He graduated from Franklin and Marshall College in 1889 and from the Theological Seminary of the Reformed Church in 1892. Ordained to the ministry of his denomination, he became pastor of St. John's Church in Philadelphia (1892) and of Trinity Church in York, Pennsylvania.
He received degrees from Franklin and Marshall College in 1889 and Theological Seminary of the Reformed Church in 1892. As a member of his faith community, he was appointed as a pastor at St. John's Church in Philadelphia (1892) and Trinity Church in York, Pennsylvania.