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The Soldier was erected in Canadian Memorial United Church by the Amputation Association of Canada on behalf of their membership, who continue to be a living testament to the sacrifices that occur in war. It was dedicated by Brigadier-General Harold McDonald, CMG, DSO. 

In the west transept of Canadian Memorial United Church is a plaque honouring the men of this church who fell in the Second World War. It was donated, along with a picture of the grave of the Unknown Soldier, by Mrs. Louis Bennett.

Canadian Memorial Chapel was born in the hearts of private soldiers in the First World War who, guided by a sergeant, formed a working party to bury six of Canada's war dead. On a November night of 1915, in the Ypres Salient, France, one of the soldiers said to Reverend Lieutenant-Colonel (Lt.-Col.) George Fallis, CBE, ED, DD: "Padre, after the war is over some chaplain should build a memorial in Canada in memory of fellows like these who have given their all." From that moment on, he would never lay away their beloved dead without the idea of a memorial chapel in his mind.

The organ was being constructed by Casavant Freres of St. Hyacinthe, Quebec and was not intended to be a special memorial. Lt.-Col. Fallis was invited to address several Rotary Clubs in Oregon, where Senator R.A. Booth was district governor. At the senator’s home, Lt.-Col. Fallis told his family the story of Canadian Memorial Chapel, which was to be dedicated on Remembrance Day, 1928.

The next morning at breakfast, Senator Booth said that he and his wife were amazed to hear that some fifteen hundred Americans were killed while serving with the Canadian army. He suggested, in the interest of international good will, that he should start a movement to have the organ erected in memory of those citizens of the United States of America who had crossed the border, joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force and had given their lives. He went on to say that if this appealed to the Trustees of Canadian Memorial Chapel, he would start the fund by subscribing five thousand dollars. The organ was costing thirty thousand. Senator Booth worked faithfully towards funds for the organ, as did many of his friends in Portland, Seattle, Eugene, Tacoma, and other Pacific Coast cities.

The Reverend Captain R. J. Edmison of South Orange, New Jersey, gained loyal support from interested citizens of the United States on the Atlantic Coast. He had been a beloved Padre overseas and was minister of First Presbyterian Church.

Each Sunday morning a dear old member of Lt.-Col. Fallis’ church, Mrs. William Alcorn, would pause at the church door to say she was praying daily to God that he would be given the physical strength to carry on his heavy task. One Sunday she handed him a letter in which she wrote that while she was saying her daily prayer for him, God revealed to her that Lt.-Col. Fallis was to write John D. Rockefeller Jr. and ask him for a subscription toward the Memorial Organ. He accepted the letter as a notion of a very old lady. Sunday after Sunday, she would ask if he had written Mr. Rockefeller. One day she handed him a second letter and it was a rebuke at his lack of faith. She said every time she prayed for him, God would reveal to her that he should write. To please the dear lady, Lt.-Col. Fallis wrote, never dreaming that he would get a reply in which Mr. Rockefeller sent twenty-five hundred dollars.

The Memorial Organ was dedicated on November 18, 1928, by Senator Booth. It was followed by an organ recital by Mrs. Montgomery Lynch of the Music Faculty of the University of Washington in Seattle. Her program was from composers of nine nations, symbolizing the international character of this organ.

In April 1960, the organ was reconstructed and rededicated in memory of those who gave their lives in the First and Second World Wars. In 1971, it was rebuilt and rededicated in memory of all members of the Armed Forces who lost their lives in the service of their country.

Canadian Memorial Chapel was born in the hearts of private soldiers in the First World War who, guided by a sergeant, formed a working party to bury six of Canada's war dead. On a November night of 1915, in the Ypres Salient, France, one of the soldiers said to Reverend Lieutenant-Colonel (Lt.-Col.) George Fallis, CBE, ED, DD: "Padre, after the war is over some chaplain should build a memorial in Canada in memory of fellows like these who have given their all." From that moment on, he would never lay away their beloved dead without the idea of a memorial chapel in his mind.

On his return to Canada he was advised by Reverend S.D. Chown, DD, General Superintendent of the Methodist Church, to go to Vancouver and choose a site in Shaughnessy Heights facing the eternal hills to erect the chapel of his dreams. He arrived in Vancouver in May 1920, to a willing congregation and plans were quickly laid. 

