John 11:25 - St Michael and All Angels Church - Marbury, Cheshire East, UK - Etched in Stone on Waymarking.com

A quote from John 11:25 is one of five quotes that can be seen on a stained glass window in memory of Capt. W H Poole located in St Michael and All Saints Church.

The five light window depicts Christ in the centre with and St Matthew, St Mark, St Luke and St John on either side.

Each quote can be seen in a separate pane of the stained glass window beneath an image St Matthew, St Mark, Jesus Christ, St Luke, and St John.

Matthew
The quote "Repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand" comes from Matthew 3:2 in the New King James Version of the Bible.
"John the Baptist Prepares the Way
3 In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea,
2 and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!”
3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying:
“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord;
Make His paths straight.’ ” (visit link)

Mark
The quote "He that believeth and is Baptised shall be saved" comes from Mark 16:16 in the King James Version of the Bible.
"14 Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen.
15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; (visit link)

Jesus Christ
The quote "I am the Resurrection and the Life" comes from John 11:25 in the King James Version of the Bible.
"25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: (visit link)

Luke
The quote "Your heavenly father will give the holy spirit to them that ask him" comes from Luke 11: 13 in the King James Version of the Bible.
13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him? (visit link)

John
The quote "In my fathers house are many mansions I go to prepare a place for you" comes from John 14: 2 in the New King James Version of the Bible.
"The Way, the Truth, and the Life
14 “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.
2 In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.
4 And where I go you know, and the way you know.” (visit link)

The stained glass window commemorates Capt. William Halsted Poole of the 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers who died at the storming of Sebastopol in September 1855.

The inscription at the bottom of the window reads as follows;
" IN MEMORY OF WILLM HALSTED POOLE CAPT 23RD ROYAL WELCH FUSILIERS WHO FELL AT THE/ STORMING OF SEBASTOPOL SEPT 8TH 1855. THIS WINDOW IS ERECTED BY THE FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS OF HIS FAMILY."

Capt. William Halsted Poole 1835 - 1855 was the son of Capt. William Halsted Poole 1793 - 1859.
His father served in the campaigns of 1814 and 1815 including the bombardment of the French Fleet at Antwerp and the battle of Waterloo.
He was a magistrate for Cheshire and Salop and a Deputy Lieutenant of Salop. (visit link) (visit link)

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Address: St Michael and All Saints Church, Church Lane off Wirswall Road, Marbury, Cheshire East, SY13 4LN, UK Website: Not listed

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