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.
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.