Show ANTI RITUAliSTIC CRUSADE PAINFUL SCENE AT A LONDON I CHURCH Nearly a Riot Over the Conduct of Mr Kensil Who Disturbed the Veneration of the Cross London April 9The antiritualistic crusade of Mr John Kensil the layman who on Jan 15 1897 caused a sensation by reading a protest against the elec I tion of Dr Mengell Creighton as Vlsn op of London in succession to the Most Rev Frederick Temple now Archbishop of Canterbury on the ground of Dr Creightons alleged desire to undo the work of the reformation by introducing the trinkets of Rome etc has been especially vigorous during i dur-Ing holy week culminating in extraordinary I extraor-dinary scores in the St Cuthberts church yesterday Good Friday whereas where-as customary during the past yes the conduct of the service consisted in chanting St Johns story of the passion I on the same lines as the Oberammer gau play the officiating clergy taking I the roles of Christ and Caiaphas One of the principal features is known as the Veneration of the Cross and the f I rln was being i removed from the altar to the steps when the clergy acolytes aco-lytes and congregation advance in pairs prostrate themselves and kiss the figure of Christ At the tall of the procession was ilr Kenfcil surrounded by a body of friends They advanced to the altar etona lint fnsttnrt of kneeling Kensll horrified the n congregation by suddenly seizing the crucifix raising it aloft and i frantically rushing toward the door shouting In the name of God I denounce de-nounce this idolatry and popery in the Church of England My God help meA me-A most painful scene ensued A crowd of people surrounded Mr Kens and people struck him and wrestled with him one man going so far as to thrust a handkerchief Into Mr Kenslls mouth In order to gag him Finally the congregation con-gregation rescued the crucifix and the police entered the church and arrested Mr Kensll = 1 |