(The following is the exact article which appeared in the Providence Journal at the time of the dedication of our church building in April, 1917)

The largest landscape window ever erected has been installed in the chancel wall of the Central Baptist Church of this city. It is from the studios of the most renowned American ecclesiastical artist, Louis C. Tiffany. It is a memorial to the late Frederick W. Hartwell and will be unveiled tomorrow when the new Gothic edifice is to be dedicated.

The artist’s conception was based on Psalm 121: 1, 2: “I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.” The landscape is adapted to five two-tier Gothic lancets with tracery above. The “hills” are conspicuous in the central panel, where, in the foreground, a towering peak is bathed in the orange glow of the setting sun. Issuing from the side of this mountain is a stream of water finding its way to a beautiful lake, which reflects the multi-colored foliage of the early autumn, the ferns and the late blooming wild flowers that decorate it shores. Fir trees and tall cedars of the forest seem to hover around the lake which overflows its banks and drops its surplus to still lower depths. In its second descent the water takes the form of falls, breaking at different points into crystal-like brilliancy. In composition and technique the scene is masterful, its coloring in details is peculiarly rich and the ensemble is inspirational.

Near the extreme base and running across the five lower sections, are the words of the Psalmist, etched in the glass: “My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.”

In his interpretation Mr. Tiffany avoided the use of any scriptural figure, nor has he employed any paint or pigment with which to effect the delicate shading and modeling, the entire picture having been developed with Tiffany Favrile (American) glass which he makes subservient to his demands by manipulation; etching for reduction of tone and adding layers for intensification.

About eight months have been consumed by American artisans in the construction of this distinctly American window, which was on private view, and for Mr. Tiffany’s criticism, for a few days before its shipment from New York.

Beneath the windows appears a bronze tablet reading: “The chancel window is erected in loving memory of Frederick W. Hartwell, by his wife Mary W. Hartwell, 1917.”