The Old North Church

Robert Newman was the Sexton of Christ Church also known as the "Old North Church" in Boston.

He was the man who hung the two lanterns to signal 'The Red Coats Are Coming'.

Paul Revere rode through the countryside to warn the colonists of the impending danger.

Both were Masons.

The lanterns, arranged for by Paul Revere, signaled the movement of Regulars up the
Charles River to Cambridge to begin a march to Lexington and seize a cache of Colonial military stores. As the signal was given, Revere was being rowed with muffled oars to the Charlestown shore; his subsequent dash on horseback, immortalized by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Paul Revere's Ride, brought out the militia and the shot heard round the world was fired on Lexington Green the following day.

The present Rector, after arriving at the Church heard the frequent stories of Freemasonry's involvement at the church.

After investigation of the organization, he too became a member!

The Old North Church was built in 1723 in the Georgian style following Christopher Wren. This rare and beautiful building is still an active Episcopal church; art, history and faith meet here in a special way. It was from the steeple of the Old North Church that the two lanterns closely associated with Paul Revere were hung by Robert Newman, Church sexton, on April 18, 1775, igniting the War for Independence and leading to the birth of our Nation. The Old North Church is part of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts.