Kodwa ke wabuya waphindela kwaseScotland ngeenjongo zokufundela ubufundisi (i-theology). Hayi nalapho, wagqwesa waziphumelela ezi izifundo eneminyaka engama-27. Waza ke ngoku wamkelwa kwinkonzo youbufundisi enjengomfundisi ePresbyterian (e-Rhabe ngesiXhosa) ngomnyaka ka1856. Wathweswa isidanga seTheology eGlasgow Univesithi ngo1856. Wabangowokuqala ukufumana esi sidanga kubo bonke abantu abantsundu ngelo xesha.