Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-05-18
IN MEMORIAM,
ST. JAMES MEMORIAL WINDOWS.
Unveiling the Johnston Memorial ascension
Day Celebration.

ST. JAMES MEMORIAL WINDOWS.
Unveiiing the johnston Memorial Ascension
Day Celebration.
To-day, being Ascension day, has been
marked in old St. James not only by the
solemn services of the season, but by the
unveiling Of two memorial windows OF
rare beauty. They are from tho works Of
WALES, the famous glass stainer of New
castle onTyne, England. The windows,
one above the other, and separated by a
solid string-course Of masonry, arc treated
as one composition. Above stands j
figure of St. Michael, the Archangel, with
sword in his right hand, who with his lef,
points into the sky above him. Overhead
is the legend, "Go thy way, thy son
liveth.'' Below is the Christ-Child
in the temple, surrounded by the
Doctors of the law. "bOth hearing
him and asking him questions" while
through a door in the background st,
Joseph and the Virgin approach. Under.
meath are tho words, "Wist ye not that
1 must be in my Fathers house, The
drawing of all these figures, as we'll as
that of the Archangel, is admirable, and
the faces are full of beauty. The color ef
fects throughout arc just those for which
the work of Wales has always been highly
esteemed. Beneath the whole on pol
ished brass plate in enameled Gothic let.
ters is this inscription
Ito tho glory of God and the blessed
memory of James Buchanan Johnston,
whom God took unto Himself on Annun-
citation day, 1881, in the fifteenth year Of
his age, this window was placed here by
his loving parents, Easter Day, 1881.
"He being made perfect in short time
fulfilled long time; his soul pleased the
Lord therefore hasted He to tako hin,
away"
At the eight o'clock Celebration, after
the Gospel for the day, the rector, DR..
Knight, said: In this season of Ascen-
sion, brethren, when this world of ours
and that other world which is unseen as
yet, but eternal, seem visibly to touch each
other, most fittingly has our beautiful and
holy house been adorned with a new
memorial to our dead. That memorial
commemOrates one who but lately mingled
his prayers and praises with ours before
this altar. Earthly life had much to offer
him. Fair in person, winsOme in all his
ways, encircled by the fondest love, pure
and devout in heart, at an age when youth
begins to pass into the first and most
exhilarating stage Of manhood, with sur
roundings of wealth and refinement and
high position, God called him. He had
some better thing for him than all this !;
even an undelaycd entrance into the
place of everlasting Peace"
The many friends of MIR. and Mrs. john
sJon, and the large community which
feels a deep interest in their family, will
be glad to learn that the latest intelligence
from their residence abroad reports the
condition of their son Harry as very favor.
able. He is improving day by day, and it
is hoped the worst is past.
st. James Memorial Windows
Adjoining the Johnston memorial win
dow on the east is tho beautiful stained
glass window presented by Newton Light
ner, esq.,, in memory Of Miss Harriet Old.
The principal figure represents st. John
tho Divine. The upper section of this win.
dow, representing tho ''Guardian Angel
was presented by the Sunday school of St.
James.
The window next represents the Virgin
and Child. 1t was presented by Miss Ross
of Philadelphia as a memorial of Hon.
Geo. Ross, signer OF the Declaration OF
Independence. The upper section of the
WluuOW Is u llSuTc Oi tue AuScl Ol ncIuIC-
hem.
The five handsome windows in the chan
eel are memorials respectively to Harriet
A. Grubb, VIM. Augustus and Esther
Atlee, Right Rev. Bp. Samuel Bowman,
James and Anna Hopkins, and Mrs. Ann
Coleman.
The windows OH the north side of the
church represent, 1st, the Angel of the
Resurrection and the Good Shepherd, and
were presented by Miss Grubb; I'd, The
Angel Gabriel, gift by the rector, and
Sd. memorial. to Miss Margaret Markee.
On the north wall of the church is a
very handsome tablet erected to the
memory of Right Rev. Samuel Bowman,
d. D., former pastor of St. James. On
the south wall are marble tablets COM
memorative of Rev. Richard Locke, Nj. A.,
rector from 1744 to 1850 Rev. VIM. Aug.
Muhlenberg, d. D.; Rev. VIM. White,
d. d., first bishop of Pennsylvania.
On the south side of the church there
remains one window filled at present with
common stained glass. 1t is understood
that it also will soon be filled with hand
some memorial window.