[1][2] After a period as a minor canon of Bangor Cathedral from 1935 to 1938, he was secretary and chaplain to the Archbishop of Wales before becoming Rector of Barmouth in 1946 and then vicar of Llanelltyd (a village near Dolgellau) in 1966, before retiring in 1976.
[2] He continued to preach and lead services, in Dolgellau and in Llanelltyd, until well after his 90th birthday, sometimes playing the organ as well.
[2] He attributed the fact that he rose no higher than Archdeacon to his working-class background and his unmarried status.
[2] He was regarded as a fine speaker and raconteur, and a man of great charm, with a worldwide circle of friends; his female admirers were sometimes nicknamed the "Wallis Collection".
[1][2] He was president of the Merioneth district of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals from 1959 onwards.