 He then studied theology at Oxford, and was ordained deacon in 1886 and priest in 1887.He was assistant curate at St Ebbe's in Oxford for four years, and then worked for the Church Pastoral Aid Society (CPAS) in Nottingham for another three years.In July 1893 he became Vicar of Walton, Aylesbury, where he remained until his death on 1917-06-20.