▁rev ived ▁the ▁traditional ▁symbols ▁of ▁St ▁Kent ig ern ▁– ▁a ▁ro bin , ▁a ▁tree , ▁a ▁bell ▁and ▁a ▁sal mon ▁with ▁a ▁ring ▁in ▁its ▁mouth ▁– ▁incorpor ating ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁m osa ic ▁floor ▁of ▁the ▁church . ▁He ▁threw ▁himself ▁vig or ously ▁into ▁parish ▁life , ▁" friend ▁to ▁both ▁land owner ▁and ▁boat man , ▁tour ist ▁and ▁local " ▁in ▁Griff ith s ' s ▁words . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁campaign ▁on ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁national ▁issues , ▁not ▁only ▁supporting ▁conservation ▁but ▁oppos ing ▁such ▁practices ▁as ▁viv ise ction , ▁rabb it ▁cour sing , ▁the ▁cruel ▁tra pping ▁of ▁animals , ▁and ▁what ▁he ▁called ▁" m ur der ous ▁mill in ery " ▁– ▁the ▁killing ▁of ▁birds ▁to ▁use ▁their ▁fe athers ▁in ▁h ats . ▁" If ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁committee , ▁he ▁was ▁on ▁it ; ▁a ▁church ▁f ete , ▁he ▁was ▁opening ▁it ", ▁commented ▁Griff ith s . ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁parish ion ers ▁called ▁him ▁" the ▁most ▁active ▁vol cano ▁in ▁Europe ". ▁Both ▁Mur phy ▁and ▁Griff ith s ▁add ▁that ▁his ▁reform ing ▁ze al ▁sometimes ▁made ▁him ▁" int ol er ably ▁author itar ian "; ▁his ▁gard ener ▁referred ▁to ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁" pe pp ery ▁old ▁sw ine ". ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁Ra wn s ley ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁began ▁organ ising ▁classes ▁in ▁metal