▁by ▁the ▁Bapt ists ▁as ▁a ▁pre acher . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s , ▁All ens worth ▁went ▁to ▁Tennessee ▁to ▁study ▁the ology . ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁he ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁pre acher ▁in ▁Franklin , ▁Tennessee , ▁south ▁of ▁Nash ville . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁All ens worth ▁started ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁teacher ▁in ▁Ge or get own , ▁Kentucky . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁financial ▁agent ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Association ▁of ▁the ▁Col ored ▁Bapt ists ▁in ▁Kentucky . ▁They ▁had ▁joined ▁together ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁a ▁religious ▁school ▁for ▁black ▁teachers ▁and ▁pre ach ers . ▁All ens worth ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁The ▁State ▁University , ▁helped ▁guarantee ▁the ▁sal ary ▁of ▁the ▁president ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁years , ▁and ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees . ▁ ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Louis ville ▁when ▁called ▁to ▁be ▁past or ▁of ▁the ▁Har ney ▁Street ▁Bapt ist ▁Church , ▁which ▁he ▁re organ ized , ▁attract ing ▁many ▁new ▁members . ▁They ▁renamed ▁it ▁Cent enn ial ▁Bapt ist ▁Church ; ▁it ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁a ▁model ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Bapt ist ▁Home ▁Mission ▁Society ▁of ▁America . ▁Within ▁a ▁few ▁years , ▁All ens worth ▁had ▁increased ▁the ▁con greg ation ▁nearly ▁five fold , ▁and ▁it ▁built ▁a ▁new ▁church . ▁ ▁Mar riage ▁and ▁family ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁he ▁married ▁Joseph ine ▁Le av ell ▁(