New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-20
Vol' XLVlI......N
THE MILTON WINDOW.
up C,,,rpS's MEMORIAL OF TIE POET

rcunr.cnx TARRARs S. RNON AT ST. MAR
c,nrIs-rrsIGN or THE STAINED GLASS
;oxpov Feb l0-Archdcacon Farrar, in his
scrmon at St Margarct's to-day, spoke as follows
with reference 10 the Milton memorial WINDOW
prcsented by George w. Childs, of Philadelphia !:
IL has been my desire for twelve years TO sur
round this ancient and famous church with noble
associations: TO revive the memories oil those
great men with which it has been connected, and
thus to indicate the relation in which 1t STANDS 10
the history of England. 70 commemorate events oil
rcccnt days the members of the House Of Com
mons whose church it is, have erected the "lhuo"
which recalls the tragic death of hord Frederick
Cavcnd ish and memorials have been placed he'c
TO Lord lIatherley the good Lord Ch'n'e' "
Lord marlborough who spent MS Iic ia Wv
vice of Parliament, and in token oil our gr"'''"''
sor fifty years of almost unoroKeh prospoi"S "A
Ter the reign of beloved Queen -.
The CaXton window was gwen o' '"' -
IF Iordon in memory of that great man who lies
buried here. and citizens OF America III 'no'.
larrc-handed generosity and care Tor the grea'
tradi,ions which arc their heritage no less than
Ours have presented us with that brilliant WcSt
window which commentaries nothing less than
She founding of the New World.
Rut th, church may also claim its special inter-
.st in the mighty nome of Milton lhat name Is
recorded in our marriage register, and mere lies
buried. with Milton's infant daughter that beloved
wife" Ny late espou5cd saint" whose love nung
one brief CLEAN Of happiness over uhe P''''
Once more we are indebted to American citi-
zen for the beautiful Milton window, Wnich % was was
Yesterday unveiled The well-counselied mag,
nificence of Mr.. ChlldS, who has ALREADY enricheu
tratford-on-A Avon with memorial OF ShaKsp@eare' @
and Westminster Abbey with the window in mem mem
arT Of Herbert and Cowpcr has now erected this
abiding memorial TO the great Puritan poco. .
Myself the debtor to American friends Tor greaS az
Kindness | cannot but rejoice that the Nhurcn en- VI
81 Margarct's should furnish yet one more lIus,
,ration Of those bonds of common hio3o p nita "te
traditions and language ana alecti%oh on VIZ WI and
England 10 the Great Republic OF the Weso nb "
/ am clad that the public spirit OF the cilurcT Gnu 20
war,lens has assigned from hcnce1orth the ust 20
2nc pew i'm this church to our frlends anu NiSi'oi
from the other side of the Atlantic .io.o in
Thcrc was something specially appropriate II III
Che Milton window being thc go ,,c oI ar that Milton
most deeply lovcd-the commonwealth H. Whcn iai' i
ing in England in America gon2uSiE oIond in,
tie Puransm which. crushed I'D EhHI"hhu, h,ond ~,
spircd vigor and nOblcncsS into our XII poa ocm
tic sea Paradise Lost was the one Englsh po,n ,d
which the sons of the Pilgrim Fathers loEsu and
which, until LongicliOW lnSplrSu Nv W art and
with a fresh sense of the sacrcdneSS oi ar' Gnu
SOM alone tempered ;he stern Hebrew IueaI ~ He
Gucathcd to their descendants by those VINO Saii''
!" S"mc Of Milton's dearest friends were closely
connected with American history; ~ nr ,hn i,enis snn
Vauc the Younger. to whom he addressed the sun sun
not Nanc. young in years, IN sage eNpelIcn a.
old . Nanr who has been called one OF ne graf
nd rur who ever NHlN'u vi wv e''''
"a ?dorn and elevate his kind emeratcd 10 nv ~
rr@I,nd II 635 and vas elect d Governor III o3S'
Roger Williams the apostle ot soul lreGoon.1 % on.
tbc ton~dcr Of Rhode island. Is mentioned WIZ m
crthn>ie,tic affection by Milton in his le',er "
the o;cnoc>o Envoy and in letter to GovCrnof nl.H
Wirthrop Kr..r Williams incidentally reuafk9,
s1Lc c',.,t.t-, # the Council. Mr.. Milton. lor
nv Dutch rad him read me many motc HOY Wr
[i.-cs The venerable American poet Hr.
Whittier who has written the llhes Ior S0""'
wir.l..v' most Justly SAYS;
Tho New World honorS him whose lofy plea
For Enelands freedom mad her own nor o s"io'
N.bos- sour fmuorfal iiS theme >hall
Tlsir common freehold while both words ehu"rc'
T,, virdowais rcmarkablc for its iulness OF de-
tail and richness Of color Both in artistic design
and execution it is worthy Of high praise II Is
divided by It, Stone work into four hghts' WI'h
tr.c,ry openings. and II is of fifteenth century
ch,,,,ct,r-lx known rs the perpendicular stNle'
which j. iat Of the church generally. The design
of the stained glass Glling the window III mem
or,, If tb, author Of Paradise Lost Is planned
ON tlr.e lines Of panels in horizontal order the
middle tier being Of somewhat larger depth thah
those above and below IT, In the TWO nNlSlons u
the central positions of the whole, four p'heiS
namely those IN the central ana lower uers IT.
sp.ciIveIv of these lights, are devoted to the per-
soaai history of the poet
In one of the bottom panels the hoy Milton Is
shown at st Pauls School among ms icIiowf
vioolnatcs In the next panel the lncIucut VI
Nitou', visit to Calico is depicted; ABOVE 1 lhese
NE Two IF the larger panels combined TO naRc aHc
,nc central subject representing the poet uiG'!luB
.par,disr Lost" t. his daughters Around Ihese n
,anclS are eight Others Illustrative OF iaI'ose fe
Lost" aud Paradise Rcgtncd IN Ttd,lehIse s y ~
,Ir foImrr are represented the incd"ntS oi ~
Sa;,n's summons to his lcgions: IT, Adan any n
Fvc AZ prayer in Paradise Satan LOOKING on i" 0"
Tbc Temptation: a. The Expulsion In me uPper per
rier the four panels devoted to the nus @
espectiNcly # Il The Annunc non :. nv "a A,
lty Of oar Lord ~ The Baptism on our d Lorq "a -
Tbc defeat Of Sqtan in his temptations oi our No,I
~.
=, th aooX of the whole figures OF Adam on lile
Irft and our Lord the right representing '1he he
tbe GIst and second Adam respectively: Az 'i'e
has oe tho window is the following lnscrp'loh'
This window is dedicated 10 the
GLORY OF God In memory OF JOhn
Milton by George W. Chids.
Also occupying similar space and poS'thohii inbn I'e
erse specially written for the occasion oS 'oii'i
J. Whittier: A. -,
The New World honOrs him whose lof,y pica e.
For Enclands freedom made her own HUI '"''
Whose song immortal as It's theme shai DO ,no
Their common freehold While bOth "oIluS ehHui0'
The GROWN PRINCE IN DANGEh'