 He was awarded a Doctor of Divinity from the University of Pittsburgh in 1911, a Doctor of Civil Law from Philadelphia Divinity School in 1912 and a Doctor of Law from the University of Pennsylvania in 1925..He spent a brief period as assistant at St Peter's Church in Pittsburgh, after which he became rector of All Saints Church in Johnstown, Pennsylvania in 1892.In 1894 he became rector of Trinity Church in Coatesville, Pennsylvania and in 1898 he moved to Lorain, Ohio to serve as rector of St David's Church.