The Henson Journals

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Monday, February 17th, 1930.

I stayed in bed until the afternoon in the hope of getting rid of my cold, which oppresses me horribly. Pattinson came to my bed–side, & went through the letters with me.

The E.C.U. returns to the charge, & presses me to reconsider my refusal to address the Anglo–Catholic Conference in London this summer on the subject of 'Church & State'. It is extraordinarily difficult to determine which way my duty points.

	Pro.		Con.
1.	I should direct attention to the subject very effectively.	1.	I shd still further offend the Conservatives
2.	I should conciliate a great section of the Church.	2.	I should still more incense the Protestants.
3.	I should emphasize the solidarity of the Church as a Church.	3.	I should be exposed to much & bad misunderstanding.
4.	I should put wholesome pressure on the Abps. in the matter of their Commission.	4.	I should deepen the present discontent of the Bp. of I.
5.	I should in some sort Anglicize the A.C.s	5.	I should provoke reprisals from persons like the Bp. of Ripon.
		6.	I should please my enemies, and grieve my friends.

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Copies of 'Church & State' were sent to:

1. Abp. of Wales

2. Abdp. Of Upsala

3. Gilbert Simpson

4. Alfred Spelling

5. Sir Tho. Inskip

6. Sir Harry Reichel

7. Miss Spooner

8. Bishop Talbot

9. Lady Struthers

10. Bishop Lawrence

11. Rev. T.S. Myers

12. Canon Wykes

13. Canon Cosgrove

14. Rev. Hudson Barker

15. Canon Boutflower

16. Rev. R. Watson

17. Preb. Wynne Willson

18. Canon Poole

19. Canon Crondan

20. Bishop of Jarrow

21. J.P. Carter

22. Rev. W. Clarke–Maxwell.

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