of years she is listed, along with the pastor, deacons and a few other prominent members, as a "Messenger". Over the two decades of her participation in church activities, including her baptism, she is not noted by any name other than " Miss Wadman ". We know little about her, but there is no question that Miss Wadman was a living credit to her Baptist beliefs. The church kept its written reports in a file that was always open to perusal, although in reading them, some of the handwriting leaves much to be desired. In 1909, it was decided at the annual meeting to print annual reports, that members could take home and maintain as personal records. It was not a decision of great note but an event a few days later was. On February 25,1909, a young 23 year old, John McCurdy , risked his Alexander Graham Belirsilver Dart'during life to become the first person in the British Empire to fly, when he took off from the Bras d Or Lakes in for a short flight in Alexander Graham Bell 's famous 'Silver Dart'. The church stewards in 1910 were John P. Gordon , R. Vanlderstine , George Simmons , J. Dan Jenkins , G.B. Norton , H. Bethune and a Mr. Dewer . Pastor George White was in rapidly failing health, although no one realized it until March 30, when he tendered his resignation to be effective the end of May. Unfortunately, George White did not live until his retirement date. He passed away in April and became the first pastor in the church's history to die while still in charge of the pastorate. His good friend, Rev. J.R. Fullerton , conducted his burial service. Pastor George White had encouraged the construction of the church's new parsonage and personally raised most of the cost, and for the membership in Charlottetown the parsonage would become a visible testament to his memory. Elsewhere he would be remembered as the author of Sparks For Your Tinder, an interesting study on religion that could be found in most church libraries. A Pulpit Supply Committee, made up of Deacon Alfred Sterns , J.P. Gordon and Howard Jenkins , was established to look for a new pastor. At the same time, the Baptist Church's two deacons, Alfred Sterns and Alvin Webster , were requested to attend a council in investigate charges against their pastor, but details of the seriousness of the matter, their input or the results, were never recorded. At the end of June 1910, Rev. Zenas L Fash , pastor of the Baptist Church in Hillsborough , New Brunswick , accepted a call to Charlottetown . Zenas Fash came with excellent credentials. He had graduated from Acadia University, served a term as President of the United Maritime Baptist Convention and was Chaplain of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly. Rev. Fash would serve as pastor of the Charlottetown United Baptist Church for five years and under his leadership the church continued a pattern of steady growth. Early in his term, a pulpit bible was presented by Mrs. E.E. Jordan . This is believed to be Baptist's first pulpit bible, as it had always been the habit for pastors to use their own personal bibles when preaching. On February 11, 1911, the church erected a tablet in the sanctuary to the memory of their former pastor, George R. White . It was the first of three memorials, plaques and windows, that were installed in the church throughout the year. The tablet presentation was followed shortly by a memorial 72