The Henson Journals

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Tuesday, May 13th, 1930.

["]It was the saying of an old Greek, in the very dawn of thought, that men would meet with many surprises when they were dead. Perhaps one will be the recollection that when we were here we thought the ways of Almighty God so easy to argue about.["]

Dean Church, Feb 18 1889 (Life p. 338)

I wrote to Mr Langford–James telling him that in my view G. ought now to be taken in hand by his family and friends.

Pattinson and I motored to Esh where I confirmed 52 persons. We went to the Castle in Durham, where we had tea in my rooms, & I rested until 6 p.m. when we proceeded to Blaydon (Stella) where I confirmed 137 persons. We returned to Auckland.

Llewelyn, the assistant curate of Shildon came to lunch with his wife. They desired to say Goodbye, before leaving the diocese to a benefice in the diocese of Leicester, Donnington. He is not a brilliant person, nor indeed anywise distinguished, but he has worked well, and been acceptable to the people. So I regret his departure.

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