The Henson Journals

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Saturday, September 21st, 1912. Winnipeg.

The weather has improved, but, though the rain has ceased, the clouds remain heavy & threatening. After breakfast I prepared notes for my oration to the Women's Canadian Club, and also for the oration in Grace Church tomorrow afternoon. Also I wrote letters to Reggie Woodyear & Bob Bineham.

There was a crowd of ladies at the Alexandra Hôtel. I spoke for 40 minutes: &, though the majority applauded, there was a strong hostile minority, which had to exercise self–suppression. Miss Jones, the Head of the Girls Training College (a branch of Miss Knox's institution at Toronto), presided very effectively.

Afterwards I paid away 30 dollars for our railway tickets from Winnipeg to Minneapolis.

We dined with Dr & Mrs Jones. I presented the Doctor with a copy of 'Puritanism in England'. The Archdeacon & old Mrs Dennistoun were the other guests. Our conversation was mainly about ecclesiastical affairs. Fortin does not impress me as a strong or lofty type of clergyman, but he has been a long time here, & has known most of the people. He says that the Mission of Help has been the occasion of much heart–burning: & that Sacerdotal Anglicanism is practically a complete failure among the colonists.

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