The Henson Journals
Sun 31 March 1907
Volume 16, Pages 196 to 198
[196]
Easter Day, March 31st, 1907.
A most glorious day, but most of the faithful keeping the feast at the sea–side, or in the country. Communicants the fewest on record.
| at 7 a.m. | 39 |
| " 8 " " | 123 |
| " 11 " " | 149 |
| 311 |
Just 20 less than last year, & that was a bad year!
Gilbert Simpson & Ernest Bennett came to lunch, and walked with me to the Times Office.
There was a large congregation at Evensong. We sang the Te Deum, after the Benediction.
Knox & his wife & daughter came in to supper.
[197]
The Monthly Review was sent to the following:–
- The Lady Wimbourne
- Bishop Welldon
- Dr Guinness Rogers
- Austin Taylor M.P.
- Sir John Kennaway
- Reichel
- Rector of Exeter Coll.
- Dean of Windsor
- Archdeacon Stocks
- Chancellor Worlledge
- Archdeacon Bevan
- Prof. Watson
- E.K. Buxton
- Marsden
- Dean of Peterboro
- Dean of Ch. Ch.
- Dean of Canterbury
- Chancellor Edmonds
- Dean of Lincoln
- Dean of Winchester
- Archdeacon Lindsay
- Archdeacon Sandford
- Dr Eyre
- Canon Nunn
- Canon Page–Roberts
- Ed. of Yorkshire Post
- Ed. of Leeds Mercury
- Ed. of Manchester Guardian
- Ed. of Tribune
- Sir Wm Anson
- Dr Warre
- Dean of Ripon.
[198]
Almighty and all–merciful God, I pray to Thee for the light and comfort of Thy Holy Spirit that I may know Thy Will, and may be made willing and able to do it. Have compassion on my ignorance, my frailty, and my sin: and forgive me my offences. Show Thou me the way that I should walk in for I lift up my soul unto Thee. O God, I desire to do Thy Will, and to serve Thy people. Give me power to overcome evil in myself: give me courage to rebuke evil in others. Preserve me from error in teaching, and from scandals in conduct. Make possible to me the fulfilment of this Ministry, which, in the mystery of Thy Providence, Thou hast willed that I should bear. Bless Thy People and guard them from my faults. I ask all in the Name, and for the sake of Thine only Son, Jesus Christ.
Amen.