Some old time meeting houses of the Connecticut Valley . the last. Miss Caldwell, the associate principal, adds thisaccount: The trustees, the orator of the day, the teachers, the senior class,and the school, walked to the church in procession, the school clad inwhite, with heads uncovered, and shaded by parasols. The side pewsand galleries were already crowded when Miss Lyon led her beautifultroop in quiet dignity to the seats reserved for them. It was an hourin her life never to be forgotten. The battle had been fought,the victory was hers. In all that year she had never found an hourto spen
Some old time meeting houses of the Connecticut Valley . the last. Miss Caldwell, the associate principal, adds thisaccount: The trustees, the orator of the day, the teachers, the senior class,and the school, walked to the church in procession, the school clad inwhite, with heads uncovered, and shaded by parasols. The side pewsand galleries were already crowded when Miss Lyon led her beautifultroop in quiet dignity to the seats reserved for them. It was an hourin her life never to be forgotten. The battle had been fought,the victory was hers. In all that year she had never found an hourto spend in astonishment at her success, but now, when circumstancesforced the view upon her, wonder, gratitude, and praise filled herheart. Her great soul was surcharged with joy; smiles and tearsstrove for the mastery on her radiant face. For an hour she resignedherself to the emotions of the occasion and gave way to a joy withwhich no one could intermeddle. Surely this house of God, whose walls witnessedsuch a sublime scene, became on that day, in a new 80. Ram inumamreprannigm 1832. ^ ^ sense, holy ground. From that time on it became alsothe place of frequent revival of religion. Other speakers at later anniversary exercises inthe second meeting house were Rufus Anderson, MarkHopkins, Bela B. Edwards, Edward Hitchcock, LymanBeecher and Edward N. Kirk. The history of Mount Holyoke Seminary is vitallyconnected with the great missionary interests of theworld. Within the first fifty years one hundred andseventy eight students of Mount Holyoke went into theforeign field alone. It is not too much to say thatwithin the sacred walls of this ancient meeting house,and of its successor, many received the first impulse,or were quickened in the purpose already formed, todedicate their lives to the service of the Kingdom athome or in foreign fields. Truly, there are many sacredand tender associations in the minds of hundreds ofgraduates of Mount Holyoke with the church in SouthHadley. With the
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