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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[December 1, 1911. 



The Forsyth Memorials in St. James Church, Roxbury, Mass. 



ON' Sunday, the tifth of November, Bishop Lawrence dedi- 

 cated a striking group of memorials, which form another 

 record of the generosity cf Messrs. John H. and Thomas 

 A. Forsyth. Tliese comprise a baptistery and marble font (with 

 its bronze cover) and two stained glass windows; all in memory 



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of Margaret Bennett Forsyth, James Bennett Forsyth and George 

 Henry Forsyth. 



Of the two windows, the smaller, in the baptistery, represents 

 St. Margaret of Scotland holding the "Black Rood" or Cross, 

 and gathering under her mantle an old man and two children 

 in commemoration of her notable cliarity, and in recognition of 

 the same quality in Mr. Forsyth's sister, who bore the name of 

 this Patron Saint of Scotland. On either side are the Scottish 

 arms and those of the family of Forsyth, and in the background 

 is a scroll, with the inscription, "Sancta Margarita Regina 

 Scotiae." The window is on the lines of the Xlllth century 

 glass "f France, and is extraordinarily rich in color. The second 

 window is in three lights, with rich stone tracery above. It 

 shows in the center the figure of St. John the Evangelist as a 

 young man, with the text below, "I heard a voice from Heaven.'' 

 On one side is a symbolical figure of Mercy ; on the other a 

 figure of Peace. The orders given the makers were that this 

 window should be the most perfect example of stained glass 

 that could possibly be produced, and the result is one of the 

 most beautiful windows in the city of Boston. 



The baptistery is perhaps the most striking of the memorials. 

 Two great cylindrical columns support a richly moulded Gothic 

 arch ; the floor is raised three steps above the floor of the 

 church, the steps themselves being of limestone, the paving of 

 Grueby tiles of rich and harmonious color. The font, which 

 stands on a series of steps modeled after a famous example in 

 England made of rose-colored Tennessee marble, is perhaps 

 the most delicate and beautiful example of stone carving ever 

 produced in .America. The font itself is of pure white statuary 

 marble, very rich in design, and carved into the most delicate 



lacework. It bears on its stalk six coats of arms wrought with 

 the delicacy of an Italian cameo. These arms are those of the 

 United States, England, Scotland, France, and the families of 

 Bennett and Forsyth. The canopy is entirely of golden bronze 

 and consists of a cover wreathed with intricately-wrought vine 

 leaves, and supporting a statue of St. John the Baptist as a child. 

 This canopy was the work of the famous English artist, Mr. 

 Henry Wilson, and is the first example of his art that has been 

 brought to America and put in a public position. He is looked 

 upon in England as one of the greatest art workers of the day. 

 He was trained under the late John D. Sedding and occupies an 

 unique position in the world of English and Continental art 



The walls of the baptistery are panelled in oak of rich and deco- 

 rative design, and behind the font are two bronze lanterns. 



All the memorials mentioned above are executed from the de- 

 signs and under the direction of Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson, 

 architects, of Boston and New York. 



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-Accompanying the font is a very handsome silver ewer, es- 

 pecially designed and made by the Gorham Company, Providence, 

 Rhode Island. 



