The Henson Journals

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2nd Sunday after Epiphany, January 20th, 1929.

A thick pall of fog lay on the land when day broke, & though it was not cold, it was certainly "raw" – an ill–looking world indeed. I celebrated the Holy Communion in the Chapel at 8 a.m. We numbered 12 communicants including the four Brydens & Rufus.

I worked at the Preface most of the morning: & walked round the Park in the afternoon. Canon Hicks was brought to tea by Mrs Parry–Evans. When they had gone, I wrote to William, and to that indefatigable antiquarian Miss Scott Thomson, who had sent me some extracts referring to Auckland Castle.

Also, I wrote an answer to some foolish parson who had written to me about Disestablishmt, and enclosed a stamped envelope for a reply! He wanted to know why we must assume that Disestablishment must be accompanied by Disendowment. It is rather like asking why must we assume that a man has no more than two eyes. I could but say that the association of the two had hitherto been invariable.

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