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by fringe groups such as the Primrose League and the
Patriotic Association. Aristocrats often took the load
in organising pro-Empire neetinge, mainly bocautto of
their strong tie with the Conservative Party and the
Church of England. A number of aristocrats ouch rya
Lord Lorne, Lord Aberdare, Lord Abercorn and the Earl of
Fife, were directors of the chartered coipeaioe. But
other groupe were equally important in the spread of the
Imperialist ethos, .- humanitarians and membere of ziiceionrry
societies, writers, explorers and geographers.
Imperialists and anti-Imparialiata were divided
on politico/religious lines. Imperialista were ganernily
Conservative (or Liberal Unionist) und Church of England;
Anti-Imperialists Radical or Nonconformist. The Church of
England helped to provide a roligiouo dimension for
I perialism$ firstly by the entbusiacm surrounding its
formen mieaionn, mad secondly by aonatructing, a theory
of the divinely appointed destiny of the British people
to rule the earth.
(1) French Imperialism also received a good, deal
from writers, members of Soograpbica1'ßocioiton
of cup; ort
und
intellectuals; see lie Brunachwig, thn ate ltte do
1 1mreriinli. me colonial Francnino, 19 0"
(1)