The independent-reporter., 1910-12-08


Tor the present play are made in the
village. They are composed of all |
sorts of expensive materials, silks,
velvets gilt and laces, the cost of which
amounts to nearly 100000. Besides
these, there are the sandals, Roman
spears, helmets, shields and cuiras-
sess, the robes alone occupying 23
rooms. AS to makeup, there is none;
the men of the village only allowing |
.heir hair to grow for nearly two
years before the play begins, so that
in most cases 1t falls to their shoul- |
ders.
The chorus consists Of forty singers |
fourteen of whom are soloists and
the leader again is Jacob Rutz, the |
o, Jerusalem, would that my coming |
were as dear to thee as it Is to these
my friends. But thou art stricken |
with blindness
Peter begs Jesus to stay in this |
house until the storm is past. Sternly |
lrebuking him, Jesus replies, Get thee
behind me tempter. Thou savorest |
of things that are not of God, but
those that be of men. Can the reap |
er tarry in the shade while the ripe |
harvest awaits him. The Son of
Man came not to be ministered unto |
but to minister and to give his life
ransom for many The disciples. |
anxious for their own welfare If Jesus
gives up his life, ask him what of
themselves. Trouble not yourselves"
said Jesus, II have power to lay
down my life and | have power to
take it up again. This command |
ment | have received of my Father"
While they were speaking Mary Mag |
dalene silently approached carrying
bottle of ointment of Spikenard
which she pours over Jesus head
saying Rabbi" Jesus said but one
word, Mary" in a tone full of ten
derness and love. Bending the Mag
dalene annoints the feet of Jesus and
wipes them with her hair. Judas
cannot contain himself at the sight
and suggests that the ointment should
better have been saved for the poor.
To him Jesus replies, THE poor yel
have always with you, but me ye have
mot always
Rising, Jesus takes leave of Mary
and Martha and Is turning to go
when Mary. the Mother of Jesus and
her companions are seen approaching.
The scene between the Mother and
Son is intensely affecting for Mary
foresees at once the sacrifice Jesus is
about to make and it is with heart
rending anguish that she sees him
leave her saying, THE Father calls
me- Fare thee we'll, best of Mothers.
THE LAST JOURNEY TO JERUSA-
LEM
Arriving near to Jerusalem, Jesus
sends Peter and John to prepare the
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pointed by Jesus to carry the money
bag now comes forward and asks
Jesus to make some provision for the
support of the disciples, again max
ing reference to the 300 pence which
the ointment would have brought
which he considers has been wholly
wasted. Jesus reproved him saying
"Ye have never lacked anything hith-
erto and believe me. that what is
necessary will not fail you in time to
come" Passing on with the other
disciples, Jesus leaves behind only
Judas, who stands by himself solilo-
QuiZing as to his future course and
whether he shall still remain with the
Master, as it seems to his thrifty soul
| that little is now to be gained by so
doing. Here, Dathan emissary OF the
traders, finds him and 1t is not hard
in his present state of mind and with
tales of the large reward offered by
the council for information as to the
nightly resort of Jesus, to gain his
promise to assist them. Left alone
Judas has some qualms, but these he
| quickly silences with argument and
departs to find Jesus.
The seventh and eighth tableauX are
remarkable in their grouping of hun
! dreds of persons in a small space and
| foreshadow the last Supper, the first
showing the Gathering of Mama III
| the Wilderness, the second the re-
turn of the Spies to the Promised
Land with huge bunch of grapes.
Four hundred persons, including one
hundred and fifty children are group
ed in the two pictures and they are
so motionless that one might almost
imagine it a huge painted canvas.
THE LAST SUPPER.
The last-at the end of everything.
Never is the full meaning of the word
borne in upon us but feeling of awe
and sadness attends And this was
the Last Supper the closing scene
with his beloved disciples, who had
/ followed him through his years of
! lHIHlSllS anu ONSl liio IlCol
learned | wish could bring it
nome to you as | saw it. The simple
almost bare room, with the three
great windows at the rear through
which one could see the distant
mountains, the long table covered
with the snowy cloth the flagons for
wine, cups and the loaf of bread. In
the center, the silent dignfied Jesus
with a face SO sad that it seemed
lore shadowed with the great suffer
ing that was to come. Thirty-three
years had he lived among men. The
son of man that came not to be min
istered unto but to minister ah how
soon was that ministry to cease, with
that last act, the giving of his life as
ransom for many. Peter sits at the
right hand of Jesus. His fine rugged
face and head with his beard and hair
streaked with grey give you no
thought that he, too, who SO loved his
Master will yet deny him. At his
left sits John, the beloved disciple.
His fine young face uplifted with a
purity wonderful indeed. Judas next
Peter, sits silent and scowling.
Jesus. first blessing the wine drinks
from the cup and passes it on to the
disciples.