Stained glass window in Westminster Abbey commemorating Sir George Williams
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A Lantern slide of the stained glass window in Westminster Abbey commemorating YMCA founder, George Williams. The window is on the South side of the naive of Westminster Abbey. It was designed by Dudley Forsyth and dedicated on November 14, 1921. The transcription reads: "To the glory of God and in memory of the services rendered through the Young Men's Christian Assocation during the Great War 1914-1918: and to George Williams, its founder"
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George Williams founded the YMCA in 1844 after moving to London, England from his childhood home of Somerset and finding the conditions there to be incompatible with his evangelical Christian beliefs.
This lantern slide is part of a series of eight slides that appear to be on YMCA history, mostly concerning George Williams. The series includes LS-06-01, LS-06-02, LS-06-03, LS-06-04, LS-06-05, LS-06-06, LS-06-07, and LS-06-08. Most of the series was created by Jonathan A. Rawson Jr. (347 Madison Ave., New York City), except LS-06-05 which was created by Scott Studios, (Scott Studios, 24 E. 55th St., New York City). Several of these images were reprinted in the October, 1921 issue of Association Men (Student Edition).
Is part of LANT-SET-09
