Edinburgh: St Cuthbert's Parish Church of Scotland: Gallery, South Side

Scenes from the Life of St. Paul

Window of one round headed light.

This window depicts three scenes from the life of St. Paul. The first being his blinding and conversion, the second depicting St. Paul preaching on Mars Hill and the third scene depicts St. Paul before Nero Caesar.

Inscription:
‘Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me’. (Acts 9:4 KJV)
‘Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, Him declare I unto you’. (Acts 17:23 KJV)
‘And herein do I exercise myself to have always a conscience void of offence toward God and toward man’. (Acts 24:16 KJV)

Dedication:
Artist/Designer:
Alexander Ballantine and Rev. A Wallace Williamson
BALLANTINE: 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 a partner) 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.

Firm/Company:
Ballantine and Gardiner- (Partnership: 1892-1905) This was a successful partnership between Alexander Ballantine (1841-1906) (son of James Ballantine) and Herbert Gardiner ( - ) of Leicester. They were incredibly prolific for their short partnership together.