Stained Glass Window guide
By Reverend Jim Stutler
Stained glass windows invite stories, lessons, and sermons. Who has not looked at a stained glass window
and not began to figure out what is the story being told in the window? Over the years I have enjoyed taking
different churches’ confirmation classes to the National Cathedral in Washington D.C. where we would
wander about studying the beautiful cathedral
windows each with its own lesson and story. I am
sure that Calvary’s chancel windows have invited
sermons and illustrations.
I hope these notes from a variety of sources provide
a deeper insight into the richness of our “blue
anthology.” Image groupings within our chancel
window include: seventeen that are Biblical events,
ten that are Iconological, and six related to Historic
events. It is this broad field of subjects that “invites
us into the window” to wander about as if in a
museum reflecting on the various exhibits. You
might consider these notes to be like the popular
commentator Paul Harvey’s – the rest of the story.
ELEMENTS
There are a number of major elements to any
window: its orientation to the sun, its view (how
much light it receives), its design, its colors, its
placement in the building, and others. There are
also transient aspects to a window such as: passing
clouds, overcast skies, the seasons of the year, a
variety of weather conditions can change the light
patterns on a window - rain producing one kind,
snow another, clear weather another. With our Chancel Window facing southwest it comes alive in different
ways: at sunrise, at noon, at twilight, and fading into night. When lit at night it transforms into “a window of
shadows.” These are just a few of the facets to “the blue diamond” we call our Chancel Window. The
choice, placement of colors and scenes in the window give us the “very presence of our environment” – in
Annapolis, in Maryland, on the Bay, “surrounded by water,” rich in tradition - historical and religious. All of
these realities are “brought to life” in the creation of this work of art by its late designer Ms. Marguerite Gaudin
of Willet Hauser Architectural Glass.
The rich dominance of the color Blue shows us very quickly that water is the primary theme of our windows.
A quick inspection of the Scriptures reveals that water “begins and ends the Bible.” In Genesis 1:2 water is a
“primordial element” - the earth was a formless void, there was darkness over the deep, with a divine wind
sweeping over the waters. In the Book of Revelation 22:17 - And let all who are thirsty come. all who want
may have the water of life and have it free (The New Jerusalem Bible). Even before scientific investigation
discovered the essentialness of water to life on earth, The Word of God knew its primordial significance. In
many ways water in biblical theology is all encompassing “woven as a thread of life” through the pages of the
Scriptures. And so it is that our window follows this thread across time and Scripture. Water appears in
almost every book of the Bible with hundreds of reference to water or its elements - rain, rivers, streams, seas,
tears, springs, etc.
As we look at the structure of our window we see three columns (lancets in stained glass vernacular) and four
rows that yield twelve panels. Stained glass windows are designed with intentionality. Here the three
columns (lancets) remind us of the Trinity – Father, Son and Holy Ghost and the four rows remind us of the
Four Gospels – Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. The total number of panels being twelve recalls to us the
twelve disciples. The window in its totality is one - representing the One God and Father of us all.
Old Testament references can be found in the left lancet, New Testament events in the central lancet, and Acts
and the ongoing church’s story in the right lancet. There are thirty-three individual “medallions” (images) in
the whole window, placing eleven medallions in each lancet. The design has six “free standing panels” (the
medallions are contained within the wooden cross-pieces) three across the top row and three across the bottom
row (but they do flow up into the central rows). The remaining six center panels (the central two rows) have
only three medallions that are designed within each of the two panels/rows.
The elements that connect (surround) the medallions are: Ropes, Seashells (escallops) on seaweed, Quatrefoils
and Trefoils (geometric patterns) each with its own symbolic meaning. The Rope is a symbol of unity and
binding together. Quatrefoils are four pointed “stars” representing the Four Gospels while the Trefoils having
three points represent the Trinity. The seashell (escallop) symbolizes Baptism (21). Seaweed, although
mentioned in the Book of Jonah, does not have a clear symbolism in Christian Iconology, but in Heraldry it is
a symbol of Purity and Leadership. Where a rope braid appears in the window the lead is tooled with the braid
imprinted on it, the seashells are imprinted on the seaweed as well. The seaweed is made by cutting openings
in the middle of the lead so the stained glass shows through as seaweed.
Rope and Seaweed
Trefoils
Quatrefoil
There are two additional elements in our window: the use of colors and the meaning of the numbers of objects.
