worth ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁Navy , ▁where ▁he ▁earned ▁his ▁first ▁pay ▁as ▁a ▁free ▁man . ▁He ▁was ▁soon ▁promoted ▁to ▁Captain ' s ▁ste ward ▁and ▁cl erk , ▁and ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁gun bo ats ▁Queen ▁City ▁and ▁T aw ah ▁for ▁two ▁years . ▁ ▁Post war ▁years ▁All ens worth ▁first ▁returned ▁to ▁Kentucky ▁to ▁work ▁and ▁study . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁he ▁joined ▁his ▁brother ▁William ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁where ▁they ▁operated ▁two ▁restaur ants . ▁Within ▁a ▁short ▁time , ▁they ▁received ▁a ▁favor able ▁offer ▁and ▁sold ▁them ▁out ; ▁All ens worth ▁returned ▁to ▁Louis ville . ▁He ▁worked ▁while ▁putting ▁himself ▁through ▁the ▁E ly ▁Normal ▁School , ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁new ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Mission ary ▁Association . ▁During ▁Re const ruction , ▁All ens worth ▁taught ▁at ▁schools ▁for ▁fre ed men ▁and ▁their ▁children ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁Fre ed men ' s ▁Bureau . ▁In sp ired ▁by ▁his ▁own ▁teaching , ▁he ▁began ▁att ending ▁courses ▁at ▁the ▁Nash ville ▁Institute , ▁later ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Roger ▁Williams ▁University , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁gradu ate . ▁The ▁school ▁later ▁gave ▁him ▁an ▁honor ary ▁Master ▁of ▁Arts . ▁ ▁All ens worth ▁became ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁Bapt ist ▁Church ▁in ▁Louis ville ▁and ▁attended ▁the ▁Fif th ▁Street ▁Bapt ist ▁Church ▁led ▁by ▁Henry ▁Adams . ▁He ▁was ▁ord ained ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1