This information was collected by Danny Gustafson, Tyler Nichols, Aaron West 4/2000 Tammy Gustafson

OUR STAINED GLASS WINDOWS

This information was collected by Danny Gustafson, Tyler Nichols, Aaron West 4/2000
Tammy Gustafson - Senior High SS teacher

While studying different symbols of the church, we found many symbols in our stained glass windows that we weren’t sure what and why they were used.

We decided to find out. We looked in the Church History file and found a copy of a newspaper article from the Bureau County Tribune dated Friday, April 18, 1890. It explained in great detail the sanctuary as it was in 1890. ..... ( read highlighted parts of the article). We found that many of the windows that were originally in our the church dedicated Sunday, March 20, 1890 are still here today. We need to remember that the church caught fire in 1896 and was later rebuilt. Some of the windows are now in a different place.- -and some are no longer in existence.

Stenciled patterns are:

Pomegranate - Symbol of the resurrection and power of our Lord

Grapes / Vine - - a bunch of grapes signifies the sacrament of the Holy communion

Oak Leave / Acorn- unsure of why this was used-used as landmarks for directions or location. Abram built an altar to the Lord under the oaks of Mamre. (Gen. 13:18).

Jacob built an altar to the Lord called Elbethel, in Luz, which is in the land of Canaa.

Flowers used were :
Daisy - - innocence of the Christ child
Rose - The Nativity of our Lord. Also our Lord’s mother, Mary.
Unidentified flower - 1

The South window in the infant room, the first window in the audience room, the choir loft windows, the last window in the audience room, and the south window in the bible classroom have a green and lilac diamond designs

The entrance windows and the window above the exit door are the only three windows that have a lilac and gold diamond design.

The other windows all have a blue and tan diamond design.

