HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE EAST POINT BAPTIST CHURCH

REV. ALVIN GORDON ROBERTSON. B.D., AND MRS. ROBERTSON, B. A.

Alvin Gordon Robertson was born at East Baltic, P. E. Island, Sep- tember 15th, 1900. His father’s name was John James Robertson. .His mother’s maiden name was Lydia Velma Rose. He attended school at Kingshoro until he reached the age of fourteen. In the summer of 1914 he accepted Christ as his Saviour, and in October of that year was bap- tised by Rev. W. E. Piper and joined the East Point Baptist Church. The summers of 1917-1921 he spent in his fishing boat, by means of which he earned enough money to cover his expenses through half of his

college course. ' He set out for Horton Academy on January 12th, 1922. The

Academy year was then well spent, and it was with great difficulty that he applied himself to the work; but with praiseworthy perseverence he gradually made the new adjustment. At the end of the year he had the

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