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Allin pens his frustration regarding the passivity of the House of Bishops. During the meeting, Allin courageously speaks up and discovers he is not alone, 1968.

With George and Barbara Bush at St. Ann's, Kennebunkport, 1992.

With George Bush, 1988.

Allin's term of office was not without controversy. He inherited the divisive issues of race relations, ordination of women, prayer book reform, and human sexuality.

Allin attempted to take the approach of mediator on many issues. In a 1977 address to the Diocese of New Jersey, Allin stated, “I am not Pope; my job is to preside.” It was this perspective on his role as Presiding Bishop in church governance that…

John M. Allin, Presiding Bishop XXIII, 1974-1985.

Allin's passport, 1979. By the end of his time as Presiding Bishop, Allin had circled the globe three times.

Allin traveled to India in 1983 to preach at the Maramon Convention in Kerala.

"That which holds the Anglican community together is affection." Allin with friend and colleague Robert Runcie, on the occasion of Runcie's enthronement as Archbishop of Canterbury, 1980. Allin strongly believed in Runcie's statement about affection…

Allin, his wife Ann and a group of friends and colleagues traveled to Jerusalem on two occasions to undertake a course of study at St. George’s College. On this occasion, they walk the stations of the cross, 1985.