Boston is one of the great cities of the United States. In 1915 the Massachusetts state census showed that Boston had a population of 745,439. It is the capital of Massachusetts, and is the trade center of New England. A common saying is, "All roads in New England lead to Boston." It is an important railroad and steamship center. It is the fifth city in size in the United States, and the fourth in foreign trade. But Boston has many, many points of interest not connected with its size or its commerce. It is one of the most famous centers of our American history. It was settled in 1630 by the English. In the Revolutionary War, Boston took a leadership in the affairs of the Colonies. It was from the steeple of the Old North Church here shown that the lantern was placed to notify Paul Revere the way the British were intending to march to Concord. "One if by land, or two if by sea," is the way Longfellow puts it. You

will recall that this was one the 18th day of April, 1775, and that the battles of Lexington and Concord were fought the next day. The church as you see it looks just about the same as it did in Revolutionary times. The steeple was blown down in 1804 but a new steeple was built exactly like the old one. The organ inside is in the same case that was brought from London in 1756. Its Bible, prayer books, and communion service, still used, were given to the church by King George II, in 1733. The chimes are supposed to be the oldest in America. They were brought from England in 1744. You would perhaps be most interested in reading the tablet which you see on the front of the church. "The signal lanterns of Paul Revere displayed in the steeple of this church, April 18, 1775, warned the country of the march of the British troops to Lexington and Concord."