"Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane"

A gift of Mr. and Mrs. William Pate

The symbols surrounding the medallion of Christ in the round window are those of the twelve Disciples.

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Jude - The Sailing Vessel

This is an ancient symbol of the Christian Church, the rough waters are symbolic of the storms of all kinds that the church must face.

History reveals very little of Jude. He may have been the brother or son of James. He and Bartholomew are credited with the Christianizing of Armenia. He then went on to Syria and Arabia and then on into Mesopotamia.

This symbol is used today as a symbol of Church Missions. the symbol for the World Council of Churches.

Bartholomew - The Open Bible and Knife.

The open book is significant of the teaching of others. The knife depicts the manner of his death. He was seized by a governor in Armenia, beaten, crucified and beheaded. Jude and Bartholomew were quiet, patient men who believed and taught in that violent period of the first century.

Peter - Saltier or Crossed Keys and the Inverted Cross.

It was to Peter that Christ gave the keys of the Kingdom. Peter was the first to recognize Jesus as Christ, the Son of God. Such faith is the key to the Kingdom of Heaven. The inverted cross signifies the manner of his death. Peter did not consider himself to be worthy to be crucified in the same position as his Lord, so by his request he was crucified head down.

Peter was the closest to Jesus. Jesus called him "the Rock" and said, "Thou art Peter and upon this rock, I will build my church." This disciple is the most familiar, dynamic, and most outstanding of the twelve. Peter did his preaching in Hebrew and it is through Mark, the Greek interpreter, that we have the first record of our Lord's ministry. Peter carried Christianity to Rome, and it was there that he was crucified by Nero in 64 A.D.

Matthias - Three Scallop Shells.

The scallop shells are symbolic of a Pilgrim for Christ.

After the resurrection, at the instigation of Peter, Matthias was chosen by the entire Christian group of 120 at Jesusalem to take the place of Judas and to carry on with his work.

Simon Zelotes - A Fish and Hook

Jesus called him to be a "fisher of men." Simon was a fiery, under-ground, hot-head. No other apostle better illustrates the power of Christ to change the lives of men - the transformation of a man of violence into a peaceful disciple.

Thomas - A Vertical Spear and Carpenter's Square

Thomas, the doubter, who came to believe. Close to his master, he anticipated every need. He was a practical man. In East India he erected a church with his own hands. Thomas, it is said,, was shot with arrows and finally put to death with a spear at the hands of a pagan priest.

Andrew - A Greek X Shaped Cross

Tradition records that it was on such a cross that he hung for two days, preaching until his last breath. This cross is referred to as St. Andrew's Cross. Andrew was the brother of Peter. According to John, he had the honor of being the first disciple called by Jesus. He was present at the River Jordan when Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist. Andrew was a man of supreme faith, and, after a fruitful ministry in Greece and Macedonia, he was crucified in 60 A.D.

James the Less - The Crossed Saw and Battle Hatchet

James the Less, so-called ' because he was younger or smaller than the other James, was the first Bishop of Jerusalem. The symbol used in the window depicts the manner of his death. At the age of 96 he was thrown from the top-most tower of the temple and his mangled body was sawed and hacked asunder.

James the Great - Staff and Purse

When Jesus sent the disciples out to preach, be commanded them to take only a staff and purse; they were not to take bread, money or scrip; this is the significance of this symbol.

James, with Peter and John, was present at the transfiguration. These three were chosen by Jesus to be with him in his night of agony in Gethsemane. James shared with Peter the leadership of the early church in Jerusalem. However, he was not permitted to serve long, for in 42 A.D. he was beheaded by Herod Agrippa, the first to go to death for Christ.

Philip - Bread Basket and Tau Cross

The bread basket signifies service and the Tau Cross, or prophecy cross, used during Advent, signifies that Christmas fulfills the prophecy in Isaiah 7:14 of Christ's birth.

Philip was an extrovert, an enthusiastic, vital, happy man. At first he had difficulty understanding Jesus' teachings, but later with typical vitality and power, he preached the gospel in far away lands. He was with Jesus and helped with the feeding of the five thousand by the Sea of Galilee.

Matthew - The Three Money-bags

The symbol refers to Matthew's early occupation as a tax collector.

