, ▁ 2 0 0 1 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Canadian ▁cart oon ist , ▁evangel ist , ▁ag nost ic , ▁politician , ▁newspaper ▁editor , ▁invent or , ▁broad c aster ▁and ▁author . ▁ ▁Cart oon ist ▁ ▁At ▁age ▁ 1 7 , ▁during ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression , ▁Ch uck ▁Temple ton ▁( as ▁he ▁was ▁then ▁known ) ▁got ▁his ▁first ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁sports ▁cart oon ist ▁for ▁The ▁Glo be ▁and ▁Mail . ▁ ▁Christian ▁evangel ist ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁Temple ton ▁converted ▁to ▁Christian ity ▁and ▁became ▁an ▁evangel ist . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁Temple ton ▁founded ▁the ▁Avenue ▁Road ▁Church ▁of ▁the ▁Naz ar ene , ▁in ▁Toronto , ▁in ▁a ▁building ▁that ▁formerly ▁hous ed ▁a ▁Pres by ter ian ▁con greg ation , ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁senior ▁past or ▁despite ▁his ▁lack ▁of ▁formal ▁the ological ▁training . ▁The ▁Avenue ▁Road ▁Church ▁of ▁the ▁Naz ar ene ▁con greg ation ▁eventually ▁became ▁affili ated ▁with ▁the ▁Christian ▁and ▁Mission ary ▁Alliance ▁den om ination , ▁and ▁its ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁Bay view ▁Glen ▁Church . ▁During ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁Temple ton ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁Royal ▁Canadian ▁Air ▁Force ▁based ▁at ▁Dor val , ▁Quebec ▁and ▁began ▁his ▁association ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁Church ▁of ▁Canada ▁( see ▁below ) ▁as ▁an ▁at ten de e ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁Str ath more ▁United ▁Church . ▁Temple ton ▁in ▁the ▁end ,