All Saints Episcopal Church
213 Madison Ave, Lakewood, NJ 08701-3316
732-367-0933

Allegory of Faith
the Gorham Company


read aloud

  IN  REMEMBRANCE  OF
A H M  JR


given by Mrs Frank Freeman
in memory of her father
(A H Muller Jr)
  IN  MEMORY  OF
ANNA  L  WELSH

1837-1906 (Find a Grave ref)

given by Philip Randolph (1865-1940)
(Find a Grave ref)   (The Churchman ref)
in memory of his mother
 
I cannot begin to quote the Bible concerning faith.
The King James version, in use around 1900, has over 200 references.

"Faith opens the way for the understanding."
Saint Augustine

symbolism in the left window

  red cross   Episcopal churches do not usually have crucifixes - crosses showing the crucified Jesus. Instead, the crucifixion is represented by a red cross for the blood Christ shed for us all. The center window above the high altar also has a red cross.  
  blue background   Heavenly love & truth in His kingdom.  
  grape vine
more info
  the presence of Jesus;
"I am the vine," (KJV, John 15:5)
the abundance of God's kingdom
 

symbolism in the right window

  gold cross   Faith in the Kingdom of God to come.  
  book in hand   The Bible. The Word. "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." - John 1:1  
  blue robe   Heavenly love & truth.  
  white garment   Purity, joy & the bright light of truth.  

Possible inspiration (model) for the right window
"The Gorham Manufacturing Company went through a rapid downsizing in the mid-1980s. To the best of our knowledge, records of Gorham's short-lived Stained Glass division have unfortunately not survived."

Holly Snyder, Curator of American Historical Collections
Gorham archives / Brown University, Providence, RI