The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-16
MEMORIAL WINDOW.

MEMORIAL WINDOW.
 4 Description of the Memorial Window to be Placed in Center Church.
 One of the most interesting as well as remarkable examples of ecclesiastl- cal windows in colored glass is at pres ent In the course of construction at the ateliers of the Tiffany Glass and Deco- rating company. The window we speak of is to be placed in "The First Church of New Haven" usually called Centre Church." It is given to the church by our well known citizen. MT. D. Hayes Trowbridge. a descendant of one of the founders of this historical edlfice. as a memorial to his father, MT. Ezekiel Hayes Trowbridge.
 Aside from It's artistic qualities, the window is remarkable in the fact that 1t Is one Of the first erected In this coun- try in which local historical event Is portrayed.
 It was designed by MT. Joseph Lau- Der, one of the Tiffany Glass and Deco- rating company corps of artists, and represents en incident in the history of New Haven, closely connected with the foundation of the Centre church as we'll as the government of the colony, viz: the first sermon preached by the Rev. John Davenport under the spreading branches of an oak. on the Sabbath of April 18th, 1888, two hundred and fifty six years ago.
 Truly this subject must appeal not only to the congregation of the church in which it is placed. but to all the descendants of the early settlers of Quinnipiac, and will teach them lesson of value. by reminding them of the many virtues of the men and women who braved the terrors of the wilderness in order that they might practice that which they believed to be right.
 The First church, aside from its use as place of worship, is an historic landmark around which traditions and sentiment cluster, and 1t seems eminent ly fitting that memorial of this nature should adorn 1t, provided that the sub- ject be conceived and executed in that devotional spirit which is paramount to all other considerations in church deco- ration. In this respect we consider the window decided success. The pic torial quality necessary in the treat ment of an historical subject has not been overlooked; the figures of the civil ians, soldiers, tillers of the soil, the Puritan mother with her child, all seem thoroughly imbued with the solemnity of the occasion, as they listen to the words of wisdom from their leader, in voking the blessing of God on their en- deavor to establish a colony in which they could worship according to their conscience.
 have only seen 1t in its incomplete state, promises to be mellow in tone, like an old illuminated parchment, thoroughly in keeping with the quiet dignity of the edifice.
 The base of the window consists of an entablature, upheld by seven col umns, and symbolizes the first govern ment of the colony, as the pillars are emblematic of the seven select men who were entrusted with the temporal, as we'll as the spiritual guidance of the colonists and were chosen by vote from among the members of the congrega- tion. In truth they were the Seven Pillars of the Church." There are also represented in this base seven branched candlestick and a memorial inscription.
 The window has been made under the personal supervision of MT. Louis C. Tiff fany and is composed of that wonderful Favrile Glass which bears the name, a material in which is found all the color effects obtained by workers in the past and hundreds of others that were never hitherto dreamed of. The window has been built entirely upon the mosaic system, the principle of which is to avoid the use of paints and stains. In this case we are informed that the color penetrates the very substance of the glass, is one with it, and that enamels or paints have not been used except in the flesh, viz: faces and hands. The same company who made the window were called upon to prepare the pulpit end of the church to re- ceive it, which they did by cutting an aperture through the wall five feet wide and fourteen feet high, and by decorating the plaster surfaces in an | ornamental manner. so as to bring the window and the end of the church in harmony with the already existing lines. Besides this they have also con- structed new pulpit communion table | and other furniture, all of which were generously given to the church by the donor of the window, MT. D. Hayes | Trowbridge. M.