Diary of Rev Edward Stevens

Mr Pettipher senior called this morning for Certificate of Baptism of Anne Gardner. I reminded him of the letter I wrote to him at Christmas time. He said he could prove that he had given two guineas a year to the church for the last 20 years. On my asking for an explanation he spoke of Choral festival fund, offertories, etc. I told him that what was collected in this way was always for some special purpose, but that it was the subscription for the ordinary church expenses that I had alluded to and that it went into the churchwarden’s hands, none of it passing through mine. He received what I said with a very good grace and I thought it better to leave him to think about it.

Mr Hitchcock of Horley called this morning with the notices on the Savings Bank which he signed some time ago, early in June, and thought he had posted them to me, but discovered a day or two ago in his coat pocket.

Very wet.

Visited Widow Cakebread and Mr Joseph Dix.

Rev G Montagu called this evening and promised to take Fowler’s wedding for me on Monday 23rd inst at 11 am.

Showery.