The Henson Journals

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Whitsunday, May 22nd, 1904.

A cold day threatening rain!

I celebrated at 8 a.m. There were 72 commts. At the choral celebration there was by no means a large congregation, which however was perhaps not unconnected with the darkening aspect of the sky. I preached depressingly: there were 136 communicants. An American clergyman, named Lloyd, who hails from Seattle in the state of Washington, came into the Vestry after the early celebration, and afterwards lunched with me. He was an interesting & intelligent man.

I walked down the Embankment, & left some portion of my discourse at the Times Office.

At Evensong there was a fair congregation. I preached a sermon written as long ago as 1898. Fedarb took his place in the Churchwarden's seat.

Edith Bruce & Geordie Gore came to supper.

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On Wednesday, May 25th, Ella and I went to Cambridge to visit the Burkitts, and stayed until Friday night, when we returned to Dean's Yard; having enjoyed a pleasant visit with very hospitable, kind hosts.

I was interested to meet again Kennett, now Regius Prof. of Hebrew, and Canon of Ely. I had not seen him for at least 21 years, and he had become, in the interval, unrecognizable.

On Thursday Burkitt took me to dine in Trinity; there I renewed acquaintance with Jackson, one of the senior fellows. The Romans are much in evidence at Cambridge. I met Dom: Butler, Father Sutcliffe, Father Nolan, and Ella met also Father Barnes.

On Friday afternoon we went for a picnic up the river very pleasantly.

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