His call produced a large response in subsequent issues of the Literary Guide. He was opposed by many, however,According to Walter 1997, it received a "generally hostile response" (p. 50). including the leading rationalist J. M. Robertson, but gained support from the veteran rationalists F. J. Gould, Archibald Robertson and especially C. E. M. Joad, who wanted Conway Hall to become the headquarters of "an association of progressive organizations with humanist aims."Tribe 1967, p. 49.
