He needed these scholarly men to train a new generation of preachers as well as assist in the reform of liturgy and doctrine .
When they arrived on 25 April , Cranmer was especially delighted to meet Bucer face to face after eighteen years of correspondence .
Cranmer needed these scholarly men to train a new generation of preachers as well as assist in the reform of liturgy and doctrine .
When they arrived on 25 April , Cranmer was especially delighted to meet Bucer face to face after eighteen years of correspondence .