HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE EAST POINT BAPTIST CHURCH REV . J. A. GORDON , M.A , D.D. Dr. Gordon was born in Uigg , P. E. I ., Canada —the birthplace of many noted men. He spent his early life on the home-farm caring for his widowed mother. Later the family moved to Montague, where he went into business. The call to the wider and more congenial field of Christian service was not to be denied. Disposing of his business he took a course of study at Acadia College, and afterwards at Newton Theo¬ logical Seminary . After Newton came two urgent calls from two chur¬ ches in Prince Edward Island . He accepted the call to the weaker church, and entered at once upon his work. A revival of unusual inter¬ est, all over the field, was the result. Out of that revival came many converts, two new church organizations and eight ministers. The East Point Church, being pastorless, extended Mr. Gordon an enthusiastic call. It was one of the largest and oldest churches in the Island province, and had, only a short time before, experienced one of the greatest revivals in its history. Here he spent four busy years. In 1882 Dr. Gordon was called to the Milton Yarmouth Baptist Church. During Dr. Gordon 's pastorate the debts were cancelled, a new parsonage secured, and an era of courage and prosperity introduced. Being called to the Leinster Street Church, St. John, a few pleasant snd prosperous years were spent leading that large and important con¬ gregation. At the urgent call of the trustees of the Union Baptist Seminary , St . Martin's, Dr. Gordon spent some time attempting to put that institu¬ tion on a sound financial basis, but the situation did not promise success, and he accepted a call to Charlottetown at a time when depression and dismay overwhelmed the church after the loss by fire of their beautiful new building. But the people rose to the occasion with splendid cour¬ age, and in a short time a beautiful new building was erected and the financial situation put upon an easy basis. Then came a call to , St. John. This was, perhaps, Dr. Gordon 's most difficult and taxing problem. He began his pastorate by launching a series of protracted meetings lasting twenty-six weeks. The result justified the extraordinary effort; and hundreds were added to the church by baptism and letter. This ingathering involved the problem of a new church edifice, and the people faced it with enthusiasm. The new church was built and the church budget increased manifold