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The Old State House is in this vicinity and is worthy  as are, indeed, both the Old South Church and King's Chapel  of careful architectural study and enjoyment. THE OLD STATE HOUSES IN THIS VICINITY AND AS WORTHY AS ARE INDEED BOTH THE OLD SOUTH CHURCH AND THE KING'S CHAPEL OF CAREFUL ARCHITECTURAL STUDY AND ENJOYMENT
ns found it so hard ever to forgive. It was here that Benjamin Franklin was baptized in 1706; here that Joseph Warren made a dramatic entry to the pulpit by way of the window in order to denounce the British soldiers; and here that momentous meetings were held in the heaving days before the Revolution. The Old South Church Burying Ground is now called the King's Chapel Burying Ground, and King's Chapel itself--a quaint, dusky building, suggestive of a London chapel--is only a few blocks away. Across its doorsill have not only stepped the Royal Governors of pre-Revolutionary days, but Washington, General Gage, the indestructibly romantic figures of Sir Harry Frankland and Agnes Surriage; the funeral processions of General Warren and Charles Sumner. The organ, which came from England in 1756, is said to have been selected by Handel at the request of King George, and along the walls of the original King's Chapel were hung the escutcheons of the Kings of England and of the Royal Governors. D IT EVER SO HARD TO FORGIVE IT WAS HERE THAT BENJAMIN FRANKLIN WAS BAPTIZED IN SEVENTEEN O SIX HERE THAT JOSEPH WARREN MADE A DRAMATIC ENTRY TO THE PULPIT BY WAY OF THE WINDOW IN ORDER TO DENOUNCE THE BRITISH SOLDIERS AND HERE THAT MOMENTOUS MEETINGS WERE HELD IN THE HEAVING DAYS BEFORE THE REVOLUTION THE OLD SOUTH CHURCH BURYING GROUND IS NOW CALLED THE KING'S CHAPEL BURYING GROUND AND THE KING'S CHAPEL ITSELF A QUAINT DUSKY BUILDING SUGGESTIVE OF A LONDON CHAPEL IS ONLY A FEW BLOCKS AWAY ACROSS ITS DOOR SELL HAVE NOT ONLY STEPPED THE ROYAL GOVERNORS OF PRE REVOLUTIONARY DAYS BUT WASHINGTON GENERAL GAGE THE INDESTRUCTIBLY ROMANTIC FIGURES OF SIR HARRY FRANKLIN AND AGNES SYRIAGE THE FUNERAL PROCESSIONS OF GENERAL WARREN AND CHARLES SUMNER THE ORGAN WHICH CAME FROM ENGLAND IN SEVENTEEN FIFTY SIX IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN SELECTED BY HANDEL AT THE REQUEST OF KING GEORGE AND ALONG THE WALLS OF THE ORIGINAL KING'S CHAPEL WERE HUNG THE ESTACEANS OF THE KING OF ENGLAND AND OF THE ROYAL GOVERNORS
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