Wyanet Methodist Church - Stained Glass windows - March 2000
#	Location	Trim	Stencil	flower color	Donated	Description
1	Infant Room South Window	gold	oakleaves/ acorn	Blue Daisy	Junior ?	Blank - Used to contain Noah’s Ark, with dove returning with leaf. Symbol of the flood. In the ark all living creature found refuge from danger.
2	Infant Room East Window	blue	grapes /vine	green Rose	Wyanet M.E. Sunday School	Blank - Used to contain beehive- which symbolized a community of those who work together for the benefit of all. Used modernly as a symbol for the Christian Church, and in one of the best.
3	Audience-East -Clockwise from South	gold	oakleaves/ acorn	blue daisy	Epworth League	Tablets of stone with the ten commandments - the Roman Catholic Church and the Lutheran bodies show the first tablet and 3 commandments and the 2nd with 7. Other bodies show four numbers for the first tablet and six on the second table. Sometimes 5 numbers on each tablet are used. This window used to contain an anchor in a field of blue
4	Audience-East	yellow		red rose	Corrie Vail Sapp	Dove- expresses innocence and purity. It signifies the Holy Spirit and the presence of God as hovering over the water at creation, and above Jesus at his baptism.
5	Audience - East 1 of 3	blue	grapes /vine	green rose lilac ?		Flag
6	Audience - East 2 of 3	yellow	oakleaves/ acorn	2 red roses	Emery Post Women’s Relief Corps, Buda Illinois	Grand Army of the Republic 1801 Veterans 1866- Contains 3 inscriptions “Jehovah, My Banner,” in Hebrew: “Behave Like Men, “: in Greek and “God and My Country, “ in Latin. However - we can not find this on the window.
7	Audience - East 3 of 3	blue	grapes /vine	green rose lilac ?		Flag
8	Audience - East North	yellow		red rose	In 1890's article it says that this window is in memory of James Crawford-Window says Jacob Anthony	Lamb and Book - Revelation 5:1. The lamb is reclining on the Book of the Seven Seals, reclining because he is the wounded lamb. The 3 rayed nimbus denotes deity. Banner - symbol of rejoicing and of victory - symbolizes the joyful victory over death won by our Lord. This window used to contain a bunch of grapes in a blue ground.
9	Audience - North Exit Door	blue		gold rose in corners		Crown of Thorns - A mockery crown, symbol of humiliation and suffering, plaited by the soldiers and imposed death upon Jesus during his trial before Pilate. JNRJ- meeting God Loves as Cheerful giver or INRI-initial letters for Latin superscription on the cross: Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum, Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews
10	Choir Loft- East	gold	pomegranate	red rose
11	Choir Loft- North	lt. Blue or grey	Pomegranate - .	No flowers		Sun or righteousness “But for you who fear my name the sun of righteousness shall rise, with healing in his wings>” Malachi 4:2 Harp - the symbol for music, especially that rendered in praise of God
12	Choir Loft - West	gold	pomegranate	red rose
13	Audience Room North Window from organ	blue	grapes /vine	green rose	Rev. T L Pomeroy Lydia Pomeroy	Dove/Olive branch-sometimes used as a symbol for the flood. It denotes peace, forgiveness, and anticipation of new life. Open Bible--Symbolizes the word of God.
14	Audience - West North	yellow	?	red rose	Mr. and Mrs. O. Weaver	Sheaf of Wheat - in a blue field.- Possibly signifies the “Bread of Life”
15	Audience - West 1 of 3	blue	grapes /vine	green rose lilac ?		Shield of the trinity - The three curving sides, each exactly equal in length, carry the Latin words “is not”. The short straight bands have the word “is.” The outer circle bear the word “Father,” “Son” “Holy Spirit” while the inner circle is God. This set of 3 windows used to contain the crown (presently does) the table of commandments, and an apple tree representing the fall of man.
16	Audience - West 2 0f 3	yellow	oakleaves/ acorn	2 red roses	Ladies Aid Society	Gold Crown - Kingship of our Lord Christ Jesus: His victory over sin and death; His place of honor at the right hand of God.
17	Audience - West 3 of 3	blue	grapes /vine	green rose lilac ?		Anchor/Cross/Flaming Heart- Anchor -used by the early Christians in the catacombs. Ancient Egyptian is its origin. The cross is a symbol of Christianity - Jesus dying on the cross for our sins - flaming heart - Flames can signify the tongues of fire of Pentecost, or signify witnessing for Christ “Let your light so shine” Matthew 5:16. The heart may symbolize the love of God- “Let the love of God shine”
18	Audience - West South	yellow		red rose	Cynthia Anna Thompson	Crown/Cross-symbolize the reward of the faithful in the life after death to those who believe the crucified savior. This window in 1890 was donated by Simon K Lemon and Charlotte K. Lemon. It also contained inscriptions taken from their tombstone, The emblem was the spotless lamb, a banner and a cross. We feel that the window has been completely replaced. The lamb, banner and cross are now on the east wall behind the piano. The window says “Cynthia Anna Thompson”
19	Audience - West		oakleaves/ acorns	blue daisy	William Frankeberger	Blank- The window used to have the “Crown and the Cross”
20	Bible Class room south window	gold	oakleaves/ acorn	blue daisy		Blank - At one time this window had the symbol of a complicated design representing the Trinity. -( Which is now in the Large West window)
21	Entrance - West	blue	pomegranate	bright green rose		The two entrance windows are the only windows that have a stencil of a “keyhole”
22	Entrance - East		pomegranate	bright green rose
23	Balcony - South	blue	grapes/ vine	green rose in top of each window/ 2 turquoise roses in lower area		Alpha and Omega - First and last letters of the Greek alphabet which signify that Jesus is the beginning and end of all things. Open Bible - Open to the word of God Maltese cross with “Look Up- Lift Up” inscribed
24	Front Entrance	only window with dark gray trim	?	red roses around sun/ 2 green roses on each side		Eye in the Triangle / The all-seeing eye - This all seeing eye of God looks out from the triangle of the Trinity. It is found on some English and Greek churches. Sun of righteousness-from Malachi 4:2 - But for you who fear my name the sun of righteousness shall rise, with healing in his wings”
25	small windows in balcony	blue	grapes /vine	red rose