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Building Name: Chapel in the Woods; Starr Commonwealth

Studio Name: Burnham (W. H.) Studios

City: Albion

Window Shape: 2 (rectangle)

Date of Window: 1951

Subject/Title of Window: The Disciples

Brief Description of Subject: "At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath; his disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck ears of grain to eat. But when the Parisees saw it, they said to him, 'Look, your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the sabbath.' He said to them, 'Have you not read what David did, when he was hungry, and those who were with him: how he entered the house of God and ate the bread of the Presence, which it was not lawful for him to eat nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests ... I desire mercy and not sacrifice .. For the Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.'" Matthew 12

Jesus is centered in the composition of this window, in a position to shield the two disciples whose arems are full of ripened corn. A Pharisee has sanctimonioulsy thrown up his hands in disgust. The eyes of one of the disciples are downcast, but the other holds aloft a whole stalk of the corn he has picked. Jesus looks at the Pharisee with direct piercing eyes which recognizes the hypocracy of this accuser.

From "May All Who Enter This Chapel-in-the-Woods Rejoice and Be Exceeding Glad in The Love of Jesus Christ Our Lord," by Starr Commonwealth For Boys, Albion, Michigan.

Inscriptions: Wirt M. and Etta B. Hazen


Condition of Window: Good

Height: 4'

Width: 2'

Type of Glass and Technique: Antique or Cathedral Glass, Lead Came, Silver Stain

The Disciples
The Disciples
Christ's Teaching and Preaching
Christ's Teaching and Preaching

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