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Within the sacristy are the following: In Memory of Andrew and Margaret Fey; Donated by Mr. and Mrs. Wm. J. Adams; In Memory of John and Maria Neason; in the lavatory, Donated by Con Dunn.
At the head of the stairs ascending to the gallery: Donated by St. Augustine Farmers' Alliance No. 71; Donated by Branch 139, E. B. A. Society; in Catharine wheel window, back of large organ purchased during rectorate of Father Welch, Donated by Fathers James and Anthony Ludden of Albany, New York. Father Anthony, the writer understands was a bishop in one of the dioceses of the archdiocese of New York.
In the towerette are two windows on one of which appears: Donated by Mr. and Mrs. George Harber; and on the other, Donated by Mr. and Mrs. James Cawley.
High in the tower is the bell to which the writer has indited:
Apostrophe to the Bell in the Church of St. Augustine.
Well hast thou filled, mid joy, mid tears,
Thy mission here for many years!
Old bell, we know thy tones full well
When thou of joy or sadness tell.
Oft hast thou rung with glad acclaim;
Oft hast thou done thy task, the same,
When muffled wert thou, brazen bell,
To sadly toll the fun'ral knell.
Oft hast thou called us here to pray
On Sunday and on holy day;
To worship at the holy Mass
On Christmas Day, on Candlemas.
And thou hast pealed forth joy to us
At Vespers and the Angelus,
At morn, at noon and eventide
Thy tones reechoed far and wide.
In Lent full sad, on Easter morn
As joyous as when Christ was born;
Ring on, old bell, oh, that you may
Ring daily here till Judgment Day!
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