Christ The Fisherman	Location:   South East Nave
	Name: The Barker Window
	Dated: February 28, 1954
	Scripture: Matthew 4: 19

	Left Panel	Middle Panel	Right Panel
In stained glass	1934		1942
	FOLLOW ME	AND I WILL MAKE YOU	FISHERS OF MEN
	UT OMNES		UNUM SINT
In wood below window	IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE REV. GEORGE WESLEY BARKER, D.D.	THE FOUNDER OF THIS CONGREGATION 1934-1942	DEDICATED TO THE GLORY OF GOD, SUNDAY FEBRUARY 28TH, 1954.

Artist: Yvonne Williams

Theme: Follow Me and I will make you Fishers of Men.

Size: 16 sq. ft.

Description:

Dr. Barker had been a devoted minister of the Church for many years. This window depicts his devotion to Christ. The central figure is Christ inviting men to follow in His service.

On the left is the figure of a fisherman, since many of the early disciples were called from among the fishermen of Galilee. On the right panel is a farmer sowing his seed, symbolizing the preaching of the Word. Down below the central panel is a fisherman seated in a boat, pulling in his net.

Dr. Barker had been an important person in the formation of the United Church of Canada in 1925. Therefore, the window shows the symbols of the United Church—the Latin phrase, "Ut Omnes Unum Sint" (That All May Be One), the Dove, the Alpha and Omega, the burning bush and the open Bible. These symbols are all part of the shield of the United Church.

Notes:

Reverend Dr. George Wesley Barker, D.D. was the original minister of this congregation from its founding. He was minister from 1934 to 1942. The window was given by a number of his friends in the congregation who contributed to a fund following his death, as a memorial tribute to him and his service to the congregation and as part of the building he had helped establish.

Letter dated 1952, from Harold Weese, Chancel and Window Committee, to Mrs. H.S. Siddall (.DOC)

Dedication of the Memorial Window to the Rev. George Wesley Barker, D.D. February 28, 1954 (.DOC)