examples of godliness, had well earned the tribute paid them.

It was wartime, and there were concerns expressed that more attention must be paid to the families of members who were in harm's way, halfway around the world. Mrs. George (Hilda) Lewis, a long time member, recalling the era wrote, ”People listened to the radio almost in fear, as news came from battle areas of the world. Candy was scarce and, when available, had to be purchased in small quantities so that our Sunday School children could have a treat.” The children of the church were given special attention and Pastor Judson Levy had a special understanding and communication with them. Those today who were youngsters in the early 19405 recall that he was affectionately referred to and enjoyed being called ”Jud”, and sometimes ”Pappy”. It was important in wartime to have that kind of relationship, because many of their fathers, brothers or sisters were overseas, and the last thing they needed from their church family was stern attitudes. The war was not going well and there was fear that the east coast of Canada may have been vulnerable, especially in Charlottetown with the big British Navigation Training School operating here. Large red sirens were installed on lamp posts at strategic sites throughout the city, and at any hour of the day they would blast, initiating a practice run for basement shelters. There were also night time ”blackout” practices, organized by the ARP (Air Raid Precaution) volunteers, when no light of any kind was permitted. It was a good time to have a friendly, compassionate image, and Pastor Judson Levy fit it perfectly.

The Casavant pipe organ was the church’s only musical instrument until 1941, when Mrs. Donald Nicholson donated an upright piano in memory of her late husband,whohad given somuchin personaltimeand resourcestothecongregation. On April 15, Athol Roberts of Southport was baptized. He was studying for the ministry at Acadia University and later in the fall would be awarded a ’License to Preach’ by the church. After the baptism and following the observance of the Lord’s Supper, Dr. Levy noted that 149 had taken communion, which he believed to be largest number to ever partake in the history of the Charlottetown Baptist Church. Numbers, not names, were noted of those participating in the monthly observance of the Lord's Supper. It is interesting to note that to this point in time, the observance was a personal decision, and usually only a small percentage of members would partake. Today’s openness in accepting other Christian’s participation has changed observance of communion considerably.

In September of 1943, Pastor Levy was granted a nine month leave-of-absenceto continue his post graduate studies at Newton Theological Seminary. While he was away, an associate pastor, Ronald H. Noble, came to Charlottetown to lead the congregation. Ron Noble was from Woodstock, New Brunswick, and had been supply pastoring in all three maritime provinces since his graduation from Acadia University, in 1940. While in Charlottetown, he worked closely with the youth, especially the Young People’s Union, who were beginning to attend out of province rallies

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