Inner and Outer City

Abstract

"Bill grew up in a rough street. He knew whatit was to come home from school and find all the family's possessions piled in the front garden because they had been evicted. Many of his pals were the same, and some have found themselves in and out of jail. Somehow the local Baptist Church got hold of him in their Boys' Brigade company. Any time he failed to turn up, his B.B. captain went to look for him. In time he was baptized, and soon became a leader among the church's young people. His daily work was in a wood-working firm; being honest and reliable, he became a foreman. The church had made something of him"