Why is Enoch disappointed to be hidden in the parsonage?

In part 3 of Chinua Achebe’s novel Things Fall Apart, Christianity has gained a strong foothold in Umuofia and is beginning to supplant local religious traditions. When Mr. Smith, a new missionary, arrives and is dismayed by the “ignorance in which many of his flock showed,” he embarks on a campaign to end the syncretism that had been permitted by his predecessor, Mr. Brown. The zealous new missionary claims that “Those who believe such stories were unworthy of the Lord’s table.”
Mr. Smith’s confrontational style is welcomed by many Umuofian Christians, but Enoch is particularly happy with the new missionary’s fiery rhetoric. Enoch, who is the son of the “snake-priest,” sparks a potentially devastating conflict when he unmasks an egwugwu, an act that is believed to have killed an ancestral spirit. In the traditional views of the Igbo, Enoch’s crime is “One of the greatest crimes a man could commit.”
Mr. Smith becomes afraid of the retribution that might be exacted on local Christians due to Enoch’s brash act and decides to hide Enoch in the parsonage for several days until tensions in Umuofia cool. Enoch is disappointed in this decision because he “had hoped that a holy war was imminent.” Thankfully, cooler heads prevail, and although the church is destroyed by the clan, not a single Christian is harmed due to Enoch’s actions.
This episode in Things Fall Apart is interesting because it shows the increasingly violent conflict between Umuofians that signals the incoming collapse of traditional Igbo society. Enoch is fully aware of the significance of unmasking the egwugwu, yet he still chooses to act in this manner. The fact that Enoch is not killed for his rash action in and of itself highlights a tacit acceptance of colonial rule from the local rulers and traditional elite.

Enoch is a zealous Christian convert, who antagonizes the other villagers and is responsible for the great conflict between the Christian church and the clan of Umuofia. During the annual worship of the earth goddess, Enoch unmasks an egwugwu, which is considered the greatest crime a man can commit. After killing the ancestral spirit by unmasking the egwugwu, the entire clan is thrown into confusion. The next day, the masked egwugwu assemble in the marketplace along with other egwugwu from neighboring clans. The eerie voices and wailing sounds of the Mother of Spirits echo throughout the village, and the Christian leaders meet at Mr. Smith's parsonage to decide what course of action they will take. They decide that Enoch should be hidden in the parsonage for a few days, which upsets Enoch. Achebe writes that "he [Enoch] had hoped that a holy war was imminent" (76). Enoch does not want to be hidden and wishes to fight against the heathen clan members. He is a man of action and wishes to confront the masked egwugwu instead of hiding from them.