The Henson Journals

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Thursday, April 17th, 1924.

The Creed of Romanism is ever subject to increase: ours is fixed once and for all. We confine our anathema to the Athanasian Creed; Romanists extend it to Pope Pius's. They cut themselves off from the rest of Christendom; we cut ourselves off from no branch, not even from themselves. We are at peace with Rome; but she tolerates us as little as any sect or heresy. We admit her Baptism and her Orders; her custom is to re–baptize and re–ordain our members who chance to join her.

Newman. Lectures on the Prophetical Office of the Church. 1837.

I finished the Cambridge Sermon, and carried to Willington the copy of the Revised Bible which I promised to present to the parish church. I saw Duncan in bed, & prayed with him. He has certainly been very ill.

The "Edinburgh Review" arrived. My article – "England and Rome" – is given the first place, which, if anybody now reads that journal, ought to give it a chance of arresting notice.

Bp. Knox states in the "Times" that 228,000 persons have signed his memorial against any alteration of the Communion Service.

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