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The Agitation Against Ritualism: Mr. Kensit's Violent Protest in a West End Church, c1900. Creator: Arthur Herbert Buckland
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The Agitation Against Ritualism: Mr. Kensit's Violent Protest in a West End Church, c1900. Creator: Arthur Herbert Buckland
The Agitation Against Ritualism: Mr. Kensit's Violent Protest in a West End Church, c1898, (c1900)....Mr. John Kensit, a publisher of Paternoster Square...stood forth and displayed his evangelical zeal by supervising the services in certain churches which came under his critical displeasure as savouring of Papistical practices if not preaching Papistical dogma. Disgraceful scenes occurred...he was on one occasion charged with willfully disturbing a congregation...by seizing a cross, and walking down the church calling out, "We are Protestants. It is nothing but idolatry!" - an assertion of opinion that cost him £3 or seven days [in prison], with leave to appeal'. From "Cassell's History of England, Vol. IX". [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne]
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This thought-provoking photograph, titled 'The Agitation Against Ritualism: Mr. Kensit's Violent Protest in a West End Church,' was captured by renowned English photographer Arthur Herbert Buckland around the turn of the 20th century. The image depicts a heated moment during a religious controversy that unfolded in the late 19th century, as evidenced by the caption from 'Cassell's History of England, Vol. IX' inscribed on the print. At the center of the scene is Mr. John Kensit, a determined and vocal publisher from Paternoster Square, who took it upon himself to challenge certain churches for what he perceived as Papistical practices or the preaching of Papistical dogma. The image captures a moment of intense confrontation, as Kensit, with a bold and assertive gesture, seizes a cross and calls out, "We are Protestants. It is nothing but idolatry!" His outspokenness led to several disgraceful scenes, including this instance where he was charged with disturbing a congregation. The cost of his conviction was a fine of £3, or seven days in prison, with the option to appeal. The photograph, which is engraved and presented in black and white, offers a glimpse into the religious tensions and debates that marked the late Victorian era. The image's stark contrasts, combined with the powerful hand gesture and intense expression on Kensit's face, make for a compelling and evocative visual representation of the era's religious and social climate.
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