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John Quincy Adams’s Punctuality

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Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Oct 19, 1882

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 8, No. 39.

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John Quincy Adams’s Punctuality

JOHN QUINCY ADAMS in his long service in Congress was never known to be late. One day the clock struck, and a member said to the Speaker, “It is time to call the house to order.” “No;” said the Speaker, “Mr. Adams is not in his seat yet.” At this moment Mr. Adams appeared. He was punctual, but the clock was three minutes fast.