He was a wealthy educated man and left it all to follow Jesus. To Matthew we owe the second written gospel; he, more fully than any of the gospel writers, recorded Jesus' words and parables.

John - The Open Bible and the Chalice With a Serpent

The Priest of Diana gave John poisoned wine to drink, but before he put it to his lips he made the sign of the cross over it, and the poison turned into a serpent.

"Christian Vocations" -the theme of the chapel windows

Francis Asbury - "Preach the Word" (2 Timothy 4:2)

Asbury, "The Prophet of the Long Road," was sent to America in 1771, by John Wesley. He virtually created the Methodist Church and became one of the greatest figures in its history.

1. The portrait of Asbury shows him, Bible in hand, on horseback. It was thus he spent eighteen hours a day for forty years as a circuit rider preacher. He rode 270,000 miles and crossed the uncharted Appalachian Mountains 60 times. Asbury never had a home or boarding house or any address, except "America" and died by the side of the road.

2. Pioneer cabin, symbolic of the many small meeting houses and homes that Asbury visited and where he preached.

3. Barrett's Chapel, located 12 miles from Dover, Delaware, scene of the meeting of Coke and Asbury in 1784. This Methodist shrine is still standing.

4. ' Lovely Lane Chapel in Baltimore where the "Methodist Episcopal Church" was organized in 1784.

5. "Laying on of Hands" symbolizing the election and consecration of Asbury as Bishop at the famous Christmas Conference in 1784.

George Washington Carver - "That All May Have Life" (John 10:10)

Albert Schweitzer - "Heal the Sick" (Matthew 10:8)

1. Although Schweitzer's accomplishments in any one of many fields could be regarded as a full life's work for one man,, here the principal emphasis is found in the text, and the portrait shows Dr. Schweitzer in hospital apron with loving arms around an African child.

2. The Cross of Christianity and the symbol for Theology, an open Bible and the Greek symbol for "Theos."

3. The Organ Pipes represent his great talent in music especially as a composer for organ.

4. The Palm Trees are symbolic of his work as a missionary doctor in French Equatorial Africa.

5. The Faun and the Lily are symbolic of his philosophy of "Reverence for Life."

6. A Sick Native in a hospital bed represents his hospital at Lambarene..

Isabella Thoburn - "Teach All Nations" (Matthew 28:19)

1. A portrait of Miss Thoburn surrounded by young girls in India. She was the first missionary sent from America to a foreign field by the women of the Methodist Church.

2. The Palette represents her marked talent in art.

3. The Quill Pen which her brother cut from a vulture's feather and used to invite her to India.

4. A map of India.

5. The hut or first one room building in which she taught when she first went to India.

6. The window is a present from Isabella Thoburn College in Lucknow, India.

Susanna Wesley - "Train Up a Child" (Proverbs 211-:6)

1. A portrait with Susanna and her children. Susanna Wesley had nineteen children and is a suitable choice for the vocation of wife and motherhood. The mother of John and Charles.

2. Susanna teaching her son John. She spent one hour a week with each of her ten children who survived babyhood, instructing them in literature, science, languages, logic, and religion. To the end of his life John remembered those wonderful hours with his mother.

3. The Epworth church where Samuel, her husband, served as rector for 39 years.

Christ Over the World - "The Field is the World" (Matthew 13:38)

1. Christ extending open loving arms in invitation to us all.

2. The countless crosses which form a ribbon like bond for the three windows are symbolic of the march of Christianity to all peoples throughout the world.

Ecumenical Church Windows - "That They May All Be One" (John 17:21)

1. The emblem for the National Council of Churches.

2. The medallion of the World Council of Churches.

United Nations Window - "Let Us Reason Together" (Isaiah 1:18)

1. The United Nations building in New York.

2. The UN Symbol.

3. The four races of Man.

The Door - Two of the Holy Sacraments provide themes for the door windows. Baptist the door by which everyone enters the Church.

1. The Dove, symbol of the Holy Spirit.

          2. The Waters of Baptism.

3. The Triangle of the Holy Trinity.

1. The Grapes, representing the wine of the Sacrament, the Blood of Christ.

2. The Wheat, the bread of the Sacrament, the Body of Christ.

3. The Cup into which the drops of the grape are falling.