Church of England Men's Society

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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.[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/rd/7554aa8e-4748-4729-8415-b0c0f2821044 National Archives] In the first years of the 20th century Cosmo Gordon Lang became its first Chairman."Cosmo Lang" Beaken, R p 14: London Taurus, 2012 {{ISBN|978 1 78076 355 2}} It has often taken a strong viewpoint on such national issues as the force feeding of suffragettes.[http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2013/13-december/comment/100-years-ago/men%E2%80%99s-society-exploited Church Times]