A Lost Cause

"A Lost Cause" by Guy Thorne is a story about disagreements within the Church of England. It zeroes in on the clash between old-fashioned Catholic ways and growing Protestant ideas. The story kicks off with Father Blantyre, who is in charge of St. Elwyn's. A Catholic Mass is disrupted by a demonstration led by the Hamlyn family, who are very opposed to the Catholic views. In the beginning, everyone is getting ready for a big High Celebration at St. Elwyn's. The church is packed, but suddenly everything is ruined when Samuel Hamlyn speaks publicly against the Mass. The calmness turns into craziness. This conflict shows how split the church members are. It also gets the storyline ready to examine the reasons behind the characters' actions and what they believe. The results of this disagreement go further than just inside the church, with the suggestion of bigger arguments in society about faith and tradition at the time.