The school has been highly beneficial to the North parish and to those youth who have enjoyed its advantages. In 1827 the female department was removed to another building and has been conducted with success. The Classical School, taught the eight preceding years by Mr. Simeon Putnam, has been constantly and deservedly rising in reputation for thorough instruction and moral discipline. The school is enlarged, and Rev. Cyrus Pierce, an experienced and faithful teacher, is associated in the charge of it with Mr. Putnam. Its reputation is inferior to none, and has never been more flourishing than at the present time.

A list of natives and of sons of residents in Andover, who have received a collegiate education.

1723. *Isaac Abbot, son of Capt. George Abbot, and grandson of George Abbot a first settler, was a trader, a deacon of the south church 44 years, read the psalm, line by line, which was discontinued about the time of his death. He was an upright man, useful citizen, and devout christian. He died Aug. 9, 1784, in the 86th year of his age, leaving one son, dea. Isaac, and two daughters, Mrs. Phebe, wife of Capt. H. Abbot, and Mrs. Sarah, wife of Mr. Timothy Abbot, who are still living.

1737. *Abiel Abbot, son of dea. John A., designed for the ministry, was a good scholar, and promising young man. He died May 29, 1739, aged 23 years.t

1784. John Abbot, son of Capt. John Abbot, born April 8, 1759, was Tutor in H. U. five years, Prof. of the Latin and Greek languages in Bowdoin College from 1802 to 1816, and is Treasurer and Agent of the College.

1784. * Samuel Abbot, son of George Abbot Esq. merchant, Saco, Me. married a daughter of Col. Thomas

† See Rev. J. Barnard's funeral sermon.

Cutts. He died May 8, 1792, in the 32d year of his age, leaving two sons, who died in early life.

1787. *William Lovejoy Abbot, son of Mr. Nehemiah Abbot, was a physician in Haverhill. He died, April 1798, aged 33 years.

1788. Benjamin Abbot, L L. D. son of Capt. John Abbot, born Sept. 17, 1762, Principal of Phillips Exeter Academy, from 1788 to the present time.

1792. *Abiel Abbot, D. D. son of Capt. John Abbot, born Aug. 17, 1770. His father having educated two sons was desirous to establish him upon a farm; but he could not be dissuaded from his purpose of obtaining a collegiate education. His preparatory studies for College were at Phillips Academy, under direction of Dr. Pemberton, of whose assiduity in promoting the improvement of his pupils he ever retained a most grateful sense. He passed through his collegiate course with high reputation as a scholar, without stain or censure. One year was spent as Assistant to his brother in Exeter Academy; and the greater part of the year following the Academy at Andover was under his care; of this he might have been established as principal; but he preferred the gospel ministry, for which he had a strong predilection. The time he spent in instruction rendered him more accurate in elementary learning and more familiar with the youthful mind, and enabled him to render important service to the town schools and to the youth of his parish. He began to preach in 1795, and was ordained pastor of the first congregational society in Haverhill in June of the same year, being the first place at which he preached as a candidate. After eight years usefully and happily spent with an affectionate people, to whom he was extremely endeared, inadequate support and a growing family rendered it an imperative duty, as it seemed to him, reluctantly to ask a separation from a beloved people. It was

with equal reluctance granted. Application for his services was immediately made by the first parish in Beverly, where he was installed Dec. 14, 1803. Here he ministered with success, and with little interruption, till the summer of 1818, when his health was much impaired; by advice of physicians, he spent the winter and spring following in S. C., at Charleston and vicinity. He returned by land with health much improved. He performed his professional duties with much diligence and success, till the autumn of 1827, when, by advice of physicians, he sought a milder climate for the winter, which was chiefly spent in Cuba. This island he left with health in good degree restored, and preached in Charleston, S. C. the first sabbath in June, which he left the next day in good spirits and apparently in good health. On Tuesday he was ill, but not dangerously so, as was thought by himself and others. On Saturday, just as the vessel was coming to anchor near Staten Island, N. Y. he expired. He was interred in the cemetery on Staten Island.

