▁went ▁too ▁far ▁in ▁his ▁efforts ▁to ▁attract ▁young ▁loc als , ▁not ▁conf ining ▁himself ▁to ▁religious ▁services ▁but ▁organ ising ▁a ▁temper ance ▁club , ▁regular ▁football ▁matches ▁and ▁week end ▁country ▁wal ks . ▁He ▁campaign ed ▁to ▁save ▁the ▁dis used ▁ 1 4 th - century ▁St ▁Wer burgh ' s ▁Church ▁from ▁demol ition . ▁It ▁was ▁taken ▁down ▁stone ▁by ▁stone ▁and ▁re - ere cted ▁on ▁a ▁new ▁site . ▁His ▁enthus ias ms ▁did ▁not ▁ende ar ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁conserv ative ▁hierarchy ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁Br istol ▁church , ▁but ▁when ▁he ▁left ▁his ▁post ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁he ▁was ▁presented ▁with ▁a ▁test imon ial ▁to ▁his ▁work ▁by ▁the ▁mayor ▁and ▁other ▁leading ▁citizens . ▁ ▁Vic ar ▁of ▁W ray ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁Ra wn s ley ▁and ▁Ed ith ▁F let cher ▁became ▁engaged ▁to ▁be ▁married ▁and ▁he ▁began ▁making ▁plans ▁for ▁their ▁life ▁together . ▁His ▁cousin ▁Edward ▁Ra wn s ley ' s ▁estate ▁at ▁W ray ▁Castle ▁contained ▁a ▁parish ▁church , ▁St ▁Margaret ▁of ▁Ant io ch , ▁Low ▁W ray . ▁The ▁post ▁of ▁vic ar ▁there ▁became ▁vac ant ▁and ▁Edward ▁offered ▁it ▁to ▁Ra wn s ley , ▁who ▁was ▁ord ained ▁priest ▁in ▁Carl is le ▁C athedral ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁December ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁and ▁took ▁up ▁the ▁appointment ▁at ▁W ray . ▁▁▁ ▁Ra wn s ley ▁and ▁Ed