Installed: 1901

Memorial name: CAB, FSWB and EJW Memorial Window

Dedicated to: Charles Allen Browne (1812-1893), Frances S. Whitney Browne (1818-1877) and Elizabeth J. Whitney (1812-1873)

Donor: Rebecca Andrews Browne Greene (daughter, stepdaughter, step-niece)

Location: Main floor, right side

In his teachings, Jesus referred to himself as the good shepherd who lays down his life for his sheep. In this window, Jesus is depicted in the universal image of a shepherd. Re-imagined as a shorthaired and bearded man, Jesus appears curiously similar to the characteristic look of a Bostonian gentleman at the turn-of-the-century. Seated on a rock and surrounded by his flock, he faces away from the viewer contemplating a vista of mountains and “the river of life” with a calm demeanor and a reflective gaze. The artist used confetti glass in the distant foliage to create effects similar to the impressionist paintings that had recently come to prominence.

This window was donated by stalwart Arlington Street Church member, Rebecca Andrews Browne (Mrs. Francis Bunker) Greene (1841–1905) as a memorial to her father, Charles Allen Browne (1812-1893), his second wife, Frances S. Whitney Browne (1818-1877), and her stepmother’s sister, Elizabeth J. Whitney (1812-1873). Charles Allen Browne was born in Salem, active at Arlington Street Church with Dr. Ezra Stiles Gannett, and known for being an early activist in the anti-slavery cause. In keeping with Greene’s self-effacing style, the inscription is a simple display of just three sets of initials. Rebecca Andrews Greene is the only person to be both a donor and a recipient of a memorial window at Arlington Street Church. The balcony window depicting the “Blessed are the Meek” Beatitude (window 12) is dedicated to her.

Glenn Kulbako Photography