text_original: Late in his career it was charged against him that he was trying to turn himself into a sort of Methodist pope. He asked for some explanation of this, and was told that he had in  vested himself with arbitrary power.
text_transcription: LATE IN HIS CAREER IT WAS CHARGED AGAINST HIM THAT HE WAS TRYING TO TURN HIMSELF INTO A SORT OF METHODIST POPE HE ASKED FOR SOME EXPLANATION OF THIS AND WAS TOLD THAT HE HAD INVESTED HIMSELF WITH ARBITRARY POWER
phonemes: lˈeɪt ɪn hɪz kɚɹˈɪɹ ɪt wʌz tʃˈɑːɹdʒd ɐɡˈɛnst hˌɪm ðæt hiː wʌz tɹˈaɪɪŋ tə tˈɜːn hɪmsˈɛlf ˌɪntʊ ɐ sˈɔːɹt ʌv mˈɛθədˌɪst pˈoʊp. hiː ˈæskt fɔːɹ sˌʌm ɛksplɐnˈeɪʃən ʌv ðˈɪs, ænd wʌz tˈoʊld ðæt hiː hæd ɪn vˈɛstᵻd hɪmsˈɛlf wɪð ˈɑːɹbɪtɹˌɛɹi pˈaʊɚ.