Berkshire Chronicle Reading 06-1915

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SOO:ety,
~is' buildin/l ,can
from ,the battlements of ' Windsor CaBtle
Union Jack of"old Eogln,nd' i8pplaUile). ' It
spectacle to tfiake ~nv other ·Iown situa¥
SJOli~ is in tJll~ Emp;re. especially in the posi·
tlon in which )He are n.ow Io.)lou·ring, say. 'VIe ~re
determined t'ha.t no eneDlY., shl\Jl dr&g the Umon
I" J&Ok down ' , (,appla.use)~ .We
obs'erva
~end&' tho.t· there are , very nume..;ons
~po..ta.nt · pT()ble!Ds) tipe fbr Y,o,?-r .
and we ~'Wi8h .00000 ..oeed "to you to every
I'whlch' you' Br~,lmaJdn;t· for the o.meliornt*on
social . ()o,!d,i tioy ~f ·:tlle ".people::: (o.ppJause), .
SIouvb we arel:gr'o.tlfikr 'tJlat 80 I' ma.ily of
mem.)je~s ,b'S:ve '!io,ined ' ~e Porees, and a.re 6!lr~'~~llrik:
thefr' King a~d c('uutiv" duri ng the- wo.r.'~ ·
bope ' th ~t thp,.. ; w;lI;i'et"urn with h onOur a na-:
'. 'glorv whicb will ehed fr~h lustre on tlie
hone that the 'prooe<'4ing.. to-day will
in,,!v _prolltable to .:v~u , . ~d that' uiJd-eI'dencv of v;"ur, Lord<hip :e., g,rea.t denl of
a<!crue. W e . ex~e nd, to . nll ' of vou a , h enrt,y '
frM.erna.! welcQm e: 'and we , trust · t.ha.~ L. the
ceooinlls of thf$ dB~ ,villr:leav!:. t'lt~ ' rou 1\
ing, hapnv, o.ild d sli"htful memory ' . (l!lud ·
plause).
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, 'fHE BISHOP'S' 'THANKS.
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The Bishop .of _OxfoIjl,', "I tll,o.lfk you IU
name of th is confe,er;Jj!8
,t be ve;ry' kind
with which ·you hav.e
;!lB., . \ am
that 1. ..m spellillJ( .
ID!'J
' Duer.
say tha.t we' 'lapprecimte .
tboae pubYC duties. ",hI',,/> · a~'J-U~.il~~~~~t:~~c~'~iJ;;~
ro,urs, ,alip.how .ve,y ~arge. ·· a
m tlbe eomp1D'I 11fe of' all · imIj cOlmnilllliti'ei!"
tilled bv JlubJi¢ bod i~ 6uC'h as
you pr6!lide. Sit" ;Iit j~ quite . true
-a.nd. I ·,alw ..y~ .fiIjd, it r~o' when I '
very ' Pleasant pla.ce; bur r ~uppose
pJe88a.n~ or nripleo.s~nt place6 it haA it.s pl'Opl'errIB
whieli '1,:", liliav~ly UP"'!!' the ' consciences
Buch as that over wh:eh you pr.eside.
we dee;r<>'-and I am J sare I nm sp6a.!ci'ng
; memberS 9.f tIlls s.@iety~'vhat 'we 'dfsire.
, in the Cburch l ~t EyfgJ 8nd ' : M e!!'~ ~ety , yOP '
I'hould find a. body of llublic,splrlt,ed 'JIl~n pre·.
pa.red: to do- ~h~ ,par.~, ;w/';e1!. the Ch~rch b'u ght ·tp :
plav III publlo . ,a"~!re.... (1;I;ear, hear, _. ru~i.. 0ap.
plause). You I.~.~ f vI'TY·. muol, . '!l.lIal}er 91'il,:
feren ce tha!! y,qu ,wo.I!Jd l)ave .·een . 1111other "ye.a~,
and that for a reasou ·,,lJiich'(}8,useB no regret,. :: liut
joy. That .is to fay, so many 'Of our uiembers,
and oopeciall,vj
our 'yo un
mem ber s; , lire,'
. 011 " cap~city Jot o.notb'er serving witJ.!. the . Colqu~a
(a.ppl lluse). That 'we do n9t r egret, -I~ "' wou\d
b, exo.ctlv ... we should wi sh , but, for those w'l0
rem .. in o,t home Rnd for them w.hen they' r eturn
we desire th o!! tbe 'rei>resenta,t-ive~ · $?f the ' Chul'''}!
of En·gJan~ . ~ri..'8 :.S ~'etv, .~n ,''',''iery:, pJ!,ce .~'oitld
be reco!!'JJ!st;dJ l>.v t~~ ,\,ubllC 'o.ut~01'1ty n," . .. .,br<j.y'
of nnbhe'8i)Jn~Bd m ~n ·who . can be. r elled ,' upon
W help them 'jn wh:a t.)~e!; t,lJ.~v ~t~empt tQ. d~ for
th' Jluhli<)
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Amon~ tl,lo' e .wHo :!!e.n t ~.,tte!8
ah:litv to a.Hend w~ { ColOIleJ
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