▁ 1 6 ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁at ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁St ▁Bar nab as , ▁L ing field , ▁Sur rey , ▁and ▁was ▁cre m ated . ▁An ▁ob itu ary ▁in ▁the ▁Church ▁Times ▁paid ▁t ribute ▁to ▁his ▁scholar ship , ▁administrative ▁genius ▁and ▁uns ent iment al ▁p iety . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Ful ham ▁Bas il ▁Bat ty , ▁he ▁supported ▁the ▁early ▁ec umen ical ▁movement . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Executive ▁body ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Council ▁of ▁Church es , ▁att ending ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁foundation ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Council ▁of ▁Church es ▁in ▁Amsterdam . ▁ ▁Ser et se ▁Kh ama ▁affair ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁Ser et se ▁Kh ama , ▁a ▁ 2 7 - year - old ▁black ▁African ▁man , ▁and ▁Ruth ▁Williams , ▁a ▁ 2 4 - year - old ▁white ▁English ▁woman , ▁went ▁to ▁ ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁St ▁George ' s ▁Church ▁in ▁Camp den ▁Hill , ▁London , ▁to ▁get ▁married . ▁Half ▁an ▁hour ▁before ▁the ▁service ▁their ▁vic ar , ▁the ▁Re ver end ▁Leonard ▁P atter son , ▁under ▁severe ▁pressure ▁from ▁various ▁parties ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁inter - ra cial ▁marriage , ▁told ▁the ▁couple ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁willing ▁to ▁perform ▁at ▁the ▁ceremony . ▁ ▁Kh ama , ▁who ▁was ▁he ir ▁to ▁the ▁king ship ▁of ▁the ▁British