Long, DD, Dickey Lid, D. LITE, wad born at "Aberdeen on October 31, 1864, He was a son of Dr. John Marshall Long, D0, Moderator of the Church of Scotland and Principal of Aberdeen University. Educated at Glasgow University, he won a scholarship to Balliol College, Oxford, when he earned 2nd class Lit. Hum, in 1885, and Lot class Mod. Hist. fu 1886, and after graduating in the same year he became a Fellow of All Souls" lege.
From 1883 to 1889 ho was a student of the Inner Temple, but gave up the law for the Church and was ordained curate of Leeds Parish Church in 1890. From 1893 to 1896 he was Fellow and Dean of Divinity at Magdalen College, Oxford, and vicar of the University Church at St. Mary. In 1896 he became vicar of Portsea, where his success among the working classes Ved to his being made Bishop~ Suffragan of Stepney in 1001. While Bishop of Stepney in 1901-8. he also held the position of Ganon of St. Paul's In 1908 he was appointed to the Archbishopric of York. The confirmation of his appointment was opposed by the Protestant. Truth Society on the ground that while Bishop of Stepney he had connived at and encouraged flagrant breaches of the law as to Church ritual, and Joined in illegal ceremonies, but. no was taken by the authorities the protest. As Archbishop he took a prominent part in the dis cussion of the social and economic as well as the religious questions which arose in his diocese, while in the House of Lords his eloquence and clear common-sense gave hin fan influence which was "not_confined to church matters. These qualities' proved of value when he went on a mission to the United States in connection with the war in 1918. was not one of those who sav conflict between religion and science. Tt was not, he thought, for the Church to pronounce formally against any conclusions which sincere scientific method might reach; its members should be ready {to accept whatever truths seemed really established and welcome in them new revelations of the divine working. In March 19% he addressed the Free Church in Manchester on reunion.
Archbishop Long, who formerly hon. chaplain to personal friend of Queen Victoria, Published several books, including, tone on the miracles of Jesus as marks of the way of life, in and another on the and "The Parables He was jon appointed in in divorce Inw ant ty report. the accordingly passed its third reading.—Reuter. uly 31.—Fhe Federal Reserve Bank Mas raised its re-discount rate to five per cent. ay from August 1—Keuter.
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