The Henson Journals

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Thursday, September 21st, 1916.

780th day

I went to the Cathedral at 8 a.m., and celebrated the Holy Communion. There was a considerable gathering of nunlike women headed by Hockley in his cassock. He is holding a retreat for them. Dennett came to report the illness of the choirboy Jackson, and to get authority to summon a specialist from Newcastle. Later the lad was examined, adjudged to have appendicitis, & ordered to be operated on forthwith. For this purpose he was removed to the hospital. I lunched with the Bishop of Jarrow, and afterwards walked with him to St. Oswald's, and there attended the funeral service of one of the sub–vergers, Usher. Then I returned, and attended Evensong. In the course of a short walk I fell in with a wounded soldier, & brought him back for tea at the Deanery. His name was Reggie Lomas, and he was a member of the Battalion of the K.R.R. wholly composed of Church Brigade Boys. Then I wrote to my wife. Going to fetch an evening paper, I fell in with Professor How, and had some conversation with him about ecclesiastical matters. Then I dined, and afterwards wasted my time until nearly midnight by reading the publications of the "Society of St. Peter & Paul".

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