Road Baptist Church in 1830, it suffered from changes in times and transportation, when larger and more active churches became more readily accessible. The Marshfield church was always closely aligned with Charlottetown Baptist, which throughout the 19th century shared preachers on many occasions and which now assumed its assets and dispensed with the property.

In 1950,a second ladies mission group became established in the Charlottetown United Baptist Church; this time honoring an Island missionary, Dr. Zella Clark, who was partly supported by mission funding. The new group would be known as the Dr. Zella Clark Women’s Missionary Society and for the next half century would be one of the major mission contributing groups in the church. Dr. Rev. Jim Davidson Clark, a sister of Deacon Dr. J.A. Clark, both natives of Cavendish, would visit the Island on a number of occasions and developed a close association with both the Ferne Levy and Zella Clark WMS groups. Both groups were always looking for new projects and initiatives, and it would be an effort by the Ferne Levy WMS in 1951 that would lead to the establishment of the first Explorers Youth Group for young ladies.

J. Artemas Clark, now retired, had recently been honored with a Doctorate for his leadership in the field ofagriculture, as Superintendent ofthe Charlottetown Research Station. Dr. Clark felt there was a serious need for revival in Charlottetown. He suggested the church contact either Dr. Arthur Vincent or Dr. Myron Brinton, to lead a week long crusade. Before a revival week could be organized, it was announced that Trinity United had invited noted Canadian evangelist Charles Templeton to come to Charlottetown for a week long crusade, and that all city churches would be involved. Dr. Myron Brinton most likely could not have come anyway, as he was extremely busy organizing a new Maritime Baptist Training School in Moncton, New Brunswick. Charlottetown Baptist contributed $1,250 to his project, helping to build the foundation of what would eventually become Atlantic Baptist University.

In November, Dorothy Douglas and Sidney Burhoe ofthe Music Committee announced that Robert A. Crooks of Sydney, Nova Scotia, had agreed to become the organist, and would begin service on January I, 1951. Other interesting items noted at this time were; the church received $150 for the 14 year old former camp building on the Jenkins farm in Marshfield, an average of 154 children were now attending Sunday School each week, and for the first time in the annual report, the list of contributors (”givers”) included names but not amounts, only a bottom line total.

Treasurer Art Clark reported at the annual meeting that expenses were over budget by $1,500. He ended the statement with an appeal for an increased effort, saying, ”...Freely ye have received, freely give.” As a result of Dr. Clark’5 report, Pastor Jim Davidson successfully encouraged the Board of Management to

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