The Henson Journals
Sat 24 January 1931
Volume 52, Page 29
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Saturday, January 24th, 1931.
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A very stormy night followed by a bright morning. I was much perturbed by receiving, from the Bp. of Birmingham a letter about Cecil Booth with the object of offering him a Trust living in his diocese. Now C.B. has been about 18 months in charge of his present parish, Holy trinity, South Shields. He has made a very good start. It is bad for him, bad for the parish, bad for the diocese, bad for discipline, that he should be removed so soon. I told this to Barnes. This wretched diocese is quickly being stripped of all its able men: and the appointments to the greatest benefices will be a problem almost incapable of solution.
Ella, Fearne, Charles and I motored to Pittington, where I instituted the Rev. Ernest Walter Bolland to the Vicarage in succession to old Boddy. He is the 3rd Vicar whom I have instituted to that parish in the short space of 10 years. The rapidity with which the personnel of the parochial clergy is changed is really astonishing. After the service we went to Ramside for tea with the Pembertons. Betty was there, full of her experiences in Switzerland. She is now a fine young woman, and I baptized her!