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Hardy; Bud Hines; Jennie MacArthur; Alexander MacLeod; George MacLeod; Mr. & Mrs. Leslie MacMillan; Ida Oliver; Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Oliver; Pearl Oliver;

Libbie Ramsay; Mr. & Mrs. David Sellick.

Rev. Fred MacMillan further stated:

While the Elmsdale Church had been organized in 1917 it was not until May 1919 that the District Superintendent N.H. Washbum was successful in securing a pastor for the new flock. During the first two years several laymen filled the pulpit, with Mr. William Hardy doing most of the preaching. Some of the services were held in the Elmsdale Hall, and some in the homes of friends and members. In May 1919, J. Warner Turpel met with the Elmsdale congregation as their first pastor. On May sev- enth, he met with the board to carry out final steps of organization. John Hardy was elected the secretary—treasurer of the church board; Leslie MacMillan was appointed Sunday School superin-

tendent; and Ida Oliver was appointed Sunday School secretary...

Rev. J .W. Turpel was a courageous and dynamic preacher who often spoke in sev- eral communities per Sunday. After they left Elmsdale, Rev. Turpel and his wife _ Gladys established churches in Trenton and Bass River, NS. In 1919 the word “Pen-

tecostal” was dropped from the official name of the Church of the Nazarene. It is thought that in November 1922 the former Salvation Army Hall became the Elmsdale Church of the Nazarene with a simple handshake. No money was exchanged. Else- where in this book, under Salvation Army, is a letter from Hardy Oliver explaining how he owned the building that became the first Nazarene Church. It had first been the Elmsdale Salvation Army Hall and when the Salvation Army personnel were removed for war duty the committee looked for an evangelical denomination to take their place — first considering the Pentecostals then settling on the Church of the Nazarene. After the Salvation Army left the Elmsdale area, the Salvation Army Hall was made available to the Church of the Nazarene. As Rev. Fred MacMillan stated:

In 1923, with a record attendance of over two hundred, S.W. Beers, the New England District Super— intendent, joined J. Warner Turpel, the pastor, in the dedication of their church building at Elmsdale. . .From Elmsdale the Church of the Nazarene spread to O’Leary, Mt. Pleasant, Midgell,

Summerside, and Charlottetown.

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