I am not going to develop the relationship between colors and their liturgical meaning. I will mention the
meaning of numbers from time to time.
CONSTRUCTION
The origins of stained glass windows cannot be exactly dated, but Raymond Stites in The Arts and Man
suggests, “By the end of the 9th century, some ingenious craftsman in northern France or Germany had
combined the two techniques. Substituting small strips of lead for the cloisons and painting with enamels
upon bits of colored glass, he constructed the first stained-glass window.” (p. 381)
The most exacting description of the composition of our Chancel Window comes from an appraisal letter sent
by Mr. E. Crosby Willet in March of 1985 to the church’s trustees who needed an insurance appraisal of the
stained glass art. Mr. Willet details the windows as: “. . . Leaded hand blown antique glass with a
majority imported from England, France, Germany. . . . The medallions and ornament are of sheet lead cut
out and repoussed for sculptural relief.” At the time of this 1985 letter the value of the windows was placed at
$150,000 (an increase of tenfold since their installation). Each lancet is about seventeen feet high and five
feet wide. The estimated weight of the whole window is
. The Chancel and Chapel
Windows were original contracted at $15,000 in 1971 and were given by ”Wilbur Brandenburg, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Alexander, and Hilda Lee Musterman in memory of their loved ones. . . .” (p. 45 from Calvary United
Methodist Church: Our 225-Year Heritage of Methodism in Annapolis, Isabel Shipley Cunningham, 2ed, 2010, Baltimore, MD:
Victor Graphics.)
DESIGNER AND ARTIST
The accomplish artist and designer Ms. Marguerite Gaudin (1901-1991) of Willet Hauser Architectural Glass
Incorporated, worked from ideas given by the Calvary Building Committee to create our masterpiece. Other
major stained glass designs by Ms. Gaudin include the National Presbyterian Church and Chapel in
Washington, D.C., and the last six windows in the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in New York City.
Ms. Gaudin worked mostly at home in her studio in surroundings that allowed her the creative space, resources
and freedom that were so much characteristic of her style. She spent almost sixty years designing with the
Willet Hauser Firm in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
LOCATING IMAGE
The medallions are number in columns beginning with the large middle medallions that anchor the column,
then the “smaller” medallions in that column are numbered sequentially after the larger ones.
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Left Lancet (Medallions #1 - 11) Old Testament Theme
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Noah Building the Ark (1) – (Genesis 6ff) There are three vignettes within this medallion: Noah working
on wood, a crowd chiding him, and the Ark resting on the mountain. The theme is God’s Justice with the
Righteous (God’s Chosen). Those who are faithful to God will be saved on the Ark. Water becomes an
agent of God’s creation in Old Testament theology, as the Prophet Amos preaches: But let justice roll
down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. (5:24)
The Terrapin (4) - comes from an Algonquian word for turtle and is the Maryland State Reptile (also the
University of Maryland’s “Testudo”). The terrapin was once extremely abundant along the Chesapeake
Bay because of its environment of both land and brackish waters. The turtle icon plays a significant role
in a number of cultures, in the Native American culture it has become part of their creation story.
The Blue Crab (5) – A Maryland and Bay Icon documented in William Warner’s 1977 Pulitzer Prize
winning book Beautiful Swimmers. The scientific name for the blue crab is Callinectes sapidus,
callinectes is Greek for beautiful swimmer. When the Europeans arrived in Bay Country the Blue Crab
was extremely abundant, by 1915 50,400,000 pounds of crabs were harvested from the Bay. Today the
Blue Crab has become a closely managed resource.
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Moses Leads the Israelites through the Red Sea (2) – (Exodus 14: 22) God’s blessing and salvation
comes through water as the People of God flee to freedom and the Promise Land. Later in the Exodus
when Moses strikes a rock for water at Meribah (Numbers 20:12) he is kept out of the promise land for
disobeying God. On the one hand water at the Red Sea was salvation for him, on the other hand at
Meribah water became a “severe judgment” unto Moses’ faith and life.
The Third Day of Creation (6) – (Genesis 1:9ff) Here are the images of the Scriptural passage where
God creates the earth and vegetation out of the waters and saw that all things were Good. Throughout the
Old Testament (RSV) water is found in 382 passages (not include mentioning water like streams, rivers,
seas, etc).
