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Here I formed a large and profitable class, and 

 secured the friendship of many, from whom I 

 have since met a cordial reception. 



Leaving Hamilton, I directed my course to 

 the town of Whitby, where I formed a class 

 of one hundred and twenty-five ; next visiting 

 Oshawa, where my class reached the number of 

 one hundred and forty ; then to Bowmanville, 

 where a class of a hundred rewarded my efforts ; 

 from there to Port Hope, where one hundred 

 and fifty joined the class I opened; thence to 

 Belleville, where I enrolled about one hundred 

 names. After having left the latter place for 

 about a week, I was followed by a messenger, 

 dispatched to me by my class, who bore a 

 diploma highly eulogizing my system. It was 

 as follows : 



