The Henson Journals

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Wednesday, May 4th, 1927.

The Yorkshire Post contains a short account of my speech last night: and so does the Northern Echo. In the latter there is a curious error "God and Mammon" being substituted for "God and Man". I thought it worth correcting, and sent a note to the Editor.

I wrote to the Bishop of Oxford about Ernest, suggesting that there might be a suitable assistant curacy in the Oxford diocese.

The Rev. M. N. Coates, Vicar of Forest & Frith, came to lunch. I told him that I should have work for him later in the year, and dissuaded him from leaving the diocese.

Drury, from Darlington came to consult me about curates. I told him that his parish was not suitable for a deacon, being in certain senses abnormal.

Lazenby came to lunch, and afterwards motored out with me to Barnard Castle, where I confirmed 51 persons, and then consecrated an addition to the churchyard. The latter function was carried through in a thunderstorm. I read the prayers in the chapel on account of the rain. After this function we had tea with Colonel and Mrs Watson: and then returned to Auckland. The weather had [sic] beautifully fine & warm until about 3.30 p.m., when it became sultry, & developed into a wet evening. A Northumberland Vicar, named Stenhouse, sent me a resolution of protest against the Revised Prayer Book adopted by his parish meeting.

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