The Henson Journals
Sun 3 August 1913 to Sat 9 August 1913
Volume 18, Pages 388 to 389
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11th Sunday after Trinity, August 3rd, 1913.
Catholics say that human nature was created good by the good Divine Creator: but that, since it has been diseased by sin, it needs the physician Christ.
S. Augustine.
A beautiful summer day. I celebrated in the Cathedral at 8 a.m. At Mattins, Knowling preached an excellent sermon from the words: "Jesus is Lord".
Captain & Mrs Soltau–Symons came to lunch.
At 3.30 p.m. the Northern Cyclists Association attended Evensong in the cathedral: there was a large muster but not so large as had been expected. The Mayor & Corporation also attended. I preached from the words: "He endured as seeing Him who is invisible".
After service I had tea with Mrs Simey, & saw the charming garden attached to the House.
Then I went round the cathedral with Alington & his wife.
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The week ending on Saturday August 9th was without any special interest. The Alingtons left on Monday, and on Wednesday there arrived Mrs Smith (Olive's Mother) and Lancelot Troutbeck. Ella & I went across to lunch with the Pembertons, & spent the afternoon pleasantly with them. Mrs Smith promptly took herself to bed complaining of pains: Dr Stuart was sent for: and the House disturbed by the distractions of a sick room. This was the more inconvenient as Holidays began to take effect on the household. Caroline went away on Thursday. I finished & sent to the Bp. Of Winchester, the paper on 'Divorce' which I rashly undertook to read to the Church Congress. Also I finished a sermon on "Peace" for the Embassy Church at the Hague.
On Saturday, Ella & I motored to Ryton; & there I addressed a meeting of 'Brotherhoods' in the open air. The evening was still: there was a good attendance of men: I spoke for 35 minutes, & was well listened to. The Vicar – Randell – has a voice like the discharge of cannon! He told me that he had read to his congregation the report in the 'Guardian' of my 'Putumayo' sermon, & that a collection had been made in the parish for the Roman Catholic Mission.