Lt.-Col. Fallis' friend Chris Spencer, CBE, advised him that in order for there to be national significance to the chapel, he should go across Canada and interview lieutenant governors, premiers, statesmen and leaders of each province, asking them to underwrite the windows. Yukon Territory was last.

He did not travel to Yukon, but in January of 1929 wrote Major George Black, Member of Parliament, whose machine-gunners were a brave formation from the Sourdough country made famous by the Gold Rush and poems of Robert Service. During the First World War, Black recruited a regiment from the Yukon, became the company's captain ;and was wounded at the Battle of Amiens. A letter was sent to Major Black outlining the ideas to be incorporated in Canadian Memorial Chapel and asking for advice as to how to raise the money for the Yukon Window. Within forty-eight hours a telegram read, "Order the window. Yukoners will underwrite it."

The Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire in Yukon set itself the task of raising funds in the territory, while George Black contacted friends in various communities that he thought would commit themselves to collecting contributions.

The dedication of the window on 23 July 1929 was one of the most colourful as Sourdoughs came from San Francisco, Portland and Seattle to join with British Columbia's ex-Yukoners in seeing Sheriff Charles MacDonald, a typical son of the North, unveil the window and to hear the well-loved Reverend (Captain) George Pringle, BA, DD, of Yukon fame, give the dedication sermon. George had served Yukon parishioners for a decade and later served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the war. His son, George Pringle, Jr., was also a minister, but joined the Royal Canadian Air Force and was killed in action during the Second World War. George's nephew, John Percival Pringle, was killed in the First World War.

It was a reunion never to be forgotten, for Sourdoughs met that Sunday evening who had not been together since the stirring days of the gold rush. Mrs. George Smith (nee Beatrice Lome), the Klondike Nightingale, sang Knapp's "Open the Gates of the Temple."

Depicted in Yukon Window - “A Symbol of Comradeship.” The Biblical scene shows Jonathan and David making a covenant. David has just killed Goliath with a mere slingshot. Jonathan was so taken by David that we are told his soul was “knit” with David’s. He gives David all his weapons and armour, demonstrating his love. David and Saul, Jonathan’s father, have a falling out. Two years later Jonathan dies in battle. Both David and Saul come together in grief. The historic images depict the Chilkoot Pass of Gold Rush fame in 1898, and the Royal Mail-Dog Train and cariole.

Canadian Memorial Chapel was born in the hearts of private soldiers in the First World War who, guided by a sergeant, formed a working party to bury six of Canada's war dead. On a November night of 1915, in the Ypres Salient, France, one of the soldiers said to Reverend Lieutenant-Colonel (Lt.-Col.) George Fallis, CBE, ED DD: "Padre, after the war is over some chaplain should build a memorial in Canada in memory of fellows like these who have given their all." From that moment on, he would never lay away their beloved dead without the idea of a memorial chapel in his mind.

On his return to Canada he was advised by Reverend S.D. Chown, DD, General Superintendent of the Methodist Church, to go to Vancouver and choose a site in Shaughnessy Heights facing the eternal hills to erect the chapel of his dreams. He arrived in Vancouver in May 1920, to a willing congregation and plans were quickly laid.

Lt.-Col. Fallis' friend Chris Spencer, CBE, advised him that in order for there to be national significance to the chapel, he should go across Canada and interview lieutenant governors, premiers, statesmen and leaders of each province, asking them to underwrite the windows. Alberta was the ninth province he visited.

In Edmonton, Lt.-Col. Fallis met with Judge William Legh Walsh whose son was a lieutenant in his old battalion of 1915. Judge Walsh sent Lt.-Col. Fallis to the Premier, Mr. Brownlee, with his blessing. When the Premier heard of the great success across Canada he smiled and said: "Well, it certainly is up to Alberta to do her part." He drew up a list of those that he thought should be interviewed, and commended Dr. Edgar Allin. He was the first subscriber to the Alberta window after the Premier. After being told one hundred dollars would be his share, he said, "Oh no, I should give at least two hundred."

Dr. Allin telephoned one of the leading merchants of Edmonton, W.T. Henry, and told him to meet with Lt.-Col. Fallis. Mr. Henry asked Lt.-Col. Fallis to be brief, but as the concept of Canadian Memorial Chapel unfolded, his interest grew, and Lt.-Col. Fallis asked him to subscribe at least one hundred dollars to the Alberta window. He opened his desk and wrote a cheque for two hundred. With a twinkle in his eye he said, "You're the only man who ever pried two hundred dollars out of me and made me feel actually good."

