The Henson Journals

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16th Sunday after Trinity, October 4th, 1908.

A thick mist over everything. I celebrated in S. Margts at 8 a.m. There were 30 comts.

At Mattins the church was well–filled. Walters sang the service: Hine–Haycock read the Lessons & celebrated. I preached an old sermon. There were 66 comts.

In the Abbey Rashdall was the preacher.

I preached in the Abbey at 3 p.m. There was a very large congregation.

At 7 p.m. Caldecott preached well on 'Youth', but was not well–heard.

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On Monday, the 5th Oct, I was engaged most part of my spare time in preparing my paper for the Church Congress: and on Tuesday, I travelled to Liverpool in order to fulfil my promise to give an address at Sir Ed. Russell's “Christian Conference”. This I did the next morning at breakfast. The company was mixed including several Nonconformists of diverse sects, and one Jesuit priest (Father Day, a son of the Judge). My speech was civilly received, but plainly not much liked by the clerics present. It was fully reported in the 'Liverpool Daily Post' of the following day. After breakfast I wandered about Liverpool, visited the Picture Collection, & went on the Mersey. At dinner there were several parsons convened to meet me, including a Congregationalist Minister named Sewell, the curate of the parish, Wilkinson, an ex–Congregationalist, the Rector of Wallasey, & two more. On the following morning, Thursday, the 8th, I went to Manchester, and read my paper on 'the Continuity of the Anglican Church' in the Free Trade Hall. It was received with many signs of resentment by the audience. When the discussion began, Lacey rushed to the platform & delivered himself of a buffoon–speech, which delighted the audience, but was equally insulting to me & irrelevant to my argument. Then I joined Reichel & we travelled together to Euston; arriving in Dean's Yard shortly after 9 p.m.

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On Friday, Oct. 9th, I worked at sermons all day: save when, during the afternoon, Harold & I walked to the British Museum, and looked at the Caesars, & the Assyrian relics.

Bernard Relleen came to see me after dinner to talk about getting to work. He has grown a solid & manly youth, & aspires to go to Canada. So I undertook to write respecting him to Dr Bovey.

On Saturday, Oct. 10th sermons again, & preparation of a Lecture on Williams for the Welsh Societies.

At 2 p.m. I baptized Eveline Daphne, Radcliffe's baby, in the Henry viith's Chapel. My wife was godmother.

At 4 p.m. I showed a horde of Dissenting S.S. Teachers over the Abbey. There were at least 70, although I had specially stipulated for no more than 25. But these sectaries are shameless & faithless.

Harold went with me to a Methodist Chapel in Falmouth Rd, where the Welsh Societies of London were holding Festival. I discoursed on 'Dean Williams' for 3/4 of an hour, to their exceeding content. We returned home something after 10 p.m.

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