The Newtown bee., 1888-07-13

ed, but the comfort of the worshipping
 congregation must be greatly enhanced
 in the Winter season by new furnace, for this is the first of the three church edifices of this old historic parish that was ever heated otherwise than by the old fashioned wood stove, around which the people could be seen congregating before and after service and from which many foot stove has been furnished with glowing coals and taken into the
 uncomfortable pews of the olden time. But up to this point, we have spoken only of the restoration of the old church
 building. We have yet to speak of the greatest improvement and most needed addition for the better performance of the services of the church. An ample
 chancel, with organ chamber on the
 south side and robing room on the north,
 has been built, through the generosity of two of the descendants of Rev John l Beach, A. M., who founded this parish
 more than 150 years ago and was for 50 years missionary of the Venerable Soci- ety for the Propagation of the Gospel
 here and at Newtown. The richest fea-
 ture of the chancel is perhaps the win
 dow in three panels, in the center one of which is life-size figure of our blessed
 Lord, standing on the steps of the mas sive temple extending across the entire
 window in light greystone, in the atti-
 tude of speaking to his disciples and those in the habit of gathering there.
 His eyes are turned toward the left pam el, on which are Silas and St. Peter lis
 tening to the words that he is speaking.
 In the right hand panel, toward which his hand is extended, there
 are four figures. In the foreground is
 an aged man intently listening and a youth with roll in his hand and in the
 background, nearer side wing of the Itemple, two women appear, one in the
 attitude of listening earnestly and the
 other looking down as if in meditation. The Oriental costumes of the time in
 which the scene was laid and the blend- ing of rich and soft colors in the way
 only possible to skillful artist give
 lquiet richness to this group, with the soft
 N grey background of the temple behind
 i them. The blending of sky and water
 land bold shore, as seen over the top of
 the temple, is rich feature of the win
 ldow. The spaces of glass in the upper and Gothic part of the entire window are filled ill with passion vine and flower and Easter lily. At the bottom of the side ], windows there is rich treatment set with jewels and near the bottom of the center panel, in legible form, is the sen , tence upon which the entire window is constructed, the substance of our blessed rl Lords teaching to his disciples, then and ; for all who shall come after:
 yI Be thou faithful unto death and I will give thee crown of life.
 fl Underneath this sentence is the follow. : ing inscription:
 M In memory of Rev John Beach, A. M, found CT of this parish and faithful missionary a
 Newtown and Bedding from A. D. 1732 till hi, ] death, March 19, A. D. 1782.
 Fl The only decoration in the church. eX ! cept the tinting of the walls of the nave T spoken of before, is in the chancel ane 2 chancel end of the church, which is ricl - and churchly. The ceiling is treated with an emblem of the Trinity and stars with band of light blue, through whicl ]. intertwines a vine in grey color. Below this is a band of rich green, having th' a | appearance of velvet, IS inches wide, oi y the sides and extending over the chance ]. yrindntxy 1fn6Qv.nnafh thiC a hand n e holly, with clusters of berries delicately n interspersed, passes around both side e and meets the black walnut casing of tn chancel window. You now come to tn ! prevailing tint in the decoration of tn U chancel proper, the organ chamber ant $ the face of the chancel end of the nave t which is light terra cotta artistically GOV r cred with emblems of the cross, crow g and the Trinity. Within the chancel ' this is artistically broken up with band [ of delicately blending colors. Above tn e wainscotting which is treated in green 0 ! a greyish hue, representing pillars inter |, twined with leaves with areceding effect is band extending around the chance | representing the grape vine, with bunche e of grapes, in most fitting keeping wit t- the place. The spaces on the west en e and at either side of the window, midwa | between the top and bottom, are panel Il of medallion shape, (resting on perper e dicular and horizontal bands formin e lcrosses) with dark marine blue cente e and dark maroon border lined wit