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Excerpt from Manual of the Southport Congregational Church in Southport, Conn. 1843-1882 Mr. Samuel J. M. Merwin was ordained the first pastor of the church December 18, 1844. He served the church more than fourteen years, and was dismissed at his own request May 3, 1859. The Rev. Charles E. Lindsley was installed pastor February 29, 1860. By his own desire he was dismissed February 16, 1869. The Rev. George E. Hill was installed pastor March 22, 1870. During his ministry the old meeting-house was removed, and a stone house of worship built in its place. This was dedicated February 2, 1876. The sermon, from Haggai II, 9, was preached by the Rev. Samuel J. M. Merwin. Other parts in the service were taken by the Rev. Dr. Lyman H. Atwater, the Rev. Charles E. Lindsley, and the Rev. George E. Hill. Near the close of that year Mr. Hill resigned, and he was dismissed December 27, 1876. Mr. William H. Holman was called October 2, 1877, to supply the pulpit for one year, and began work with the church December 2, 1877. A call to the pastorate was given him May 14, 1878, and he was ordained minister of the church June 12, 1878. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.