Lizzie" as she was affectionately called, were ordained as ministers in the 1920's in the Free Will Baptist Church. They were co-pastors, and an evangelistic team holding large revivals in North Carolina, Texas, Alabama, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Nebraska. They organized churches and promoted Tecumseh College in Oklahoma, and was active in church missions throughout. In 1918, they acquired passports and went to Barbados, West Indies, as missionaries for a short time, before they returned to become very involved in mission work in the states. His wife wrote several books, some of which described their work. They were respected and held in esteem by those who knew them, and in memory by those who read and know of their labors. It is noteworthy that Rev. "Lizzy" outlived her husband only three months and 8 days.