. Guide through Mount Auburn : a hand-book for passengers over the Cambridge railroad : illustrated with engravings and a plan of the cemetery . the wide-felt respect withwhich he was honored beyond tlie circle of his official labors, haveprompted the erection of this monument. The Lavrrence inclosure on the left is, to every visitor,one of the most attractive in the Cemetery. There are sixordinary-sized lots inclosed within the railing, each ofwhich is owned by one of the members of this well-knownfamily of Boston merchants. The tall marble column upona massive marble pedestal on the lot at t
. Guide through Mount Auburn : a hand-book for passengers over the Cambridge railroad : illustrated with engravings and a plan of the cemetery . the wide-felt respect withwhich he was honored beyond tlie circle of his official labors, haveprompted the erection of this monument. The Lavrrence inclosure on the left is, to every visitor,one of the most attractive in the Cemetery. There are sixordinary-sized lots inclosed within the railing, each ofwhich is owned by one of the members of this well-knownfamily of Boston merchants. The tall marble column upona massive marble pedestal on the lot at the left is to thememory of Abbott Lawrence, born at Groton, Massachusetts, Dec. 16,1792; diedit Boston, August 18, 1855. The column is surmounted by an urn partially coveredwith drapery. This monument was designed and executedby Joseph Carew. On one of the rear lots is a tablet In memory of Amos Lawrence, who was born in Groton, April 22,1786; died in Boston, Dec. 31, 1852. Servant of God, well done ; Rest from thy loved employ ;The battle foiitilit, the victory won, Enter tiiy Masters voice at midnight came;He started up to hear;. LAWRENCE page as- 40 HANDBOOK. A mortal arrow pierced his frame ;He fell — but felt no fear. There is also a monument within the inclosure To the memory of William Lawrence; born in Groton. Sept. 7,1783 ; died in Boston, Oct. 14,1848. The memory of the just is blessed. There are in the inclosure several smaller tablets to thememory of other members of the Chapel. The visitor will shortly reach the Chapel. This edifice isof granite, and of a Gothic design. It was erected for thepurpose of affording a suitable place for funeral services,and for the reception of statues and other pieces of delicatesculpture unfit to bear exposure to the air of our variableclimate. There are at present im^ statues of marble in thebuilding; one of Joseph Story, the late eminent jurist, andfirst President of the Proprietors of Moimt Aubur
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