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to the right in another niche is a statue of a nun, probably St. Ursula. On the left is a statue of St. Aloysius, the patron of youth, and the exemplar of piety.
On the left of the main altar is the altar of the Blessed Virgin with her life-size statue before it. On the right is the altar of St. Joseph, the foster-father, and the protector of the youth of our Savior and the patron of the Church, with also his life-size statue before it.
High above the main altar through the stained glass of which the light of the mid-day sun shines with dazzling splendor is a beautiful Catharine's wheel window. Within the central circle is the inscription, "Donated by Young men." Within the lower rosette, the initial letters of "Iesu Homines Salvator," I. H. S.; within the third rosette on the left is the representation of a harp, and on the right opposite, is a picture of a pyx, while within the upper rosette is the outline of a crown.
The entire interior of the church, as well as the altar, doors and window frames, inside and outside, have been recently repainted and the pews oiled and varnished by painters of the parish, the Messrs. P. G., John and B. Weakland and Richard Delozier.
In the auditorium of the church are 74 pews in two double rows with a broad aisle between these double rows, and a narrower aisle at each side of the church. These pews will seat in comfort at least 400 adults and in case of necessity 500, and on the gallery are pews out of the old church with a capacity of at least 100.
All of the windows in the church, except the small lights in the confessionals and in the Baptismal Font, the projection on the opposite side, the gable and those high up in the tower and towerette, were donted.
The inscriptions on the windows, commencing on the right side as you enter, are: "In Memory of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Storm; Donated by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gauntner; Donated by Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sherry; Donated by Sacred Heart Society; Donated by Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Dunegan, Sr.
On the left side, beginning near the entrance: Donated by Young Ladies; In Memory of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Farrell; In Memory of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sheehan; Donated by Sodality B. V. M.; within the Sanctuary, Donated by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Baker and Thomas Wilt.
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