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It has been called the "church of statesmen," this dignified building, and so, indeed, might Quincy itself be called the "city of statesmen." IT HAS BEEN CALLED THE CHURCH OF STATESMEN THIS DIGNIFIED BUILDING AND SO INDEED MIGHT QUINSY ITSELF BE CALLED THE CITY OF STATESMEN
ns" of the Roman Catholic Church, they shunned any ritual over the dead or beautifying of their last resting-place. However, neglected as the spot was, the old stone church, whose golden belfry is such a familiar and pleasant landmark to all the neighboring countryside, still keeps its face turned steadfastly toward it. The congested traffic of the city square presses about its portico, but those who knew and loved it best lie quietly within the shadow of its gray walls. Under the portico lies President John Adams, and "at his side sleeps until the trump shall sound, Abigail, his beloved and only wife." In the second chamber is placed the dust of his illustrious son, with "His partner for fifty years, Louisa Catherine"--she of whom Henry Adams wrote, "her refined figure; her gentle voice and manner; her vague effect of not belonging there, but to Washington or Europe, like her furniture and writing-desk with little glass doors above and little eighteenth-century volumes in old binding. WOULD ENCOURAGE THE SUPERSTITIONS OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH THEY SHUNNED ANY RITUAL OVER THE DEAD OR BEAUTIFYING THEIR LAST RESTING PLACE HOWEVER NEGLECTED AS THE SPOT WAS THE OLD STONE CHURCH WHOSE GOLDEN BELFRY IS SUCH A FAMILIAR AND PLEASANT LANDMARK TO ALL THE NEIGHBORING COUNTRYSIDE STILL KEEPS ITS FACE TURNED STEADFASTLY TOWARD IT THE CONGESTED TRAFFIC OF THE CITY SQUARE PRESSES ABOUT ITS PORTICO BUT THOSE WHO KNEW AND LOVED IT BEST LIE QUIETLY WITHIN THE SHADOW OF ITS GREY WALLS UNDER THE PORTICO LIES PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS AND AT HIS SIDE SLEEPS UNTIL THE TRUMP SHALL SOUND ABIGAIL HIS BELOVED AND ONLY WIFE IN THE SECOND CHAMBER IS PLACED THE DUST OF HIS ILLUSTRIOUS SON WITH HIS PARTNER FOR FIFTY YEARS LOUISA CATHERINE SHE OF WHOM HENRY ADAMS WROTE HER REFINED FIGURE HER GENTLE VOICE AND MANNER HER VAGUE EFFECT OF NOT BELONGING THERE BUT TO WASHINGTON OR EUROPE LIKE HER FURNITURE AND WRITING DESK WITH LITTLE GLASS DOORS ABOVE IN LITTLE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY VOLUMES IN OLD BINDINGS
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