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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: Gethsemane

Brief Description of Subject: "Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, 'Sit here, while I go yonder and pray.' And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled. Then he said to them 'My sould is very sorrowful even unto death; remain here, and watch with me.' And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, 'My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt.' And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping..." Matthew 26

Jesus prays alone. The disciples, whom Jesus has asked to keep watch, have fallen fast asleep. In the tortuous hours before the soldiers come to subject him to the brutality of an unjust trial and an ignoble execution, Jesus prays alone. His noble acceptance of death is beatifully illustrated here in the golden chalice which he contemplates. The chalice is shown against the purity of a white background, with white rays encircled in a hold of gold.

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: H. D. Ayres


Condition of Window: Good

Height: 4'

Width: 2'

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

Gethsemane
Gethsemane
The Passion of Christ
The Passion of Christ

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