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but t here seemed to be a reaching ou t . We t o o felt t he ' go­
tel l· .. . 16 Thomas Mitchell ....as so intent o n spreading the full
gospel that he was, i n A. E. Wins or' s word s , "willing to c a r r y
the suitcase f o r someone to prea ch t h e gospe l ".H
In 19 2 6 Deer Lake was selected by March a nd Eddy a s a
potential mission field . The town , s i te of a major hydro
development and a logging c e ntre, re had been built in a hu rry.
People from across Newfoundl a nd mov ed there in s earch of
employment. 19 March and Eddy r ealize d that exp ansion from
t h e f r mi ssion ha d to be accomplished wi t ho ut as slst a nce - -
financial or otherw l se- - f r om S t . John 's . 20 T h e money
subsequently c a me largely f r om March' s po cket. 21 He wen t to
Deer Lake and secured a bu ilding that had hou sed a restaurant.
Returning to Humbez-mout.h , he a nn oun c ed that he wanted s ome
c onve r t s t o travel t o Deer Lake t o co nduct servi ces . Tha t was
only t h e beginning , he e mphasiz ed; he wanted t o see Pente­
costal missions all over the i sla nd . March called a meeti ng
to determine who would be sent to evangelize the new town. A
dozen prospective workers met with h i m. He asked each or them
to "write down the names o f t he o nes we t hink would be ready
in case we want t hem" . The list f inalized, the workers knelt
to pray, seeking God's gu idance as t hey prepa r ed to invade new
areas with the full gos pel a nd , at the same t i me, ratify
March's selection of Deer Lake a s the first area o f c oncentra­
tion outside Humbermouth.22 The co nvert ed had become the
preachers. 23