Historic St. Saviour's in Bar Harbor, Maine Stained Glass Window Collection 42 Renowned Windows 10 Original Tiffanys Formal English Glass FREE GUIDED TOURS Daily: July & August 11am & 3pm (Sun. 3pm only) Year-Round: By Request (207) 288-4215 St. Sabiour's Renowned Stained Glass Windows It is claimed that St. Saviour's has more Tiffany windows than anywhere else in Maine! There are 10 beautiful examples of Louis Comfort Tiffany's technique and artistry here at St. Saviour's. Tiffany was interested in trying to reproduce the kind of glass used in medieval windows and he developed several new meth- ods for using glass in art. He is famous for "fabrille" or "art" glass which has an iridescent effect. Tiffany achieved realism in his windows by molding or over- lapping glass, rather than using the past techniques of simply applying descrip- tive paint or joining bits of colored or stained glass. St. Saviour's also houses a number of more formal English stained glass windows as well as a variety of historic memorials. The Windows span over a century, ranging in date from 1886-1992. Sadly, several of the Tiffany's and some of the other memorial windows are endangered and in dire need of repair. A Windows Restoration Fund has been established to restore and preserve the Windows. For more information about this Fund and how you can help, please see page 7. The Windows Pendleton: Large circular window executed by Armstrong, who worked with Tiffany and La Forge, New York City, 1893. In memory of Anne James Pendleton, wife of Nathaniel Green Pendleton, a longtime Congressman from Cincinnati, Ohio. She was the daughter-in-law of Alexander Hamilton's law partner, Nathaniel Pendleton, who was Hamilton's "second" in the famous duel with Aaron Burr. John DeWitt Peltz: Made by Setti in Boston, 1959. He was a New York busi- nessman, active with the Red Cross. His wife, Mary, is remembered with the Tower Windows. Mary CHoffman: Made by Lecompte of Mattawan, N.J., 1952. Lifelong sum- mer resident. The artist also made the Gen. Douglas MacArthur window in the Washington Cathedral. Florence Worden: Made in England and given C. 1920. Her father was a promi- nent New York City stockbroker and yachtsman. Her grandfather was John Lorimer Worden, Captain of the USS Monitor and later Admiral and Superinten- Front Cover: Alice Maude Fox memorial window by Tiffany, 1893. Back Cover: Chapel windows in memory of Charles Carroll Jackson by Heaton, Butler & Bayne, London, 1902. Photographs by Dr. O. T. Wolfe 2 dent of the U.S. Naval Academy. Annie Kane: Three panels made in London, U.K., 1926. A noted New York City philanthropist devoted to children's causes. There is a Kane Park in New York City named for her. Elizabeth Linzee: Designed by Denby of New York, made in Boston in 1937. It depicts St. Elizabeth with the child Jesus and St. John the Baptist. Note the hills of Mt. Desert Island in the background and the Trinity depicted with three gulls. Miss Linzee was an active supporter of the Jesup Library during a lifetime of summers in Bar Harbor. Harry Hill Thorndike: Made by Margaret Redmond, Boston in 1939. He was a Boston architect, Harvard 1890, MIT 1893 and Ecole des Beaux Arts. Margaret Wingate: Made by Heaton, Butler and Bayne, London in 1907. Given in memory of her godmother/sponsor at baptism by Alida, daughter of John C. Livingston. Margaret Wingate was a New York City resident. Kate Fearing Wellman: Another "Heaton" window dated 1908. Generosity is executed in Greek classical style indicative of the contemporary mode of Edwardian thought. Miss Wellman lived on lower Fifth Avenue, New York City. Joel Howard Reed: Tiffany, 1889. Fra Angelica Angel recalls the double ca- noeing death of Reed and friend, Fannie Milliken. Neither were found. Reed was a Bostonian; she, the niece of Senator Milliken of Maine. Samuel Lyon: Tiffany, 1888. The Savior in memory of this New York City resident who was first president of the Bar Harbor Water Company. Susan Washington: Tiffany, 1888, given by her son William Herbert. She was a Philadelphian. Her husband was the son of Lawrence, the nephew of George Washington. Chapel Windows: Heaton, Butler & Bayne, London, 1902. In memory of Charles Carroll Jackson, given by his widow. Jackson was a descendent of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Maryland, the only Roman Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence. These are all Marian Windows: The Annunciation, The Nativity, Mary Regina. High Altar Windows: (as above) depict the Four Evangelists. Cadwalader Ogden: Tiffany, 1891. Depicts The Last Supper. Note nine stars. Rebecca Mason Jones: Tiffany, 1891. This was the second of a set of ten (10) windows planned for the apse prior to