hiː wʌz ɔːɹdˈeɪnd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ, ænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks hiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd wʌt pˈɛntɪkˌɔstəlz ɹᵻfˈɜː tʊ æz ðə bˈæptɪzəm ʌvðə hˈoʊli spˈɪɹɪt, ɐ ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs ɛkspˈiəɹɪəns ɐkˈʌmpənid baɪ spˈiːkɪŋ ɪn tˈʌŋz.
He was ordained in 1944, and in 1946 he received what Pentecostals refer to as the baptism of the Holy Spirit, a religious experience accompanied by speaking in tongues.