ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z ðə pətˈɛnʃəl ˈɔːɹɡɐnˌaɪzɚz ʌv sˈʌtʃ æktˈɪvᵻɾiz wɜː stɹˈeɪndʒli sˈaɪlənt ʌntˈɪl ðɪ ˌɛnˌɛsˈɛs, nˈoʊɾəbli θɹuː wˈɪljəm mək ˈɪlɹɔɪz bˈæɾəlz wɪððə lˈɔːɹdz dˈeɪ əbzˈɜːvəns səsˈaɪəɾi, ɡˈælvɐnˌaɪzd ðˌɛm ˌɪntʊ səpˈoːɹɾɪv ˈækʃən.
In the early 1960s the potential organisers of such activities were strangely silent until the NSS, notably through William McIlroy's battles with the Lord's Day Observance Society, galvanised them into supportive action.