The Henson Journals

[76]

13th Sunday after Trinity, September 11th, 1927.

I celebrated the Holy Communion in the Chapel at 8 a.m. We numbered but six communicants in all. After breakfast, I finished the sermon, and then wrote to William. Also, I wrote to Mr Justice Roche, sending him a copy of the Bishoprick with my E. R. Article on the Revised Prayer Book.

After lunch I wrote to George Nimmins and to Mary Radford. Mrs Bonsfield came to tea with her daughter Marjorie, who had given my name as reference to a training college for secretaries, & whom I desired to see before answering the secretary's inquiries. I liked her, & wrote accordingly.

Ella and I went to South Church, where I preached the sermon on "Change & Continuity". The Vicar read the prayers, and I read the Lessons.

[Loveday Hambly, the "Quaker Saint of Cornwall", in her Will, dated from her deathbed, describes herself as "a true and reall Protestant Christian and a member of the true reformed Church in Christ Jesus as was in the Apostles' days of which Church Christ Jesus was and is the Holy head, redeemer & Saviour, & no pope nor false Christian". She declares that she bears witness" against the bloody practices & crewell tyrannical Church & Government which the Pope or any of his Emissaries do support or govern".

Loveday Hambly died on December 14th, 1682]