The Henson Journals

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Sunday after Ascension Day, May 23rd, 1909.

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I prepared some notes for a short sermon to the cadets on a favourite text of mine, "He endured as seeing Him who is invisible". The cadets formed an attractive spectacle in their grey uniforms, whose numerous buttons made a crashing sound as they sate down. They did not sing the hymns, or make the responses as heartily as I shd have expected but this may be caused by the strangeness of the Anglican service to lads mostly trained in non–episcopal churches. My sermon was listened to with much attention, & I think appreciated. For myself it was a pleasant thing to speak naturally after the restraints of Mohonk. We lunched with Travers, who afterwards shewed us the new chapel which is nobly planned & nobly placed. Then came tea, and parade. This last pleased my greatly: the little ceremony of saluting the flag was quite touching. Mr & Mrs Choate were among the spectators: I had a word with them. He is staying in the neighbourhood with Mr Osborn. After supper I talked to about 100 Y.M.C.A. cadets: & shook hands with them afterwards. Then I talked of Indians & Buffalo with mine host until we went to bed.

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