LHS 6
Depicts:- (LHS) St. Cecilia playing the Organ - Patron Saint of Musicians.
(RHS) King David playing the harp
Designed And Installed By:- Brooks & Robinson 1939
Erected In Memory Of:- Florence Paton / Lillian Elizabeth Napper.
Biblical Significance:
Psalm 108. 1-5
(LHS) St. Cecilia:
St. Cecilia is one of the most venerated martyrs in the early (3rd centuryRoman Church. According to her acts, she converted her pagan husband, Valerian and his brother Tibertius, both of whom were then martyred before her, and she herself died for the Christian faith.
As in this window, she is frequently represented as playing on the organ, and is the Patroness of Church Music and muscisions. Her feast day is celebrated on the 22nd November each year.
(RHS) King David
David was the first king of the Judean dynasty. His reign is recounted in 1 Sam. 16 to 1 Kings 2 and 1 Chronicles. chapters 2 to 10. He is rarely mentioned in any source outside the Bible. David, the youngest son of Jesse, a Judean of Bethlehem, first appears when under divine guidance he was anointed by Samuel to the future kingship.
There are several traditions –
1. He was summoned to the court of Saul as a skilful player upon the harp and later appointed as king's armour- bearer.
2. He caught Saul's attention, when as an untried youth he gained victory over the Philistine giant, Goliath.
David was accepted by the Judean tribes and the Israelites as king and setup his capital at Jerusalem where he reigned for 33 years.
He was a ruler who both gave and inspired deep affection. Throughout his life he was a consistent defender of the prophetic Hebrew faith.
He is regarded as author of some of the psalms.
In Christian art, as in this window, he is regularly depicted with a crown and harp.
Gift of and inscription:-
To the glory of God - In loving memory of my dear sister Florence Paton Obiit 22nd January 1936
"Peace Perfect Peace" The gift of Elsie Paton
In the glory of God - In loving memory of Lillian Elizabeth Napper (nee Easterby) Obiit 26th January 1938 - Organist for 30 years
The gift of past and present clergy Choristers and members of the congregation
The Paton window was a gift of Elsie Paton a sister of Florence while the Napper window on the right was a gift of the clergy, choristers and congregation of St. Pauls.
This double panelled window which features two people who were closely connected to music is of special significance as is revealed later and it is appropriately located just behind where the choir stalls were at that time.
Elsie Paton lived in Sale for many years while she conducted what became known as Prahran Stores in the centre of Raymond Street - nearly opposite the original National Bank.
She loved her church and served it faithfully in many ways. Elsie Paton was a great chorister and sang in the St. Paul’s choir for many years. She was also a foundation member of the former church croquet club and helped helped it become established.
A photo of the cathedral choir taken in 1934 shows Miss Paton among the large adult group of twenty-eight. Choirs of those days were often large and contributed very significantly to the joyful and uplifting experience of church services. It was quite common for such choirs as St. Paul’s to sing twice and sometimes at three services each Sunday. Miss Paton was such a person.
Charles Napper came to Sale with his brothers in the very early days of settlement and took up land at Clydebank and other parts of Gippsland. Charles' family included two sons who were killed in the first world war while one conducted Napper Shoe Store and another, Harry, continued to farm at Montgomery.
The original Charles Napper probably came to Sale about 1860 and by 1874 was a very keen Anglican and in that year was elected to the St. Paul’s Church Committee. He was one of the parish leaders who built our fine and commodious church contributing and helping raise funds little thinking that the vision of the future would be so justified to-day.
He continued as a member of the Chapter for many years and died in 1932 at the age of ninety-six, Two of his sons were killed in the first Great War.
The window in memory of Lillian Elizabeth Napper was a tribute to her thirty years of dedicated service to St. Pauls as the organist and was a gift of past and present clergy as well as all the choristers and members of the congregation.
Lillian Napper was the wife of Sim Napper, brother of Charles, and was an aunt to Reverend Athol Cox formally of Paynesville.
