Son Follows Father as An Archbishop

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 422, 2 August 1928, Page 9

Son Follows Father as An Archbishop

Unique Position In Church History DR. TEMPLE'S APPOINTMENT (United P.A.—By Telegraph — Copyright) (Australian and N.Z. Press Association.) LONDON, Wednesday. The father of the newly-appointed Archbishop of York, Dr. William Temple, was formerly Archbishop of Canterbury. The former announced at the Convocation in 1918 that he had joined the Labour Party. He has always taken a deep interest in social questions. Early last year Dr. Temple deplored the introduction by the Government of the Trades Disputes Bill. He supported the revised Prayer Book and is regarded as something of a modernist. He is a supporter of the “centre” party of the Church.

Dr. William Temple, Bishop of Manchester, who has been selected to succeed Dr. Cosmo Lang as Archbishop of York, is one of the youngest members of the English bench of bishops. He is only 47 years of age. His advancement in the Church has been remarkably swift. Only r 2O years ago he was ordained deacon. Probably never before in the history of the Church of England have a father and son both been archbishops. Dr. William Temple was born in ISSI and educated at Rugby and Balliol College, Oxford. He was ordained deacon in 190 S. From 1904 to 1910 he was fellow and lecturer of Queen’s College, Oxford. In 1910 ho was made chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury. He left Queen’s College in order to become headmaster of Repton School, which position he held with distinction for four years, when he went to London as rector of St. James’, Piccadilly. In the following year he was appointed hon-chaplain to the King. His next step forward was in 1919 » when he became a canon of Westminster, his fine preaching drawing large congregations. He only remained two years at Westminster. In 1920 Dr. Knox resigned the see of Manchester, and Dr. Temple, who was then only 40 years of age, was appointed to succeed him. He was consecrated in York Minster by the present Archbishop of York.