Of interest in the constitution is the fact that every office is noted as being controlled by a male, a continual reference to "he". The constitution committee was given a standing ovation for their effort, and the church prepared to go forward stronger than ever. In January of 1955, George Lewis became the first moderator of the Charlottetown Baptist Church; a new office created to replace the chairman of the Board of Management. Sterling Inman was named clerk. All regular active deacons officially resigned to prepare for the new election under the terms of the new constitution. Letters were sent to every member, noting the list of candidates for deacon and that the vote would be taken in early February, after the constitution had been ratified. On February 2, the vote was taken to elect eight new deacons to graduated terms that would provide the church with eight deacons serving four-year terms. Two new deacons would be introduced annually. Dr. J. Artemas Clark, Percy J. Proud and a seriously ill Alexander MacPhee were to continue as deacons for life, and were not subject to the vote. ( Alex MacPhee died in April.) When the votes were tallied, the new deacons were; Alfred Tait and Nelson Robinson (4 years), George Lewis and Louis Simmons (3 years), Charles Scranton and Edward MacPhail (2 years) and Sid Burhoe and John Lohnes (1 year). It had been a trying year for the deacons, one that to a great degree changed the image of the office. On the positive side was the fact that the office still sought the man, rather than the man the office, and godly men continued to serve. Interim pastor Frank Smith preached his final sermon at the Charlottetown Baptist Church on March 7, 1955, and Rev. Harold Logan Mitton his first, one week later.Giventhecontroversyof the pastyear, and theacceptanceof a new constitution, Harold Mitton would now become the clutch that allowed this historic old church to shift into a higher gear. For the next decade it would make major strides forward in service to the Lord. Harold Mitton agreed to a starting wage of $3,600, one of the best bargains that the Charlottetown United Baptist Church ever had. His arrival was accurately described by one member as, "...a gentle summer breeze after a stormy winter." In his reflections later in life, Harold Mitton described his first impression of the Charlottetown Baptist Church sanctuary as being "....a beautifully appointed Gothic structure", and in another personal opinion written later, "... relatively small, with a beautiful interior that truly lends itself to worship." On May 11, 1955, a few weeks after his arrival with his wife Marguerite (Peg) and son Ron, 21 people were baptized. This included Hilda Lewis , who with Charles Scranton 's wife Helen contributed many Pages of information from that era, for this story. The number baptized was an example of how the church would grow under Rev. Harold Mitton 109