"Ted" and Elizabeth Glenn were sincerely interested in their church and imbued with a desire to prepare for a continuum of its Christian service. The gift of this window in memory of Lucy M Glenn (1860-1938) and Dudley A. Glenn (1847-1911), "Ted's" parents, awakened a renewal of congregational interest in the program as planned for the Nave windows. The two medallion motifs were of difficult design. The left lancet panel shows Christ in a bright aureole and the amazed Disciples witnessing the Transfiguration (Matthew 17).
On the right is a carefully delineated Last Supper as related in the twenty-sixth chapter of Matthew. The usual rendition of this scene shows a horizontal composition such as that of Leonardo in Milan, Italy and in many other murals. The twelve at the sides and Jesus at the head of the table in this vertical composition, although not original here, is well detailed in the medallion frame.
The upper symbol recalls the Christ-like sacrificial theme of the Pelican in her Piety plucking at her breast to provide for her young, the symbol of Christ the Redeemer. The green olive-tree symbol below recalls the Garden of Gethsemane ( Matthew 26 and Mark 14) and Jesus' prayers to the Father. The lowest motif showing the Book and Axe is the symbol for Matthias who was chosen to assume the discipleship vacated by the betrayer Judas Iscariot. Above, in the left lancet is the Manus Dei or the open burst of light, the Light of the World; and the lowest symbol portrays the church and commemorates the effective, far reaching missionary teaching of St. Jude. This window was the work of the Riordan Studio with Mr. James Taylor as designer.
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