High on either comer of the West wall are two jewel-like windows. That on the left depicts Saint Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland. That on the right depicts Saint Nicholas, the patron saint of Aberdeen. Below the Saint Nicholas window is one that portrays the figure of Hope. These three constitute a memorial to Mrs. J.R. Burnett whose Christian name was Hope. The Chancel window, “I Know That My Redeemer Liveth,” is adorned with many symbols. It was the gift of the MacKinnon family in honour of their parents, early members of this congregation. Over the Holy Table in the Chancel are two smaller windows. One portrays our Lord with the chalice of Holy Communion and the other portrays Saint James, the patron of this congregation. Saint James has the pilgrim’s staff in hand and the traditional scallop shell of his apostleship in his cap. These two windows are a memorial to the Goodwill family.
On the North wall of the Reverend Dr. T.H.B. Somers Memorial Chapel are two windows in tribute to a former minister of the Kirk and his wife, the Reverend Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Fraser Fullerton. The first window portrays Saint Kentigern, the patron saint of Glasgow, the city of Dr. Fullerton’s birth and education. The Glasgow Cathedral which contains the shrine of Saint Kentigem (Saint Mungo) is shown in the lower right of this window. The adjoining window, a memorial to Mrs. Fullerton, whose Christian name was Margaret, portrays Saint Margaret of Scotland. The upper portion of this window depicts Edinburgh Castle, the centre of Saint Margaret’s great work in the restoration and extension of the church of Scotland in the eleventh century. Next is the Aubrey Blanchard Memorial window in honour of a young engineer who drowned in the St. Lawrence River in 1905. He was the son of Dr. and Mrs. E.S. Blanchard, the first couple married in the second Kirk and the step-grandson of its architect. Next are two windows in memory of Mr. J .R. Burnett, who was an elder of this congregation for many years, and an editor of the “Charlottetown Guardian.” The first window portrays Saint Ninian, who was the first Apostle of Scotland. In the panel below is his little church at Whithorn, the first stone sanctuary in Britain. The second window portrays Saint Columba, who was the sixth founder of the great Iona mission, and the Apostle to the Highlands. The panel below features a little coracle, the vessel which carried Saint Columba and his monks across the sea from Ireland. The musician’s lyre and the Boy Scout fleur-de-lis, in opposite comers of these windows, represent Mr. Burnett‘s generous sponsorship of the Boys’ Choir and the Scout Troop.
In the upper left corner of the East wall is a small window depicting the interpretation of Revelations 3:20 “Behold I stand at the door and knock. ” Next is a large window which portrays the Resurrection. This window is a beautiful tribute, given by Archibald Kennedy, in memory of his wife, Mary Crawford McLauren, who died in 1899. The other two windows in this memorial are filled with sacramental symbols, seraphs and angels in glory. Under the gallery on the East wall are two windows. One portrays Saint Mark, the evangelist with his distinctive symbol, the lion. The other portrays Saint Luke, the beloved
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