After gaining first class honours in the Cambridge examination, he was ordained at Colchester by the Bishop of St Albans.
[6] His notice of dismissal, with no reason given, was published by the local paper, fanning rumors of all kinds of misdemeanors.
Before leaving Kalgoorlie he gave one last sermon at the Presbyterian Church, which was crowded with well-wishers, including a great many Anglicans.
[7] Young believed his dismissal followed complaints to Dean Goldsmith from the Archdeacon of Coolgardie that he (Young) had neglected ministration to the sick and dying, but in truth because he rejected the formalism of the high church and "I deem it an honor to be despised by you", quoting from Scripture (Mark 12:38) "Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the market places, and the chief seats in the synagogues and the uppermost rooms at feasts : which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers".
[9] Their arguments were largely contradicted by one of Young's chief apologists, who mentioned that a testimonial fund had raised a little over £120 for his benefit.