Dedicated to the memory of my father, Benjamin Francis Hayes and addressed to his posterity, his friends and to any who may derive satisfaction or inspiration from the contemplation of a serene and useful life. THE TEACHER. The Olneyville pastorate was his only one. It continued four years and three months. At the end of that time Mr. and Mrs. Hayes were called to become Principal and Preceptress of Lapham Institute, a Free Baptist educational institution at North Scituate, Rhode Island. The appointment was urged as an important matter of denominational policy, and was accepted. After this position had been filled for two years, Mr. Hayes was called to a professorship in Bates College.