The Henson Journals

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Sunday, 20th after Trinity, October 25th, 1914.

83rd day

I celebrated in the Cathedral at 8 a.m. The congregation mostly consisted of boys & students. The Bishop of Durham preached on the War at Mattins. It was a fine sermon, finely phrased & well delivered, tailing off into fanaticism at the end, when he spoke of Temperance. To speak of 'the criminal folly & sin of treating' seems to me excessive. How otherwise is the Artisan to show hospitality or express kindly feeling?

[45]

The Bishop of Jarrow preached at Evensong in the interest of Temperance, taking his text from the 1st chapter of Daniel. Of course the inevitable Bernhardi came in for his meed [sic] of denunciation. I grow weary of these pulpit–references to the War. It started to rain during service. We motored to Sunderland through heavy rain. There I preached in St Columba's. The congregation was much reduced by the weather, & did not fill much more than half of the church. After service we had supper in the clergy–house. Jupp is brother in Law of Bishop Kempthorne, & evidently a very pronounced sacerdotalist. His curates are even more so. I was rather amused to hear him complaining with some bitterness that men like Mackay of All Saints, Margaret Street, were not promoted to the Bench. As well make Generals of your deserters! It was stated that artillery had been brought from Newcastle to Sunderland, & many troops. Also that K. of K. had personally visited the district. There is clearly an expectation that an invasion will be attempted.

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