The Henson Journals

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Friday, March 11th, 1927.

The post brought me from the clergy another batch of acknowledgements. Old Boddy writes:– "I am hoping that your Lordship will find opportunity within the next few years to write your Autobiography. A sense of humour such as possessed by our Bishop will make it very good reading, & I trust that that sense of humour will be allowed full play".

I am surprised that he should discover humour in a very demure little edifying book.

The proofs of the Edinburgh Article arrived. I corrected and returned them. Then I finished the Conference Address.

Brooke and Fosca came to lunch. He is a quaint little fellow, with a good deal of intelligence & independence. Like all his generation he regards with a good deal of sympathy every "Labour" movement, & even the hateful system in Russia.

Ella, Lionel and I motored to Darlington, where I confirmed about 100 persons in S. Hilda's Church. After the service we all had supper with the Vicar and Mrs Bell. S. Hilda's is rather a dull red–brick church on the main street. It serves a population of more than 10,000 people, tightly packed into a small area. Mr Bell is an Anglo–Catholick, but he is fond of sport, and breeds game–cocks. He is a vigorously looking man to look at, & expresses himself sensibly.

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Copies of "Church & Parson in England" were sent to the following:

1. Sir Edward Clarke

2. Sir Lewis Dibdin

3. Sir Hugh Cecil

4. The Dean of S. Paul's

5. Bishop Knox

6. The Bishop of Manchester

7. " " " Birmingham

8. " " " Salisbury

9. " " " Norwich

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