Mr. Brownlee advised that Patrick Burns, the elder business man of Alberta, would be a better choice to provide names to be interviewed in Calgary. Patrick was a devout Roman Catholic and had just recently been given an outstanding honour by the Pope. Lt.-Col. Fallis conferred with the Honourable R.B. Bennett who said that Patrick had long since outgrown parochial-mindedness and that he counted some of his greatest friends among Protestants. Patrick was impressed with the Canadian Memorial Chapel and said if Lt.-Col. Fallis would return the next day he would give him a list of those whom he thought should be asked to underwrite Calgary's share of the Alberta window. The following day Patrick said he had thought a great deal about the whole matter and felt that the names he should give would be those of men who had made the greatest contribution in the development of Calgary and Southern Alberta. "I have drawn up a list," he said with a quiet smile, "but alas they are all dead, so I have written a cheque for seven hundred dollars, which will be one hundred dollars for each of them."

Patrick was a broad-minded man for the list was headed by two Methodist ministers, the McDougalls, who had been pioneer missionaries. The third name was a Roman Catholic priest, Reverend Father Lacombe, after whom Lacombe, Alberta, was named. Another was Major-General P.B. Strange who was commander of the Northwest Mounted Police in Southern Alberta.

Lt.-Col. Fallis’ last visit was to Lethbridge where he was greeted by another friend of the war, Brigadier-General J.S. Stewart. He had made arrangements for Lt.-Col. Fallis to speak to the Canadian Club. Brigadier-General Stewart and Senator W.A. Buchanan quickly made sure that Lethbridge did their part.

Depicted in Alberta Window - “The Vision of Democracy” portrays the prophet Micah inspiring his followers to turn swords into ploughshares, designed to symbolize a warless world. This vision appealed to many Canadians after the death of nearly one in eight soldiers during WW I. The historical events depicted are the Great March of the Northwest Mounted Police in 1874 and the arrival of Sir George Simpson at a Hudson’s Bay fort. 

Canadian Memorial Chapel was born in the hearts of private soldiers in the First World War who, guided by a sergeant, formed a working party to bury six of Canada's war dead. On a November night of 1915, in the Ypres Salient, France, one of the soldiers said to Reverend Lieutenant-Colonel (Lt.-Col.) George Fallis, CBE, ED, DD: "Padre, after the war is over some chaplain should build a memorial in Canada in memory of fellows like these who have given their all." From that moment on, he would never lay away their beloved dead without the idea of a memorial chapel in his mind.

On his return to Canada he was advised by Reverend S.D. Chown, DD, General Superintendent of the Methodist Church, to go to Vancouver and choose a site in Shaughnessy Heights facing the eternal hills to erect the chapel of his dreams. He arrived in Vancouver in May 1920, to a willing congregation and plans were quickly laid. 

Lt.-Col. Fallis' friend Chris Spencer, CBE, advised him that in order for there to be national significance to the chapel, he should go across Canada and interview lieutenant governors, premiers, statesmen and leaders of each province, asking them to underwrite the windows. Saskatchewan was the eighth province he visited.

In Saskatchewan, Lt.-Col. Fallis went to Saskatoon first to interview His Honour the Lieutenant Governor, H.E. Munroe, who had been a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Canadian Army Medical Corps overseas, and an army friend. He was a great supporter of the soldiers being honoured in Canadian Memorial Chapel. He sent Lt.-Col. Fallis to interview President Murray of the University of Saskatchewan and no man could have been more deeply interested in the project. He felt that Scotland had produced more great men for its population than possibly any other part of the world because memorials all over the land told each rising Scottish generation of the greatness of their past. He subscribed to the Saskatchewan window not only in his own name, but in the name of his late great friend, Judge McLorg, who had done so much for northern Saskatchewan.

Colonel Robert Wallace Caswell, another good friend who had been in Lt.-Col. Fallis’ old battalion of 1915, made arrangements for Lt.-Col. Fallis to speak to the Canadian Club of which he was president. Friends in Regina were T.D. Brown, KC, Colonel J.A. Cross, DSO, and David Balfour, who were especially loyal in their help. In Moose Jaw, Lt.-Col. Fallis had the support of Reverend Captain Edward Church who had been a most successful chaplain in France. He took Lt.-Col. Fallis into his home and made appointments for him to meet a group of good citizens.

