to 4 refused to put the bishop on
trial.
The matter would not down, how
ever For nearly W years the contro-
versy ragged. Finally J. Pierpont Nor
gan took a hand and a new present.
ment against the bishop was placed in
the hands of Francis Lynde Statson,
Mr.. Morgan's personal counsel. Among
the charges against Bishop Talbot In
the new presentment was one of i'm
morality" 1t was said that the name
OF q fashionable society woman in
a Pennsylvania city was involved. The
charges were dismissed.
Joins Russian Church.
Thus defeated or every hand. DR..
Irvine came to New York. In 1905 he
was ordained as a priest in the Holy
Orthe 1ox Eastern Catholic church by
Archbishop Tikhon. hen head of the
Russian. Greek and Syrian Catholics
In New York. DR.. Irvine vas made
canon OF st. Nicholas cathedral.
DR.. Irvine refused to discuss the
story that he has a salary of only $40
a month. As to his controversy with
Bishop Talbot, that was no longer in
his mind, he said. The work of DR..
Irvine is now among the Syrians and
Arabs of Brooklyn.
Il am working in a new field" said
DR.. Irvine. These Syrians and Arabs
who attend the church In Pacific street
Brooklyn. have children who are grow.
ing up Americans, speaking the Eng
5lish language. The worship at the or
thodox churches Is in foreign Ian
5guages. My sork is largely teaching
the children,
LAS for the suit against me, I do not
care to say a word 1t should not have
been brought"
MADE-OvER GARMENT.
when / have 81 dress to make over"
said h practical roman II always
rip 1t completely. clean and press it.