After his dismissal from the firm, he taught briefly in England before training as an evangelist. He was appointed to the Borinage mining region but in 1879 this appointment was not renewed, during his time in the region, he did some soul-searching. He adapted his original desire to help mankind to leaving mankind "some memento in the form of drawings or paintings -- not made to please any particular movement, but to express a sincere human feeling."

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