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BISHOP GLOBE-TROTTER, by                    
First Line: Being raised to the purple gave me an itching foot
Last Line: Buddhists, confucianists, christians, and an atheist.
Subject(s): Cairo; Prayer; Religion; Ships & Shipping; Travel; Theology; Journeys; Trips


Being raised to the purple gave me an itching foot,
I constantly travelled over the whole world attending conferences of
world-wide
significance.
A polished man of the world, I brought culture with a capital C to my
provincial
friends at home.
Some said my Diocese suffered by my absence,
But I doubt now as then that the presence of my apostolic brethren in
their
respective sees,
Benefitted them as much as my absence did mine.
I was on my way to Cairo to promote a World Day of Prayer for those of
every
creed and faith
When my vessel sank in the Indian Ocean.
I gathered those aboard about me
And as the ship went down I was praying with Mohammedans,
Buddhists, Confucianists, Christians, and an Atheist.





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