FOUR COURSES OF LOW KM. I.IXTURES. 



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Some people come at six o'clock, at the op, ning of the 

 door, and therefore remain three hours; and curious indi- 

 viduals remain half an hour longer after tin- lerture to ex- 

 amine the specimens, which are explained by my son and 

 Dr. Wyman, as I always retire at once to my room. After 

 half an hour's rest, I resume my reading for an hourm 

 My voice served me well at the last lecture. I have already 

 mentioned my deep sense of responsibility in introducing 

 to the public a splendid institution. It is the greatest honor 

 I ever received, to be selected for such a lim 



there are so many able men of their own here and in this 

 vicinity. I am therefore very anxious to discharge my duty 

 with decided ability, that the institution may not fail in my 

 hands ; and I need not say that a failure would be most 

 unhappy, and to me calamitous. 



January 19, Sabbath. Jn the morning, at the Marlboro* 

 Chapel to hear President Mahan preach on perfection- 

 ism. In the afternoon, with Mr. and Mrs. Lamb, we at- 

 tended their place of worship, Dr. Channing's and .Mr. 

 Gannett's. The latter gentleman's subject was, "A double- 

 minded man is unstable in all his ways." lie urged fer- 

 vently the duty of immediate repentance, and exposed 

 very forcibly the sin and misery of being half in earnest 

 These ministers are fervent and devout men ; in doctrine 



they are Unitarian, in spirit, Christian 



January 31. In a morning which was bright after the 

 rain, Mr. John Lowell, father of Mr. John A. Lowell, the 

 trustee, called in his carriage, and took us both to hi* 

 try-seat in Roxbury, where he kindly entertained n 

 more than an hour, by explaining to n* in his beautiful 

 green-house some of the more rare plants, anmn- 

 were the Pandanus or screw pine, the Auracaria pin- 

 Dracena or dragon-plant, many palms, tin 

 or elastic gum-plant, some of the Orchidice, and many more. 

 Most of these, in relation to their fossil analogues, pos- 

 sessed for me a high degree of interest 



