Mansfield Window (artist: Louis Comfort Tiffany, installed 1922)

This window depicts the Archangel Michael unsheathing his sword behind two friends who were both killed during World War I. 19 year old Jack Morris Wright was killed while flying in France  January 24 1918. His friend, Richard Mansfield 2nd, also 19, enlisted after hearing of Jack's death, and was killed in an Army training camp a little over three months later on April 3 1918.  The lower window is enscribed with a quote  from Isaiah 40.31: "They shall mount up with wings as eagles"

Jack Morris Wright's letters from France were published by his mother in "Poet of the Air".  In Jack's letter to Richard on September 17, 1917, he said: "Therefore, in urging you, I also am warning you; but once in the game, you'll find that usually death serves as a stimulant to the vitality of life and daring of flying".

Richard was the son of famed actors Richard and Beatrice Mansfield. 

Located on the south transept, this window catches the late morning and afternoon sun.  The browns and tans of the tunics cast a mellow glow.

Read more about Jack Morris Wright:
A Poet of the Air, Letters
Letter to Richard Mansfield (bottom of page)

Read more about the Mansfields:
New York Public Library
Father's Theatrical Biography

Prayers in Time of War