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plied, and he will, doubtless, be only too glad to respond to a similar appeal from the men who, for the want of better accommodation, now find separate housing in a tent in the church grounds. This effort in the interests of the men has sprung from the Rector entirely, and his latest project is to erect an enlargement of the church, which will form a shelter for the male toilers from the cold blasts and the beating rains of winter.

��&quot;With regard to Egypt,&quot; Mr Fowler remarked in the course of the interview, &quot;my interest had always been very great since my early visit as a boy, and when the appeal was issued by the Arch bishops and Bishops for the endowment of an Anglican Bishopric for Egypt, I advocated the idea, and was instrumental in raising a good deal of the money that came during the first year, chiefly through the medium of Church Bells. On studying the question, I found that difficulties had arisen between the promoters of the Bishopric and the Government. Every effort that was made to push the scheme forward was met by the remark that the Government was not in favour of it, and that it must be allowed to wait.

&quot; The original idea was to have a Suffragan to the Bishop in Jerusalem, resident in Egypt, in order to avoid arousing international jealousies.

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