Dr. Abbot seems to have been endowed by nature and early culture with a singular combination of qualities peculiarly adapted to the ministry. His was an active well balanced mind. His great object was to be useful. For this purpose he cultivated his talents and paid attention to some things, which would be of smaller consideration, except to render him usefnl.

His mind was early impressed by parental instruction to breathe its devout aspirations to his heavenly Father. His youthful piety accompanied him as the guardian of his innocence during the period of his education; he was eminently devout through life, and remarkably, beyond most of his brethren, gifted in prayer. He was peculiarly happy in the readiness and pertinency with which he adapted his devotions to occasions and emergencies.

The discourses and publications of Dr. Abbot bore the stamp of a mind imbued with the savour of classical studies, familiar with the best models of the English pulpit, enriched by observation and reflection, and fertile in apt and beautiful illustrations,-a mind susceptible of deep and lively impressions from all that is bright and fair and lovely and magnificent in creation,-a mind, which had found treasures untold in the scriptures, and in which dwelt the words of Christ richly, whence he drew expressions and images, that gave richness and weight to his discourses and writings, and often reminded his hearer or reader of Solomon's similitude of words fitly spoken to apples of gold in pictures of silver; but what is best of all, they evince a mind always intent upon doing good, and which loved and sought, uttered and enforced truth only as it appeared to him to be conducive to goodness.

Dr. A. was an eloquent man, as well as mighty in the scriptures. From the first he took rank with the most popular preachers. His manner in the pulpit was singularly impressive, grave, natural, solemn ;

much impressed

Himself, as conscious of his awful charge,
And mainly anxious, that the flock he fed
Might feel it too; affectionate in look,
And tender in address, as well becomes
A messenger of grace to guilty man.

He exhibited a beautiful union of zeal with prudence; and the love of souls so evidently dictated his admonitions and reproofs to the delinquent, that his fidelity and plainness seldom gave offence. In the sick chamber and in the house of mourning, he was truly a son of consolation.

Of his religious sentiments, it is enough to say, that he called no man master, that he belonged to no sect, but that of good men ;-to no school but that of Jesus Christ, and that he was liberal in the best sense of the term. He nev

er thought himself called upon to denounce the opinions of others, and rarely to obtrude his own upon the controverted points of the day. He preached as he thought his Master would have him, speaking what, after diligent and prayerful inquiry, he conceived to be the truth in love.

His signal love of peace was of inestimable value in a minister in these days. No object was dearer to his heart, than to bring ministers and the people to feel on this subject as he felt.

There was nothing harsh or repulsive in his creed, or in his manners; one was modelled from the instructions, and the other from the character of his Master. He deemed it no sin against any law of God or the example of his Master, to be a gentleman; not of the school of Chesterfield, as of hypocricy, as of deceit, but as of sincerity, as of God,-of the school of Paul, who exhorts a minister to be gentle towards all men, to be courteous, to become, so far as in uprightness he may, all things to all men. [See Dr. Flint's fun. Sermon.]

Dr. Abbot published a number of occasional discourses and other pieces; and a volume of Discourses to Mariners. He left a widow, two sons, and five daughters.

1796. Henry Abbot, son of Capt. Henry Abbot, born April 8, 1777, resides in Andover.

1797. Daniel Abbot, son of Mr. Timothy Abbot, born Feb. 25, 1777, a counsellor at law, Dunstable, N. H. a representative in the General Court.

1805. *John Lovejoy Abbot, son of John Lovejoy Abbot Esq., Librarian in H. U., was settled in the first Church, Boston, July 14, 1813. Soon after his ordination, his health failed, and he died Oct. 17, 1814, aged 31 years. He was a good scholar, acceptable preacher, and promising young man. Rev. E. Everett delivered a discourse at his funeral.

1821. Yale Coll. John Adams, son of Mr. John Ad