NEW PRIMATE CHOSEN

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 418, 28 July 1928, Page 9

NEW PRIMATE CHOSEN

Dr. Cosmo Gordon Lang

DR. DAVIDSON’S SUCCESSOR

(United P.A.—By Telegraph — Copyright) (Australian and N.Z. Press Association) (United Service) Received 9.5 a.m. LONDON. Friday. THE Archbishop of York has been appointed to the Primacy in succession to Dr. R, T. Davidson, who retires in November.

Dr. Cosmo Gordon Lang has been Archbishop of York since 190 S. He was born at Aberdeen in October, 1864. Ho is a son of Dr. Marshall Lang, moderator of the Church of Scotland and principal of Aberdeen University. Educated at Glasgow University he won a scholarship to Balliol College, Oxford.

After graduating in ISB6 he became a Fellow of All Souls. From I*BB3 to 1889 he was a student of the Inner Temple, but gave up the Law for the Church, and was ordained curate of Leeds Parish Church in IS9O. From 1893 to 1896 he was Fellow and Dean of Divinity at Magdalen College, Oxford, and vicar of the university church of St. Mary. In 1896 he became vicar of Port sea, where his success among the working classes led to his being made BishopSuffragan of Stepney in 1901. He held that position until 1908 when he became Archbishop of York. His appointment roused widespread interest.

A British official wireless message says: The corporation of the City of London has resolved to confer the Freedom of the City on the Archbishop of Canterbury, in view of his approaching retirement.