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A NEW IRISH BISHOP. DEAN OF BELFAST'S APPOINT- MENT. IRELAND has thirteen Bishops, and this year four dioceses have held Episco- pal elections. In the first election two names were sent to the House of Bishops from which one was chosen, in the second the Synod left the choice in the hands of the Bishops, as the only name that secured a nine-tenths majority of the lay eectors failed to secure the full two- thirds majority of the clergy. These elections caused a discussion' on the un- satisfactory character of the method of choice, and in the last two elections the Synods chose themselves the. men who should be their diocesans. The Diocese of Down, Connor and Dromore is by far the most popular of Irish dioceses. It includes the city of Belfast with its many pressing problems as well as a large rural and urban area inhabited by Churchmen. It had as its two last Bishops the present Primates—Drs. Crozier and D'Arcy—and much interest was centred in the meeting which had to select a Bishop, who will naturally be called upon to take a prominent part in the trying times that lie before the North of Ireland. As was generally an- ticipated, the choice fell upon the vigor- ous and scholarly Dean of Belfast, who is well known by his contributions to "Hastings' Bible Dictionaries." The Very Rev. C. T. p, Grierson has the advantage of knowing the South as well as the North of Ireland, for he served after a distinguished career in Trinity CoUege, Dublin, for seven years in the South before he became Rector of Barn- bridge—a. flourishing town in County Down. Great Personal Charm. In Ban bridge he won the affection of the people, and in 1911 he was appointed Vicar of St. Ann's, the Cathedral Parish, and, Dean of Belfast. There he found his opportunity, and was quick to seize it He saw the possibilities before the Cathedral, and used them to the full. The Cathedral became a centre of influence, and under his rule it was re- cognised as the central church of the city. A good preacher, a zealous worker and a man of great personal charm, he won the confidence of Belfast, and was always ready to support the Bishop in his diocesan and public work. It will be remembered that he invited Dr. Cooper, when Moderator of the Scotch Church, to occupy the Cathedral pulpit, and this action endeared him to the Pres- byterians of the northern city. Always friendly with his non-episcopal brethren, he has proved himself a champion of the reunion movement, and no more excel- lent choice could be made by the Church- .y t 0 men of the diocese. He brings to the House of Bishops a calm judgmnet and the power of co-operation with other men. Like all the Irish Bishops, he has, had considerable executive experience, and it is probable that no man in the diocese is better acquainted with its i needs or commands the more whole- hearted confidence of Churchmen and 'Presbyterians in the large area over which he will exercise jurisdiction. It will be remembered that Jeremy Taylor was once Bishop of Dromore. -o.o.

NEW CANON OF BANGOR. A POPULAR PREFERMENT. THE BISHOP OF BANGOR has appointed the R-BV. Ll. R. Hughes, the Rector of Llandudno, to the vacant canonry in Bangor Cathedral. The new Canon is about the best known and most respected clergyman in North Wales, an dfor some yea,rs he had been singled out for preferment in te Church. He is a native of Oorris, near Machynl-eth, and received his education at Queen's College, Oxford. He served the curacies of Festiniog and Carnarvon before he was appointed to the ncurn- bency of Portmadoc. When the Ven. Archdeacon Morgan resigned the Rec- tory of Llandudno on his promotion to be Archdeacon, Mr. Hughes was selected to succeed him. He has been most in- defatigable in his labours at Llandudno, and has been the means of erecting a fine new church on the south shore to meet the increasing demands of visitors to this popular watering-place. He has been foremost in every Church move- ment in the Diocese, and for several years worked his hardest as secretrury of the Diocesan Church Extension Society, speaking and preaching on its behalf in every populous centre throughout the unwieldy Diocese. He was elected on the governing body, and if only the figures were published his name would be found somewhere near the top, and he has taken active part in the discussions of that body. He served as Chaplain of the Forces during the whole war, and ultimately became the senior chaplain of the Welsh Army corps. He is in great demand both in Eng- land and Wales as a preacher and speaker, and his numerous friends-he has no enemy-wish him a long life of activity to enjoy the well-merited j honour that, hig Bishop has conferred on I him. J y

