The stained glass windows in St. Paul's Church have been reflecting the light of the Christian gospel since 1914.  Sounds of worship services have reverberated on their colored glass panels, conveying a message of comfort, forgiveness, assurance, and eternal life to worshippers for 60 years.

There is no way to know the number of persons who have been inspired and brought to a closer relationship to Christ through these silent messengers.  Their effectiveness can be gauged by comments from our members and visitors who attest to their beauty and their significance to them.  It is for those persons, some of whom have encouraged me in the preparation of this little booklet, that this booklet goes in the hope of a deeper understanding and appreciation of their faith.  It goes also to the casual viewer who has seen only colored windows and failed to discern their message.  Hopefully to those persons, through this booklet, the message of the Gospel may be more clearly reflected.

The only written information about these windows is contained in a newspaper in the possession of the congregation, published at the time of the dedication of the church in 1914.  Listed therein are the titles given to some of the windows.  From that bit of information, this booklet evolved - to locating most appropriate scripture, poetry or hymns, and selecting a few paragraphs which best convey the message.  Some of these thoughts are from the series of "Window Sermons" I have delivered here in 1958 and 1958.

Ralph A. Greiman, Jr.
Pastor
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Dillsburg, Pennsylvania

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