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bearing lighted candle is carried in the hand
of each of the two angels The left hand
supports the base. Flying higher is the Angel
of the Grail. His head is just visible over
the wings of the attendant angels. The wide
spread white wings of each of the three are
flooded with rainbow hues derived directly from
the colorful irradiation of light from the Holy
Grail. The Angel of the Grail grasps the
sacred Chaiice in his right hand and supports
1t with his left. -.
1T Is not too much to say that from an
! architectural standpoint one of the most
beautiful sights in Washington is the chapel
on the campus of Trinity College. The car
dinal points of the tower of the chapel are
marked by four windows in which are intro
duced the -four most famous archangels."
The stained glass windows are by Charles Con-
nick. To the east is St Michael whose name
means Like Unto God" As captain of the
host of heaven in service for victory and JUS
tice, St. Michael carries sword and scales. In
the latter he weighs the souls of those who
aspire to enter heaven. The angels Of praise
and wisdom are nearby. Opposite the figure
of the archangel assigned to guard the holy
family during its earthly journey is St.
identified by the fish which he carries.
In the north window Is St. Gabriel with the
lily This angel whose name means God
Is my strength" Is an art, the angel of the
annunciation. Here the flower symboaizes his
service as Gods messenger Censers signifying
prayer are carried by three attendant angels.
The SUM- symbol Of eternal wisdom, is given
to st. Uriel. in the window to the SOUTH
Uriel-"the light of Gods the regent of the
sun. Near him. in this window, are angels
with censers who symbolic prayer and thanks
giving for the gift of wisdom.
Elsewhere in Washington Uriel is repre-
sented-this time on a corridor wall in the
Library Of Congress. Henry Oliver Walker, the
artist who painted the tympanum decorations
in the Lyric Poetry Corridor, here depicts
Uriel as the angel and intellect scornfu Of
his companions.
A VISITOR to Epiphany Church recently
! \ asked II the two angels who occupy inches
In the reredos were imported"
mo" was the reply. They are domestic
angels" And such they are in the sense that
they were executed by the American sculptsr.
William Ordway Partridge. close view Il
the winged messengers reveals how worthy
they are to stand beside a sculptured repre-
sentation Of the Last Supper" One angel
repeats an ancient gesture of humility and vox-
ship In the position of the hands which are
crossed upon the breast The one to the
right has arms relaxed and fingers intertwined
Their great wings sweep to the ground and
form a beautiful background
So many Of these spiritual beings" are found
in the Washington Cathedral that it might
be called "The House Of Angels"
On what Is said to be one of the most beau-
tifu sarcophagi executed in modern times
are two alabaster angels who guard the
tomb of Bishop Satterlee. The sarcophagas
was designed and executed by the resident
architect Of Canterbury Cathedral, w. d.
Caroe. Below the recumbent figure of the
great churchman are four angels-one With
the little book" from Revelations, smbolix-
ing the Scriptures; the Archangel Gabriel,
the creed; the angel with the flaming sword
the sacraments; the Archangel Michael, orders
(the historic Episcopate). These represent the
four points of the Lambeth Quadrilateral,
which is a proposed basis for church unity in
which Bishop Satterlee was deeply Interested.
The tomb. which is adorned by these angels,
Is Immediately behind the altar in Bethlehem
Chapel
In the Great Choir of the Cathedral Of
Saints Peter and Paul are two angels, unique
among all the messengers of God" in WASH
ington. Even into their realm has penetrated
the influence of modernity. They do not
carry q trumpet as does MOroni, the angel ex-
ecuted by Cyrus Dallin for the Mormon Temple
IN salt Lake City, . copy Of which Is - n