The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-14
IRWIN RESUMES
WORK ON BOOK
Sustaining of Suspension
Just Another Chapter
in "Low Twelve"
HIS A LIFE OF TRIALS
Through Here, He Goes to
Lawton TO Face Jury on
Charge of Arson


loser in the case THE Presbyterian
church versus Rev. r. J. Irwin"
and therefore lacking the power To-
exercise any OF the functions OF
minister, viii turn his talents be.
tween now arl the meeting Of the
General assembly In MAY TO COM
.Icflon OF story OF his life history
and alleged sufferings under un-
inst pcrsc~utions, which he has en-
Il,d Low Twelve" ana intends to
publish in book form, drnmatize
aud sell TO the movies.
The parthiau shot which Row
srpnd Irwin hurled before his de-
parture early Friday evening at
'ne judicial commission OF the
oklahoma synod which had Just
r.yetcd the chain OF his suspension
from the ministry With another
link. was that the midnight
decision OF the commission
was to be made another
dark chapter" In Low
EI Reno preshytcry July 81.
Low Twelve" Won't Help Him.
Reverend Irwin cannot hope TO
better hts position in the prcshy-
terIa nchurch by ampllfying and
exploiting Low Twelve" as his
writing the book and ridicullng
therein church members opposed
20 him constituted one of the
charges brought against him bv the
El Reno presbytery and sustained
by the synod's judicial commission.
Early chapters in the book bark
back 20 Reverend Irwin's arrival
in the frontier hamlet OF Lnwtoh
I'm 1901. The thesis upon which the
fa ~ uFh
less incidents are related to prove,
r. that he was victimized by poll
ticians for his longtime friendship
with Jake Hamon.
Life is Just one trial after an
other for Reverend Irwin, for he re-
turned 20 the arms OF another trial
~ Iawton, this for alleged arson
in connectiin with the attempted
burning of the parish house ad-
Joining the Presbyterian church.
The trial was to have come up this
week, but was postponed in part
because OF Reverend Twins pre-
vous engagement" in Tulsa.
Charges OF arson were brough
against Reverend Irwin by the
county attorney through an in
vestigation into the church burning
and Reverend Irwin's tale Of being
kidnapped and beaten.
No Marks of Beating.
G. X. Hume OF Anadarko, MEM
Der Of the prosecuting committee
from the FL Reno Presbytery. said
early Friday morning that men who
examined Reverend Irwin after the
alleged beating found no marks on
his body. on the other hand,
here that his proximity 20 the
church on the night OF the fire was
due to wish to capture any
would-bc incendinarists. lie said
that the reason back OF the firing
OF the parish house was hatred OF
Hamon, who contributed the money
for its erection. \
Reverend Irwin's counsel, Rev.
C. c. Wieth OF Ardmore, who is n
former lawyer will stay by him In
preparing for his rial at the bar OF
Justice in the general assembly OF
the Presbyterian church, u. $. A.,
the third Thursday in May in In
danapolis. Reverend Irwin has
no intention OF accepting the sug-
gestion OF the judicial commission,
as voiced by Moderator George G.
Alternately OF Shawnee, that he try
20 make his peace with the El Reno
presbytery. Instead he will fight
20 win a favorable verdict from the
highest church court OF them all.
Reverend Wieth. who is now serv-
ing the first year OF n three years
term on the large judicial commit
tee or the general assembly. viii
not be pernltted by Presbyterian
law TO serve on the judicial COM
mittee during Reverend Irwin's
hearing ms both are members OF
the same presbytery.
How AppeaI Must BE Made.
Reverend Irwin must depend for
the form Of his appeal TO the gem
eral assembly OF the Presbyterian
church. u. $, A, upon the very
body which Thursday rendered an
unfavorable decision on his minis
terlal conduct, as according to the
rules laid down in the book of
discipline" of the church tho ju-
dlcisl commission Of the lower
court much couch the appeal from
i's decision to the higher tribunal.
Members of the judicial commits
sion Of tho Oklahoma synod, before
they took their way homewnrd
Friday morning. authorized their
moderator, George c. Ahernnthy OF
Hhawnee, and Rev. c. W. Estes or
Hobart to perfect the appeal and
~ transact any other business re-
lsting 10 the appeal which may
arise before the general assembly
convenes In INDIANAPOLIS the third
Thursday OF next May.
Rev. c. w Kerr OF the First
Presbyterian church the only Tul-
san named on the synod's judicial
commission, did not serve on IT, az
he was not notified Of his election
until after the commission had
been sworn In and had held two
session, Ten elders and ministers
acted on the commission,