Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-15
TOPICS OF TIE DAY OF REST
Oliver Cromwell Will Be Placed on
the Auditorium Stage.
CAST ENTIRELY LOCAL FOLK
Church People WIN Unite In PrOduc-
inE rat Drama of stirring
Times in English History
Making.

The Kountze Memorial Lutheran church
r. planning an historical entertainment to
be given at the Auditorium on Thursday
and Friday evening. November S and a.
The title Of the entertainment is "Ollver
Cromwe VS.. Charles L." or "The Story OF
the English Reformation"
The program fs opened by an overture,
followed by a large chorus singing, The
Son Of Cod" and Praise Ye the Father"
Then follows the a1legorical procession, in
which Purltans and Cavaliers vie with
each other In praIsing God.
Here, then, is introduced a scene at Cam
bridge university. where the students dis
cuss the merits and dement's Of the princi-
pal religious sects Of their day, and express
ing appreciation OF their modes OF worship.
The scene shows Cromwell deciding to
fight for the abolition OF form and symbols
of popery from public worship.
In scene second King Charles appears in
Parliament to arrest five of its members
for treason. Here the curtain rises and dis
closes Parliament in the act Of assembling.
The king appears and states his position
as regards the ruling OF the kingdom both
in religious and civil matters. After his
withdrawal Hampden and Cromwell. amidst
a storing scene, make a declaration OF
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In the third and last scene Cromwell
rejects the crown, declines a visit from
Queen Christina Of Sweden. the apostate
daughter Of Gustavus Adolphus, promises
the French minister toletstion OF Catholics,
assures the. Spanish minister there can be
no abiding peace between England and
Spain until the latter ceases to war against
Pedestrians, accepts the thanks Of the
Netherlands for protection in their religion,
announces that the work of his life has
been and shall be to make the religion OF
a Jew, Catholic, an Episcopalian or a dis
senter alike sacred before the law, and ia
bring about religious liberation between
tho nations Of the earth. The costumes OF
these scenes are very beautiful and art
historically correct seventeenth century re-
productions.
The entire cast In this entertainment hal
been secured from Omaha people. Carl E
Herring will represent oliver Cromwell
DR.. w. o.. Henry will represent Charles l
Other characters will be represented by
talent from the city and are chosen 70,
their fitness for the respective positions
Major and Mrs. Harris from the Missouri
division have been appointed to the Ne
braska and South Dakota division. unde
Lieutenant Colonel Cox. The major sue
ceeds Staff Captain Storey and wife. Col
onel Cox will be here to lead meeting
three times on Sunday. The installation
Of the major will be at s p. m. sunda,
evening. Sunday meetings. 1O:45 a. M, ss
p. m. and s p. m.
The Rev. T. X. Hunter, who has &C
cepted n call to the Central Presbyterian
church of Nevada, Ia. will leave witt
morning.
The regular meeting OF the omah
Ministerial union will be held Monda,
morning in the assembly room at tn
Young Mems Christian association build
ing. Rev. Charles Heron will read
paper on the subject, Spiritual Dlagno
sis"
Railroad men will be the special guest
of the Mems club Of the First Pres
byterian church at Its meeting Nor
day evening at 7;45 o'clock in tn
church. Both shop employees and me
working at the various railroad office
are invited. and those in charge OF tn
meeting have made arrangements I
have railroad men preside and take par
Sam North OF the Illinois central will
be chairman and a stereopticon iectur
will be delivered by Maintenance En-
Eineer A. A. Schenck of the Northwest
ern. Although the subject Of the leo
ture has not been announced, 1t is un
derstood that Mr.. Schenck's stereopticoI
slides are Of railroading in the Canadis