He was born in Kansas in 1880, graduated from Colorado College in 1904, and came to Japan in 1905 as an English teacher with an intention to engage in mission work among the Japanese.
He was born in Kansas in 1880, graduated from Colorado College in 1904. At first he hoped to be an architect, though he came to Japan in 1905 as an English teacher with an intention to engage in mission work among the Japanese.