hiː ðˈɛn stˈʌdid æt ðə jˈuːniən θiːəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl sˈɛmɪnˌɛɹi bᵻtwˌiːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti wˈʌn ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti tˈuː, ænd ðˈɛn æt ðɪ ᵻpˈɪskɑːpəl θiːəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl skˈuːl ɪn kˈeɪmbɹɪdʒ, mˌæsɐtʃˈuːsɪts, fɹʌm wˈɛɹ hiː ˈɜːnd ɐ bˈætʃəlɚɹ ʌv dᵻvˈɪnᵻɾi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ.
He then studied at the Union Theological Seminary between 1921 and 1922, and then at the Episcopal Theological School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, from where he earned a Bachelor of Divinity in 1924.