THE PUBLICAN
LONDON. The Rev. H. S. Hutchinson, Vicar of St. Mark's, Mansfield, who meets his parishioners over a glass of beer in public houses, paid this tribute to innkeepers when he conducted the funeral of a Mansfield licensee: "The calling of the innkeeper, that of public hospitality, is a sacred one, exacting a great deal from a man. and if he follows it conscientiously he has the right to expect the Church's blessing. "Those of us who have sat under the roof of mine host have found rest in a happy place where priest and man can meet on equal terms.
"The gratitude of the parish is due to one who made his house the good place it is known to be. There can be no greater blessing for this country than that of the innkeeper who knows his call to be a high and holy one."
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXVI, Issue 94, 21 April 1945, Page 4
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