The Great Second Advent Movement: Its Rise and Progress

Call for a Denominational School

There appeared in the Review of April 16, 1872, an article entitled, “Shall We Have a Denominational School?” in which were clearly stated the necessities for such a school. In the Review of July 16 it was announced that the school opened with twelve scholars, which number, after two weeks, had increased to twenty-five, and an evening grammar class of fifty had been started. The second term of the school opened Sept. 16, 1872, with forty pupils. By December 16 the school had become so large that it was moved to the meeting-house, where folding-desks were attached to the backs of the church-pews. A primary department of sixty-three scholars was also conducted in the gallery of the church. GSAM 391.3