(1) That Elder Scott be obligated to preach at least once a month and administer the Lord’s Supper. (2) That immediately after preaching, a collection be taken up from the public congregation and given to Elder Scott. (3) That a separate collection be taken each Sabbath from members to defray church expenses. (4) That the Church always meet for ”Conference” the week preceding the administration of the Lord’s Supper. (One wonders, in point#2, whether the quantity of givings mightdepend on the intensity of the message!)

Brother DesBrisay also acknowledged that the Charlotte Town Baptist Church had grown rapidly in its first year and membership now stood at twenty. Because attendance was growing, it was necessary to expand John Jury’s upstairs room so it would seat 200 and for the work costs, rent would be increased to £10 annually. A|| currency at that time was in Pounds Sterling; were this today, it would be about $22 Canadian.

In 1837, the CharlotteTown BaptistChurch wasformally connected with, and partially supported by, the Nova Scotia Baptist Association. It was this Association that had worked so hard to expand their mission field, so it was only logical that this small new Baptist church would need human and financial resources to grow and would depend on this Association connection.

The larger space in John Jury’s upstairs meeting room attracted new activity, and we note in the March 10, 1838 edition of the Colonial Hera/d a small advertisement referring to the fact that: ”The Young Men’s Temperance Society will be meeting this week in the Baptist Meeting House on Kent Street”. This is the only reference we have found to indicate that the area was considered a Baptist Meeting House.

Most of the inhabitants of Charlotte Town were of British descent and as such still loyal to the crown, evidenced by the royal names given to so many streets, buildings and areas. Queen Victoria was crowned on June 28th, 1838, and the gala celebrations in Charlotte Town included jails being opened, debtors set free, food provided to the poor and huge bonfires illuminating the night sky. It was the first notable event ever celebrated in this small Prince Edward Island town.

The first member from ”away" was admitted to the Charlotte Town Baptist Church in 1840, when Brother William Pilcher, a school teacher recently arrived in Charlotte Town from a Baptist church in London, England, was admitted by letter. Within a year Brother Pilcher, apparently well educated as a teacher, was appointed Charlotte Town Baptist’s first clerk. Records indicate that in the autumn of 1840 the church was ”refreshed” by a visit from one of their founders, in the person of Rev. Charles Tupper. He.had developed a personal friendship with Deacon Thomas DesBrisay, one of his early converts.

By the early 18405, the Charlotte Town Baptist Church had developed a heavy schedule of worship services. They met every Sabbath for at least one service and it was not uncommon, if preachers were available, to have three services; at 11:00 am, 3 and 7 pm. There was always prayer meeting on Wednesday and if there was a concern about any member, or a need to ”...make up the rent”, they would schedule a prayer meeting for the following Monday. All prayer meetings were