One of the interesting things about the artist who executed our stained glass windows is that in the scenes reproduced in the windows of the east wall (the New Testament section) he seems to have been inspired almost exclusively by incidents recorded in John's Gospel. Having celebrated Jesus' birth and the beginning of his public ministry with reference to the role of Mary and John the Baptist, he now depicts in this window the first of the disciples called by Jesus according to the account of St. John. Andrew is pictured beneath the words spoken to his brother Simon Peter, after his initial encounter with the Lord: "We have found the Messiah" (John 1:41). Andrew was a disciple of John the Baptist, in fact one of the two who heard John when he said of Jesus "Behold, the Lamb of God" . Andrew, like his brother, remained a permanent member of the inner twelve, and again like Peter, was martyred in a manner similar to our Lord's own death, by crucifixion. Tradition has it that he was crucified on an X-shaped cross, thus it was only to be expected that this type cross should become a favorite symbol of the early church for this disciple. We find this symbol played out in three different ways in our window. In his right hand Andrew holds such a cross fashioned from two logs bound together. His left hand holds the Book of Life upon whose front and back pieces this symbol is depicted. And the diagram above his head portrays two fish (themselves symbols of his profession) laid out in the form of an x-shaped cross. It is of further interest to note that from medieval times, St. Andrew's Day is the only feast day of a saint still celebrated by the Church of Scotland (Presbyterian). Because of his importance to the Scottish people, the Cross of St. Andrew was incorporated into the flag of Great Britain at the time of the formation of the United Kingdom in the 17th Century. Today you may find its red bars running from corner to corner of the Union Jack.

Philip, like Andrew, was one of the disciples called by Jesus in John 1:43. And, like Andrew, was with Jesus at the feeding of 5000 (John 6:5-6) thus the basket above his head. Philip's pragmatism is perhaps suggested in his response to Jesus' direct question concerning feeding the multitude: he observed that it would take a large amount of money to feed so many. The words surrounding the basket refer to his request of Jesus, "Lord show us the Father" (John 14:9), and brought forth Jesus' famous reply: "He who hath seen me hath seen the Father." The T-shaped cross in his right hand and in the diagram above his head symbolize the type of martyrdom which tradition recalls his having endured.

The picture in the quatrefoil (Above) is that of an incident reported exclusively in John's Gospel. It is that of Jesus and the woman of Samaria at the well (John 4:7-42). Jesus weary from his journey, sat down to rest near Jacob's well. The woman came to draw water, here Jesus spoke to her and she believed. Many Samaritans from of the city of Sychar believed Jesus and were saved.

This window bears the inscription: "In memory of David A. Yeiser." It is one of the original windows.