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Lovely Addition to Cathedral to ty Be Unveiled To-morrow To-morrow at the 10 o'clock services at Holy Trinity Cathedral, the beautiful new "Henry Lester Memorial" stained glass window will be unveiled in the left transept of the Cathedral. The window arrived about the end of May from England, and has been fitted into its frame recently by Messrs. Arts Crafts, Ltd.
The accompanying illustration will give some idea of the window, though of course is loses by reduc: tion and the beautiful colours eannol be shown, Tt is a handsome example of decorative stained glass, and a beautiful, sparkling effect is given to. the' transept which it adorns, Designed by Sir Robert Anning Bell, R,, whose small painting furnished the model for the Artists in. stained glass at Messrs Lonwdes & Drury, in London, one of the two lights of the window depicts the Child Christ conversing with the Doctors in the Temple, and the other the Man of Galilee healing the blind, Under the left light, which is the healing scene, are inscribed the words: "Who forgiveth all. thine Iniquities: who health all thy diseases; and under the right, are the words "The entrance of "Thy words give th light: it give th under standing unto the simple'
Across the two lights at the bass of the window with the mullion Aividing are the words:. "Henry Lester who died May 1th, 1926, aged 87 yours. A generous bene factor of this Cathedral and donor of a new Church House and a new Cathedral School Building with one Th height, the window is 15 feet an 3 width is five feet, each light Doing approximately 2x 12. The Tight stained tracery is carly decorative in treatment, and while a considerable number of harmonise ing colours go to make up the group designs of each light, the whole effect is a Jewel-like radiance with Blues, mauves and rose pre-wating, The smaller stained windows in the War Memorial Chapel are particularly happy neighbours to. the larger window, also, from point of colour harmony, And soon from various angles Inside the Cathedval the group is lustrous a fine degree, Plain windows 07 tthe opposite side of the transept to the new Memorial Window, and high above the benches, enhance the colour texture of the latter, also.
The window arrived in small small squares and each section had to be fitted into the surrounding frame which is of gray-white stone,
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