 He does creditably there, despite the disadvantages of his poor upbringing, and is surprised to find himself called to be the minister of the Calvinistic Methodist chapel in which he was brought up.However, he feels he cannot accept the call because of the shame that his family bears due to the antics of his Uncle James and (he suspects) his father.On the same day as he receives the call from his chapel, he learns that Uncle James has died in prison in Birmingham.