Depicted in Saskatchewan Window - “Peter’s Vision” symbolizes Universal Brotherhood. Peter dreams of all the things he fears about the Gentiles, yet God admonishes him saying, “How can anything I have made be profane?” Peter then sees God’s blessing fall upon the Gentiles and understands that the vision of God’s peace is meant for all. The historical events on this window portray the surrender at Batoche in 1885, and the Indian buffalo hunt. The end of WW I saw the formation of the League of Nations, an institution that also had as its goal a vision of peace for all. Its successor, the United Nations, continues to pursue that goal in a world that refuses to reject military might as its principal form of statesmanship.

Canadian Memorial Chapel was born in the hearts of private soldiers in the First World War who, guided by a sergeant, formed a working party to bury six of Canada's war dead. On a November night of 1915, in the Ypres Salient, France, one of the soldiers said to Reverend Lieutenant-Colonel (Lt.-Col.) George Fallis, CBE, ED, DD: "Padre, after the war is over some chaplain should build a memorial in Canada in memory of fellows like these who have given their all." From that moment on, he would never lay away their beloved dead without the idea of a memorial chapel in his mind.

On his return to Canada he was advised by Reverend S.D. Chown, DD, General Superintendent of the Methodist Church, to go to Vancouver and choose a site in Shaughnessy Heights facing the eternal hills to erect the chapel of his dreams. He arrived in Vancouver in May 1920, to a willing congregation and plans were quickly laid. 

Lt.-Col. Fallis' friend Chris Spencer, CBE, advised him that in order for there to be national significance to the chapel, he should go across Canada and interview lieutenant governors, premiers, statesmen and leaders of each province, asking them to underwrite the windows. Manitoba was the seventh province he visited.

In Winnipeg, Lt.-Col. Fallis enlisted the leadership of Captain Archibald Brown, DSO, MC, son of the Honourable Edward S. Brown. Archie Brown was one of the most courageous men physically and morally that Lt.-Col. Fallis had met in the war. He was wounded, returned to England and after a convalescent leave was made a staff captain. Soon there was an urgent call for seasoned officers to come back to France. Captain Brown gave up his ten dollar a day job, reverted to lieutenant and returned to France, only to have a bullet go right through his body as he led his men in a charge. Miraculously, the bullet missed his heart and both lungs. It was some minutes before he knew he had been hit, but loss of blood weakened him and his pals discovered blood staining his tunic, back and front.

For many years, Lt.-Col. Fallis kept his picture on his study table in a sterling silver frame as an inspiration for daily living. Captain Brown got together all Lt.-Col. Fallis' old buddies in Winnipeg at a dinner. They took the whole business off Lt.-Col. Fallis’ hands and told him to go visit his sister. A few days later, at the home of Creasor Crawford, another friend from the First World War, Lt.-Col. Fallis met many old friends and their wives. After an hour of reunion, Captain Archie Brown, made a speech and told Lt.-Col. Fallis he could go on his way as the Manitoba window had been underwritten.

Depicted in the Manitoba Window - “Jacob Mourning for Joseph,” symbolizing a nation’s sorrow. The historical events show Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, Sieur de La Vérendrye, building Fort Rouge in 1738, and the trial of Thomas Scott by Louis Riel 1870. 

Canadian Memorial Chapel was born in the hearts of private soldiers in the First World War who, guided by a sergeant, formed a working party to bury six of Canada's war dead. On a November night of 1915, in the Ypres Salient, France, one of the soldiers said to Reverend Lieutenant-Colonel (Lt.-Col.) George Fallis, CBE, ED, DD: "Padre, after the war is over some chaplain should build a memorial in Canada in memory of fellows like these who have given their all." From that moment on, he would never lay away their beloved dead without the idea of a memorial chapel in his mind.

On his return to Canada he was advised by Reverend S.D. Chown, DD, General Superintendent of the Methodist Church, to go to Vancouver and choose a site in Shaughnessy Heights facing the eternal hills to erect the chapel of his dreams. He arrived in Vancouver in May 1920, to a willing congregation and plans were quickly laid. 

Lt.-Col. Fallis' friend Chris Spencer, CBE, advised him that in order for there to be national significance to the chapel, he should go across Canada and interview lieutenant governors, premiers, statesmen and leaders of each province, asking them to underwrite the windows. Ontario was the sixth province he visited.

