[1] This missionary effort was funded by Garnett's "navvy novels", beginning with Little Rainbow, published in 1877.
Edward White Benson, gathered a group together, to found the Christian Social Union in 1889.
[2] This organization was dedicated to investigating the causes of, and alleviating the problems of, poverty and other forms of social injustice.
The two organizations, having common aims of social welfare and justice, merged in 1919, to form the Industrial Christian Fellowship.
The new organization set its sights on bettering the world through "all forms of work".Prebendery PTR Kirk [3]