A LOSS TO NORWICH. DEATH OF REV. G. N. HERBERT. ONE of the best known clergymen in Norwich has passed away in the person of the Rev. George Nicholas Herbert, the chaplain of the Great Hospital, Bis- hopsgate-street, and Vicar of St Helens, Norwich. His death was not entirely unexpected, and took place last Friday afternoon. He bad been in failing health for some months. Mr. Herbert was appointed chaplain,to the Old Man's Hospital, as the large institution in St. Helen's is familiarly called, nearly three years ago. Although a visit to a hydro early in the summer brought about a change for the better for a little while, he was never after that able to carry out his full duties, and about ten days before his death took to his bed. He was born in 1847 in Nottingham, the son of George Herbert, and a de- scendant of R-ehard, the elder brother of George Herbert, the poet saint. He graduated B.A. at Corpus Christi College., Cambridge, in 1870, and took his M.A. three years later. In 1871, he was ordained in Lincoln Cathedral, and was the first man ordained by a Bishop Suffragan after the revival of the order. From 1870 to 1883 he was head master of University School, Nottingham—his own old school. From the latter year until 1890 he was Rector of Cowlam. Next he was appointed Vicar of St. John d3 Sepulchre, Norwich, and remained there twenty-six years. It was greatly due to his efforts that the Ber-street district was almost completely trans- formed from a locality teeming with vice into a place of order and decency. He was recognised by his parishioners as a friend and guide. During the twenty- six years close upon R2,,000 was spent on the schools, and a vicarage was also acquired; the church tower was restored, the peal of bells completed, and the tower screen and reredos erected. It was not surprising, therefore, that when he decided to accept the vicarage of St. Helen's, which carries "with it the chap- laincy of the Great Hospital, the parishioners presented him with a hand- some cheque, coupled with many and sin- cere expresions of regret that he was leaving them, He had many interests. In his young days volunteering and aitheltics inter- ested him much. He joined the Volun- teers again three years ago when volun- teers were called for, being one of the first to enrol.. For more than twenty years the Church Lads' Brigade found him a warm adherent, and he was a chaplain to that body. He was one of the founders of the Notts Forest Football Club. For many years he contributed weekly to the Eastern Daily Press, and he was a busy writer. Mrs. Herbert, for whom much sympathy is felt, sur- vives him with one daughter. .a.

GLOUCESTER DIOCESE THE INCOME OF LIVINGS. AT the Gloucester Diocesan Confer- ence the Bishop of Goucester, in his opening address, said the main business was to consider the proposed new consti- tution of the Conference in accordance with the report of the Standing Commit- tee. On the motion of Major J. D. Birchall, M.P., a resolution was adopted approving of the new constitution. One of the most important changes is that the Conference will consist of 900 dele- gates, male or female, to be elected annu- ally at the parochial church meeting in each parish. The report of the Diocesan Board of Missions stated that during the year R8,945 2s. 6d. was contributed to the S.P.G. 93,964 15s. 6d. to the C.M.S. and £2.885 7s. 8d. to other societies; a total of £10,795 7s. 8d., against £9,455 13s. 8d. during the pre- vious year. Major Birchall, speaking on the report of the Board of Finance, said in the Gloucester diocese there were eleven livings with a gross official income of less than £ 100 a year, eighty- eight livings of less than -6200, and 312 livings of less than jE300 a year. A campaign was now being held to raise all livings where there were at least 300 people to £ °00 a year. This would re- quire £8,000 a year. The parishes were being asked to contribute £ 2,000, leaving £ 6 000 to come from subscribers. What- ever they did in that diocese would be supplemented by the Central Board of Finance. They wanted 300 men and women to give Cl0 every half-year.

BRISTOL DIOCESE CONFERENCE POSTPONED. IT had been decided to hold the first meeting of the new Conference for the Diocese of Bristol at Swindon on Octo- ber 28, but in view Qf the dislocation of traffic, which must continue for some time after the return of the railwaymen to their work, the Bishop has felt it would be considered best to postpone the Conference until later. The arrange- ments for October 28 will therefore be cancelled,, and the Conference will meet, instead, on Tuesday, November 18, at Swindon. IN consequence of the uncertainty of the railway service, the Bath and Wells Diocesan Conference, fixed for October 9 and 10. has been postponed. 1

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