The age-herald., 1901-04-07

| dow, it's great size, it's marvellous color
 ing, it's rich Gothic decoration may be | said to mark an epoch in church annals
 in the South. Not only will 1t give St.
 Marys distinction, but will lend impor-
 tance to the entire city, and Is a liberal
 education in the art of window decora- | tion. It Is said by experts to be the most
 superb example of stained glass in the South and that there is no window to
 surpass it in the great Cathedrals in this | country.
 l The window to the right of the nave is | a memorial to Mrs. Susie Martin Morris | and presented St. Mary's by her husband, l Dr. Lewis Coleman Morris: her two sis | ters, Mrs Florence Earle Haskell and | Mrs. Bessie Martin Gray, and her brother, MT. William Mudd Martin.
 1 It Is beautiful design representing the | text Come unto Me all ye that labor | and are heavy laden and I will give you | rest"
 The central figure of the Savior is sur rounded by several figures upon whom He looks with compassion. In the decora- tion of the window the pure Gothic de- sign is used and in the background the wondrous blue Is again made vivid by the scarlet drapery about the form of the Redeemer. Perhaps no other biblical text could be greater inspiration to the brush of the painter than the one represented in this memorial window. It is the epi- tome of His mission on earth
 The window which was put in last au- tumn on the left of the nave was pre- sented by the Woman's Aid Society at a cost of 5000.
 It represents the Resurrection. The window on the right of the chancel was presented by General Louis V. Clark, in of xuifp Mildred JOnaS Clark. On the left of the chancel is a window presented by MT. Henry L. Un- derwood in memory of his wife, Mrs. Mary Stockwell The figure in the Res urrection of the risen Christ, is robed in brilliant scarlet, while at His feet are the Roman soldiers who watched at the tomb. | On the right the angel is kneeling, while | the attitude of the soldiers is one of awe and fear. The drapery on the figures Is marvelouS in coloring and wonderful in design. showing greens, purple, browns, which the brilliant sunlight illuminated | with a vivid glory. The background Is of blue shading into the radiant dawn of the resurrection morn. Above this transparent blue comes the beautiful de- coration in the upper part of the window, the entire design reproducing perfectly the medieval period
 The memorial windows on either side of the chancel are rich examples of win dow decoration, the one representing the beautiful scene of the Lord blessing lit- tie children, and the other conveying the lesson taught when He said: "She hath cast in all that she hath"
 When St. Mary's was erected the tenn porary windows were put in and no ef- fort to replace them was made until the church was financially able t< do so with the best examples of stained glass Dr. Owen P. Fitzsimmons the rector. is re- joiced at the fruition of the plans con- ceived when St. Mary's was built. He naturally regards the placing of these windows as an important era in church decoration of the South He is student along artistic lines and has enjoyed the finest opportunities for observing all that is best in churchly decoration.
 Even without the magnificent windows St. Marys has been one of the most beau tiful churches in Birmingham. The white stone lends itself perfectly to the archi- tectural design, and now that the English ivey is creeping rapidly over the sides of the church its picturesque features are strongly empha sized.
 With the superb windows St. Mary S becomes more than picturesque. It will be historic. AS 1t sta ds today it is one of the famous churches in the South