▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁the ▁church ' s ▁eng agement ▁with ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁society ▁and ▁human ▁culture , ▁and ▁as ▁an ▁effective ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁education ▁within ▁London . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Method ist ▁Conference ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 – 3 3 . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁L idget t ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁University ▁College , ▁London , ▁entering ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 3 , ▁taking ▁his ▁B A ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁and ▁his ▁MA ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 ; ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁D D ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Aber de en ▁on ▁the ▁strength ▁of ▁a ▁book ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁The ▁father hood ▁of ▁God . ▁In ▁later ▁life ▁he ▁was ▁closely ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁London , ▁serving ▁on ▁its ▁Senate ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁until ▁he ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 9 2 . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁deput y ▁vice - chan cell or ▁and ▁as ▁Vice - Ch an cell or ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁supporting ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁women ' s ▁colleg es ▁and , ▁through ▁his ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁university ' s ▁relations ▁with ▁teacher ▁training ▁colleg es , ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁its ▁Institute ▁of ▁Education . ▁ ▁The ology ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁standards ▁of ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁British