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Excerpt from Prudently With Power: William Thomas Manning, Tenth Bishop of New York
Therefore, it is fitting, that for these, and for those who shall come after, there should be recorded some account of the Bishop's life and work, of his place in the Church and in civic life, and some personal memories, by one who for more than twenty years was associated with him 'as a priest of the Diocese, a member of the Cathedral staff, and a friend. This has been done with such objectivity as is possible to the writer, in such circumstances.
As we think of Bishop Manning the things which come immediately to mind are his loyalty to the Church, his steadfastness in the faith, his fairness and justice, his moral indignation against wrong or evil, and his courage which extended over the whole of his life; but behind all these things and speaking through them was his deep personal faith.
When he was consecrated in the Cathedral he was asked as every Bishop is asked, certain questions and was given certain charges. These questions he answered, and these charges he accepted; and in their substance and in their implication he followed them.
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