The Church of England Men’s Society

was founded in 1899 by Archbishop Frederick Temple

 to bring men together to socialise in a Christian environment.

It began by amalgamating the Church of England’s Young Men’s Society,

 the Young Men’s Friendly Society, 

and the Men’s Help Society into one organisation.^[1]

In the first years of the 20th century Cosmo Gordon Lang

became its first Chairman.^[2]

It has often taken a strong viewpoint on 

such national issues as the force feeding of suffragettes.^[3]

Source:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_England_Men%27s_Society

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