hiː wʌz ɔːɹdˈeɪnd tə ðə lˈuːθɜːɹən mˈɪnɪstɹi ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ sˈɜːvɪŋ pˈæɹɪʃᵻz ɪn ˈɔːɹfɚdvˌɪl, wɪskˈɑːnsɪn, fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn ænd ɪn bˈɛnsən, swˈɪft kˈaʊnti, mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə.
He was ordained to the Lutheran ministry in 1894 serving parishes in Orfordville, Wisconsin, from 1894 to 1917 and in Benson, Swift County, Minnesota.