The First David Scott Lecture
Bishops of the Church of England are not always known for their poetic talents. However, one bishop of London, Henry Montgomery Campbell, who was known, amongst other things, for his dry humour did once try his hand at poetry. He wrote a short poem in his will and asked that it be read out to all of his clergy on his death. It simply said: ‘Tell my priests when I am gone, o’er me to shed no tears; for I shall be no deader then, than they have been for years’. Well, I cannot p