The corner stone of the new Main Street Baptist Church was laid yesterday afternoon. Rev. J.A. Gordon, pastor said he held in his hand a short historical sketch of the church. He stated that early in 1841 the Rev. Thomas HARDINGE, pastor of what was then the Second Baptist church of Saint John, using as a pulpit, Thomas CUNARD's stoop, preached the first Baptist sermon in Indiantown. On the Good Friday following, Rev. Hardinge and the late Rev. Samuel ROBINSON baptized 30 converts at Marble Cove. These, with representatives from the first and second churches of Saint John, formed a branch mission in Portland parish. Early in 1842, at a meeting of the first and second churches, a request was made for the organization of a separate church in Portland. The following council was chosen to consider the advisability of organizing the church: Rev. T.H. Hardinge, Rev. Samuel Robinson, Jeremiah DRAKE, John KNOWLIN, Chas. D. EVERETT and A. McL. SEELY. On 29th April the council was organized. The following consituted the charter members of the Portland Baptist Church: Joshua BUNTING, Wm COLEMAN, Wm HAYWARD, Robert STEVENS, Edward ARMSTRONG, John VINCENT, Alex. SYME, Ambrose McKENZIE, Chas. ARMSTRONG, John MORRELL, Simeon WINCHESTER, Jas. RITCHIE, Thos. ARMSTRONG, Daniel RUSSELL, Edward COLEMAN, Henry STEWARD, Simeon KINNEY, Thos. FLEWELLING and Schubael STEVENS, Carrie EDGETT, Sarah STEVENS, Hannah FLEWELLING, Margaret COLEMAN, Sabra STEWARD, Matilda SEELY, Elizabeth RUSSELL, Ann RATHBORN, Deborah FLEWELLING, Isabella ARMSTRONG, Mary WINCHESTER, Sophia McKENZIE, Ann VINCENT, Margaret RIGBY, Mary COLEMAN, Mary CLARK, Martha ARMSTRONG, Elizabeth ARMSTRING, Isabella RIGBY, Salina BECK, Sophia ARMSTRONG, Abigal BURTON, Jane HUTCHINSON, Mary WRIGHT, Adeline ARMSTRONG, Olive KENNEY and Ann ROBERTS. The following are the names of the pastors who have been in charge of the church from the time of its organization down to the present day: Rev. E.N. HARRIS, Rev. E.D. VERY, Rev. M. SCOTT, Rev. Wm BURTON, Rev. David NUTTER, Rev. J.W. GOUCHER, Rev. E.C. CAREY, Rev. W.B. BOGGS, Rev. David McLELLAN, Rev. W.A. COREY, Rev. W.J. STEWART, Rev. Sydney WELTON and Rev. J.A. GORDON. (see original for church history)