John Wesley, Jr. / The Story of an Experiment

A Methodist minister launches a long-term experiment to shape a promising young man's spiritual life and civic engagement through pastoral mentorship, education, and community outreach. The account traces the youth's upbringing, campus days, and encounters with Main Street, tenement neighborhoods, immigrant and minority communities, and mission work in the Southwest and abroad. Chapters outline institutional efforts—an institute, a Wesley foundation, and social centers—and practical programs in schools, canneries, and churches that illustrate educational, missionary, and benevolent approaches. The work emphasizes applied faith, social reform, and the church's role in cultivating lay leadership for diverse populations.