the extension of the sanctuary at the turn of the century. Flight to Egypt, note pyramid and great age of Joseph. Tower Windows: Mary Dunlap, Bar Harbor, 1986. In memory of Mary Opdyke Peltz and Harriet V.C. Ogden, Five Gifts of the Spirit. Peltz was a New York 3 City music critic, Metropolitan Opera archivist and radio's "Quiz of the Air" founder. Ogden was a musician, a novelist of note and a 55-year resident of Bar Harbor. Marian Burnham: Tiffany, 1897. Boston school girl and summer choir mem- ber, drowned with her governess in Lake Champlain while parents were houseguests. EHW. MTBD: Tiffany, 1894. Florentine Angel of the Resurrection, but key to the initials unknown. John H. Helmuth: Maybe an early Tiffany, 1886. Three-panel Risen Christ was above the original altar. Given in memory of the Philadelphia father of a noted New York City surgeon and medical professor. These were the first stained glass windows in St. Saviour's. Nathan Gibbs Horton: Made in the USA, 1916, this window was dedicated on Easter Day eight years after permission was given, and commemorates a son who disappeared while sailing on Frenchman Bay. His body was never found. Helen Gordon: Tiffany, 1893. Angel of Praise, in memory of the sister-in-law of Gardiner Sherman, a founding member of this Parish. She lived in Back Bay, Boston. Alice Maude Fox: Tiffany, 1893. Young daughter of DeGrasse and Harriet Fox of Philadelphia. He was a local early major real estate developer and hotel owner. Lois Irene Masterman: Whitefriars, London, 1958. Faith, given by the parents in memory of their daughter, Lois, killed in a car crash a week after her gradua- tion. Frederic Joy: Tiffany, 1907. Salve Regina is a well-known Tiffany window. It commemorates a continuing tragedy. The boy was an only child born several months after his father's death. Shortly after commissioning this window, his stepfather, Christian Hauge, Norwegian Ambassador to the USA and married only three years, died while snowshoeing in Oslo. Twice widowed Madam Hauge died 20 years later in Vichy, France. Russell: Dunlap, Bar Harbor, 1966. A Maine perspective given in thanksgiving for recovery from cancer. Note the lobster boat and other local symbolism. Ethel Dorrance Colket: Willet, Philadelphia, 1971. Transfiguration, in memory of a longtime summer resident and daughter of Campbell Soups founder. Her home is now the Maine Sea Coast Mission on West Street. Clarence Cook Little: Dunlap, Bar Harbor, 1978. St. Luke the Physician, given by his children in memory of the former President of the University of Maine and of Michigan (Ann Arbor); the Founding Director of The Jackson Laboratory and Senior Warden of this Parish. An eminent research biologist, note the symbols of 4 the mice, the laboratory and the superimposing of research slides on the back- ground glass. Little was a community leader and a direct descendent of Paul Revere. Tiffany Lily: Goff, Bar Harbor, 1992. This locally made window replaces the well-known Tiffany Lily window stolen in 1988. Sheldon Goldthwait: G. Loire, Chartres, France, 1969. Of a Massachusetts family arriving with Governor Winthrop aboard the "Arabella" in 1630, he was a community leader, vestryman, and President of the Bar Harbor Banking and Trust Company. The pine boughs symbolize commitment to Maine values. Note: The windows may be photographed for non-commercial use. Please en- joy the beauty and history of these windows, remembering the donors and those memorialized in these works of art, given to the glory of God. A History Of St. Sabiour's Church St. Saviour's Episcopal Church is the oldest, largest and tallest public build- ing on Mt. Desert Island. The church is named for the French Jesuit Mission, "Saint Sauveur" (Holy Saviour or Holy Redeemer) which was established on the island in 1613. In 1871, land was purchased, upon which the first church (now the present transcept), seating 325, was constructed. It was completed in 1878 and consecrated by Bishop Neeley in 1879. The Rev. Canon Christopher Starr Leffingwell, formerly the Rector of Christ Church, Gardiner, became St. Saviour's first Vicar. Some of the founding families included Mr. and Mrs. Gouvenor Morris Ogden, Charles J. Moral, Robert Amory, J. Montgomery Sears, Gardiner Sherman and Edward Coles. With a large year-round congregation and summer congregations often ex- ceeding one thousand, more space was needed and in 1885-1886, the original building became the transcept for the new church with a 16' radius apse and an Italian marble high altar. The 90' bell tower, shingled walls and roof, showed the influence of Richardson's design of Trinity Church, Copley Square, in Boston. In 1888, Mrs. William Vanderbilt had a church hall built for