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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]].
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 affiliation===
===Past members===


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 Jardine was subsequently prevented from returning to his parish duties at Darlington, England.
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]]. Jardine was subsequently prevented from returning to his parish duties at Darlington, England.


In contrast to the Bishop of Bradford, [[Alfred Blunt]] whose public doubts about then King Edward VIII's religious convictions first broke the story of the [[Abdication of Edward VIII|abdication crisis]] in the British press, Jardine later 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>
In contrast to the Bishop of Bradford, [[Alfred Blunt]] whose public doubts about then King Edward VIII's religious convictions first broke the story of the [[Abdication of Edward VIII|abdication crisis]] in the British press, Jardine later 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=Gazette live|date=28 April 2011|url=https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/nostalgia/darlington-vicar-royal-wedding-3686899}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 12:53, 17 March 2023

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

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.[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]

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.[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

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

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. Jardine was subsequently prevented from returning to his parish duties at Darlington, England.

In contrast to the Bishop of Bradford, 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, Jardine later stressed his belief in the 'deeply' apparent piety of the Duke and Duchess[5] and defended by PTS.[6]

See also

References

  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. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  5. ^ "History". The New York Times. 6 July 1937.
  6. ^ "Gazette live". 28 April 2011.