əpˌɑːn hɪz fˈɜːst wˈaɪfz dˈɛθ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv hiː tˈɜːnd tə hˈaɪɚɹ ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ænd bɪkˌeɪm ðə fˈɜːst pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə lˈɔŋmɔnt pɹˌɛzbɪtˈɪɹiən kˈɑːlɪdʒ fˈaʊndᵻd baɪ ðə pɹˌɛzbɪtˈɪɹiən sˈɪnɑːd ʌv kˌɑːlɚɹˈɑːdoʊ.
Upon his first wife's death in 1885 he turned to higher education and became the first president of the Longmont Presbyterian College founded by the Presbyterian Synod of Colorado.