To the left of the main entrance, in the former Choir Vestry, are the two lovely MacKenzie Memorial Windows, carrying the figures of St. Cecilia, the patroness of musicians, holding an organ, with a lyre at the top of the window; and St. Hilda, the patroness of women teachers holding a book of music, a lamp of learning at the top. These windows are a tribute to the gifts and graces of Edith Lillian Mac- Kenzie, Mus. Bac., F.M.C.M., Organist and Director of the Choirs for almost twenty years. ‘
Entering the nave, one is impressed by the stately pillars, the climbing arches and the magnificent windows. Even in hidden corners the rich glow stained glass is found to heal and bless. The Chancel Window, portraying the Walk to Emmaus, adorned with many signifi- cant symbols, is the gift of the MacKinnon Family in honour of their parents, early members of this parish and noted citizens of this com- munity.
Below this lovely window and over the Holy Table in the Chancel are two smaller panels, portraying our Lord with the chalice of Holy Communion, and Saint James, the patron of this parish, with pilgrim’s staff in hand and the traditional scallop shell of his apostleship in his cap. One sees symbolized in this memorial, as the Patron faces our Lord, the love and loyalty of the people of St. James to their Sacra-
mental King as He raises His nail-torn hand to sanctify, to guide, to rule His Church.
High up on the far corners of this West Wall are two smaller, jewel-like windows of St. Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland, on the left, and St. Nicholas, the patron saint of Aberdeen, on the right. Below the St. Nicholas window is one portraying the figure of Hope. These three constitute a memorial to Mrs. J. R. Burnett, a dear lady of Scotland, a native of Aberdeen, whose Christian name was Hope.
To the right of the Hope Window on the North Wall is a set of two in tribute to a former Minister of the Kirk (1893-1921) and his beloved wife, the Reverend Doctor and Mrs. Thomas Fraser Fullerton. The first panel shows St. Kentigern, the patron saint of Glasgow, the city of Dr. Fullerton’s birth and education. The Cathedral of the western metropolis is shown in process of erection in the lower right of this window. It is in the crypt of this Cathedral that the shrine of St. Kentigern (St. Mungo) is located now. The adjoining window portrays Margaret, Scottish Saint and Queen, a memorial to Mrs. Fullerton, whose Christian name was Margaret. In the upper portion of this window may be seen the ramparts of the castle in Edinburgh, the centre of Saint Margaret’s great work in the restoration and extension of the Church in Scotland in the 1 1th Century.
Far over to the right of the organ casing is the Aubrey Blanchard Memorial in honour of a young engineer who lost his life in the St. Lawrence River in 1905, shortly after his graduation from McGill
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