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which aroused this whole country, and shook the 

 British throne." 



The Brattle Street Church, once Congregationalist, 

 but now Unitarian, has a cannon ball embedded in the 

 brick m front ; the ball was fired by the American 

 Army, stationed in Cambridge, on the night previous 

 to the evacuation, March 17th, 1776. 



Trinity Church, on Summer street, is the principal 

 church belonging to the Episcopalians. It is a splen- 

 did Gothic edifice, of granite. The organ of this 

 church is said to be one of the most costly in the 

 country. The Rt. Rev. Manton Eastbum, D. D., 

 Bishop of Massachusetts, preaches in this church. 

 From this gentleman I have on all occasions received 

 the greatest politeness and attention. The Bishop is 

 an Englishman ; he came to America, however, when 

 very young. He has visited England once or twice 

 since his elevation to the Episcopal Chair ; he is per- 

 sonally acquainted with the Archbishop of Canter- 

 bury, the Bishop of Worcester, and other leading Pre- 

 lates of the English Church. Mass was first cele- 

 brated in Boston, in an old French Church, Nov. 22, 

 1788. 



The " Church of the Holy Cross," in Franklin 

 street, is the principal one belonging to the Roman 

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