John's University, Shanghai, on Friday and Saturday. The main business of the House was to deal with the resignations of Bishops, and with Incminations for vacancies thus created. The House approved the following re-
Prelude and Fugue in D Major Prelude and fugue in D major, igni ath riy Beethoven and
Intermezzo: "The Walk to the "m Havel ior
Dp [3 A Paradise Gardens"............-Delius Serenate from "Chian di Luna'
In contrast to the Casella version of Bach. given at last week's concert, the Respighi work which served as overture for Sunday's programme 1s a pleasingly faithful transcription. It does not entirely dispel tne doubt r anything apart from greater accessibility is to be gained by orchestrating Bach's keyboard works but it is, nevertheless, an attempt definitely worth listening to, done with the extreme taste for which its author was renewed. This was a "first performance" and a fresh reminder of how serious a loss to music was caused by Respighi's death im 1996 at the too early age of 57. He was indisputably at the very top of modern Italian composers.
First for quality of performance at this concert was the Intermezzo by Delius. This poignantly beautiful work, taken from the opera "A Village Romeo and Juliet," is one of Maestro Paci's favourites, a choice which is most readily endorsed. It yas excellently played and this praise adding that the is, not meant to Li y
sostenuto character of the Intermezzo makes it grateful to the performers.
"Resignations submitted to the Arch-ignatians:
bishop of Canterbury: the Right Rev. F. L. Norris, p". (Bishop of North [ey the Right Rev. J. Hind, D.D.
ina) io take effect from June 30,
(Bishop of Fukien) to take effect from Mlesignation submitted to the Presi-h 31, 1940.
ding Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the U. S. A: The Right Rev. D. T. Huntington, D.D. (Bishop of Anking) to take effect from the autumn of 1940.
The House accepted the following resignation submitted to itself: the Right Rev. I. O. Ding, w. (Assistant Bishop of Fukien).
The House made the following nominations: Nominations to the Archbishop of Canterbury: For the Bishopric of North China, the Right Rev. T. A: Scott, (Bishop of Shantung); for the Bishopric of Fukien, the Right Rev. C. B. R. Sargent, MA. (Assistant Bishop of Fukien); nomination to the Presiding Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the U, S. A.: for the Bishopric of Anking, the Rev. L. R. Craighill, B.D.
The nomination of Bishop Scott to North China necessitated his resignation of the Bishopric of Shantung, and the following nomination was made to the Archbishop of Canterbury: For the Bishopric of Shantung, the Rev. J.
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