adopt his ‘Mid Century Plan'. It was an optimistic idea that encouraged all church members and committees to make an effort to improve by 20%, over the next 5 years. It was Jim Davidson’s hope that the 20% target would include member numbers, member’s givings, committee’s ﬁnancial targets and debt reductions. Church response to the plan was enthusiastic, but only time would demonstrate its success. This annual meeting also marked the end of John Gordon’s 18 year term as church clerk and Louis H. Simmons took over the position of recorder.

Deacon Henry Callbeck passed away, prompting the Board of Management to approve two new candidates for deacon. Chester Brehaut and Wilbur Willis received unanimous approval, and brought the Deacon’s Board membership up to seven. It was important this year to have strong deacon representation, as the Baptist Council of Canada was scheduled to meet in Charlottetown and the local church would be host.The Deacon's Board organized most ofthe planning activities involving meeting rooms, entertainment, hymn sings and worship services.

Organist Robert Crooks was ill and Helen MacRae supplied on the organ for the church’s 115th anniversary service. The anniversary message was given by former pastor Dr. Arthur Vincent, of Main Street Baptist in Saint John, New Brunswick. Organist Crooks did return but only for a few months, before he was forced to return home to Sydney and resign. He had served only one year as organist but that was long enough to play for the Charlottetown Baptist Church’s second performance on CBC’s national Church of The Air, in January of 1952. Mrs. Roberta Full supplied on the organ for a few months, while the Music Committee advertised unsuccessfully through the Maritimes, Ontario and Quebec, for a qualiﬁed organist. In June, Royston F. Mugford ARCO, organist at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, applied for the Baptist job and agreed to complete the year on Robert Crook’s contract of $1,000 annually. Roy Mugford, a trained professional organist, would be the most qualiﬁed musician to serve the church to date.

With the organ position settled, the Music Committee was struggling with other concerns. The choir was being rearranged and a bafﬂe was placed over the organ to direct the sound more toward the congregation. Royston Mugford was meticulous about the music and with local piano tuner Joe Curran, was trying to get every sound he could out of the 40 year old Casavant pipe organ. Electronic musical instruments were now on the market and the choir presented a plan, suggesting that a new electronic organ could be purchased for $4,000. lfthey could get $3,000 for the old pipe organ, they could have a new, modern instrument for $1,000. Joe Curran, perhaps in self interest, suggested the old pipe organ was a much superior instrument and should be kept in use as long as possible. The Music Committee agreed and entered into an annual $75 maintenance contract with Curran, to keep it going. To start the process, the Music Committee was given $1,000 to replace defective pipes and add new tubing, relays and stops. The money would also allow the organ to be moved out four feet to allow better direction, and to angle the Choir seats slightly for better visibility.

There was good indication that Pastor Jim Davidson's "Mid Century Plan” Was working. After two years, membership had increased by 20% and Sunday School attendance by 19%. The now operational Board of Management was investigating a plan to improve efﬁciency by rotating church ofﬁcers every three years. They were also dealing with a few confusing annual reports, and initiated a policy that, in the future, all church reports must be presented to the Board one

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