The church board had made its decision! Dwight's speech was too poor; he would not be allowed to speak in the church again. So he began searching for Christian activities in and around town. After many inquiries and no luck, the young man went to the Wells Street Mission and asked if he would be able to help them with anything. The aspiring minister told the man in charge that he couldn't teach or preach, the man said in a discounting way, "Why don't you go out into the alleys and streets to see what boys you can bring in?

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