The Gloucester Fisherman’s Memorial (7) – was dedicated in 1923 to the thousands who have lost their
lives upon the seas. It is located on the waterfront in Gloucester, Massachusetts inscribed with the
passage from Psalms 107, They that go down to the sea in ships. A memorial service is held at the statue
in the classic 1937 film Captains Courageous with Spencer Tracey.
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Solomon watches the Cedars of Lebanon arrive by ship for the building of the Temple (3) - (I Kings
5:15 ff) Hiram the king of Tyre had made an agreement with David to ship the cedar timbers to Jerusalem
for the Temple. There are four vignettes in this scene: the Temple upper center, a ship carrying the
lumber below, a cedar growing on the shore and King Solomon overseeing all of it. The Cedars were a
prized wood for their beauty and durability.
Zebulun (8) – (Genesis 49:13) a son of Jacob and also one of the twelve tribes of Israel, he was given the
land by the sea to settle and become a haven for ships. From all biblical accounts he and his tribe became
“rather well off in their shipping business.”
Jonah (9) – (Jonah 1-2) sent by God as a prophet to Nineveh, he sailed forth on a ship and was “sacrificed
by the crew in a storm” only to be swallowed up by a big fish. Each of these events can be understood as
creation being an agent of God’s work – the storm at sea, and the big fish - all leading to the salvation of
Jonah and Nineveh.
A Basket of Oysters (10) – All along the Bay large mounts of oyster shells have been discovered left by
early cultures before Europeans arrived. The sizes and number of mounts around the Bay almost stagers
the imagination in the pre-history abundance of oysters in the Bay. Today oyster harvesting is closely
managed because at times they are in jeopardy (similar to the Bay blue crab). Bay oysters are another
classic icon of Maryland and the Bay.
The Chesapeake Bugeye (11) – a unique sailing vessel (with two masts) designed for working the Bay’s
vast seafood harvests. It has a shallow draft and wide beam, like its single masted cousin the Skipjack.
The working Bugeye first appeared on the Bay following the Civil War, early in the twentieth Century
large fleets of boats worked the Bay’s seafood industry. Today a Bugeye can be found at the Chesapeake
Bay Museum in St. Michaels, Maryland.
Center Lancet (Medallions #12 - 22) New Testament Themes
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Peter and Andrew are called by Jesus (12) – (Matthew 4:18) These are the first two disciples Jesus
selects - brother fishermen called from their daily work on the Sea of Galilee. These disciples were
common everyday Jewish men going about their jobs without a “thought of ministering with Jesus on their
minds,” so Christ does call us “in the midst of life”. Much of Jesus’ ministry centered about the Sea and
its waters.
The Pelican (15) – An icon for the sacrificial Christ, as it plucks its breast for blood to feed its brood. Thus
this icon reminds us that the Blood of Christ was given for us for salvation and renewal in the Holy
Sacrament. Note the number of chicks in the nest – four reminding us of - the Four Gospels or the four
“inner circle disciples:” Peter and Andrew, James and John.
A Boat with a Remora on its Keel (16) – An icon imaging the remora keeping the ship afloat, mariners
believed that the remora had the power to save ships. With the Church (us) symbolized as a Ship with a
mast of Chi/Rho and a sail of Alpha &Omega (both symbols of Christ) so it would be that Christ is like the
remora that saves us from sinking. An image that is timely to ponder amid the life of the 21st century
church.
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Jesus Preaching to the Multitude from a Boat (13) – (Matthew 13:1ff) One of the images of the church
is a boat with Christ as the captain (the old hymn Jesus Savior Pilot Me). Here is one of many accounts of
Jesus upon the water. The crowd had become so large that the only place left for Jesus to safely preach
was from the boat. In the four Gospels (RSV) there are forty-five accounts of water in Jesus’ life and
ministry (that does not include mentioning water such as streams, rivers, seas, etc.).
The Boy with Loaves and Fish for Jesus (17) – (John 6:9) The Greek word for boy is translated in the
King James Version as boy, in later translations it becomes lad (NRSV). John is the only Gospel that
records this miracle with the boy (KJV) bringing the loaves and fish. One of the miracle’s themes is that
Christ is sufficient to all the challenges set before Him. The Gospel of John could be called “the water
Gospel” with twenty-five occurrences of the word water in it (RSV), more than twice as many used in any
of the other three Gospels (once again that does not include mentioning water such as streams, rivers, seas,
etc.).
