The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-26
CHRIST BEFORE PLATE.
School Children Admitted for Five
Cents Each Tomorrow,

The interest over the splendid and
wonderfully impressive great painting
Christ Before Plate" on exhibition at
the First M. e. church, continues UNI
abated. Tomorrow Saturday to ac-
'commodate the hundreds of school chill
dren who will want to see this great
work Of art, the management will adj
init all children for five cents each and
will present each child with pretty
| little souvenir of the exhibition. The
| chance to see this picture is passing
away fast, as it goes next week to Bos-
| ton, where it will be exhibited under
the auspices of the Boston Y. M. c. A.
feet to the beauty and strength of the
picture 1t will be lighted from overhead
by electric lights instead of from the
foot as heretofore. Thomas A. Turner,
the gentleman who represents the
owner of the picture at the exhibition,
is a brother of Mr.. Turner, publisher
of the newspaper Public Spirit" is
sued at Air Junction, Mass. The orig
inal of this picture is owned by John
Wanamaker, and Is now at his private
residence.
Wednesday afternoon about o'clock
Mr.. Irvine and some of his Fair Ha-
ven co-laborers visited the First NJ e.
church with fifty children to view this
famous painting, Christ Before Pr
late" Addressing the adults present
he said: Il have asked permission to
speak few words to the children on
this picture / hope for the childrens
sake you will pardon an intrusion upon
your meditation and pardon also the
remarks of novice" File said in sub
stance: This is the artists conception |
of Christs trial before PLATE. 1t is
the portrayal of that great soul sur |
rounded by crafty, intriguing, ignorant |
men. There are several languages |
spoken here; a language of color: a
language of expression; language of |
soul The first of these gives to each
man the robe BETTING his station. The
man on the throne is arrayed in white,
which means Justice The high priest
is clothed in scarlet and purple, and
the others in accordance with their
rank or station in life. The coloring is
rich and reminds one of the coloring Of
Titan. Each figure in the picture car
ries his inner history on his face. One
who had never read the gospels could
stand before the canvass and repeat the
history of the greatest judicial trial the
world ever saw. Pilates brow Is wrnk-
led, his heavy eyebrows droop and a
furrow tells the story of a
conscience. Cons fence tells
him to let the Son of Man go: policy
says No! He counts the cost--he
weighs Christ and the mob The Mas
.er is not in the position of one who
awaits the verdict with bated breath.
He stands there serene, calm, and un-
he crafty ruler but away off into va
into the face of the Fa-
her beyond. Caiphas accuses Him We
Beneath the extended arm
# Caiphas sits his old father-in-law,
Annas. To the left of Annas we notice
hree of the Sanhedrim-three pin point
Their faces tell the story
they are Pharisees. A man came in .
'ere yesterday and delivered himself Of
criticism. or course anyone with the
rains Of a calf could do that He sad
he picture was incorrect historically.
'hrist, according to the man, did not
year garment such as he is represe IT.
d as wearing here, and the trial did
lot take place in this hall, etc, etc. :
here are dozen such critics painted =
p this canvass. Here they are-and
ere-these old doctors Of the law who .
abbled more over the breadth of a
ringe than they talked of the purity !
t life. The artist has given us here
he greatest conception of the trial Of s
'hrist ever given to the world He
ainted it for people who could see with
heir souls as well as think with their
rains.
Notice this man with his mouth }
pen and his hands flung high over his
cad. Notice his brow. Do you know
Thy he shouts cruelty Him. because
e hasn't brains enough to be or do G
nything else. His Is the loud shout
'hich bespeaks the vacant mind. Scan
ne crowd-begin away back there
here they are shouting Notice the 7
enius of the artist as with his magic !
rush he paints ladder of Intelligence, t
ack there in the first rung-then you
tep up toward Pilate--the brains en- +
lrge and the figures become more in
'lligent looking. The scribes are high
: than the rabble--the Pharisees and
RESTS higher still then the diplomatic
ilate and finally when you reach the
'p you linger there for majestic 4
Neetness sits enthroned upon the Saw 4
urs brow
There Is one sympathetic face in the
'owd; 1t is woman. She has a child
her arms. Perhaps Christ had once
ken it upon His knee and blest it. The -
oman soldier keeps back the mob
hat brawny arm he has-was it that
m, think We, that smote the Master?
ow natural every movement! How r.
fe-like! What a superb picture, mar lb
elous conception and what a sermon a a.
the great multitAdes between the At q,
ntic and the Pacific
Here followed a short sketch of Mum ~
icsy's life and warm words for Mr.. -
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