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Porch Windows
The Saint Francis window in the porch was gifted by the daughter of the Rev Simpson. Small window gifted by Nancy Sinclair in memory of her husband Andy Sinclair who moved the windows from the old church to the new church following the fire.
THE MEMORIAL WINDOWS
These were dedicated on Sunday 29th of May 1938 and were the gift of Senior Deacon Mr James G Mills, in memory of his wife.
Excerpt from ‘The Saughtonhall Congregational Church Messenger’ January, 1939.
These windows are not merely ornamental. As a work of art they speak volumes for the skill and originality of the designer. But coloured glass, as you will find it used in Christian art, is meant to be far more than ornamental. Its main purpose is to teach the Gospel through the medium of pictures.
Observe first the central figure. The dominating note is Triumph. Here is not the Man of Sorrows and acquainted with grief, crowned with thorns or crucified; but Christ triumphant and reigning; His right hand extended in blessing, His left holding the world on which stands the Cross, the symbol of His sacrifice for mankind and of the sacrificial spirit demanded of all His disciples.
On His head is the Kingly Crown and also the Crown of Glory showing that no earthly king is this. He is King not of empires but of men, and the final victory is with Him. And s there appears at the foot of the centre window the Latin inscription – ‘Rex Regum, King of Kings’. Our Christian faith does not stop at the crucified Christ – that is but a phase in the great drama of the soul. The whole meaning of the Cross is the triumph of the Crucified over hatred, suffering, sin and death. It is the reigning Christ who is the same yesterday , today and for ever.
In the window on the left as the observer looks toward the chancel, the Holy Spirit descends as a Dove, reminding us of the ever-present reality of God in the lives of men. Below the Harp symbolises the joy of the Christian in earth and heaven.
In the window on the right are the Eucharistic symbols with their message of the all sufficiency of Christ – the corn representing the bread of life and the cup the blood shed in the sacrifice of our Lord. On the lower portion of this window is the sailing ship on a ruffled sea symbolising the faith and trust of the Christian as he sets forth on the voyage of life.
In the centre of the side windows, one on either side, are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet – Alpha and Omega, meaning that our life will be complete only when it begins and ends with Christ. In the background is the Cross, the method of Christ’s redeeming power. Christ is all sufficient. For all life in all its phases, the life of the world, the life of man. He is Saviour and Redeemer, King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
The Saint Francis window in the porch was gifted by the daughter of the Rev Simpson. Small window gifted by Nancy Sinclair in memory of her husband Andy Sinclair who moved the windows from the old church to the new church following the fire.
THE MEMORIAL WINDOWS
These were dedicated on Sunday 29th of May 1938 and were the gift of Senior Deacon Mr James G Mills, in memory of his wife.
Excerpt from ‘The Saughtonhall Congregational Church Messenger’ January, 1939.
These windows are not merely ornamental. As a work of art they speak volumes for the skill and originality of the designer. But coloured glass, as you will find it used in Christian art, is meant to be far more than ornamental. Its main purpose is to teach the Gospel through the medium of pictures.
Observe first the central figure. The dominating note is Triumph. Here is not the Man of Sorrows and acquainted with grief, crowned with thorns or crucified; but Christ triumphant and reigning; His right hand extended in blessing, His left holding the world on which stands the Cross, the symbol of His sacrifice for mankind and of the sacrificial spirit demanded of all His disciples.
On His head is the Kingly Crown and also the Crown of Glory showing that no earthly king is this. He is King not of empires but of men, and the final victory is with Him. And s there appears at the foot of the centre window the Latin inscription – ‘Rex Regum, King of Kings’. Our Christian faith does not stop at the crucified Christ – that is but a phase in the great drama of the soul. The whole meaning of the Cross is the triumph of the Crucified over hatred, suffering, sin and death. It is the reigning Christ who is the same yesterday , today and for ever.
In the window on the left as the observer looks toward the chancel, the Holy Spirit descends as a Dove, reminding us of the ever-
In the window on the right are the Eucharistic symbols with their message of the all sufficiency of Christ – the corn representing the bread of life and the cup the blood shed in the sacrifice of our Lord. On the lower portion of this window is the sailing ship on a ruffled sea symbolising the faith and trust of the Christian as he sets forth on the voyage of life.
In the centre of the side windows, one on either side, are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet – Alpha and Omega, meaning that our life will be complete only when it begins and ends with Christ. In the background is the Cross, the method of Christ’s redeeming power. Christ is all sufficient. For all life in all its phases, the life of the world, the life of man. He is Saviour and Redeemer, King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