Jesus Walks on Water and Saves Peter (18) – (Matthew 14:28) Peter boldly attempted to follow Jesus’
example of walking on water for himself. Christ walks out and lifts Peter up out of the waves as they
swallowed him up. Water becomes a “proving ground” for faith in this passage. The Lordship of Christ
over Creation is another of this passage’s messages.
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Jesus Calms the Storm at Sea (14) – (Matthew 8:23ff) It must have been a fearful storm for even these
hearty fishermen who lived upon the water were frighten by its power to “swamp their boat.” In this
medallion the hair on the disciples head is blowing in the wind, they are praying and “hanging on for
dear-life.” The halo about the disciple’s head steering with the paddle suggesting that this is an image of
Peter (on whom Jesus “would build his church”). See the discussion under Halos later in these notes.
The Drawn Nets and the Sorting of Fish (19) – (Matthew 13:47ff) This parable told by Jesus about the
Kingdom of God is only recorded in Matthew’s Gospel (in a dragnet fashion). The faithful will be saved
into the Lord’s Kingdom and the unfaithful will be cast aside. This is a parable on Judgment and
Faithfulness.
The Resurrected Christ Prepares Breakfast on the Shore for the Disciples (20) – (John 21ff) A
post-resurrection passage found uniquely in the Gospel of John. Some of the Disciples have returned to
their previous vocations as fishermen. (The dead and buried) Jesus appears and calls them back “into His
service as active disciples in His Name.” On the shore of the sea Jesus reminds and commands Peter to
Feed His Sheep. A Commandment that is given to every disciple of Jesus Christ.
The Escallop Shell with Three Drops of Water (21) – a classic icon of Christian Baptism. Early artists
often portrayed John baptizing Jesus using an escallop shell. The three drops of water falling off the shell
onto the fish symbolize the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit – here with the fish it becomes an image of
a new Christian baptized into Christ.
The Hart (Deer) at the Stream (22) – (Psalm 42:1) The forty-second Psalm has a “watery theme” with a
number of water images: flowing stream, soul thirsts, tears, pour out my soul, Deep calls to deep at the
thunder of your cataracts; all your waves and your billows have gone over me. (v.7) A Psalm for
deliverance and healing calling upon God in a time of struggle. Water appears in eighteen verses
throughout the Psalms in the RSV (not counting water in it many other “forms”).
Right Lancet (Medallions #23 - 33) Acts and Beyond
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Saint Paul Sets Sail on a Mission Trip (23) - (Acts 13:13) This passage from Acts is the first account of
Paul sailing. Most of Paul’s mission trips required some time in a boat (Acts 14:26; 16:11; 18:18; 18:21;
20:6; 20:15; 21:3; 27:2 starts Paul’s trip to Rome). Paul’s well-wishers were often sending him off on a
ship. Out of Paul’s experience on the water we come to understand that water is a way that God’s Word,
mission and ministry are sent forth into the world. Not unlike the numerous voyages that were sent forth
from Europe to colonize the newly discovered lands and peoples with missionaries on board (Asbury,
Wesley, and Whitefield).
The Black-eyed Susan (26) - is our Maryland state flower. It is interesting to note that in some field
guides to wild flowers the Black-eyed Susan is tagged as being a “prairie flower and an invasive species”
to the eastern states. The symbolism of this flower is “encouragement.”
The Baltimore Oriole (27) - In religious iconology the bird is a symbol of the human soul and, in the case
of our window, where the oriole is perched “on a vine (it) symbolizes the soul abiding in Christ.”(website)
The Baltimore Oriole is both our State Bird and Baseball team. Besides the Pelican medallion (15) birds
appear in two other scenes, the Glouchester Memorial (7) has three seabirds (gulls?) and the Dragnet
Parable (19) shows two flying birds (geese or gulls). In each case they are icons of human souls.
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Saint Augustine of Canterbury Arriving in England (24) - A 6th century Roman Catholic monk sent
from Rome by Pope Gregory to convert the “heathen peoples of the British Isles.” Augustine arrived in
Kent, England in 597 A.D. to find that the King had married Bertha, a Christian woman from France, now
Queen of England. It is from this heritage that we Methodist are to grow, as Henry VIII founded the
Church of England, and John Wesley began his ministry as an Anglican priest later to found our Methodist
heritage - like stepping-stones in the “river of time” we see the connections to our Catholic forefathers.
