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Little Rock, Arkansas, Irving lived in Dover, New Jersey, Frederick lived in Sudbury, Trudy was married to Clarence Rapp, Kitchener, Irva was a teacher in Boston, Mass, Warner was a medical student in Philadelphia and Vera was married to Richard Menslage, Washing- ton, DC. Stanford’s ministry was in the Maritime Provinces until he retired in 1961. During that time he helped plan and build churches as well as doing pas- toral work.

Rev. Archie Stanford pastored Elmsdale Church of the Nazarene in the deep de- . ._ _ . pression years. His salary was often Rev_R01ands,anfordC,lL whatever came in the offering each week. He and his family lived in the ‘ Melvin MacAusland house on the Tho- mas MacNeill property at What is now called Bob Campbell’s Corner, while he built a new manse close to Jack Adams’ store, facing the Dock Road on what is now the Church of the Nazarene parking lot. Rev. Mr. Stanford cut the logs, hauled them to the sawmill, then with some congregation members built the new manse. While in Elmsdale Mr. Stanford became very involved in the community. He even provided use of a closed-in sleigh for Dr. Roy Kennedy to make a house; call. His son, Rev. Roland Stanford, writes that: “Our house was a bit of an emergency room when family feuds erupted in fights with the aid of local beer on Saturday nights, there on

the Elmsdale Corner.”

Rev. Archie and Gertrude Stanford

When the pastorate ended, the family stayed on in Elmsdale through part of 1935 when Rev. Archie Stanford went off to start another church. While he lived in Elmsdale, Mr. Stanford made harness, repaired shoes, screen windowed many of the

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