After Korea was facing pressure from the Japanese empire, Anderson moved his services to Southern Rhodesia where he served as a physician at a community healthcare center and leprosy hospital.
[1] Anderson attended Lake View High School in Chicago and graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor's in Liberal Arts degree in 1904.
[1] During his undergraduate studies he was involved in religious activities including being a Sunday School teacher, Vice President of the Junior Epworth League in Chicago, and a deacon at his local church.
Anderson was granted his wish, He and his wife left for Korea on December 5, 1910, and arrived on January 4, 1911, tasked to establish a missions department in Wonju and build a hospital.
[1][2] Anderson was appointed a medical missionary at the 5th Association of the Methodist Conference in Sangdong Church, Seoul for the Wonju area.
[1] Anderson led and organized the construction of the Swedish Methodist Hospital which started in spring 1913 and was completed by November.
[1] The hospital closed shortly in 1922 after Anderson's leave but was continued by other's work including Samuel Easton Mcmanis and eventually was rebuilt and merged to create a larger medical facility by Florence J.