Arriving in Ontario, LC Fallis interviewed  the Honourable Newton Rowell, P.C., and a great friend of the war, Captain R. N. Burns, a distinguished chaplain. Mr. Rowell drew up a list of those to interview in Toronto and Captain Burns made the arrangements. Sir Edward Kemp, KC, MG, who was Overseas Minister for Canada during the greater part of the war, wrote a cheque for one thousand dollars. He made one stipulation, he would like pictures of the completed Chapel. The pictures were sent when his own church, Sherbourne Street, was about to be reconstructed. He had a set of slides made and showed them to the congregation. These pictures were a determining factor in bringing new beauty into an old church of Romanesque style of architecture.

Depicted in the Ontario Window - “The Nativity” symbolizes the birth of the Prince of Peace and his “Call to Peace.” The window also depicts two typical images of the troubled relationship between the First Nations and the explorers and empire builders of Europe. Champlain negotiated successful trading relationships between the French and the Huron nation. That was followed by the Jesuits bringing the story of the nativity to that nation. Father Brebeuf penned “Iesus Ahatonnia,” the song we sing as the Huron Carol, to place the birth of Christ in a 17th-century North American context. Ultimately, we see the clash of cultures in other panels. Chief Tecumseh, statesman and military strategist, was unable to negotiate equality of status with either the Americans or the British despite his willingness to lay down the lives of himself and his people. 

The Ontario Window was dedicated at the evening service on 2 December 1928 by Major-General Victor Odium, CB, CMG, DSO.

Canadian Memorial Chapel was born in the hearts of private soldiers in the First World War who, guided by a sergeant, formed a working party to bury six of Canada's war dead. On a November night of 1915, in the Ypres Salient, France, one of the soldiers said to Reverend Lieutenant-Colonel (Lt.-Col.) George Fallis, CBE, ED, DD: "Padre, after the war is over some chaplain should build a memorial in Canada in memory of fellows like these who have given their all." From that moment on, he would never lay away their beloved dead without the idea of a memorial chapel in his mind.

On his return to Canada he was advised by Reverend S.D. Chown, DD, General Superintendent of the Methodist Church, to go to Vancouver and choose a site in Shaughnessy Heights facing the eternal hills to erect the chapel of his dreams. He arrived in Vancouver in May 1920, to a willing congregation and plans were quickly laid. 

Lt.-Col. Fallis' friend Chris Spencer, CBE, advised him that in order for there to be national significance to the chapel, he should go across Canada and interview lieutenant governors, premiers, statesmen and leaders of each province, asking them to underwrite the windows. Quebec was the fifth province he visited.

On arrival in Montreal, Lt.-Col. Fallis interviewed his old friend, Colonel Herbert Molson, Chancellor of McGill University. They had been in the same mess at Canadian Section, General Headquarters of the British Army at Montreuil. Colonel Molson had gone overseas with the 42nd Highlanders of Montreal, had been wounded and won the Military Cross. He showed boundless enthusiasm for Lt.-Col. Fallis’ dream of Canadian Memorial Chapel and invited leading Quebec citizens to dinner to hear his story.

His half hour speech on all he wished to accomplish with the Canadian Memorial Chapel was received with real enthusiasm. Colonel Molson produced a pad of counter-cheques, passed them around the table and said: "Gentlemen, I am ready to support the Padre. I invited you here because I believed you would like to share with me the privilege of erecting the Quebec window. If you wish to subscribe, use the counter-cheque." He then sat down and wrote his own cheque. The cheques were collected, and Colonel Molson placed them in a long envelope.

Back at the Windsor Hotel, Lt.-Col. Fallis opened the envelope and was amazed to find that the Quebec window was oversubscribed by thirty-seven hundred dollars. He phoned Colonel Molson the next day who said, "Oh, put it in the building fund. You'll be needing it."

W. McConnell was one of the great leaders for social betterment in Montreal. Lt.-Col. Fallis’ cousin, W. Shepherd Fallis, kindly wrote a note to Mr. McConnell asking him to see his cousin and he agreed to meet the next day. When Lt.-Col. Fallis arrived at his office a secretary said Mr. McConnell was having a meeting of the key men of Montreal on his hospital drive and would he mind waiting for half an hour. Lt.-Col. Fallis returned to his cousin's office and wrote Mr. McConnell a letter asking him for a hundred dollars towards the Quebec window. The answering letter was sent to Lt.-Col. Fallis’ cousin: "I am enclosing my cheque for two hundred dollars. I was asked for one hundred. One hundred is for the Quebec window, and the other hundred is out of my regard for the common sense of your ministerial cousin in not worrying me when I was so involved with the hospital drive."

