▁ra b ble ▁might ▁destroy ▁the ▁Sem inary ▁and ▁the ▁houses ▁of ▁the ▁profess ors . ▁The ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁inter fer ed ▁during ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁Be e cher , ▁and ▁all ay ed ▁the ▁excitement ▁of ▁the ▁mob ▁by ▁forb idd ing ▁all ▁further ▁discussion ▁of ▁sla very ▁in ▁the ▁Sem inary , ▁even ▁at ▁me als , ▁where up on ▁the ▁students ▁with d rew ▁en ▁mas se . ▁The ▁group ▁of ▁about ▁ 5 0 ▁students ▁( who ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Lane ▁Reb els ) ▁who ▁left ▁the ▁Sem inary ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁Ober lin ▁Colleg iate ▁Institute , ▁leaving ▁Lane ▁almost ▁without ▁students . ▁Be e cher ▁believed ▁himself ▁bl am eless . ▁ ▁The ▁well - report ed ▁events ▁contributed ▁significantly ▁to ▁the ▁growth ▁and ▁spread ▁of ▁abol ition ism ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁United ▁States . ▁Be e cher ▁was ▁neither ▁aware ▁of ▁nor ▁interested ▁in ▁Lane ' s ▁key ▁role ▁in ▁public izing ▁abol ition ism . ▁ ▁Her es y ▁trial ▁over ▁New ▁School ▁sympath ies ▁ ▁Although ▁earlier ▁in ▁his ▁career ▁he ▁had ▁opposed ▁them , ▁Be e cher ▁st oked ▁controvers y ▁by ▁advoc ating ▁" new ▁measures " ▁of ▁evangel ism ▁( including ▁rev iv als ▁and ▁camp ▁meet ings ) ▁that ▁ran ▁counter ▁to ▁traditional ▁ ▁Cal vin ist ▁understanding . ▁These ▁new ▁measures ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁Great ▁Aw ak ening ▁brought ▁tur mo il ▁to ▁churches ▁all ▁across ▁America . ▁Josh ua ▁L acy