How to Speak and Write Correctly by Joseph Devlin
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Rev. Alban Johnson, D. D.
My dear Sir: or Rev. and dear Sir: or more familiarly Dear Dr. Johnson: Bishops of the Roman and Anglican Communions are addressed as _Right Reverend_. The Rt. Rev., the Bishop of Long Island. or The Rt. Rev. Frederick Burgess, Bishop of Long Island. Rt. Rev. and dear Sir: Archbishops of the Roman Church are addressed as _Most Reverend_ and Cardinals as _Eminence_. Thus: The Most Rev. Archbishop Katzer. Most Rev. and dear Sir: His Eminence, James Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore. May it please your Eminence: The title of the Governor of a State or territory and of the President of the United States is _Excellency_. However, _Honorable_ is more commonly applied to Governors:-- His Excellency, William Howard Taft, President of the United States. Sir:-- His Excellency, Charles Evans Hughes, |
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