hiː mˈuːvd ˌʌp kwˈɪkli æt wˌɪlɐmˈɛt, æz hiː wʌz nˈeɪmd ɐsˈɪstənt tə ðə pɹˈɛzɪdənt fˈɑːloʊɪŋ səksˈɛsᵻz ɪn plˈænɪŋ ðɪ ˈænjuːəl kˈɑːnfɹəns ʌvðə mˈɛθədˌɪst ᵻpˈɪskɑːpəl tʃˈɜːtʃ.
He moved up quickly at Willamette, as he was named Assistant to the President following successes in planning the Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church.