The Henson Journals

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Friday, October 5th, 1928.

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The fine weather gave place to a muggy mist and rain, very comfortless & demoralizing. We attended the morning session, & heard the papers of three foreigners. Of these the Greek was carefully non committal: the Dane , strong & straightforward: the German, rhetorical & embarrassed. All were much applauded, though, perhaps, none were completely understood. After lunching with the Bishop, we left Cheltenham, & motored to Carlton on Trent (165 miles) by way of Evesham, Stratford, Coventry, Nottingham, & Newark. We started at 1.45 p.m., & arrived at 7.30 p.m., stopped at Ashby–de–la–Zouche for half an hour.

The clergyman, a neighbouring incumbent, who had been preaching the sermon at the Harvest Festival, dined here. He said that two new pits were being opened in his parish, & that 900 houses were immediately to be built for the accommodation of the miners. I inquired whether any of the unemployed Durham pitmen were coming in, & he replied that most of the men came from Wales. He said that he had a staff of three priests, & could supply their spiritual needs.

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