The Henson Journals

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5th Sunday after Epiphany, February 9th, 1908.

I celebrated at 8 a.m. There were 16 comts.

At Mattins there was a large congregation. In the Parly seats I noticed Sir Henry Craik, the Lord Advocate, Mr Craig, Lord St Aldwyn, & others I know not. My sermon was on "The Lesson of the Lisbon Murders": at the close of the service, the 'Dead March' was played.

Harold made a copy of some extracts from my sermon, and these we conveyed to the Times' Office.

There was a large congregation at Evensong. I preached an old sermon on 'Vengeance', adding a little epilogue on the Lisbon murders. The 'Dead March' was again played after the service.

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I directed Macmillans to send copies of the 'Nat. Chur.' to the following:

Rev. Milo Hudson Gates.	New York.
G. A. Smith.	Glasgow.
Anson Phelps Stokes.	Yale.
Edward L. Curtis.	Yale.
Dr Symonds.	Montreal

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I went to Sheffield, and addressed a small meeting of supporters of Y.M.C.A. on Thursday: the 13th Feb. 1908.

Afterwards I preached to about 1100 people mainly young men in S. Mary's. I was hospitably entertained by Miss Roberts [Park Grange, Sheffield] a sister of one of the local members, whose residence historically associated with the long imprisonment of Mary, Queen of Scots, was next door.

On Friday, the 14th Feb. I returned to Westminster, and, the same evening, dined with Babington–Smith.

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