St Augustine stepping from a boat reminds us of St. Paul’s missionary trips where through a boat he would
“bring other peoples to Christ.”
The Disciple Philip Baptizing the Ethiopian (25) - (Acts 8:36) This is an example of just one of the
thousands of Gentile converts that the Disciples were sent into to the world to “bring to Christ.” Many of
the earliest converts to Christianity came from the Jewish faith, but others that Paul and the Disciples
“saved” “were pagans” of other religions, like the Ethiopian.
Saint Paul being Shipwrecked on Malta (27) - (Acts 27:41) Here again is one of Paul’s many sailing
trips. Paul was a prisoner bound for Rome for trial before the Emperor, his right as a Roman Citizen.
His ship was caught in a severe storm and when the ship ran onto a reef the guards were about to kill the
prisoners to keep them from escaping. Safely on shore Paul was bitten by a poisonous viper and
everyone expected him to die, but by his faith he was saved, just as through the storm that shipwrecked
their boat. The storm upon the water, like Jesus’, became a way unto Salvation - Water as a path to
Salvation just as in our baptism. Wesley had a similar experience sailing to American in a storm with a
group of Moravians who showed him the way to his salvation.
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Francis Asbury Preaching in Annapolis (28) - John Wesley, concerned about the Methodist movement
in the colonies, in 1773 sent a fellow Methodist lay preacher from England to support Methodism there.
Asbury was not an ordained clergy at the time, but he had a strong believe in Wesley’s message for society
and a heart born of the salvation of Wesley’s preaching. Asbury was to become one of the standard
bearers of Methodism in its birth pangs up and down the east coast. He faithful rode and preached the
message of salvation for over forty years, a true Circuit-Rider. His time in Annapolis is recorded in his
journals as an early struggle to grow the Methodist movement here. He, along with other preachers in our
windows, gave strength and direction to our early beginnings as a congregation and for Methodism.
John Wesley Preaching with a clock in the background (30) - Wesley an ordained Episcopal (Church
of England, Anglican) priest began laying the foundations of Methodism while in Oxford college. The
clock tower behind Wesley shows the time of his “change of heart” (5/13/1738) at 8:45 while in a
Moravian meeting at Aldersgate Street, London. Wesley was concerned that the established churches of
his day experienced little if any of a vital faith or any interest in ministering to general needs of people “the
masses”. Wesley took Christ’s message to the masses and worked the streets and byways of England as
Jesus did, ministering to one and all in the name of Christ. Wesley kept his ordination in the Church of
England his entire life.
George Whitefield preaching in front of Oxford Tower (31) - Whitefield is an interesting evangelist in
the American Methodist movement for he was “not a strict Methodist after Wesley example.” He parted
ways from Wesley into a Calvinist doctrine, but the power of his message still turned souls to Christ and a
vital faith. Whitefield first evangelized in Annapolis in 1739, and he had serious questions has to
whether the church of Christ could survive in a town so preoccupied with a societal/political life style.
Whitefield return to preach a message of salvation again in Annapolis, then returned to England. Finally
he settled and died as the preacher of Old South Presbyterian Church, Newburyport, Massachusetts.
The Coat of Arms of General Lafayette (32) - Lafayette a key French military leader in the American
Revolution came to Annapolis and was invited by the pastor to worship in the Methodist Church on State
Circle in 1824. The pew that General Lafayette sat in is still in our church today.
The Old State Circle United Methodist Church (33) - This is where our congregation worshiped before
moving to our present site. The Old Church was previous known as Salem Methodist (1842-1858) then
after a fire the Old Church was rebuilt in 1859 on the site - State Circle at North Street across from the state
Capital. It eventually merged with daughter congregations that had “spun off” over earlier years (Wesley
Chapel and Maryland Avenue).
Halos - The Tri-Radiant Halo with three rays in the halo’s circle identifies members of the Trinity. In our
window the Tri-Radiant Halo surrounds the head of Christ (in six medallions). Other figures within the
window having halos include: Noah, Moses, Jonah, Zebulun, King Solomon, Peter and Andrew, the
Disciples, Saint Paul, Saint Augustine, and Philip. It would appear that Peter’s halo are unique in color
and design (if you enjoy playing “Finding Waldo” find Peter’s halos in the central lancet). Some would
also suggest that Wesley and Whitefield in the lower right lancet “have halos”- all is in the eye of the
beholder? (Website)
CHAPEL WINDOW
The Chapel Window (in the Child Chapel) employs a different construction technique than the Chancel using
epoxy to mount the stained glass instead of lead as in the Chancel glass mounting. The Chapel window’s
theme is about historical events in and around Annapolis and the Bay.
