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trunk. In the afternoon Prof. Stowe wasinaugurated as Prof of
sacred literature. He delivered an address characteristic of him^self [easy?]
and welled seasoned. He is a great wit as well as a good man and some
of his illustrations were laughable enough, though just to the point. He gave
his idea of a good expositon of the bible, also of poor ones too. He is no
friend to German Critics and the way he set them before us was
rediculous enough.

School commenced Thursday morning. It is quite as full as last term
the places of those who left us are filled with new countenances, yet
as we look over the school many of those whom we used to see are
absent and we miss them much. Most of them are young and we
hope to have a good influence over them. Our studies as I expected
are quite hard. In Greek we commit every thing to memory
and take much of it "on trust", i.e. we shall understand the
meaning better as we advance. In Latin we are reading Cicero's
orations against Cataline. His language is very powerful and full
but as we are not accustomed to his style, we find it difficult
at present. The weather is very favorable now for studying, so cool
and pleasant, and we hope to have a pleasant term of it.

Our meetings are well attended by the students, and we trust
soon we shall have an outpouring of the spirit that many may become
followers of the Lamb. It is in these that we miss the departed
most, they were our pillars. The responsibility they sustained now
falls upon us; we look to them no more but others look to us.
This afternoon Mr Taylor read to us the regulations of the
school and made some very good remarks. He places himself
in the position of a kind and indulgent parent, who guides
with watchful eye his erring children. The more I see of him