Location: Chancel, east wall.
Studio: Henry Wynd Young, New York City.
In memory of former members of the Church and congregation.
Date: 1917, at time of enlargement of the Church and remodelling of the Chancel.

It is appropriate that Christ should be the central figure of the Chancel Windows which are the focus of attention for the congregation as they face the lectern and pulpit.

Christ, in a rich red robe, stands with His hands extended toward us in a gesture of love and welcome. Five quatrefoils—three, two, and one—fill the top arch of the window above Christ's head, and in the two central quatrefoils are two small angels, each holding one end of a banner which bears the words, "Come unto me all ye faithful."
On the left, as you face the window, is the figure of an angel representing Faith. She wears a rich blue robe embroidered with golden flowers. Her eyes look down upon an oil lamp with a bright tongue of flame on its wick and she holds on her other arm a long palm frond, symbol of victory and praise like the palms carried along the route of Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem. In the square section of window beneath her feet is a shining chalice against a blood-red background and the Latin words "Fides Immota"—immovable or steadfastfaith. (ICor. 16:13,Watchye,standfast in the faith.)

On the right side, as you face the window, is a second angel representing Hope. She wears a green and blue robe embroidered with stars and holds a red rose in her left hand. Her eyes are raised and her right hand is lifted expectantly toward Christ. In the square section of window beneath her feet is an anchor and the Latin words "Spes Alta"—highest or uplifted hope. (Heb. 6:19, Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul.)

In the small square of window beneath Christ's feet is the symbolic Crown of Thorns and in its center the Greek Chi-Rho standing for the initial letters of Christ. The Latin words here are "Caritas Aeterna"—eternal charity or love. (I Cor. 13:13, And now abidith faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.) So this window represents the Christian attributes and the figure of Christ stands above the highest attribute of all— Christian love.

The predominant color of this window, forming all the background, is a rich gold but its brightness is softened by an intricate tracery of delicate black designs—of leaves and flowers, scrolls and plumes, and even a tiny man and a child if you search carefully. This tracery is a traditional form of background for windows of this type and it is called "Grisaille."

The Chancel Windows represent one of several examples in our Church of the work of the Henry Wynd Young Studio of New York City which, during the period of its existence, produced some of the finest stained glass windows ever made in the "English Cathedral" tradition and style.
Construction of the Chapel and Parish House to the east of the Chancel blocked off all natural light from the Chancel Windows so electric lights have been provided, permitting illumination of the Chancel Windows at any time of day or evening.

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