hiː tʃˈoʊz tə bɪkˌʌm ɐn ˈæŋɡlɪkən klˈɜːdʒɪmən, ɹˈæðɚ ðˌænə ɡɹˈoʊsɚɹ æz hɪz fˈɑːðɚ hæd sədʒˈɛstᵻd, ænd ɐtˈɛndᵻd ðə lˈʌndən kˈɑːlɪdʒ ʌv dᵻvˈɪnᵻɾi ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn.
He chose to become an Anglican clergyman, rather than a grocer as his father had suggested, and attended the London College of Divinity in 1879.