Depicted in the Quebec Window - “The Call of the Disciples” symbolizes enlistment, both in the Christian tradition, but clearly with some colonial values. The historic events here are Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve, landing on the island of Montreal in 1642, and Frontenac making a treaty with Indigenous Peoples.

The Quebec Window was dedicated at the evening service on 2 December 1928 by Mr. Stewart Cameron.

Canadian Memorial Chapel was born in the hearts of private soldiers in the First World War who, guided by a sergeant, formed a working party to bury six of Canada's war dead. On a November night of 1915, in the Ypres Salient, France, one of the soldiers said to Reverend Lieutenant-Colonel (Lt.-Col.) George Fallis, CBE, ED, DD: "Padre, after the war is over some chaplain should build a memorial in Canada in memory of fellows like these who have given their all." From that moment on, he would never lay away their beloved dead without the idea of a memorial chapel in his mind.

On his return to Canada he was advised by Reverend S.D. Chown, DD, General Superintendent of the Methodist Church, to go to Vancouver and choose a site in Shaughnessy Heights facing the eternal hills to erect the chapel of his dreams. He arrived in Vancouver in May 1920, to a willing congregation and plans were quickly laid. 

Lt.-Col. Fallis' friend Chris Spencer, CBE, advised him that in order for there to be national significance to the chapel, he should go across Canada and interview lieutenant governors, premiers, statesmen and leaders of each province, asking them to underwrite the windows. New Brunswick was the fourth province he visited.

As Lt.-Col. Fallis was travelling by train from Saint John to Fredericton he met Mr. McLean and spoke of his mission to the Maritimes and of the success so far. Mr. McLean gave him a letter of introduction to the Lieutenant Governor and before getting off the train said he'd like to be a subscriber for the New Brunswick window and handed him a bit of blue paper. After he got off the train, Lt.-Col. Fallis unfolded the paper and it was a cheque for five hundred dollars.

When Mr. McLean left the train it dawned on him that Lt.-Col. Fallis was the chaplain who had buried the son of Mr. O'Leary of Richibucto. He called him by long distance and told him that Lt.-Col. Fallis  would be speaking in Saint John at the Admiral Beattie Hotel the following Thursday. Mr. O'Leary travelled from Richibucto to Saint John with a letter Lt.-Col. Fallis had written in the fall of 1915 from Ploegstreet Wood where he had laid Mr. O’Leary’s son in Le Rossignol Cemetery. Trooper O'Leary was a Catholic and Lt.-Col. Fallis could not find a Roman Catholic priest to bury him, so tried all the harder to compose a letter of insight and comfort to a father and mother of another faith. Mr. O'Leary spoke of his two brothers in the Roman Catholic Church, one the Archbishop of Prince Edward Island, and the other the Archbishop of Edmonton. He left Lt.-Col. Fallis with a short note to say that Mr. McLean had told him about Canadian Memorial Chapel, and that he felt Lt.-Col. Fallis was building a memorial not only for the Protestants, but also for the Catholics of Canada and that he would be grateful if his attached cheque would be accepted as a subscription.

Years later, Lt.-Col. Fallis greeted two men standing before the New Brunswick window and they revealed that they were the brothers of Mr. O'Leary of Richibucto, New Brunswick, and they were viewing the window that their brother had written about and told them to see.

Fredericton, Saint John and Moncton all responded to the appeal for a Memorial Chapel. Mr. Howard P. Robinson gave great assistance.

Depicted in the New Brunswick Window - “The Sermon on the Mount.” Jesus tells his followers that those who suffer, mourn, and who are meek and righteous will be blessed by God. One historical window shows La Tour, protector of the Acadian people. Another illustrates the United Empire Loyalists coming to Canada to escape retribution by the newly formed American nation. Both represent peoples suffering under the persecution of others. The UE Loyalists claimed land that had been taken away from the Acadians a mere 20 years before. In some ways the window represents the cycle of violence in which the persecuted become the persecutor. As such, it demonstrates a need to return to the Sermon on the Mount: “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.”