who can not come will kindly send in their donations." Pastor McDonald opened the first service with a brief history of the Charlottetown Baptist Church, often referring fondly to the late John Davis who preceded him, and always calling him "Father Davis". He also had the following comments regarding the future: Would it not be in place here to say a word about our prospects for the future? Do I hear some faint-hearted brother or sister say, "the prospect of a heavy burden to be borne for years to come is not a very cheering one." Be of good cheer, brother: have faith in God and do your duty. The cause is the Lords: so is the earth and the fullness thereof. The gold and silver are His, and he has the power to control all hearts, our debt will be less at the close of this service than it is now. 'Twill be less at the close of the afternoon service than it is at the close of this morning one. 'Twill be less at the close of the evening service than it is at the close of the afternoon, and it will be less at the close of the next Lord's Day than it will be at the close of the present day: And thus, by the benevolence of our friends and the self sacrificing spirit of our members, will our debt continue to diminish until the last dollar is paid with joy and thankfulness. Obviously, D.G. McDonald did not have a negative thought, and his faith must have been a tremendous inspiration to the members of the Charlottetown Baptist Church. The first hymn sung in the new church was appropriate for the occasion, with the first verse as follows: "Here in Thy name, Eternal God, We build this earthly house for Thee. Oh, chose it for thy fixed abode, And guard it long from error free." A search of the words revealed the hymn of dedication, #762, was written by James Montgomery , from a service book called, The Congregation and Home, a later publishing of an old 1844 hymnal of the Church of the Disciples in . On December 18, 1879, the Semi Weekly Patriot of Charlottetown had, in two full columns, Pastor McDonald's full opening remarks, and this is now situated in the church files researched for this story. The opening sermon was delivered by a visiting evangelist, Rev. W.J. Hinson from London, England . The afternoon service was conducted by Wesleyan Pastor H.P. Cowperthwaite , and Zion Presbyterian Pastor J.M. MacLeod . Dr. John Knox and C.C. Burgess both preached in the evening. On Monday evening, the Sunday School gave a concert, where their promotion paper said, "A treat might be expected". Pastor Hinson lectured again on Wednesday evening and the second Sunday morning the preachers were Rev. J.B. Woodland from the Cavendish Baptist Church and Pastor W.F. Swaffield from London, England , an evangelist traveling with Rev. Hinson . In the afternoon, messages were delivered by Pastor Harris of the Bible Christian Church, and Rev. George Campbell from the 2nd Methodist Church. The evening service of the second week was conducted by Rev. John Gordon from Baptist, assisted by E.N. Archibald from Bedeque and Rev. Freeman Bishop from Tryon . With so many different speakers arranged by Pastor McDonald, one wonders since he was never one to pass up opportunities if there may have been