ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɛvən, hiː bɪkˌeɪm ɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌv sənt pˈiːɾɚz tʃˈɜːtʃ ɪn kˈeɪmbɹɪdʒ, mˌæsɐtʃˈuːsɪts, wˌaɪl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn, hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌv sənt pˈɔːlz tʃˈɜːtʃ ɪn nˈɪɹbaɪ bɹˈʊklaɪn, mˌæsɐtʃˈuːsɪts, wˌɛɹ hiː ɹᵻmˈeɪnd tˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks.
In 1927, he became rector of St Peter's Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts, while in 1941, he was appointed rector of St Paul's Church in nearby Brookline, Massachusetts, where he remained till 1956.