The Henson Journals

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5th Sunday after Easter, May 17th, 1914.

The brilliant warm weather continues. There are complaints of drought from the farmers, & threatenings of a curtailed water–supply from the water–companies. Meanwhile the country looks brilliant under the sun–shine.

I celebrated the Holy Communion in the Cathedral at 8 a.m. Then (in Mr Laidler's car, mine own being in hospital) Cummings motored me to Wolsingham, where I preached in the parish church. Mr Arnold, the incumbent, has but recently succeeded old Chancellor Espin, whose long senility has depressed the ecclesiastical life of the parish. I returned to Durham after the service, & was back at the Deanery in time to entertain Major & Mrs Fishbourne at lunch, & to shew them the Library.

Then I attended Evensong in the Cathedral, & immediately afterwards motored again to Wolsingham, Pearce going with me. I preached on "Liberty" to a large congregation. We returned to Durham without accident, but not without delay, the gearing–apparatus of the car proving intractable. In the morning I had to walk the last two miles of the return journey, & in the evening our start was delayed while Cummings manipulated the machine in the inward parts.

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