St. John’s Gospel Hall, NF
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Newfoundland is a large island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. To it belongs Labrador, which lies on the eastern side of Quebec. The Province now has the name ‘Newfoundland and Labrador.’ It is the eastern most Province of Canada.
Prior to 1947, there were no assemblies in Newfoundland. In 1955 there were five, and 22 are listed for the Province at this writing.
In the 1920s, William Brennan of New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, and Isaac McMullen of Moncton, New Brunswick, spent a number of weeks each summer working around Carbonear, Fresh Water, and Harbour Grace. Some professions of salvation were made, but these did not establish an assembly testimony. Among the converts was “Aunt Jessie Snow,” a poor laboring woman, a prayer warrior, and an outstanding witness for Christ, with whom Messrs. Brennan and McMullen kept contact.
Herbert Harris came to Newfoundlandin 1942 for tent meetings. Not finding a suitable place in the capital city of St. John’s, he went to Carbonear, across Conception Bay from St. John’s, and pitched the tent close to where Aunt Jessie Snow lived. Douglas Howard joined him there. Many souls were saved in those tent meetings, and soon they needed to find a building in which to hold the meetings. A Mr. Frampton, a Christian man, helped them build such a hall amid much opposition. A Sunday School was started there, with Gospel meetings. However, the local people got up a petition which forced the leading workers in this effort out of the area.
Christians from St. John’s then drove to Carbonear to keep the work going. In 1947, an assembly was finally formed, meeting at the Carbonear Gospel Hall, NF. Opposition continued and many were afraid to join with the assembly for fear of losing their jobs. The assembly has remained small. G. Albert Ramsey and Wallace Cudmore were among those who have ministered at Carbonear.
The work of Messrs. Harris, Howard, and Ramsey also resulted in the planting of an assembly in St. John’s soon after, meeting at St. John’s Gospel Hall, NF.
[edit] Also See
St. John’s Gospel Hall, NF
[edit] Author
Dan H. Smith, Ed.D. President, Emmaus Bible College
[edit] Resources
Questionnaire Responses
John Knox McEwen and Pioneer Work in the Maritimes, by John T. Dickson, Good News Publishers, Westchester, IL (1968)
Sowing and Reaping In the Garden of the Gulf, G. Albert Ramsay, 1983
Remember the Days of Old, by Betty McMullen, New Brunswick, 1999
Letters of Interest, February 1944, p. 24; March 1944, p. 38; December 1955, p. 15
Remember the Days of Old, by Betty McMullen, Gospel Folio Press, 2000
Letters of Interest, February 1944, p. 24; March 1944, p. 38; December 1955, p. 15
Questionnaire Responses
Sowing and Reaping in the Garden of the Gulf, by G. Albert Ramsay, 1983
Letters of Interest, February 1944, p. 24; March 1944, p. 38; December 1955, p. 15
The History of the Pugwash Junction Gospel Hall, NS, by Oswald L. MacLeod, 1995
John Knox McEwen and Pioneer Work in the Maritimes, by John T. Dickson, Good News Publishers, Westchester, IL (1968)
Northbrook Bible Chapel, Dartmouth, NS: Heritage Day, September 17, 1995 The History of Grace Chapel, Halifax, NS , by Stan Smith,1994
Remember the Days of Old, by Betty McMullen, unpublished manuscript, New Brunswick, 1999
Letters of Interest, February 1944, p. 24; March 1944, p. 38; December 1955, p. 15
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