Old landmarks and historic personages of Boston . njamin, who was also liis executor, andrecovered it after a vexatious suit at law. The new chapel was built so as to enclose the old church, inwhich services continued to be held, in spite of its ruinous con-dition, until March, 1753, when the society was obliged toremove to Trinity. The congregation having applied for theuse of the Old South on Christmas day, a verbal answer wasreturned granting the request on condition that the houseshould not be decorated with spruce, etc. Eiforts to obtain money to complete the chapel were madein every dire
Old landmarks and historic personages of Boston . njamin, who was also liis executor, andrecovered it after a vexatious suit at law. The new chapel was built so as to enclose the old church, inwhich services continued to be held, in spite of its ruinous con-dition, until March, 1753, when the society was obliged toremove to Trinity. The congregation having applied for theuse of the Old South on Christmas day, a verbal answer wasreturned granting the request on condition that the houseshould not be decorated with spruce, etc. Eiforts to obtain money to complete the chapel were madein every direction. Among others. Captain Thomas Coram^founder of the Foundling Hospital in London, who had re-sided in this country, was applied to by a gentleman then inLondon; but no sooner had he mentioned the object of his visitthan he was obliged to listen to a burst of passionate reproachesfor some alleged slight the vestry of Kings Chapel had formerlyput upon liim. The old gentleman finally told his visitor, with kings chapel and the neighbokhood. ol. an oath, that if the twelve Apostles were to apj^ly to liim inbehalf of the church, he would persist in refusing to do it. The portico was not completed until 1789. In that yearGeneral Wasliington was in Boston, and attended an oratorioin the chapel, whicli had for its object the completion of theportico. The general wasdressed in a black velvet suit, ^^^^K^^^ and gave five guineas toAvardsthis purpose. The old building, whichgave place to the present one,had an apology for a tower,on the top of which was acrown, and above this a cockfor a vane. A gallery wasadded after the enlargementin 1710, and the pulpit wason the north side. Ojjposite old kings chapel. was a pew for the governors, and near it another for ofiicersof the British army and navy. In the west gaUery was thefirst organ ever used in Boston, given to the society by ThomasBrattle. A bell was purchased in 1689, and a clock was do-nated in 1714 by the gentlemen of the British
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