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and Huntsville should see what can be done by these institutions to
establish such industries, so that our people desiring to leave the cities
can obtain modest homes without a large outlay of means, and can
also find employment.—
Letter 25, 1902
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It was in the providence of God that the Huntsville School farm
was purchased. It is in a good locality. Near it there are large nurseries,
and in these nurseries some of the students have worked during the
summer to earn money to pay their expense at the Huntsville School.—
SpT-B(12) 11 (1904).
The Huntsville School farm is a most beautiful place, and with its
three hundred and more acres of land, should accomplish much in the
line of industrial training and the raising of crops.—SpT-B(12x) 13
(1904).
Recently the question was asked me, “Would it not be well to sell
the school land at Huntsville, and buy a smaller place?” Instruction
was given me that this farm must not be sold, that the situation pos-
sesses many advantages for the carrying forward of a colored school.—
Spalding and Magan Collection, 359
(1904).
Berrien Springs, Michigan
I hear that there is some thought of locating the school at Berrien
Springs in the southwest of Michigan. I am much pleased with the
description of this place.... In such a place as Berrien Springs the
school can be made an object lesson, and I hope that no one will
interpose to prevent the carrying forward of this work.—
Manuscript
Releases 4:407
(July 12, 1901).
The good hand of the Lord has been with our people in the selection
of a place for the school. This place corresponds to the representations
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given me as to where the school should be located. It is away from
the cities, and there is an abundance of land for agricultural purposes,
and room so that houses will not need to be built one close to another.
There is plenty of ground where students may be educated in the
cultivation of the soil.—
The Review and Herald, January 28, 1902
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In moving the college from Battle Creek and establishing it in
Berrien Springs, Brethren Magan and Sutherland have acted in har-
mony with the light that God gave. They have worked hard under