The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-30

They Ase Now Being Erected In 81. Pauls
Church-Description,

PaulS church yesterday morning. anu TUG
other will be placed in the gallery on
Monday. These windows are the gift OF
Misses Lucy and Annie Stewart, of Brook
Hill, and are said to be the finest works
Of art of their kind in this country.
The first steps looking TO the erection
OF this solemn and beautiful memorial
to our dead leader we're taken In the faIl
OF 1889. The generous donors, having hrst
obtained the consent OF the rector ana
vestry OF st. Pauls, all the finest stained
glass windows in this country were visit
ed and compared with a view 10 the
selection OF an artist. Finding that some
of the best windows in Boston and the
Kemp" window IN ST. Thomas, New
York. ranked highest, a trip abroad was
taken TO pursue the investigation further
The window 20 Sir Frederick Cavendish,
| in St. Marnret's, Westminster. one OF
the most admired In all England, showed
that Mr.. X. Holiday was the artist to be
| chosen, all of these windows being
| his work. and his treatment, color ana
the purity of his style being beyond all
intelligent criticism.
Mr.. Holiday, upon being chosen, visited
| Richmond TO put himself more in mar
mony with his work and to TT himself 70
| carry out the motif more fully. How well
| he has succeeded no one who has the
happiness of seeing his completed WORK
need be told. The windows were finished
from Mr.. Holidays designs at his fac
tory at Hampstead, near London
| ONE OF THE WINDOWS.
| The lower window has been placed on
| the eastern side of the church, just mid
| way, and as near as possible TO pew ILL.,
occupied by General Lee and his family
during the war. At the bottom OF the
window is the dedication: In grateful
/ L. II
| January 49, 1901" The appropriate SUD
| ject chosen for the memorial is Moses
| refusing honors and riches at the court
| Of Pharoah and leaving all % suffer ana
| die with his people, and the parallel IS
| rendered very striking by the well-kno"h
| fact that General Lee was offered com
| mand of the Northern armies at the out
break Of the war, but declined all honors
from the Federal Government and came
to offer his sword and his life to MS
mother State.
lhe artist has grasped in no smat
| measure the true conception or Genera
| Lees lofty character. and on the nopie
face Of Moses as he is depicted IS SHOW"
his Unreasonable love for his people; ms
stern resolve to do and die in their Dehal',
and his calm disdain for the honors ana
the vanities OF the court he IS leaving,
In the background Is Pharoah on ms
throne surrounded by his courtiers, while
TO the right are seen Pharoahs daughteI
and her attendants casting resIc.rui
elances at the departing lsraellte. Inc
whole picture IS essentially Egyptian III
tone. and the coloring is marVeHousiy
rich, and the ensemble is most lnsplrll's'
1t is. indeed, a work Of art
In the lower left hand corner IS m
scyibed n portion OF verses "a, % ana ~
Hebrews. XII. "By faith Moses refused
10 he called the son of Pharoah's daugh-
ter choosing rather to suffer attlicuoh
with the children OF God For he en-
dured, as seeing Him, who is invisible
THE TABLET.
| Accommodating this window is very
| handsome brass tablet. which is 70 Dc
shortly affixed to the plaster nearest -
it's right. IL is in the shape or Shis'u
having In it's centre large crusaoyI
| cross In crimson enamel In the upper ieIt
band corner is the Lee coat-of-arms, and
in the upper right hand corner the Con-
federate battle flag both also richly en-
ameled in colors, The inscription 49, 10
the glory of God, and in grateful memory
of Robert Edward Lee. commander OF tne
Army Of Northern Virginia, and Chrlst
faithful soldier and servant unto MS
lifes end"
The upper light represents Moses as an
| old man. on Mount Nebo, about To die, Tar
from human presence, but surrounded by
angels and pleading with his dying breath
for his unhappy people Inscribed on
scroll upheld by the angels are the WoIus'
"The eternal God is thy refuge" and un-
derneath are the everlasting arms, "hile
on an accompanying brass tablet Is tne
text from MaccabeS: And this man dled'
leaving his death for an example or a
nohIe courage and a memorial of virtue,
! not only unto young men, but unto all his
Beneath Is the dedication. "In grateful
memory OF Robert Edward Lee, died
October u, 1870"
In the richness of its coloring and the
harmony of its details this window VleS
with its mate, and together they contrib
ute a touching and worthy tribute 10 the
nations greatest hero.
The gratitude Of the women Of the
South is due the two young ladies who
have erected this fitting memorial 10 him,
who had his people always In his care and
keeping, and who, like all the men who
followed him, was ever sustained ana
strengthened by the forttude and devo-
ton Of the Southern women to our sacred
cause.
ALREADY N PLACE.
The lower window has already been
put in place. as above stated, and VIII
he I'm view at the services to-day, and II
| is thought that Bishop Randolph will
allude TO Il In his sermon tonight, but
the formal dedication or setting apart
of both windows will not take place till
u o'clock on Tuesday, November LIST,
All Saints day, when special services
will be held and an appropriate address
will be delivered by the Rev. Hartley
Carmichael rector OF the church, at
which service as well as at the service
to-day, General Lees favorite hymn
How Firm a Foundation" will be
sung.
To-day there will also be seen for the
first time a very handsome "Baptistery'"
which has just been erected by suhscrp-
ton through the earnest efforts OF MISS
Lily Peasants. IN memory of twenty-five
children baptized in the church. who
died in youth. 1t consists Of an oaken
platform placed in the southwest corner
of the church and against the window on
that side. The platform is surrounded
by a handsome fioriated wrought brass
rail The marble font on the platform
has a wrought brass cover, surmounted
by a fioriated cross, while table brass
ever rests on the base Of the font, for
baptismal water. There Is also a brass
book rest on the window and on the
southern wall memorial tablet in
sci-ibed: For in Heaven their angels
do always behold the face Of my Father
which is in Heaven"