. The story of a pilgrim family from the Mayflower to the present time : with autobiography, recollections, letters, incidents, and genealogy of the author, Rev. John Alden in his 83rd year . Ball and were all excellent men and very thorough in theirteaching. Of nearly twenty students in my class, two ofus only are living. Rev. Mr. Massey, formerly of Belling-ham, now a resident in Virginia. Father Grafton was thenpastor of the Baptist Church. Three associations in Massachusetts united their con-tributions and built an academy at Shelburne Falls, Mass.,and named it the Franklin Ac
. The story of a pilgrim family from the Mayflower to the present time : with autobiography, recollections, letters, incidents, and genealogy of the author, Rev. John Alden in his 83rd year . Ball and were all excellent men and very thorough in theirteaching. Of nearly twenty students in my class, two ofus only are living. Rev. Mr. Massey, formerly of Belling-ham, now a resident in Virginia. Father Grafton was thenpastor of the Baptist Church. Three associations in Massachusetts united their con-tributions and built an academy at Shelburne Falls, Mass.,and named it the Franklin Academy. I was desired totake the charge of it as Principal, with the understanding I COLLEGE LIFE. 51 was to preach in the chapel, I commenced in the springof 1833 with thirty pupils, and closed the year with onehundred and thirty-five. I taught and preached there sixyears. A Baptist church was formed, of six members, inthe fall of 1833. I then was ordained as pastor, and servedthem seven years. The sermon at the ordination waspreached by Abial Fisher. We had six revivals in theacademy, reaching more or less into the village. Abouttwo hundred of my pupils experienced religion, a large. FRANKLIN ACADEMY. number of whom became ministers. The church wasincreased to over one hundred members, and in the mean-time built a nice meeting-house on the banks of the Deer-field river. I employed Otis Fisher as one of my assist-ants, who was a very pious man and a good preacher. Iretained him some years. He was a great help to me, aswell as many other assistants, especially Rev. Mr. Feltonand Shepardson. When there were indications of a 52 A UTOBIOGRAPHY OF JOHN ALDEN. revival, we had extra meetings, but kept the studies up asusual, ordering the chapel door closed at 9 oclock, p. one of these revivals the power of God was displayed ina wonderful manner. Sixteen of my pupils, most of themyoung men of great promise, were thought to haveexperienced religion in one evening. They all spoke of
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