New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-29
CT ArGUSTINE'S RICH GIFT.
THE INTERIOR OF THAT CHURCH ~ DE-
N,nE ONE OF THE FINEST IN THE CITY

Tho Pew Edward w. McCarty. rector OF d. Aus
,ine.s catholic Church. in Sterling fiace' Va 49,
ply slope has practically Determined "P0 ~
or,is,ic features OF the stained glass "ihuo"s W.
gift of s25 OO0. announced last weeN' '"' sa,.
su,le Likewise. he has formed clearly ueiln,'e
a., m the character and the expensiveness Oh 'e
,,ors for the building Of which the same oe"e
factor whose name is kept secret mas as =,
nav As has already been announcer l." i"s
une there will be thirty-five WINDOWS iWo y.
these the transept windows, VIII each co"'",'
souare feet of glass The entire order VIII piOoao!
he placed In Belgium. where, in Father MeC"'S
o,n,o, stained glass creations have reached theil
highest development. The thrty-hve WINDOWS WIN
probably represent the life OF 81 Augustine
whom, the church was dedicated. The AFFAIRS "iic"
are 10 be of the finest white marble, VIII pIopaoiy
he made in the United States. as Father McCary Is
satisfied that American woTKihdi's'"P ia Wis ~
equal to that across the sea.
..ust what to put into the windows is not an easy
matter 10 decide" said Father McCarty 10 tribune
reporter last night. MY idea however Is 10 "''sc
the windows in harmony with the idea OF the church
that Is TO say to illustrate By cartoons the lie Oh 81
Augustine If the Ideas can be represented plc'ori
ally in a satisfactory manner. am not iuly uc'
cided as to taking this line Of action There are
other ideas that l might choose with almost equaI
Appropriateness, such. for instance as the NE oi
Christ or the life of the Virgin. confess, now
ever that l am partial to the first idea that nave
named .... .-,,,~o,,or ara tb.
'WIll you state what, in your estlmatoh' aio '"o
principal events in the life OF st. Augustine
The answer to that involves considerable con-
sideration CT his life The two principal incidents
in his life. l should say. were his conversion AM
his baptism. There win be two windows, those IN
the transepts, each containing 600 square feet "A
GOOD deal of STUDY will be required 10 determine
mon the fittest subjects for these large windows.
rhen there will be thirty -three smaller WINDOWS IN
which the saints life be illustrated more II.
detail Altogether there will be $500 square Ieet
10 be filled with stated glass The WINDOWS VIII
be OF the finest dcsgr and workmanship ies,
rather think that 1t viii be necessary TO 90 aDroaa
10 get the best results. From the examination Oh
the subjects thus far made, hardy thihk tnat
American workmen can compete with those on ti9 .
other side o. 10 designs ana workmanship IN sla a
glass / should much prrer otner thihss pciiS
ssnuai 70 have the windows made here. 1t would
he more patriotic and more satisfactory 70 my con-
rregatior But ] do not like to run the rsk Oh
snoillnc an undertaking Of this kind inVoNlns d
work Which is to stand for hundreds or years
movhe The windows will need TO be nnished Dy
November next. as the church is u nave ~o'"
ton in that month. -, o,,or, ,s
GENIAL in Importance to the window problem Is
tho making Of three affairs. These Will be OF
,.hi,a marble and will cost not less than SzoVOO'
NJ chances are that they will be made in this cour-
~ Architecturally they will be In harmony win
The interior design of the church we are not TN TN
ia 70 a stated sum in building the affairs Inc
,oos, beautiful and appropriate altar. VIII be pur-
nhosed and n they cost more than the SlII INC
oonngre9ation will cheerfully pay the difrerence. =,
vVili there be any Amer WINDOWS anu aI.a's ~ ~,
p-ookiyn than ST. Augustines, after the ne" ones
are n 1hink said Father McCarty. that you Will
10 safa in saving that there VIII be no inner o"es "
the city"