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*Tion t\ Hit. CIA C*the WingBy JOHN T. BOIFEUILLET.There are thirteen thousand dollars s (? 13.000) worth of memorial windows t | in the magnificent new St. Joseph's I Catholic church, in this city. They, are all beautiful, but some are more elaborate than others. The colorings and finish are exquisite, the product of the finest art. Biblical Incidents, scenes, figures and groups are portrayed upon the glass; some are very Impressive and teach enduring lessons. For instance: One that shows our Lord as a child in the work-shop of St. Joseph might serve as a regular kindergarten for the children of I the church—an object lesson. And j then side by side are Saint Aloysius : and Saint Berchmans; the former was I a prince and heir to the throne of : Italy, but he resolved to leave the al-I lurements and -glitter of the wond and i become a religious, and the other was j a peasant of Holland. Thus standing! abreast are king and peasant, so tofamily represents fourder of the Sisters of Charity.The window with St. Veronica the gift of Mr. and Mrs. M. Callahan. This Saint holds in her hands a towel with the Imprint of the Lord's fare upon it. When our Savior was on H.s wav to Calvary bearing His cross He sank to the earth exhausted, from the weight of his burden, and His face was covered with sweat. One of the women who met him in the way wiped His face with a towel, and the imprint of the face was left upon it.Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Daly gave the window which shows Saint Elizabeth,Queen of Hungary. She was verycharitable and her husband, the King,. just the reverse. She had to slip food clandestinely to the poor. In the picture of the Queen on this window she has in her hands a dish of roses partially concealed by her mantle. The story is this: Once as she was carrying In the folds of her mantle some provisions for the poor, she met her husband returning from the chase. Astonished to see her bending tinder the weight of her burden, he asked her what she was carrying. She replied “Roses.” He opened the mantle which she kept pressed against her, and found in it nothing but beautiful red and white roses, although It was not the season for flowers. By some unseen power the provisions had been turned into roses. Bidding the Queen pursue her way, he took one of the marvelous roses, and kept it all his life.The gift of Mr. and Mrs. G. L.speak, which teaches that the Catholic — _ . .. ,church makes no difference, before : Blaess. and Mr. J. C. Hanse was the God. between the throne and the hut. I window showing St. Francis Xavier.i The windows came from Munich. Germany, and, with but few exceptions, have been placed in the church by loving relatives in memory of departed kindred. Yesterday I had the privilege of viewing each of the windows', and I thought some mention of them, i and by whom given, and in whose ! memory they were erected, would be I of interest to the readers of The Tele-I graph.the great apostle, to the Indies, preaching to the Japanese nobility.The Redmond family presented the window showing St. Aloysius. He was of noble family, heir to the throne of Italy. Became a Jesuit and was the patron Saint of yodth.The window given by the M. Fitzgerald family shows St. John Berchmans, of Holland. He sanctified himself by a strict observance of the rules of the Jesuit order.There are seven windows in the . .sanctuary. The life of Saint Joseph,1 Upon the window over main en-from his espousal to his death, is rep- ,e church is Hoffman s pi- -resented upon five of these windows. r° Jast supper. I. was erectedThe center window, showing the death 1 bi’ ^1'■ Henry Horne in memorj o, lila . of St. Joseph, in the company of Je-sus and Mary, was given by a friendof the church.The window at the right, showing the nativity of our Lord, was the gift of Miss Amelia, Henry, Julius and Edward Horne.The window at the left, the gift of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Burke, represents the annunciation.The espousal of St. Joseph to the blessed Virgin Mary is upon a win-Over ono of the entrance doors is a window called Ecce Homo. It was placed there by Mr. T. C. Burke In memory of his father, Mr. ChristopherBurke. And over another door i- awindow erected by the same gentleman in memory of his mother. Mrs. Catharine Burke. It is entitled Mater ;Dolorosa.Above one of the tower entrance doors Mrs. Fanny Sheridan has placedJmir Tnp.1 Vr-
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Macon Twice A Week Telegraph
Macon, Georgia, US
Tue, Feb 12, 1907
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