The Henson Journals

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3rd Sunday after Easter, April 17th, 1910.

I went to S. Margts, & assisted Knox at the Holy Commn. There were 44 comts, including a good proportion of the newly confirmed.

Llewelyn Davies preached in the Abbey at the morning service. His sermon was very pleasant to hear – scholarly, reverent, & admirably expressed – an old world discourse such as Maurice might have delivered half a century since. His voice, though feeble, carries well. At luncheon he was most vivacious and interesting.

At the afternoon service the Abbey was well–filled. In the stalls I noticed the Archbishop of Canterbury. I preached from S. Luke XIII.23, 24, "Christ's treatment of questioners". After service Mrs Glassford Bell & James Parker Smith came in to tea.

I went to St Margaret's at 7 p.m. and heard Donaldson preach for the C.E.T.S. He preached well enough, but of course his argument was the familiar total–abstinence one, of which I cannot admit the validity.

• Anthony Brown.
• Clarence Stock
• Gilbert Simpson
• Ernest Bennett
• Reggie Still

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Lady Cowper called on me with reference to Harold: and Lord Balfour of Burleigh followed with reference to his daughter's marriage.

Mr Daltry from Cornwall stayed here from Tuesday to Friday, while attending the S.P.G conferences.

Ella returned from Torquay on Wednesday, the 20th, and on the same day, Col: & Mrs Gore–Booth, & Mrs Kirkpatrick arrived on a visit.

On Friday, the 22nd, I went to the Wesleyan College at Richmond, and addressed the students.

On Saturday, the 23rd, I showed a party from S. John's Drury Lane over the Abbey.

The 'Spectator' has a friendly review of the Yale Lectures.

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