The Henson Journals

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Tuesday, July 14th, 1925.

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I left the Deanery of St Paul's after breakfast, and went to King's Cross. Having deposited my bags there, I went to Dean's Yard, & spent the morning at the Commission on Ecclesiastical Courts. It was soon apparent that an "Anglo–Catholic" Caucus had been at work overnight, & had agreed upon a course in the crucial matter of the Final Court. Greatly to my surprise, Sir Lewis Dibden & Chancellor Errington fell in with the proposal. I suspect that Cantuar: has been pressing them. It was impossible to discuss the matter adequately so I refused my assent, & indicated the necessity of a minority report. Both the Bishop of Worcester & Canon Wilson were absent, so that I was alone, with sympathy rather than support from Prebendary Sharp. I lunched at the Athenaeum & killed the time there until I went off to King's Cross in order to catch the 5.30p.m. express. Bayley was my compagnon de voyage, and we had some talk together, & also dined together. At Darlington Clayton met me with the car. Before going to bed I went through the letters that have accrued during my absence & wrote some cheques in payment of a series of bills! The consignment of scriveners' quills has arrived from Halifax: and an interesting letter from Robin was among the letters.

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