The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-13
CHURCH BOARD
HOLDS VERDICT
IS NOT SEVERE
coNrtNurp NOV rAor ON

CONTINUED FROM PACE ONE
error We consider that suhdlylsious
\ mud ~ related 90 the eumu point
and considered them together and
sustained specification ot error No.
. In reference Co tho subdivisions a
and % only. In effect these sub
divisions appeal from tho decision of
the lower committee, finding Rev
crend Irwin guilty ut Ning and
perjury 10 ls the conclusion OF this
commission that bis guilt Is NOT
proven beyond reasonable douNt sui.
ficicut Co Justify such q holding
"Tho commission refuses tu fys-
tain specification OF error No. o with
reference to the other two fuhdi-
visions. The commission refuses To-
sustain specification ~ error No. g,
aud also the other specifications Nos
e. S @ aud TO-
Following hls announcement of tho
DoWwlsslona fiunl Judgment Doe
auId. Hy way of explanation tho
commission focls that the way ig
open for Brother Irwin 20 appeal 10
the lsl Reno prcsbNtory for trlu-
statement 1t any time that no may
desire. and we feel that the ~ Reno
prDshyt,rv b. the tribunal to which
the appeal should bc mAdo, That
with proper propricty."
No Himuu Consideration.
That mother tho decision of tho
El Reno pIoghytDry nor the judicial
commission was iu anyway influenced
hv the connection OF jake ilnmpn or
Clara smith U1mou wus affirmed by
( tho moderator az the iudicinl COM
mission and Boy the prosecuting COM
mission from the ~ Reno proshv.
terry. A H. lapp ~ Walters. chair
man ut the III Reno prcsbytcry Com-
mlttcc. said;
1T IL nothing moro than fair 20
the snNodiCal commission and to the
prosbytcry that n be- stated that we
hayo not been trying hero Jake
ilamou or Clara Smith, These two
have never boon part In the pres
hyicrial confederation"
Moderator Ahornathy said. 80 Is
clear that this matter dId not come
tp head in.tho Lawton church until
after lannon's death Nnd II ls only
fair ~ all parties concerned 90 stare
that the trouble was caused not hy
any political connection that Jake
Hamon may have had but din to tho
disnppruval ON tho part of elders aud
the congregation " the supposed
porsouol Influence of Jake ilamou,
he being the Kind OF man that they
believed ne was"
Reverend Wruh. however. do
clarod that all Of Reverend trwin's
troubles we're trAcophlo 10 political
persecution started over his frienu-
ship with IIamon
Read Complete Record.
Tho decision came after intensive
deliboration by the judicial commits
N..s. lU.N
sion Immediately after it's election by
tho synod Wednesday afternoon. met
again In tho evening until midnight
and held three sessions Thursday,
Reading of 1876 typOwrittcn pages of
record ON the testimony In the III
Reno prosbytcridl trial by Moderator
Alternately was concluded Thursday
afternoon. Up to that time the SEES
siuus had been attended by Reverend
Irwin and his counsel. Reverend
Wcith and Fred Oilor OF Tulsa and
also by the III Reno prosecuting
committee, but the commission went
into executive session 20 reach its de-
Cision. Reverend Irwin paced tho
halls or tho university Hdministts stiOn
building throughout the evening.
No Irwin statement. 4
Reverend irwin ala not make n
statement ~ the decision was
made Tie !T pf once for LawtOn.
Reverend iru. ts now out ON bond
for arson in connection with the at
tempted burning Of the Presbyterian
church at iHwton last April.
The specific nature of charges OF
conduct unboCuming a minister, |
upon which Reverend Irwin btands !
suspended. never has been made |
public. u r. understood, however.
that among the charges arc hls con
duotlng OF u marriage ceremony at
a bathing beach
Moderator Abcrnathy's s.anuounce.
mont was couchod iu legal phrase
ologv, Abcruaihy formerly was
Judge ~ the superior court i'm pot
taw3tomie county and Us now prnc-
tiCiug law In conclusion Aher-
nathv thanked both Sides for the
restrained and dignificd manner IN
which the case was presented.