The Henson Journals

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Monday, June 16th, 1919.

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I wrote to George Nimmins. After breakfast I worked at the sermon for Westminster Abbey next Sunday. Then "Perverse" Smith came to lunch before presiding at a C.M.S. Meeting. I took James & Kathleen in the motor to see some churches. In the course of the afternoon we visited Weobley, Dilwyn, Pembridge, & Kingsland. At the last Mr Jobling the Rector gave us tea. We were back in the Vicarage by 6.15 p.m. Then two sets of visitors arrived viz: George Dennistoun with his wife & daughter, & Captain & Mrs Crapon.

Godfrey wrote to ask whether he ought to take the chair at a meeting of the Church Association convened to protest against the Enabling Bill. I replied immediately that he had best not do so as that braying company would commit him to much superfluous nonsense. Forsyth has a letter in the "Times" answering a foolish screed of Welldon's. The Dissenters are, I think, coming into line against the Bill: but they have gushed so freely about fraternity within recent years that they are rather handicapped when they desire to express their true sentiments! Their ridiculous pretence of "freedom", when all the world knows that they are "green with envy" of our "bondage", immerses them in absurdity. The stalwarts of Liberationism, who had been losing ground, are again coming into prominence, &, perhaps into power.

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