RHS 3
Depicts:- "The Good Samaritan"
Designed And Installed By:- Philip Handel 1976
In Memory Of:- The father and brother of Miss Marion Cleaver.
Biblical Significance:-
The Parable of the Good Samaritan. Luke 10:25-37
A teacher of the law tried to trap Jesus by asking the question. Teacher what must I do to receive eternal life? Jesus' answer was in the form of a question. "What do the scriptures say?"
The teacher replied, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and love your neighbour as yourself." He then asked, "Who is my neighbour?"
Jesus then told the story of a man who was going from Jerusalem to Jericho when he was beaten up by robbers who left him nearly dead.
A priest walking down the road and passed by him. So also a Levite who saw passed by him also.
Then a Samaritan saw him and had pity. He bandaged the man's wounds and took him to an inn and arranged for him to be cared for. Jesus then asked which one acted as the neighbour and when the teacher replied that it was the one who was kind, he said, "Go and do likewise."
The Gift of:-
Miss Marion Cleaver lived much of her life in Sale and for some time was matron of the St. Helen's Private Hospital. Her father, Edward Cleaver, conducted a butchers shop in Raymond Street for many years.
Her brother, Edward Randolph Cleaver, answered the call to duty and joined the army during the first great war. He died of wounds after serving in action at Barsheba, Palestine, in October 1917.
Miss Marion Cleaver who was a resident at “Bethany” a Salvation Army home in Melbourne during her sunset years, provided this magnificent window when she was eighty-five years of age in memory of her father and brother who were always in her thoughts.
The wording on the window is as follows:-
In loving memory of Edward Randolph Cleaver Died of wounds on active service 28 October 1917-aged 31
In loving memory of Edward Cleaver Died 31 October 1917 Aged 62