The Henson Journals

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Friday, March 25th, 1927.

There was much rain today, & it was cheerless. I motored to Barnard Castle, & presided at a meeting of the School Governors. The Headmaster reported a further reduction in the number of boys. The future of the School is more doubtful than I care to realize.

On my return to Auckland, I visited Spedding, & then motored to Durham, where I confirmed 192 persons in St Cuthbert's Church. The Vicar, Glynne, is a very fumbling & futile person, but the service was not displeasing.

I sent copies of the Loch Lecture to Robin & Lord Barnard.

Moulsdale was very eager in assuring me that he would accept to Composite Book, but he "would have much difficulty with his friends." This means that these soi–disant Catholicks think they can see their way to twist the new rubricks as they have twisted the old, but that they mean to make a mighty pretence of self–sacrifice in abandoning open opposition. How can they go straight who are accustomed to go crooked? I fear that the restoration of discipline in the Church of England will be as remote as ever: nevertheless, we were bound to make the attempt.

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