The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-01-28
THE WINDOW
NOW ILLUMES
A Costly Gift to the Mission
Chapel Unveiled
Yesterday.

} A large gathering witnessed the I'M
yelling of the Proctor window in st.
Elizabeths chapel at Palama, yester-
day afternoon.
i The window, which is beautifully
wrought in Tiffany stained glass. cost
$500 and is the gift of the children
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Proctor of Gin
cinnati, in memory of their mother,
Charlotte Elizabeth Proctor.
The design of the window represents
st. Elizabeth with her son John, re-
ceiving a visit from the boy Jesus. A
white dove, doubtless symbolical of the
gentleness of the Christchild's charac-
ter, is lowering near the latter's hand.
/ Under the design is the inscription:
'.In memory of Charlotte Elizabeth
| Proctor, entered into rest March &c,
1908. TO give light to them that sit
in darkness
/ The face of st. Elizabeth was copied
from a photograph of the late Mrs.
Proctor.
| A peculiar property Of Tiffany glass
| is that it shows black on the outside
| in the daytime and that at night the
| figures stand revealed to those inside
the hall, without any background il
Elimination. This characteristic is a
/ new discovery in the art of making
stained glass.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Proctor were
friends of Bishop Restarick in Cincin-
natl and although neither had ever
i i1;+ Al.
aid that the st. Elizabeth mission was
| started, about four years ago.
| The service yesterday afternoon was
conducted by Bishop Restarick and
Rev. w. e. Potwine. Rev. j. osborne
and Rev. Kong Yin Tet were also pres
ent, as was Layman P. H. Dodge and
Interpreter Daniel Ng.
The mission work is mostly among
the Chinese of the district and a large
number of them were in the congrega-
ton.
Bishop Restarick spoke briefly on the
gift of the window and the blessedness
of honest gifts to God.
Layman Dodge referred to the beau
ty of the window which, he said, had
been made with the elements of the
earth and the fire of the furnace. The
colors had been borrowed from the
rainbow and the beauty of the human
form had been transferred to the
sanity figures in the picture, for the
glory of God and the enlightenment Of
man.
Rev. W. E. Potwine, the pastor of
st. Elizabeth's chapel said:
ut is not often the case that the
ceremony of unveillng a splendid work
of art erected in memory of some loved
one gone to rest is witnessed by no
representative of the family concerned;
but as such is the case today, we may
speak freely of the filial devotion and
the thoughtful regard for the honor of
our Divine Redeemer which has promp- |
ted this rich and exquisite memorial
to loving mother by her children.
81 say advisedly regard for the hon
or of our Lord as well as devotion to |
a Christian parent. And if you ask |
what is the connection between the |
placing of such a memorial in a Chris |
tan Church and the honor of our Saw |
Jour, the answer is, that it resides not |
in the coStliness of the workmanship |
or the richness of the material, but in |
the moral power of a work of love. |
We shall not make the mistake of /
supposing that devotion which ex-
presses itself in thus enriching the |
the completed gift.
I'm the eyes and estimation of our |
Saviour the alabaster box of precious
ointment which Mary Magdalene, in
her passionate impetuosity, lavished |
upon His sacred Feet, had a value al
together distinct from the actual cost
of her costly tribute of love, or He, we
may be sure, would never have spoken
the gracious words of communication
and blessing over her that He did.
And this, it seems to me, is a time
ly opportunity to observe that distinct
from the moral strength conferred up
on the soul of the donor of such gifts
for identifying and equipping the
House of God in this and in other ways
is the effect of it upon the soul of
others who may seek to draw near to
God there.
1.-THE enrichment of Christian tenn
pie from worthy motives is visible
proclamation of the Importance of all
that touches the worship of Almighty
God, and it suggests to the thoughtful
mind that if the place of His feet is
made thus glorious, what should be the
corresponding beauty and moral rich
ness of the clothing of our spirits when
passing into His sacred presence!
We all rejoice 1 am sure, in this
evident enrichment of this consecrated
building, and I for one venture the
belief that the appeal which this beau
t1ful window will silently make here
will not be lost upon hearts, however
simple, that worship at this altar
At the conclusion of the service the
were invited to inspect |
the grounds and buildings of the mis-
sion and the invitation was taken lib
erai advantage Of