213 Madison Ave, Lakewood, NJ 08701-3316
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| red cloak | John was a martyr | |||
| scroll in left hand | his preaching, a voice crying out in the wilderness | |||
| bowl in right hand | to hold water for baptizing | |||
| staff | the cross of Christ; foreshadows the sacrifice of Jesus |
| rocks, sand & cactus |
the desert where John lived | |||
| crocus flowers | forerunner of Spring, as John was a forerunner of Jesus Christ |
In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, and saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey. Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan, and were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
In 1908, Laura Stinson Kimball commissioned these windows from the J&R Lamb Studio in New York City.
Charles Henry Kimball married Laura Stinson Porter in 1868. Charles Henry Kimball Jr, their first born, arrived three years later.
In 1890 (NY Times ref), Charles H. Kimball Sr. retired from business in New York and announced intention to give his undivided attention to Lakewood for some time to come. Like John the Baptist, Charles Kimball was the voice crying out in the wilderness of the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Mr. Kimball was the President of the Lakewood Hotel and Land Association, and it is to his enterprise and energy that the village is most largely indebted for its phenomenal growth.