▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts . ▁Later ▁he ▁attended ▁the ▁General ▁The ological ▁Sem inary ▁from ▁where ▁he ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁ ▁Ord ination ▁Lewis ▁was ▁ord ain ▁de acon ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁de acon ▁of ▁Pen ning ton ▁and ▁Broad ▁Street ▁Miss ions ▁in ▁Tr ent on , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁He ▁was ▁ord ained ▁priest ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁priest - in - charge ▁of ▁Mad ison ▁Valley ▁Miss ions ▁in ▁Mont ana . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁he ▁became ▁re ctor ▁of ▁St ▁James ' ▁Church ▁in ▁Bo zem an , ▁Mont ana ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁re ctor ▁of ▁St ▁Paul ' s ▁Church ▁in ▁Bur ling ton , ▁Verm ont . ▁ ▁Bishop ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁Lewis ▁was ▁elected ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Nev ada ▁by ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁B ish ops . ▁He ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁bishop ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁by ▁Pres iding ▁Bishop ▁Henry ▁St . ▁George ▁T ucker ▁in ▁Grace ▁C athedral , ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁He ▁remained ▁in ▁Nev ada ▁till ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁Co adj utor ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Olymp ia ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁June ▁of ▁that ▁year . ▁He ▁assumed ▁his ▁new ▁position ▁on ▁October ▁ 1