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John Wesley, Jr.
John Wesley, Jr.
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The Story of an Experiment
BY
DAN B. BRUMMITT
1921

TO
THOMAS KANE, "LAYMAN,"
WHOSE LONG LIFE OF NOBLE SERVICE
IS BEARING FRUIT IN A NEW CHRISTIAN
CONSCIENCE TOWARDS THE SUPPORT OF
THE WORK OF CHRIST'S KINGDOM IN
ALL THE WORLD
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE
EDUCATIONAL, MISSIONARY
AND BENEVOLENT
WORK OF THE CHURCH

The Story of an Experiment
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CONTENTS
CHAPTER

THE GENESIS OF THE EXPERIMENT
I. AN INSTITUTE PANORAMA
II. JOHN WESLEY, JR.'S BRINGING UP
III. CAMPUS DAYS
IV. EXPLORING MAIN STREET
V. HERE THE ALIEN; THERE THE LITTLE BROWN
CHURCH
VI. "IS HE NOT A MAN AND A BROTHER?"
VII. THE FIRST AMERICAN CIVILIZATION
VIII. CHRIST AND THE EAST
THIS EXPERIMENT TEACHETH\u2014?

ILLUSTRATIONS

THE CARTWRIGHT INSTITUTE
THE WESLEY FOUNDATION
SOCIAL CENTER
(This one is at Illinois University)
MAIN STREET
THE TENEMENTS OF MANY
DELAFIELDS
ONE OF THE HIGH LIGHTS OF
MAIN STREET
ONE OF THE CANNERY COLONY
THERE'S HOPE FOR THE NEGRO
IN A SCHOOL LIKE THIS
THE MEXICAN'S HOME IN THE
SOUTHWEST
THE MEXICAN'S CHURCH IN THE
SOUTHWEST
DR. JOE CARBROOK DOES SUCH
WORK AS THIS IN CHINA

THE GENESIS OF THE EXPERIMENT
After years of waiting for time and place and person, the Rev. Walter Drury, an average
Methodist preacher, was ready to begin his Experiment.

The process of getting adjusted to its conditions was ended. He believed that, if he had
health and nothing happened to his mind, he might count on at least eight years more at
First Church, Delafield\ue000a ten-year pastorate is nothing wonderful in to-day's
Methodism. The right preacher makes his own time limit.

He would not think himself too good for Delafield, but neither did he rate himself too low.
He just felt that he was reasonably secure against promotion, and that he need not be
afraid of "demotion." There are such men. They are a boon to bishops.

The unforeseen was to be reckoned with, of course, the possible shattering of all his
plans by some unimagined misfortune. But the man who waits until he is secure against
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