The Henson Journals

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Tuesday, November 13th, 1906.

The Convocation met at 11 a.m. Immediately after the prayers had been read by the Prolocutor, and the members 'preconized' by the official, the President accompanied by his suffragans entered the Hall, & taking the Prolocutor's chair, proceeded to read an address. This ended, the Prelates retired and left us to our work. After two notices of Gravamina from the Archdeacon of Lincoln, the Dean of Westminster moved for a Committee to consider procedure as to the Letters of Business, & the Archdeacon of Leicester seconded. The Dean of Canterbury moved an amendment, and had Canon Bartram as seconder. I made a short speech explaining that I had acquiesced in the Committee because free liberty of action was reserved. So the Committee was voted without opposition, Wace's amendment being withdrawn. After lunch we discussed a motion for the Reform of Convocation, and I moved an amendment which was defeated.

My father in law departed and my sister in law arrived.

Allan Edwards, who is regarded as a leader of the more religious Evangelicals, passed a note to me on which he wrote of the members of Convocation, who number 175:. 'About 24 members at the outside who might be willing to be described as Evangelicals: but only 5 such at the most among the Representative Procters'.

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