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==History of the organization==
==History of the organization==


It was founded by [[John Kensit]] in 1889, to protest against the influence of [[Roman Catholicism]] within the [[Church of England]] and the nation.<ref name="Evangelical">{{cite web|url=http://www.evangelical-times.org/archive/item/1955/Historical/John-Kensit/|title=Contender or agitator?|publisher=[[Evangelical Times]]|author=Gordon Murray|date=March 2003|accessdate=2011-11-22}}</ref>
It was founded by [[John Kensit]] in 1889, to protest against the influence of [[Roman Catholicism]] within the [[Church of England]] and the nation.<ref name="Evangelical">{{cite web|url=http://www.evangelical-times.org/archive/item/1955/Historical/John-Kensit/|title=Contender or agitator?|publisher=Evangelical Times|author=Gordon Murray|date=March 2003|accessdate=2011-11-22}}</ref>


In 1898 it sent out the first band of "Wickliffe Preachers" to spread the message. To train the "Wickliffe Preachers", it established the Kensit Memorial Bible College in [[Finchley, United Kingdom|Finchley]] in 1905; this opened in 1908.<ref>{{cite web|title=History|url=http://www.protestant-truth.org/history.php|publisher=PTS|accessdate=19 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Finchley: Protestant Nonconformity|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=22510|work=[[Victoria County History]]|publisher=British History Online|accessdate=19 December 2013}}</ref>
In 1898 it sent out the first band of "Wickliffe Preachers" to spread the message. To train the "Wickliffe Preachers", it established the Kensit Memorial Bible College in [[Finchley, United Kingdom|Finchley]] in 1905; this opened in 1908.<ref>{{cite web|title=History|url=http://www.protestant-truth.org/history.php|publisher=PTS|accessdate=19 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Finchley: Protestant Nonconformity|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=22510|work=[[Victoria County History]]|publisher=British History Online|accessdate=19 December 2013}}</ref> The buildings which replaced the original building in Finchley are now occupied by the [[London Seminary|London (Theological) Seminary]].


===Contemporary activities===
===Contemporary activities===


The PTS is still active and is based in [[Fleet Street]], London. It stores the weapon used in the killing of [[John Kensit]], previously owned by [[F.E. Smith]].<ref name="Evangelical"/> It has organised protests against Catholic services at [[Hampton Court Palace]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Protest planned today against Hampton Court Palace's first Catholic service|url=http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/14263306.Protest_planned_today_against_Hampton_Court_Palace_s_first_Catholic_service_in_almost_500_years/|publisher=Surrey Comet|accessdate=9 Feb 2016}}</ref> A bookstore in [[Fleet Street]] is a particular ministry maintained by the Society.
The PTS is still active and is based in [[Fleet Street]], London. It stores the weapon used in the killing of [[John Kensit]], previously owned by [[F. E. Smith]].<ref name="Evangelical"/> It has organised protests against Catholic services at [[Hampton Court Palace]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Protest planned today against Hampton Court Palace's first Catholic service|date=9 February 2016 |url=http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/14263306.Protest_planned_today_against_Hampton_Court_Palace_s_first_Catholic_service_in_almost_500_years/|publisher=Surrey Comet|accessdate=9 Feb 2016}}</ref> A bookstore in [[Fleet Street]] is a particular ministry maintained by the Society.


==Officers==
==Current, prominent members==


The current chairman of PTS is the Reverend Dominic Stockford, Pastor of [[Christ Church, Teddington]].
The current chairman of PTS is the Reverend Dominic Stockford, Pastor of [[Christ Church, Teddington]]. The Society's current vice-chairman is Rev Edward Malcolm, pastor at [[St Mary's Church, Castle Street, Reading]].


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===Past members===
The Society's current vice-chairman is Rev Edward Malcolm, pastor at [[St Mary's, Castle Street, Reading]].


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One noted member of PTS was the Rev [[Robert Anderson Jardine]], who, in 1937, conducted the wedding of the [[Duke of Windsor]] and [[Wallis Warfield]]. As a
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===Past affiliation===
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result of this, Jardine was subsequently prevented from returning to his parish duties at Darlington, England. <ref>{{cite news|title=History|newspaper=The New York Times|date=6 July 1937|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1937/07/06/archives/vicar-who-united-windsors-is-here-rev-r-a-jardine-arrives-for.html}}</ref> and defended by PTS.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gazette live|date=28 April 2011|url=https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/nostalgia/darlington-vicar-royal-wedding-3686899}}</ref>

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Noted members of PTS have included the Rev [[Robert Anderson Jardine]], who, in 1937, conducted the wedding of the [[Duke of Windsor]] and [[Wallis Warfield]], for which action Mr. Jardine was subsequently prevented from returning to his parish duties at Darlington, England.

====Varied piety assessments of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor====

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In contrast to the Bishop of Bradford, the Rt. Rev. [[Alfred Blunt]] whose public doubts about then King Edward VIII's religious convictions first broke the story of the Abdication Crisis in the British press, Mr. Jardine was later noted by the New York Times as having stressed his belief in the 'deeply' apparent piety of the Duke and Duchess <ref>{{cite news|title=History|newspaper=The New York Times|date=6 July 1937|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1937/07/06/archives/vicar-who-united-windsors-is-here-rev-r-a-jardine-arrives-for.html}}</ref> and defended by PTS.<ref>{{cite web|title=History|date=28 April 2011|url=https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/nostalgia/darlington-vicar-royal-wedding-3686899}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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The Protestant Truth Society (PTS) is a Protestant religious organisation based in London, United Kingdom.

History of the organization

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It was founded by John Kensit in 1889, to protest against the influence of Roman Catholicism within the Church of England and the nation.[1]

In 1898 it sent out the first band of "Wickliffe Preachers" to spread the message. To train the "Wickliffe Preachers", it established the Kensit Memorial Bible College in Finchley in 1905; this opened in 1908.[2][3] The buildings which replaced the original building in Finchley are now occupied by the London (Theological) Seminary.

Contemporary activities

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The PTS is still active and is based in Fleet Street, London. It stores the weapon used in the killing of John Kensit, previously owned by F. E. Smith.[1] It has organised protests against Catholic services at Hampton Court Palace.[4] A bookstore in Fleet Street is a particular ministry maintained by the Society.

Officers

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The current chairman of PTS is the Reverend Dominic Stockford, Pastor of Christ Church, Teddington. The Society's current vice-chairman is Rev Edward Malcolm, pastor at St Mary's Church, Castle Street, Reading.

Past members

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One noted member of PTS was the Rev Robert Anderson Jardine, who, in 1937, conducted the wedding of the Duke of Windsor and Wallis Warfield. As a result of this, Jardine was subsequently prevented from returning to his parish duties at Darlington, England. [5] and defended by PTS.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Gordon Murray (March 2003). "Contender or agitator?". Evangelical Times. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  2. ^ "History". PTS. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Finchley: Protestant Nonconformity". Victoria County History. British History Online. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Protest planned today against Hampton Court Palace's first Catholic service". Surrey Comet. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  5. ^ "History". The New York Times. 6 July 1937.
  6. ^ "Gazette live". 28 April 2011.
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