The Henson Journals

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2nd Sunday in Lent, March 12th, 1911.

I travelled to Brighton by a slow train which left Victoria at 8.50 a.m. & arrived at 10.52 a.m. The Churchwarden of Holy Trinity met me on the platform, & motored me to the Church. I preached to a very attentive congregation, repeating the sermon preached in the Abbey on Laodicean 'Lukewarmness.' I returned to town by a rapid train crowded with week–enders.

The rain fell heavily at church–time; nevertheless S. Margaret's was fairly well filled at Evensong. I preached on "Jacob's Dream".

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On Friday, March 17th 1911, I dined with the Institution of Civil Engineers; & through not feeling well I did not enjoy the dinner, I found pleasure in the conversation of Dr Bonney, who sate next me. On my return home about 10 p.m. I read for two hours, & then went to bed: but about 2 a.m. felt very ill, and when I had risen fell suddenly in a faint. Then I was violently sick & showed all the signs of a chill on the liver; after the fashion which but too often has laid me low. On Saturday I was miserable: & on Sunday had to remain in bed. Gow very kindly preached & celebrated for me at Mattins: & Compston preached at Evensong.

The next day the 'Times' had a notice of my 'sudden illness'; which I regretted, but could not resent. I solaced myself by reading the new volumes of Frazer's 3rd. Edition of the Golden Bough.

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The Psycho–therapic Ctee was attended by the Rev: Francis Boyd, Warden of the Guild of Health: and we spent two hours in trying to make out his position. He was an agreeable man to deal with, good tempered & well–mannered, but an utter fanatick. He did not seem able to grasp either the force of his own language, or the logical sequence of reasoning. He disclaimed Hickson with energy.

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Issues and controversies: psycho-therapeutic committee