Edinburgh: St. John the Evangelist Scottish Episcopal Church, North Nave

The wedding at Cana, Jesus giving sight to the blind man and Jesus raising Jairus´s daughter or Lazarus.

Window of three lights arranged in two stages with tracery.

This window depicts the wedding at Cana (Lancet 1), Jesus giving sight to the blind man(Lancet 2), and Jesus raising Jairus´s daughter or Lazarus (Lancet 3).

Inscription:
Tracery:
‘Blessed is/ the man that/has provideth for/the sick/and needy.
‘The Lord/shall remember/him in the/ time of trouble.
‘Blessed are/the pure in/heart for/they shall/see God.
‘Whosever/liveth and/believeth in me/shall never die. ‘

Dedication:
Lower stage:
Lancet 1:
‘Born/11th Jan/1770 MCV’
‘Died 16th Sept/1830’
Lancet 2:
‘Blessed/are/ the dead/which die/in the/Lord.’
Lancet 3:
‘Born 2nd March 1781’
‘Died 24th April1852’

(Colin MacKenzie, of Portmore 1770-1830. Principal Clerk of Session, original Trustee of St. John’s. )

This window was installed between November 1859 and May 1860. 3rd installed.

Information provided by St. John’s Episcopal Church and Leslie Hodgson.

Firm/Company:
Ballantine and Allan
James Ballantine and Son: (James: 1808-1877, Alexander: 1841-1906, James: 1878-1940) The founder James, was born in Edinburgh. He was apprenticed to a house-painter as a young man and had few advantages in the way of education. He later campaigned for the education of apprentices beyond the craft/trade they were learning. He also mixed paints as a young man for David Roberts, a scenic artist at the Theatre Royal. He continued by apprenticing in Stained Glass and established his own business with George Allan in 1837. James was out spoken in leading the Stained Glass design aesthetic in Scotland and was incredibly prolific. His son Alexander took over the firm in 1877, he then trained his son James, who took over the firm in 1906.