The Henson Journals
Thu 26 December 1912
Volume 18, Page 248
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Boxing Day, Feast of S. Stephen, December, 26th, 1912.
A drenching day. At 8 a.m. I celebrated the Holy Communion in St Margaret's. There were no communicants save Westlake, Ramsay, & myself.
The morning I devoted to a rather barren effort to compose a sermon for Sunday night. Then a lady with a tragic divorce–story came for advice.
In the afternoon I went to the carol–singing in the Abbey Church. The continual rain made the congregation unusually small.
A note from Fedarb informed me that his wife died this morning. This is an untoward event which comes at an ill moment. I walked round & saw him at once. They had been married 45 years.
We dined with Lady Flower. It was a family party.
Issues and controversies: divorce