In his Kensington period he went further and either he himself or hired sandwich-men paraded the borough with huge placards lettered with this type of query: “Parents, do your children need beating?… If so, etc.. . .” Small wonder, then, that his removal from the district followed soon after. During all this time his “missionary” activities continued to expand: meetings were held at the Caxton Hall, London, and elsewhere. These meetings frequently ended in disorder: it was obvious that both supporters and opponents had arrived, organized into cliques well prepared to make the most vociferous use of their opinions.
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