In His Steps (Summarized Edition)

In His Steps (1896) dramatizes the question "What Would Jesus Do?" When a destitute stranger confronts complacent parishioners in Raymond, Rev. Henry Maxwell calls them to vow for a year to test every decision by Jesus' example. Through linked episodes—from a star singer's sacrifice to a newspaper's ethical overhaul and urban mission—the novel blends didactic narrative and Social Gospel critique o...