The Henson Journals

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Friday, June 6th, 1930.

I received from Spencer Wade an enthusiastic account of his visit to Buckingham Palace. He seems to have really made a successful appearance.

Ian Wynne–Willson sends me his photograph. He goes to Lincoln at the end of July.

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Lord Stamfordham writes, & incidentally comments on Prothero's description of the late Archbishop (which I had quoted to him) that he played a long innings, but made no runs himself, enabling others to make them:

Perhaps Ernle's verdict is the right one: but it remains to be seen whether Lambeth needs a high scorer: after all you can only keep your wicket up with a straight bat!

I wrote a sermon for the University, when they come to the cathedral on June 26th. There is yet another required for the Sunday School Association which gathers in the cathedral two days later.

Pattinson and I motored to Monkwearmouth where I "admitted" the new Vicar (Wilson) to the perpetual curacy of All Saints. The congregation did not much more than half–fill the church: but the brilliance & languorous warmth of the evening made church–going repugnant.

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