Church officers wanted him to stay longer but realized he had accepted the call to a larger church as a personal challenge. Finance Chairman J.A. Clark was still motivated to see the church debt free, and was determined to meet its financial obligations, in 1929. He solicited donations and subscriptions from every possible source, urged all groups to make greater efforts, and continually impressed on the membership the need to maximize their givings to the Debt Retirement Fund. At the annual meeting in January, 1930, it was announced that the Finance Committee's effort had been successful, the loan at the Canadian Bank of Commerce had been satisfied, and there was now a balance of $91.67 in their bank account. This was over and above a contribution of $1,720 to Canadian Baptist Foreign Missions. Everyone had helped, and one of the most pleased groups was the Music Committee, who had held a series of choir concerts late in 1929 and contributed $949 to the cause. For the first time since they built the small Mission House in 1845, the Charlottetown Baptist Church was debt free. Despite the great accomplishment, there was the hope and prayer that it would not disrupt their purpose or challenge. There was no question their purpose was to spread the word of God, but for 93 years they had been accomplishing it more based on faith than finances, and this was their challenge. Perhaps they were quietly thinking that if growth required faith, and faith required debt, then perhaps a little debt was God's way of urging them on. They were not going to let something as simple as interest payments slow down their progress. The Charlottetown United Baptist Church was very involved in theearly days of radio in the city. Keith Rogers ' CFCY and Walter Burke 's competitive CHCK both originated in the late 1920s, and the Sunday morning and evening church services were popular on both radio stations. The Baptist Church took its turn on both stations but perhaps was heard more on CFCY, because Walter Burke , a devout Methodist, tended to accent Trinity United services on CHCK. The fierce competition between the radio station owners ended in the mid 1930s, when Burke sold his interest to Rogers, and CFCY began to carry all Sunday morning services, on a rotating basis, continually to this day. Rev. Arthur C . Vincent D.D . accepted a call to Charlottetown in June of 1929 and would be the first minister with a Doctor of Divinity degree to lead the local congregation. Dr. Vincent earned his degree at the Theological Seminary in Louisville, and was ready to meet the challenge of a church pleased with itself. Dr. Vincent was known as a forceful presenter of Gospel messages and one who made an impact every time he preached. The Charlottetown members liked him. His preaching was often termed "fierce" and "fiery", and to some in the community he walked a narrow road. One Baptist member recalls the story of the Sunday sermon following an annual ball at a local community club, where there ~HMBJSA£OSMEi;iyl ' Brace Block 'on , Source of assistance for student ministers and home of C.F.C.Y radio studios in 1930's 83