A LEGACY OF FAITH Chapter 10 Baptist Union, and a Local History Reverend G. Percy Raymond, the new Charlottetown pastor, had an interesting background as a salesman and was an excellent person to lead and move the Charlottetown Baptist Church into the 20th Century. As a young man, he spent almost a decade as a fruit grower in the of Nova Scotia before becoming an insurance agent in both Canada and the States. After entering the ministry and graduating from Acadia University he served in a number of pastorates, before arriving on Prince Edward Island in 1898. Although he did not stay long at Baptist, he is remembered for the successful effort he made in 1900 and 1901 to substantially reduce the church building debt, by personally selling subscriptions in the community. It is interesting to note that during Pastor Raymond's time in Charlottetown , a young 23 year old schoolteacher in Cavendish was writing a novel about a red headed orphan girl. Lucy Maude Montgomery 's imaginative story, Anne of Green Gables , would become one of the most popular children's books of the 20th century, and would bring invaluable renown to her native province. As the century turned in 1900, Miss Amy Earle had been church organist for two years. Notes, minutes and newspaper stories of the day do not tell us if there was a shortage of capable musicians in the city or whether the wages paid and time demands were a part of the problem. Professor Hawley was organist in 1897, and for a short period of time, until Amy Earle took over, two others were listed as having played the organ on occasion. They were Miss Adele Stentiford and Miss Bessie Crosby , who may have been regular organists or simply supplied when needed. There are no dates of employment listed so we have no record of their time of contribution. An example of musicians' concerns at that time might be discovered from the annual meeting in 1901, when the organist and choir were !auded for their contribution, and for their services were given $5 to aid in procuring music. The position of organist was earning $100 a year which made it little more than a volunteer effort. Despite this, Miss Ethel Simmons took over from Miss Earle and became the Baptist organist in September of 1900. Church clerks were required to keep detailed records of all transactions, but in 1900, unless they were noteworthy or controversial, Clerk Edward Sterns often omitted repetitious or routine details. (Minutes recorded over the years have been vital in assembling this story but quite often it was necessary to find a newspaper story or references from other researched histories to piece the full 63