the Sunday School. At the turn of the century, the present chancel and sanctuary were added, given by the Charles Carroll Jackson family. The Chapel of St. Mary was given as a memorial to her husband by Mrs. C.C. Jackson and the large Victorian Rectory and cloister were built as a memorial to her sister Mary Van Ness in 1899. Both the Church and the Rectory are listed on the National Register of Historical Places. In 1902, a small gate-house was donated by Mrs. John Harrison and moved to the church property. A few years later, through the efforts of John C. Livingston, 5 a larger hall was built as an addition to the Parish House. Over the years, these premises have been used as an Industrial School (where local young people were trained in skills useful for employment in the summer colony), as a gymnasium, as a Naval Barracks in both World Wars and as a refuge for those burned out in the 1947 Fire. Presently, it is used by the Eden Nursery School, the Summer Youth Hostel, a year-round Thrift Shop and by many community groups. In the 1920's, Canon Wm. Patterson organized a week-day School of Reli- gious Education, which was highly praised by New England educational authori- ties and flourished until a Supreme Court ruling discouraged such schools. In 1938, a ten bell peal of bells was installed and the local community was enter- tained by the Rector's wife's rendition of "Coming in on a Wing and a Prayer", the Navy Hymn and other patriotic songs during World War II. Russell Hubbard, Rector from 1942-48, was later consecrated as Assistant Bishop of Michigan and Bishop of Spokane. The disastrous 1947 Fire ended the summer colony and the community's whole way of life. Of the 150 local families burned out, 42 of them were mem- bers of St. Saviour's. During the years following the Fire, the parish was guided with wisdom and warmth by Canon Ralph Hayden, as the community slowly rebuilt and established itself as a tourist destination. In 1959, Canon Leopold Damrosch, the former Dean of St. Luke's Cathedral in Portland and a former Rector of the Church of the Incarnation in New York, returned to the Island where he had summered as a youth, and became Rector of St. Saviour's. He and his family, as missionaries to the Philippines, had spent the war years in a Japanese internment camp. During the social unrest of the early 1960's. the youngest Rector of St. Saviour's, Harold Hopkins, led the parish with understanding and enthusiasm. He later was consecrated Bishop of North Dakota. The Rev. Michael Dugan, Rector from 1969-83, effectively steered the parish through the liturgical challenges of the various Prayer Book Studies, prior to the 1978 publication of a new Book of Common Prayer. In an effort to reach the growing influx of young summer workers, a Street Pastor was employed and the Parish Hall served as their meeting place. Father Dugan later became the Executive Officer of the Diocese of Vermont. In 1985, the ninth and present rector, the Rev. Malcolm A Hughes, formerly the Executive Officer of the Diocese of Montreal and a S.P.G. missionary, arrived and encouraged the parish to start a $90,000 renovation of the 18 room Rectory, followed by the refurbishing of the 10 bell carillon and the reroofing of all parish buildings. In the early 1990's, the Choir Hall was enlarged to allow the Parish House and Hall to be given over fully to community outreach projects. In 1995, the Vestry established a "Restoration and Preservation Fund" to enable the his- torically significant collection of stained glass windows to be repaired. 6 Sabe Our Windows! St. Sabiour's Needs Your Help! Nine of our windows, including the priceless Tiffany's and the large rose window, are in dire need of immediate repair. Many of the others require serious attention. Professional work is needed to repair broken glass, stress cracks, framing rotted from age and water damage and for re-leading, a very expensive process. The cost for the restoration and preservation of the win- dows is estimated to be $350,000. In 1995, the St. Saviour's Window Restoration & Preservation Fund was established to restore, preserve and maintain these beautiful historic works of art for generations to come. Your donations are greatly needed and most appreciated, and are tax deductible. Yes, I want to help save the Windows! Name Address Phone ( ) $25-$99 Angel $500-$999 Saint $100-$499 Archangel $1000 & Up Tiffany Lily Other $ Please enclose this form and make checks payable to: St. Saviour's Window Restoration Fund c/o St. Saviour's Church 41 Mt. Desert St. Bar Harbor, Maine 04609 Thank You! Your Donation Is Tax Deductible. 7 beb N BAR HARBOR A STREET P P 3 STEPHENS P 233 St. Saviour's Church 41 Mt. Desert St. Bar Harbor, Maine