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church ; now there are nearly one hundred. Some 

 of the churches of Boston are splendid. The Meth- 

 odist Episcopal Church on Hanover street, with its 

 buttresses, battlements, turrets, and pinnacles, pre- 

 sents a grand and imposing appearance. It is built 

 of freestone, in the Gothic style. The pews, pulpit, 

 organ, and gallery fronts, are of black walnut, richly 

 carved and ornamented. The spire is two hundred 

 and twenty-six feet in height above the level of the 

 ground. It formerly belonged to the Unitarians, and 

 was purchased by the Methodists for $90,000, or 

 £18,000 sterling. The celebrated Rev. Dr. Cotton 

 Mather, and Rev. Dr. Increase Mather, were con- 

 nected with the first congregations of this church. 



Every visitor of Boston feels a strong desire to visit 

 the " Old South Church." It belongs to the Congre- 

 gationalists, and stands at the corner of Washington 

 and Milk streets, and was one of the places of meet- 

 ing of the leaders of the Revolution. 



" Here was delivered, in defiance of the threats of 

 authority, and in presence of marshalled soldiery, 

 "Warren's fearless oration on the anniversary of the 

 Massacre of the 5th of March, 1770. Here was re- 

 peatedly held the meetings of oppressed freemen, 

 which called forth those peals of patriotic eloquence, 



