full command of his varied & broad re-
sources, he would meet every exigency, incident
to his responsible position with most admirable
tact & skill. He had been assistant for some
years, having the senior class under his
instruction. But when he became princi-
pal he at once began the gradual eleva-
tion of the standard scholarship, keeping
it abreast, if not in advance, of the best
Academies of the country.
In the winter of 1833 Mr George Thompson
[crossed out] of England visited Andover & delivered a
course of lectures on slavery in the Methodist
church. He was the guest of the Rev. Dr. Skin-
ner, & 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. S. Phelps, Wm. Loyd Garri-
son & others. A few weeks before its opening an
interesting revival of religions had commenced
in the Academies under the preaching & direc-
tion of Prof. Stuart. The movers in the ^proposed^protracted
meeting wrote to the parties who were to conduct it
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