The Henson Journals

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Wednesday, October 17th, 1928.

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Lord Middleton writes to me in acknowledgement of my 'Reflections on the Crisis', & making some comments. He ends thus:–

Forgive my intruding this on your valuable time, & accept my regrets, which are shared by many, that the call has not come to you to remove further South, which at one time before the decision in July seemed very probable, and made us full of hope."

I motored to Durham, lunched with the Bishop of Jarrow & arranged many things with him, presided at the meeting of the Board of Finance, and then went on to Sunderland, where I dedicated the new vestries at S. Barnabas Church & preached a sermon. Then I had tea with Mrs Petrie, & talked with the clergy who had gathered at the Vicarage. After this I picked up Ella at the Rectory, & returned with her to Auckland.

My sermon this afternoon was a poor little address on the uses of a Vestry based on the words of S. Paul in I Cor: xiv "Let all things be done decently & in order". I was able to say some necessary things about ill–discipline of choirs & dirty surplices.

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