The Henson Journals

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Thursday, July 26th, 1923.

The post brought me several letters about the Articles in the Morning Post, from which I learned that the said articles had been reproduced in the Newcastle Daily Journal. One letter from a Papist named Bernard Berlyn was interesting, as it disclosed the deep contempt with which the Anglo–Catholics are regarded by the Romans.

I spent the whole morning in writing letters. Ella took Charles & his wife into Durham. Wilson and Clayton went with me to Middleton–on–Tees, where I instituted Perrott to the Rectory. There was a considerable congregation, & I hope that a good start was made. The new Rector's father was present together with several other clergymen. Before the service I called on the old schoolmaster, who for fifty years played the organ in the church, Mr Oddie. He is now more than 90 years of age, & visibly nears his end, but he is still intelligent & interested in parochial affairs. We returned to Auckland after the service.

The "Morning Post" announces that the Bishop of Zanzibar is to answer my articles in its columns. This, on the whole, is satisfactory as he certainly has much to explain. Albert Saxton sent me a cutting from the "Manchester Guardian". It was an article by 'Artifex' (= Canon Peter Green) entitled "The Bishop of Zanzibar & the Telegram", and is expressed with much vigour & even bitterness.

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