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TWO THE BULLETIN 6F THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA DECEMBER 8, 1956. Best Wishes RHODES ! BAKERY ! Paul Lemming jewelers Bulova, Elgin and Wittnauer Watches 1783 BUFORD HWY, TR, 6-3783 ATLANTA, GA. Diamonds -- Jewelry 1890 Lakewood Ave. JA. 4-3932 — Atlanta, Ga, BRIA8W00B PLUMBING CO. GENERAL PLUMBING CONTRACTORS & REPAIRING J. A. NEWMAN Phones; CE. 3-8837 — Night. ME. 4-7059 3050 Bolling Way. N, E. Atlanta. Ga. SOL OOHEti BICYCLES The Finest 24" Size English Indian Bicycles Some with Coaster "FOOT" Brakes Some with 3 speeds — Some with Coaster Brake AND 3 Speeds. LIMITED QUANTITIES Open ’til 10 p. m. — Open All Day Saturday PL. 3-4154 784 GORDON ST.. S. W. ATLANTA, GA. DESCRIPTION OF THE STAINED GLASS WINDOWS OF CATHEDRAL (By Henry Lee Willei) (From The Cathedral’s Dedication Program) The guiding principle in design ing and executing the windows for this church was to procure windows which would be a com plement to the architecture which surrounds them and an integral part of the wall space in which they are placed. So often churches have disregarded the true pur pose of stained glass and thought of it as mere picture painting with the result that the house of wor ship has been turned into a pic ture gallery. Stained glass is an entirely different medium and has an entirely different purpose in the decoration of a church. There fore, for the inspiration of our windows we have gone back to the stained glass in the cathed rals of Europe where, in the elev enth, twelfth, and the thirteenth centuries, stained glass was car ried out by devout craftsmen who .made windows that exempli fied the full glory of stained glass because they realized the possibi lities as well as the limitations of their medium. The iconography for the entire fenestration of the windows has been carefully worked out so that when all the glass is in situ there will be worked out chronological ly a most complete and instruc tive exposition of the great doc trines of the church. The sanctuary rose and the side chancel windows are devot ed to the Apocalyptic Vision of St.- John on the Isle of Patmos. Best Wishes, Bishop Hyland W. A. Strickland Roofing Company HOOFING AND SHEET METAL CONTRACTOR PLoza 8-1438-9 1286 Sylvan Road, S, W. ATLANTA, GEORGIA ★ For *57 The Accent's On OLDSMOBILE See and drive the GOLDEN ROCKET 88 ’ X SUPER 88 STAR FIRE 98 RITZ OLDSMOBILE INC 304 W. Washington Ave. — PO. 8-2771 East Point In the rose itself is shown Christ the King enthroned in glory sur rounded by the Seven Candles and the Four and Twenty Elders. At His feet is the world, and be fore the Throne is the Lamb and the Open Book with the Seven Seals. In the four lower foils are winged creatures of the Man, the Lion, the Bull, and the Eagle, symbolizing the Four Evangelists, This window is carried out in the deepest and richest colors of all because it is in the chancel over the high altar. To preserve the true liturgical effect, it is kept deep and vibrant in feeling with no attempt to detract from the focal point of the sanctuary which is the altar and tabernacle. The window in the facade is a modified Jesse Tree treatment taking figures from the geneolo- gical line of Christ, depicted by the various kings, and culminat ing in the glorious rose at the top showing Our Lady holding on Her lap Christ the Babe. Around the Virgin are Seven Figures of the Holy Spirit and in the foils are Angels of Adoration. This window ' being at the end of the church is seen only as the congregation leaves and is treated entirely differently from the chancel rose, being not only lighter in color but also having a very striking and attention-drawr ing effect in the stirring ruby background surrounding the Vir gin. It is the desire of the artist to inspire in the beholder a feel ing of triumphant and courageous well-being as he carries into the world that deep religious convic tion fortified by the knowledge that Our Blessed Mother is ever ready to intervene for us before the throne of Christ. The transept window depicts the Holy Childhood. Beginning at the left on the bottom and going up to the circle, we have the An gels and the Shepherds, Adora tion of the Magi, Massacre of the Innocents, Jesus in St. Joseph’s Carpenter Shop, and Mary and the Holy Child at Nazareth. In the right lancet, we have the Birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, the Pres entation of Jesus in the Temple, the Flight into Egypt, the Boy Christ among the Doctors, and the Temptation of Christ in the Desert. In the circle above is the Baptism of Jesus by St. John the Baptist. The window in the nave is the Miracle window. In the left lan cet, we have, reading from the bottom to the top, Christ Raising the Daughter of Jairus, the Noble man’s Son, Christ Healing the Centurion’s Servant, the Miracu lous Draft of Fishes, and the Tempest Stilled. In the right lan cet, in the same order, we have Uhrist Walking on the Water, the Blind Man, Lazarus Raised, the Feeding of the Five Thousand, and Christ Healing the Man with Palsy. These side windows are carried out in a rich jewel-like medallion treatment. It_is the plan for each one of these aisle windows to be not only different in subject ma terial but different in design so that when the entire cathedral is finished the windows will have the glorious^ effect found in the medieval cathedrals of Europe where each and every window is an individual work of art and not a meaningless repetition of re peating forms as so often happens nowadays when workers in glass attempt the glories of the mediev al. All windows are carried out in the finest hand blown pot metal glasses and Norman slabs, the color being in the glass itself. No effects nave been attained by the use of enamels as employed by the makers of the opalescent pic torial type of window. The same process has been carried out as was employed by the craftsmen of the middle ages, whose work has stood the test of time. Until more of the windows are installed, most of the vibrant and jewel- like quality of the stained glass is lost due to the cold surface light coming from the plain glass open ings. The windows are from the stu dios of Henry Lee Willet of Phi ladelphia. Rent at the White House is free —the big cost comes in getting a chance to move in. C^ongratufationS ^Jrorn JESSE DRAPER ALDERMAN — 8TH WARD ATLANTA i^eii flushes am G c • • mdpenni 3 FINE UPHOLSTERING CUSTOM MADE FURNITURE DECORATIVE FABRICS 824 NORTH HIGHLAND AVE., N. E. TRINITY 4-4845 ATLANTA, GEORGIA