The Henson Journals

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Thursday, January 30th, 1930.

The pamphlet "Church & State in England" arrived from S. P. C. K. Copies were sent to

	1.	The Archbishop of Armagh		22.	Major Birchall
[symbol]	2.	The Bishop of Oxford	[symbol]	23.	Rev. B. Westcott
	3.	The Bishop of Norwich		24.	Sir H. Verney
[symbol]	4.	Bishop Gore		25.	Lord Forester
[symbol]	5.	The Vice Principal of Lichfield Theol: College		26.	H. J. Torr Esq
	6.	Lord Hugh Cecil		27.	Burnell Burton Esq
[symbol]	7.	Viscount Wolmer		28.	Marquis of Bath
	8.	Lord Daryngton		29.	Lady Bridgeman
[symbol]	9.	Archbishop, Lord Davidson		30.	Prof. Turner
[symbol]	10.	The Bishop of Carlisle		31.	H. Upward Esq
[symbol]	11.	Archdeacon Rawlinson		32.	Sir A. Griffith Boscowen
[symbol]	12.	Ella		33.	C. H. Lomax Esq
[symbol]	13.	Canon Storr		34.	Sir R. Williams
[symbol]	14.	Lord Charnwood		35.	Earl of Shaftesbury
[symbol]	15.	Lord Scarbrough		36.	S. J. Bartle
[symbol]	16.	Rev. L. S. Hunter		37.	A. W. Ruggles Brise
	17.	Sir Frank Brown		38.	Audrey Hall
[symbol]	18.	Rev. Henry B. Pollard			14 copies were sent to the lay representatives of the diocese in the Church Assembly.
	19.	Rev. R. H. Tillard
[symbol]	20.	Canon Watson
[symbol]	21.	J. B. Lazonby

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I motored to Durham, & presided at a meeting of the Lay Helpers' Association, at which we decided to allow payment for continuous service. The shortage of clergy compels the employment of laymen to an extent which was never contemplated when the Association was formed. This circumstance has anything but a wholesome effect on the laymen concerned, and an even worse effect on the people. The first are wonderfully puffed up in their own eyes: and the last begin to wonder whether the ministrations of volunteer layman is so inferior to that of the professional clergy as to justify the cost of the latter!

There are signs of alarm as to the Archbishop's motion in next week's Assembly. A Colonel Freeman writes to me entreating that I will induce his Grace to withdraw it! I sent a copy of the pamphlet to the Bishop of Carlisle, & accompanied it with a letter, in which I said that it was my intention to support the motion & to speak for it, adding the suggestion that he should do the same. But Bishops are fearful folk!

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