International studio (40.1910)

Windows for Plymouth Church

where with his earnestness and bravery he won at
last a hearing such as he had been unable to secure
in other English cities. His eloquence compelled
the assemblage to hear him out; his very pose indi-
cated his courage and conviction.

With Mrs. Stowe appears on the left Mary Lyons,
conspicuous for her efforts for the higher education
of women, and the founder of Mount Holyoke Col-
lege at South Hadley, Mass., a lasting monument of
her efforts. She died there March 5, 1849. On
the extreme right is another descendant from the
old New England stock, Emma Williard, lifelong
advocate oLthej'mprovement of female education,
identified with the movement from early life, a
writer and poet, but best known and most appre-
ciated as the founder of the Troy Female Seminary.
She died in that city April 15, 1876. The seated
figure is that of Catherine Esther Beecher, a daugh-

Exccuted by J. and R. Lamb

ABRAHAM WINDOW FOR PLYMOUTH CHURCH

LINCOLN BROOKLYN

DESIGNED BY F. S. LAMB

Executed by J. and R. Lamb

THE LANDING OF WINDOW FOR PLYMOUTH

THE PILGRIMS CHURCH, BROOKLYN

DESIGNED BY F. S. LAMB

ter of Lyman Beecher, also from the sturdy Pilgrim
.stock. When but young she began the life of an
educator of her sex at the Hartford, Conn., Female
Seminary, but, health failing later, the balance of her
life was devoted to writings on educational and do-
mestic topics, and other interests in the National
Board of Popular Education. She died at Elmira,
N. Y.,May 19, 1878.

An interesting portrayal of a preacher of the
Gospel is given in the window showing John Eliot,
the Puritan missionary, preaching to the Indians.
He is confronted by the leader of the people he is
seeking to convert in his first sermon to them.

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