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full comannd of his varied & broad resources,
he could meet every urgency, incident
to his responsible position with most admirable
tact & skill. He had been assistant for some
years, having the prior class under his
instruction. But when he became principal
he at once began the gradual preva
tion of the standard of scholarship, keeping
it abreast, if not in advance, of the best
Academies of the country.

In the Winter of 1833, Dr George Thompson
Father of England visited Andover & delivered a
course of lectures on slavery in the Adventist
Church. He was the guest of the Rev. Dr Skinsen,
& was very much esteemed by the Professors,
teachers & students of Andover Hill. In
the spring of 1835 leading abolitionists made
arrangements for a protracted anti-slavery meeting
in the same church to be conducted by
Mr. Thompson. Rev. A. A. Phelps, Wm Loyd Garrison
& others. A few weeks before it opening an
interesting revival of religion had commenced
in the Academies under the preaching & direction
of Prof. Stuart. The movers in the ^proposed protracted
meeting wrote to the parties who were to conduct it

full comannd of his varied & broad re
sources, he could meet every urgency, incident
to his responsible position with most admirable
tact & skill. He had been assistant for some
years, having the prior class under his
instruction. But when he became princi
pal he at once began the gradual preva
tion of the standard of scholarship, keeping
it abreast, if not in advance, of the best
Academies of the country.

In the Winter of 1833, Dr George Thompson
Father of England visited Andover & delivered a
course of lectures on slavery in the Adventist
Church. He was the guest of the Rev. Dr Skin-
sen, & was very much esteemed by the Pro-
-fessors, teachers & students of Andover Hill. In
the spring of 1835 leading abolitionists made ar-
-rangements for a protracted anti-slavery meet-
-ing in the same church to be conducted by
Mr. Thompson. Rev. A. A. Phelps, Wm Loyd Garri-
-son & others. A few weeks before it opening an
interesting revival of religion had commenced
in the Academis under the preaching & direc
-tion of Prof. Stuart. The movers in the ^^proposed protracted
meeting wrote to the parties who were to conduct it