The Henson Journals

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Wednesday, November 9th, 1927.

I finished the Edinburgh Address, and then motored to Durham, where I licensed curates in the Chapel of the Castle, lunched at the County Club with Wilson, interviewed five Ordination candidates in the Chapter Office, attended a lecture by Viscount Allenby on the Campaign in Palestine, and returned to Auckland.

Allenby is a straight, strong man, with a masterful voice, & a soldier's abruptness of speech. He looked quite adequate to the conspicuous role which he played during the Great War. He disclaimed the use of the word 'crusade' as applied to the Capture of Jerusalem, and pointed out that his army was mainly composed of professors of the three great Religions – Christians, Mohammedan, & Jewish – which hold Jerusalem to be a holy City. He referred with respect to Hogarth, whose death was announced on Monday, and slightingly to Lawrence 'who now calls himself Shaw".

Lionel and I motored to Darlington, where I instituted the new Vicar of St Paul's – an unattractive & illiterate fellow called Jardine, who has been a secretary of some sort, & was ordained but 4 years ago. The patrons are a number of Low Churchfolk, among whom Drury and Miss Tristram are to be counted.