The bishop is assigned to All Saints, a boys' home in Iowa, in 1933 and is tasked with instilling discipline and securing funding.
By 1937, the bishop struggles with the facilities, poor conditions, and finding a stable endowment for the problematic boys' home.
Rich potential donors do not see value in funding scholarships, chairs, or memorials at All Saints due to its nature and population.
The boys at All Saints are difficult to manage, especially one named Calvin Evans, who is seen as the most troublesome.
The bishop is contacted frequently by a minister from California inquiring about Calvin Evans, but he dismisses the inquiries.
A man named Wilson from the Parker Foundation visits, looking for Calvin Evans to reunite him with living relatives.
The bishop, disappointed not to receive a donation from Wilson, lies, telling him Calvin Evans is dead.
Wilson decides to endow the Calvin Evans Memorial Fund, not realizing Calvin isn't dead, providing much-needed funds to All Saints.
Reverend Wakely, attempting to prove not everyone lies to a girl named Madeline, pretends to offer a donation to All Saints to elicit information.
The bishop lies to Wakely about Calvin Evans, claiming a relationship with a memorial fund that doesn't exist for the purposes it was created for.
Wakely discovers the Parker Foundation funded a "memorial" for Calvin Evans for years before he was actually dead, raising questions about the foundation's intentions.
Madeline is skeptical about the story since the timings don't align with her father's (Calvin Evans) real death.
Wakely provides an address for Mr. Wilson of the Parker Foundation, although it's only a P.O. box, indicating it may be hard to contact him directly.
Madeline shows faith in finding Wilson, despite the odds, distinguishing between the concept of faith and its association with religion.