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THE NINTH PAIR (The fifth window on left of entrance) Honors submarine officers for duty well done, their courage, loyalty and devotion to their country’s service. Dominating medallions symbolize St. Paul’s leadership of his fellow voyagers (when he, himself, was a prisoner) and his devotion to them as he saves them from the sea. "Unbounded courage and compassion joined alternately proclaim him good and great." (Addison) "With admiration of virtue … living to be brave men and worthy patriots." "Dear to God and famous to all ages."(Milton) Archangels: Saint Michael, Captain of the Heavenly Host, and Saint Uriel, Patron of Wise Teachers and Leaders and Prophets. Small figures (in gold) – Great leaders of old — Moses, Abraham, David and Joshua. Key colors: Brilliant Vermilion, courage; Blue, loyalty; White, faith; Green, hope; and Gold, good works. (Completed 1945) |
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THE TENTH PAIR (The sixth window on right of entrance) Honors the enlisted men’s service on submarines. Devices and symbols of various rates, in wide borders and with submarine service dominating each base. The first medallion (left) is a symbolic design to suggest a lookout on watch in rough weather. "Our hearts, our hopes, our prayers, our tears are all with thee, Our faith triumphant o’er our fears are all with thee." (Longfellow, from "The Building of the Ship") The second medallion (right) suggests in symbolic design the safe arrival home with a searchlight "picking up" the Statue of Liberty. "Out of the depths have I cried unto Thee O Lord." (Psalm 130:7) "For with the Lord there is mercy and with Him is plenteous redemption." (Psalm 130:7) The color symbolism is quite similar to that in window Nine: Red for courage and devotion, Blue for loyalty; White for faith, Gold for goodness, and Violet for mystery and danger. Small base figures suggest servicemen on duty, and Archangels are Saint Michael and Saint Raphael. (Completed 1945) |
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THE ENTRANCE WINDOWS (The two windows near the south entrance) Their text: "For with Thee is the Fountain of Life" (left) and "In Thy light do we see light." (Psalm 36:9) Saint Michael, Heavenly Captain, holds a symbol of the Fountain at which two lambs drink (to suggest thirsting for righteousness) and St. Uriel, Regent of the Sun, holds a significant symbol of Brother Sun with two eagles flying toward it (to suggest spiritual aspiration). (Completed 1945) |
CHARLES J. CONNICK
| Charles J. Connick is
indelibly identified with the renaissance of the craft of stained and leaded
glass in this country. Few men equaled him in his interpretations of color
or excelled him in his perfection of design. He understood the meaning
of religious symbols because they were identified with his faith in an
all-loving God. The original stained glass windows of the Chapel-on-the-Thames
were the last designs executed by his hand.
Among his best known works are: the famous rose window in the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City, the "Christian Love" window in the chancel of the Chapel at Princeton University, and the Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. (The Connick Associates, since his death, have placed stained glass windows in many churches and chapels of the U. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland.) He received the Master of Fine Arts degree from Princeton University in recognition of his contribution to American culture. Doctor Connick’s philosophy of religious art is embodied in "Adventures in Light and Color", a book which is a memorial to his genius and achievements. |
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