Evening star., 1932-05-01


dom and understanding shows the Child
Jesus among the doctors. Other groups
picturize counsel spiritual strength,
knowledge, godliness and the spirit of
fear of the Lord which is completed by
two angels that welcome the Child of
God into the Kingdom of Heaven.
Light from the 65-foot Stained-glass
window, believed to be one of the tallest
and most beautiful windows in any
cathedral, will fall upon the altar
through the richly colored glass in the
south wall. This three-storied gallery
of stained-glass pictures has for its text
that part of the TIE Deum declaring, The
Holy Church throughout the world doth
acknowledge Thee. =" 1t tells the
story of Christianity through 20 CEN
turies, portraying outstanding historical
figures and tracing the incidents of the
dissemination of Christianity throughout
the world from the earliest ages
In the lower section of the window
events are recounted from the day of
Pentecost, when Peter is seen preaching,
up to the period of 1000 AID. The mid
die section, covering the era between
1000 AID. and 1,600 shows the establish
ment of national liberty through the
Magma Charta, the starting of schools
and the spreading of knowledge. 1t pic
lures such famous figures as Gutenberg
and his printing press and King James,
who gave the world the first authorized
version of the Bible in English In the
top section of the window two large
panels present the people of both hemi-
spheres in the act of worship. In the
Eastern Hemisphere the Chinese, Japa-
nese, Africans, Europeans, Arabs and
other racial types are shown. In the
Western Hemisphere Americans, Cana
dians, Indians, South Americans and
ESklmos look out from the colored glass.
Angels hold the maps of these hemi-
spheres over the various peoples. Per-
haps one of the most easily traced stories
OF the window is that of the method by
which the teaching of Christianity has
been spread. In the lower panels of the
glass the visitor sees the camel caravan
and an oar-propelled galley used by the
evangelistS of the first century as they
went about teaching the gospel. The
airplane and radio microphone in the
top OF the window show the most mod
ern means of spreading the message of
salvation to all parts of the world.
Pilgrims to the Cathedral who will
look up to the high clere story windows
Will see that the five windows on each
side of the choir are of amber glass. In
time to come the beautiful angel win
dowS Will be put in place there. 1t is
predicted that light streaming through
them will make the Washington Cathe-
dral angel choir even more beautiful
than the famous angel choir of Lincoln
Cathedral. Bright red and yellow glass
Will be loaded with blues, whites, purpIes
and greens in picturing the angel with
tne namlng sword guarding the tree of
me- Ihe an"~ n whom Jacob wreStled,
tne angels '--o appeared to Abraham
ana Lou, the angels that appeared at
the time OF the birth of Christ, angels
that were with Him in the wildnerness
angels who appeared at the time of the
resurrection and other pictures showing
THESE holy messengers in their Offices for
humanity. Following the custom of the
Middle Ages, the windows of the Cathe-
dral are being supplied by the Cathe
drals own plant for making stained
glass In charge of Lawrence B. Saint.
leading authority on glass and window
designer.
At present it is not easy to realize
that the west end of the Cathedral.
Where the main door will be when the
structure is completed, will be a tenth
OF a mile from the front of the edifice.
Great services will eventually be held in
the finished building The daily services.
however will usually be attended by
smaller congregations. Then the various
chapelS which are being completed will