Talbot County GaArchives News.....Harry Brown Bardwell, Our Missionary February 11 1909
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The Talbotton New Era

The Talbotton New Era
Thursday, February 11, 1909
Page 2

Our Missionary, Harry Bardwell

An article in the Cuban Evangelist entitled “Moves of Missionaries” contains 
the following notice of our own missionary, Rev. H.B. Bardwell, the new 
president of Candler College and Superintendent of the District, went directly 
to Guantanamo upon his appointment to Cuba in Dec. 1903.  He lost no time in 
preparing to preach in Spanish familiarizing himself with the problems he had 
to solve in developing his great field.  He selected and occupied some of the 
best points in Guantanamo Valley, and built commodious chapels for four or five 
points, where we now have excellent congregations.  The church and parsonage at 
Guantanamo are handsome structures.

Bro. Bardwell had great success in teaching and putting into practice the 
principles of self-support, throughout the circuit.  His circuit was the first 
to raise the salary of the native assistant pastor, besides contributing to the 
general university assessment.  He is a scientific Sunday school worker and has 
done much to promote the introduction of efficient methods in our Sunday 
Schools.

Last year he served well our Havannah Cuban Congregation and now is President 
of Candler College.  He was very successful in the Florida Conference before 
entering the regular pastorate.  Candler College will continue to prosper under 
his care. 

These tributes to our own Talbotton son are very pleasing to his friends.

Rev. and Mrs. Bardwell are giving their best gifts towards the advancement of 
Christ’s kingdom.  While laboring under dire difficulties their efforts are not 
in vain, in the Lord.  Our entire town and county should many and oft the time, 
make effectual, fervent prayer for this consecrated couple.

The Talbotton New Era
Thursday, August 5, 1909
Page 4

Harry Brown Bardwell

By Walter Lewis Perryman

(Read Before Talbotton Sunday School)

In the minutes of our last Annual Conference we find the name of H.B. Bardwell, 
missionary to Cuba.  Harry as the older people call him was born in Talbotton.  
This son of our soil is the son of Dr. and Mrs. E.L. Bardwell, two of the 
oldest members of this church.  His obedience to parents, affable manners, 
gentlemanly traits of character early marked him as one destined to occupy a 
more than ordinary place among his fellow.

Finishing his course here, his parents ardently attached to Methodisum, 
naturally and very properly sent him to Emory College.

For a time he gave himself to teaching in the state of Florida.  There he found 
and wedded his wife, a lady who has proved herself adapted to that sphere of 
action and to the higher vocation to which, ere long, the great head of the 
church called him – a minister of the gospel of Jesus.

For a time he served charges in South Georgia Conference with great 
acceptability and usefulness.

That was a struggle when he was called to a foreign field but God “made all 
grace to abound” and he responded “here am I, send me.”

In going to Cuba he severed many precious ties and confronted trials and 
burdens that none but a courageous consecrated man could successfully meet.

His success since his arrival not quite six years ago has been gradual and 
growing.  At present he is President of Candler College, Havana, and is 
Superintendent (or Presiding Elder) of the country adjacent to that flourishing 
city.  We rejoice in his prosperity and will remember him in our prayers.  
Verily missions pay.

Let us as Sunday School and church of which he was long a member abound in 
thanksgiving and grow in liberality and love for those far away fields to which 
God is calling us.



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