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The chancel window was designed by Henry Lee Willett, internationally famous artist in stained glass. He christened the window, "Redemption" because it depicts in a glorious ministry of color the Biblical dream of redemption for humankind.       In the bottom border is the creative hand of God out of which grows the Tree of Life.   The main trunk of the tree leads to three scenes which picture the major acts in God's redemptive drama: the nativity scene, symbolizing our Lord's advent; our Lord's saving ministry; and the resurrection scene, symbolizing our Lord’s victory over death.        Other branches of the tree lead to a series of scenes in the border.  In the bottom left and right corners are the Alpha and Omega.  Above the Alpha is Moses, symbol of the Law.  Above the Omega is Isaiah, the great prophet of Incarnation.  Above Moses are Stephen, the first of the martyrs, and Francis of Assisi, symbol of pre-Reformation Western Christianity.  Above Isaiah are Paul, the first missionary, and John Calvin, symbol of the Reformation.        In the curve of the border we find an angel of praise with the cymbals and an angel of prayer with the censer.  At the top are the seals of the Presbyterian Church and of the National Council of Churches - - both of which are being eclipsed by the seal of the World Council of Churches.

The chancel window, designed by Henry Lee Willett, depicts the Biblical dream of redemption for humankind.         McMillen Chapel was built by the First Presbyterian Church at the corner of the building which is nearest the heart of the city. It is so situated because it is intended as a "community chapel" -- especially as a place for private prayer and meditation for those who work and shop downtown. The congregation of First Church named the chapel in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Dale W. McMillen, Sr., without whose leadership the present structure would not have become a reality.       The Chapel is dominated by a stained glass window designed and built by Henry L. Willett, renowned Philadelphia artist.  The figures in the window are plated on both sides with gold and Palladium, a treatment which permits the window to tell its story whether or not light is shining through the glass.  The window was a gift to the church by the children of Mr. and Mrs. McMillen on the occasion of their fiftieth wedding anniversary.           The figures in the left panels, beginning at the bottom are: David of the Psalms and representative of the Old Testament, St. Augustine, representative of pre- Reformation Christianity; and Abraham Lincoln, representative of a prayerful politician.  The figures in the right panels, beginning at the bottom, are: James, the brother of our Lord and typical of New Testament sainthood; John Knox, George Washington Carver, typical of a prayerful man of science.        The four corners symbolize the two sacraments of the Church:  lower left, baptism; lower right, the Lord’s supper; and the two rites of the church:  upper left, marriage; and upper right, the funeral service.        The exterior was completed by 1956, but the interior was not completed until September 28, 1958.  The Chapel seats ninety in the nave.  A twelve rank Reuter pipe organ is located in the rear gallery.