rose2This window is found at the top of the East wall. It was a gift from W.A. Shearson. What appear to be chalices connect the outer forms to the center circle which features a six-pointed star and a clover leaf in its center. The six pointed star, sometimes called the “star of David”, has been identified as signifying the unity of heaven and earth, and the conscious and unconscious. This star is also called “the Creator’s star” because its six points each represent a day in creation. The Trinity is symbolized in a wide variety of ways throughout the entire window.

William Frederick Arrindell Shearson was a very prosperous corn merchant who came to the United States from Canada after emigrating from England. He and his wife Marion had 4 children. Their youngest son, Edward, founded the Shearson investment banking and brokerage company.