The Henson Journals

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Friday, April 27th, 1928.

I breakfasted with Amery & his wife at 112 Eaton Square. His son and a tutor were there. Then I went to the Church House, & attended the debate on the Prayer Book. The vote was taken in the afternoon, & was perhaps better than was generally expected. By general agreement the orators were limited in number, & their speeches limited in time.

The figures were:

Bishops	32 for 2 against
Clergy	183 " 59 "
Laity	181 " 92 "
–	396 for 153 against

Last time the figures were 517 for 133 against.

I returned to my diocese by the 5.30 p.m. express, and was met at Darlington by Lionel with the car.

Sir Edward Brooksbank shared my carriage: and my table companion when I dined on the train was Charles Trevelyan. He told me that he had voted against the Book on December 15th, though he had come to the House with the intention of not voting at all: That Snowden, who had announced his purpose of voting for the Book, was so far influenced by the debate that he abstained from voting at all: & that other Labour members were in the same case.

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