The Henson Journals

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4th Sunday in Lent, March 26th, 1911.

A tempestuous and chilly day. The East Wind roaring round and through one made all things miserable. There was a fair but nowise a crowded congregation when the Bishop of Ely preached a special sermon in connexion with the Tercentenary of the Authorized Version. It was an excellent discourse both in substance and form. I celebrated afterwards when there were but 27 comts.

There was a Church Parade of my Territorials in the afternoon. Col: Willoughby read the lesson: I preached from I. Sam: xxi. 9. "There is none like that; give it me". The singing was hearty: & the men in their grey uniforms made a brave show.

At Evensong there was a large congregation in spite of the hurricane. I preached a careful sermon on the place of the Bible in the Christian life: and afterwards we sang a 'Te Deum' as a special act of Thanksgiving.

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On Monday, the 27th of March, I went to Birchington, & stayed there until Friday, the 31st. From thence I wrote a longish letter to the "Spectator" headed "The excluding Rubric", which duly appeared in the issue of that journal on the following Saturday. I also wrote an Introduction to a small volume in which my Portsmouth Address to the Free Church Council is to be published by Hodder & Stoughton. On Friday evening we attended a reception at the Speaker's House, on the occasion of his 'Silver Wedding'. On Saturday we dined with the Emmotts.

Knox terminated his connection with S. Margaret's. The scanty band of parishioners subscribed a sum of £42 as a testimonial. I presented this to him after Evensong on Friday.

On Saturday afternoon I attended the Psycho–Therapic Committee. All the doctors were present vz:

Sir Dyce Duckworth	Also 3 clergy:–
Dr Mackenzie	Canon Henson
" Button	" Child
" Eccles	Mr Cameron
" Bousfield	& the Secretary
" Hyslop	Mr Geoffrey Rhoades

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Issues and controversies: psycho-therapeutic committee