There are nine medallions: three about Methodist preachers, three
with previous church buildings, one of the Ark and Dove, one with
the State Capital and City Dock, and one of the Naval Academy
Chapel with the Midshipmen.
This smaller window set towards the northeast is lit differently
than the Chancel by the sun’s journey across the heavens. It gives
a different worship experience being smaller, lower to the ground
and set “away from the Sun”. It is located in the front of the
church, but in back of the Sanctuary and has pews about it. It
takes a “side trip” (and some effort) to view the full window. It
was given as part of the larger memorial with the Chancel Window
and was also designed by Ms. Marguerite Gaudin. Its style of set
epoxy gives a “more typical appearance for stained glass” than the
Chancel with the lead overlays (repousee).
Locating Images Listed Alphabetical
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Ark and Dove (1) - These two ships landed at St. Mary’s in 1634 bringing the first settlers to the
new colony. Two Jesuits priests were with the party, but the settlers were almost half Protestant
and half Catholic. This prompted Baron Calvert to have a document of Religious Tolerance
signed by the settlers before leaving England establishing religious freedom in the new Providence
of Maryland.
The Brigade of Midshipmen marching to the Naval Academy Chapel (6) - The Naval
Academy Chapel was completed in 1908 with extensive restoration in 2009 costing almost 2.5
million dollars. During the 2009 restoration the Chapel’s beautiful skylight was again uncovered
and restored. Early in the last century of our church’s history “the Methodist Midshipmen” would
march to our State Circle Church for Sunday services.
Calvary Methodist Church on State Circle (8) - Pictured in the Chancel Window as well, is
where our congregation worship before moving to our present site. The State Circle church and
the Old Maryland Avenue M.E. Church pictured right and below would merge in 1924 to create
the present day Calvary United Methodist Church.
Joseph Pilmore (4) - In 1769 John Wesley sent Pilmore along with Broadman to the colonies to
organize Methodist societies (not churches). Both were ardent evangelists seeking a vital faith
and commitment to Christ; they preceded Asbury by five years. Pilmore would return to
England and become ordained in the Episcopal Church of England.
Joshua Thomas Preaching to British Troops in 1812 (3) - He was an early American Methodist
“Circuit Rider” who sailed his log-canoe “The Methodist”(2) about the Bay. Thomas is the only
native born American (1776 -1853) in our windows, all the others preachers sailed from England.
Thomas became known as “the Parson of the Islands” (the title of Adam Wallace’s book from
Tidewater Publishers in Cambridge, Maryland). Shown here Parson Thomas is preaching to the
British Troops on Tangier Island praying that they would turn away from their destruction of going
up the Bay. They suffered the defeat he foretold.
Old First Methodist Episcopal Church (10) - also known as Salem Methodist, was the mother
congregation that was to seed daughter congregations about Annapolis. Wesley Chapel and Old
Maryland Avenue M.E. Church were two of those congregations, along with the African
Methodist Episcopal Church of Annapolis
Old Maryland Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church (9) - was formed in 1863 out of Salem
Methodist Church’s congregation because of a number of “religious and political issues.” The
two churches, State Circle and Maryland Avenue, would merge in 1924 to form Calvary Methodist
Church on State Circle (8).
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The Maryland State House and City Dock (5 & 7) - This is the oldest (1772) active state house
in continuous use in the country. Below the State House is a setting of the Annapolis waterfront
with people, buildings and a sailboat (appears to be a Skipjack). Both of these images are historic
icons of colonial America.
I wish to express my thanks for the invaluable assistance of Ms. Amy Pulliam,
Research Librarian, Willet Hauser Architectural Glass, Inc. For her research of
historical documents from the files of the Studios.
The original publication The Chancel & Chapel Windows from the Willet Studios in
1972 gave primary guidance to this project.
The website christiansymbols.net by Doug Gray has resourced some material.
Additional consulted materials were found in Chesapeake Kaleidoscope by Anne
Hayes and Harriet Hazleton, 1975, Tidewater Pub., Cambridge, MD.