The Washington times., 1922-01-14
BISHOP TO DEDICATE
MEMORIAL WINDOW

The Bishop of Washington will
make his annual visitation to the
Church of the Good Shepherd. Sixth
street, between H and /. northeast.
tomorrow at IL a. m, at which time
he will confirm q class and also Will
dedicate the Bruni Memorial window.
which was put in place on Christmas
Eve.
The window. consisting Of three
large panels with tracery above. In q
symbolic presentation of Christ en-
throned in glory surrounded by an
gels and archangels. The thought and
Of glory Is conveyed to
the mind by the use Of Biblical
imagery and the daring use Of rich
colors. The glass used 10
English. all being imported, and much
Of 1t being specially imported for this
To show the minute detail
with which the artist has worked out
his design, portion OF the window
six inches In area contains no less
than thirty-six pieces OF loaded glass.
The central panel portrays a SYM
bolic figure of Christ enethroned. He
is crowned with a golden crown into
which 10 woven the pattern of the
crown of thorns, reminder Of his death
for mankind and triumph through
In his right hand he bears
the shepherds crook N place OF the
and king of peace. In his left hand
he holds the globe Of the world sur.
mounted by the cross. He q seated
on a radiant throne Of pearl and sur
the entire figure and pro-
ceeding from II are rays Of glory
through which are seen worshiping
angelic figures. An outer nimbus Of
glory in ra .nbow colors connects the
central panel with the two side panels.
Above the throne Ia seen the dove,
he symbol of the Holy Spirit. Be-
meath the throne is the rainbow. sym
Dol of Gods mercy. and in front Of the
ra .nbow are worsh p ng seraphim.
The r.ght.hand panel shows the ADch-
angels Michael and Raphael, the for.
mer clad in armor symbolic Of the
church militant. The latter Ia repre-
scented as Q pilgrim or guide with staff
and water bottle. symbolic Of divine
gu. dance and healing. The left.hand
panel depicts the Archangel Gabriel
gliding the lily of the annunciation.
symbolic of the revelation Of God, and
below Is Uriel. represented an holding
a dial. symbolic Of the flight of time
soward final judgment, which no man
an recall or avoid.
The window Is given in memory Of
Martha Elizabeth Bruni and the late
Bishop Pinkney. of Maryland, who.
when rector of st. Luke's Church,
Bladensburg. presented Mr.. and Mrs.
3runl for confirmation. The design
er and maker of the window Is Ell
wood Potts, Of Philadelphia.
The Columbia Federation Of Baptist
Young Peoples Unions win meet
evening. January II. at the
Fifth Bapt st Church. Following the
business session there will be a lee
ture. Through the Yellowstone. 4"
The lecture will be illustrated with
colored views. A talk on Hebrew
Evangelical Work in This City" will
be gwen by David Freedman.
At the December meeting. held at
the First Baptist Church. the b. Y. p.
u. of Bethany Baptist Church and OF
the Second Baptist Church Of Alex.
andria were admitted to membership
IN the federation.
Unions comprising the federation
are: Alexandria, Va. First Baptist):
Bethany. Cherrydale, Va:
Va: Centennial. First,
Fifth, Grace, Emmanuel. Second, Sec.
ond Baptist alexandria,, Tenleytown,
West Washington, and Randle High.
.ands.
DR.. Samuel A. Eliot, president Of
the American Unitarian Association,
will occupy the pulpit Of All Souls
at the morning service In
the Knickerbocker Theater. The sub
ject Of his sermon. will be. IAN Ad.
venturer In Good Will" A special
program will be rendered by
Charles Trowbridge Tittmann. bass,
Lorleberg, cello, and Lewis
Atwater, organ.
1.-THE Great Question" will be the
subject of Rev. DR.. Earle Wilfley's
sermon tomorrow morning at the Yer
mont Avenue Christian Church. He
will also preach at the evening serv-
Ice.
A reception to Mrs. Bessie Farrar
Madsen, a missionary to India, now
In this country on leave Of absence,
was given last night at the Vermont
Avenue Christian Church by the wom-
ems miss. onary societies of the fifteen
Churches Of the Disciples in Washing
ton and vicinity. Mrs. e. T. Steven.
son, president of the Women's Mis-
sionary Society Of the District of Co.
made the presentations to the
guest of honor. Mrs. Madsen ad.
dressed the missionary society at it's
on Tuesday afternoon in the
Ninth Street Christian Church and
also spoke at the meeting Of the Dis
Iiples' Union on the same evening.
Mrs. Earle Whitley will leave Wash
ington tomorrow evening for st.
Louis, where she will attend the meet.
ngs on Tuesday and Wednesday Of
the board Of managers of the United
Christian Missionary Society, of
which board she Is a member for thu
district composed of Mary
land. Delaware and the District Of
Columbia.
Mrs. L. Elaine Rising, religious
work director of the Y. w. c. A., Is
a special course for the
intensive study of the Gospel of John