▁Ministry ▁West ▁was ▁ord ained ▁de acon ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁by ▁Bishop ▁William ▁G . ▁Mc D ow ell ▁of ▁Alabama ▁and ▁priest ▁in ▁December ▁of ▁that ▁year ▁by ▁Bishop ▁Middle ton ▁S . ▁Bar n well ▁of ▁Georgia . ▁He ▁then ▁became ▁minister - ▁in - charge ▁of ▁St ▁Ag nes ' ▁Church ▁Sand point , ▁Id aho ▁and ▁of ▁St ▁Mary ' s ▁Church ▁in ▁Bonn ers ▁Fer ry , ▁Id aho ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁he ▁became ▁re ctor ▁of ▁St ▁Mark ' s ▁Church ▁in ▁Moscow , ▁Id aho , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁became ▁chap lain ▁of ▁the ▁Chap el ▁of ▁Inc arn ation ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Florida ▁in ▁G aines ville , ▁Florida . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁went ▁to ▁August a , ▁Georgia ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁re ctor ▁of ▁Saint ▁Paul ' s ▁Church . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁deput y ▁to ▁the ▁General ▁Convention ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁Bishop ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁West ▁was ▁elected ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁ball ot ▁as ▁Co adj utor ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Florida ▁during ▁a ▁special ▁convention ▁which ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁St ▁John ' s ▁Church , ▁Jackson ville , ▁Florida . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁October ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁by ▁Pres iding