Show UNCLE TOMS TOWS CABIN historical house 11 where here MM mrs stow tow thought oil it its I 1 ilan ln the tow town n of andover er mass lass a few da igo celebrated the anniversary of its itz foundation andover la Is a town of national reputation it has like so many other new england towns a highl highly interesting history many men and omen women who were numbered among its citizens having borne j conspicuous parts in the events that led up to and culminated in the war for american independence in theo irp WHERE IT WAS PLANNED I 1 logical circles its congregational eem inary la Is very nery widely known largely there waa ag dei developed eloped thit system of biblical interpretation which brought upon its andover adherents the celebrated celebia ted heresy trials 1 ahe he andover professors taught their students that there was in the matter of the inspiration spir atlen of the bible a distinction to be made and a difference to be noted between those portions which were held to be inspired utterances and other port lors which were held to be mere no native to bo be accepted or disregarded aa as one might see fit the extreme other eld sido 0 o the controversy stoutly maintained the proposition that it was not permissible to question the absolute correctness and inspiration of everything written in the bible dut but asiat from theological and ancient historical associations andover Is interesting to the present generation because in it stands the house where harriet beecher stowe stone resided while she was thinking out the plan and details of the work of fiction that gave her i place among the few who have visibly and momentously s ayed the destinies of nations in the plain fashioned old house hero here pictured I 1 uncle toms cabin was thought out it wis called tho the stow house and nd is now generally known as the mansion house and during the recent celebration when the town was crowded tor for days with visitors no land mark attracted more attention than did this one |