Title: The Altar of Sacrifice
Object name: Altar
Artist: John A. Pearson
Modeller: Balmer & Blakely
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Sculptor/Stone carver:
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Charles Adamson
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Cléophas Soucy
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Date: 1926; 1950
Material: Hoptonwood limestone
Dimensions: 91.4 x 182.9 x 91.4 cm
Catalogue no.: O-3326
The Prince of Wales dedicated the Chamber's central
altar on August 3, 1927 with the following words: "In
the name of the people of Canada, I set apart the altar
of this Chamber to receive and hold forever the Book of
Remembrance that the glory of those whose names are
written therein may live for all generations."
The limestone block came from the county of Derbyshire,
and was a gift from Great Britain. The altar, enriched
with Gothic details, features the Royal Arms, the
Canadian coat of arms and the provincial shields. The
inscription, excerpted from John Bunyan's The
Pilgrim's Progress, reads: MY MARKS AND SCARS I
CARRY WITH ME TO BE A WITNESS FOR ME THAT I HAVE FOUGHT
HIS BATTLES, WHO NOW WILL BE MY REWARDER; SO HE PASSED
OVER, AND ALL THE TRUMPETS SOUNDED FOR HIM ON THE OTHER
SIDE.
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