Henson’s speeches in the Convocation of Canterbury

[All references are to The chronicle of Convocation, being a record of the proceedings of the Convocation of Canterbury]

1903

‘The position of the voluntary schools’, 20 Feb. 1903, 63-5

‘The Church of England and the Church Catholic’, 12 May 1903, 90-2 [in defence of the non-episcopal churches as part of the “Church Catholic”]

‘The British and Foreign Bible Society’, 14 May 1903, 142-4

‘The Reunion of Christians’, 7 July 1903, 184-6

 

1904

‘Ecclesiastical dilapidations’, 6 July 1904, 227-8

 

1905

‘The Representative Church Council’, 16 Feb. 1905, 52-4

‘Appeal of the First Six Centuries’, 16 Feb. 1905, 65-7

‘Extension of the episcopate’, 10 May 1905, 152-3

‘The attendance of school children at Church’, 4 July 1905, 227-230

‘The Athanasian Creed’, 5 July 1905, 259-60

 

1906

‘The Education (England and Wales) Bill’, 2 May 1906, 144, 156, 157, 161, 165, 177, 178, 184, 185, 186, 187, 191 [principal interventions in bold] [teachers who are unable conscientiously to undertake religious teaching should not be required to do so]

‘The Education (England and Wales) Bill, 3 May 1906, 211-12, 214-17 [Motion in opposition to the Bill amounts to an ‘abuse of the pulpit’; the clergy should not step into the ‘political fighting line’]

 

1907

‘The moral witness of the Church’, 1 May 1907, 111-13

‘Expenses of the Representative Church Council’, 2 May 1907, 143

‘Clergy pensions’, 2 July 1907, 156-7

‘Privilege’, 4 Feb. 1908, 11-12 [the decision of the Upper House to present a resolution to the Representative Church Council as that of Convocation as a whole]

 

1908

‘Clergy pensions’, 4 Feb. 1908’, 16

‘Elementary education’, 5 Feb. 1908, 57-8

‘The constitution of parochial vestry meetings’, 6 Feb. 1908, 71-2

‘Gravaman’, 18 Feb. 1908, 47-8 [censuring the partisan activity of Church bodies such as the National Society, the Church Committee for Defence and Instruction, the English Church Union, the Parents’ League, and the Church Schools Emergency League for partisan activity in connection with education policy]

‘An age limit on incumbents’, 18 Feb. 1908, 56-7

‘Gravaman’, 19 Feb. 1908, 56-7

‘Elementary education’, 5 May 1908, 102-103

‘The Licensing Bill’, 6 May 1908, 128

 

1909

‘The moral witness of the Church on economic subjects, 17 Feb. 1909, 30-1

 

1910

‘The Missionary Conference’, 24 Feb. 1910, 64, 65-6

‘Marriage laws’, 28 Apr. 1910, 165-8, 170, 171-2 [in support of ending sexual inequality in divorce law]

‘Education’, 5 July 1910, 236-7

‘Royal Letters of Business’ [Prayer Book Revision’, 8 Nov. 1910, 313-14

 

1911

‘Exchange of benefices’, 14 Feb. 1911

‘Royal Letters of Business’, 16 Feb. 1911, 109-10, 131-2

‘Royal Letters of Business’, 2 May 1911, 191-3

‘Communion of the sick’, 2 May 1911, 211

‘Education in India’, 3 May 1911, 218

‘The Church in Wales’, 3 May 1911, 230-4

‘The Authorized and Revised Versions’, 4 May 1911, 268-9

‘Royal Letters of Business’, 5 May 1911, 313-14, 315

‘Royal Letters of Business’, 4 July 1911, 337-8, 351-4

‘Religious services in cases of cremation’, 5 July 1911, 394-5

‘Royal Letters of Business’, 6 July 1911, 426

 

1912

‘Royal Letters of Business’, 30 Apr. 1912, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213-14, 217, 221, 225

‘Revision of the Psalter’, 30 Apr. 1912, 234, 235, 236, 237

‘Abstention from public worship’, 30 Apr. 1912, 248-249 [Education Bill]

‘Disestablishment of the Church in Wales’, 1 May 1912, 278-83

‘Royal Letters of Business’, 2 July 1912, 398-9, 411, 414, 415-16, 422

‘Welsh disestablishment’, 3 July 1912, 444, 447-50, 453, 459

 

[1913 – 1917, Henson a member of York Convocation]

 

1918

‘Royal Letters of Business’, 6 Feb. 1918, 67 [proposed re-insertion of King Charles the Martyr in the Prayer Book], 71 [proposed restoration of All Souls Day as a red-letter day], 88 [proposed reduction in the minimum number of communicants at Holy Communion from three to one]

‘Royal Letters of Business’, 7 Feb. 1918, 132, 136 [minimum number of communicants at Holy Communion], 162 [proposed joint meeting of the two Houses where they differed]

‘A League of Nations’, 7 Feb. 1918, 170, 172

‘The Church and war’, Military Service Act, 30 Apr. 1918, 251-2 [reiterating his advocacy early in the war that the clergy should not be exempt from military service]

‘Reconstruction of social life’, 30 Apr. 1918, 269-72

‘Reconstruction of social life’, 1 May 1918, 320

‘Crown nomination to ecclesiastical offices’, 1 May 1918, 325-6, 327-30

‘National Mission of Repentence and Hope’, 2 May 1918, 378-9

‘Alterations of the rubrics’, 2 May 1918, 388-90

‘Union of Benefices Bill’, 9 July 1918, 449, 450-1

‘Union of Benefices Bill’, 10 July 1918, 482

‘Enlargement of the franchise’, 10 July 1918, 494, 496

‘Banns of marriage’, 19 July 1918, 499

 

1919

‘Re-appointment of committees’, 11 Feb. 1919, 21

‘Royal Letters of Business’, 12 Feb. 1919, 67-8 [need for safeguards against the Motion to introduce vestments]

‘The ministration of women’, 12 Feb. 1919, 102-3

‘Industrial unrest’, 13 Feb. 1919, 146, 147-51, 153, 154

‘Co-operation with Nonconformists’, 14 Feb. 1919, 201-206

‘Outcome of the War’, 6 May 1919, 258-9

‘National Assembly of the Church of England’, 6 May 1919, 266, 267-8, 269, 275

‘Royal Letters of Business’, 7 May 1919, 309, 313, 314, 317, 321, 322

‘Royal Letters of Business’, 8 May 1919, 422, 423-5, 431

‘Relief of distress in Europe, 8 May 1919, 445-6

‘Use of parish churches’, 9 July 1919, 485-7, 498

Co-operation with Nonconformists’, 10 July 1919, 555-6, 556-7, 557-62

‘Royal Letters of Business’, 10 July 1919, 574

 

1920

‘Poverty of the clergy’, 11 Feb. 1920, 50-1

‘Royal Letters of Business’, 11 Feb. 1920, 72-3

‘Royal Letters of Business’, 12 Feb. 1920, 116-17, 121

‘Crown nominations to ecclesiastical offices’, 13 Feb.1920, 193-7

‘National Assembly of the Church of England’, 27 Apr. 1920, 246

‘Emigration’, 27 Apr. 1920, 268-71

‘Ecclesiastical dilapidations’, 28 Apr. 1920, 311-13

‘Christian races in the Turkish Empire’, 28 Apr. 1920, 321-3

‘Royal Letters of Business’, 29 Apr. 1920, 358

‘Reform of ecclesiastical courts’, 29 Apr. 1920, 377-80, 392