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POPULAR PASTOR OF 4. TEN.
PIE GIVES "A eRA ic DEscRlR.
TioN OF THE PASSION PLAY
AS PRESENTED AND vviT'FiE IS.
ED BL irH ousANps NJ ODER.
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GREAT REVERENCE SRlNlI
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The Most Intense Reverence 10 Man.
Tested On the Part Of tho Actora
In the Presentation Of the Play.

One Of the largest audiences that
ever faced n speaker In Fairmont
gathered last evening at the Methodist
Protestant Temple to iisten to the
lecture on the Passion Play delivered
by the pastor DR.. Broomilel d. Even
the front and side cloisters were utll.s
lied by the crowd, hearing the lecture
through the open wind lows, and many
were turned away besides.
Preceding the lecture the great
audience sang rAll Hail the Power
Of Jesus Name. and prayer was o.,
fered by the pastor. after which the
tenor soloist of the church, Mr.. Walter
Darlington, sang very impressively
"The PALMS.
In the Introduction to his lecture
DR.. Broomfield explained that the only
reason for his appearing In the role
Of lecturer was his desire TO respond
to. the many requests that had come
to him for a public descriptIon Of the,
Passion Play. He explained also that
because Of the profound impression
made upon him by: the play, he swas
less inclined to talk about that feature
of his recent European trip than Of
any other. 3 3sii isi, 4 \
After reviewing the history of Pas
sion Plays from the second century
until the present time, he made ~
plain that the 0berammRrgau play
in point of duration and influence
forms a class bl itself.
The audience was taken from Mti.
mich on a three hours tram ride to-
oberammergau. there viewing tho
Bavarians Tyrol, and "A Alpine 9lakes. ,in-
4 til the famous village was reached.
Then tens mile carriage ride was
taken through the Graswang Valley
Ito the Linderhof, one, on the many
palaces OF Ludwig II !, bet ter known 10
the mad King Ludw ot Bavaria
| Following this the speaker deGcrib.i
ed very yividly the Village Of ober.;
ammergau, situated gat the base OF
precipitous mountains, the hi ighest be-.
ing surmounted by anoi1ninense cross.
and the Sunday morning of the Play.
what a morning! PERCEPTIONS miotin.
tains and balmy atmosph here. leaping8
waterfalls and tinkling bells; warm
sunshine and the fragrance Of new.
mown hay; clouds everywhere on the
mountain sides, reforming like regl.4
ments to charge their enemies, the
oncoming ,sunbeams only; to be aiinis
4 hilated by the armies of the king Of
day. All this enshrouded with the
holy quiet Of the Sabbath day. y
The speaker contended that YOU
might as we'll expect the orchid from
the tropics to grow in the Artlc Circle,
as to expect the Passion Play to he
presented successfully outside Of Ito
mountain home. VI
!, With much clearnes, holding the
attention of the audience as though
they we're spell bound, Dr.! Broomtie tield
portrayed the Play in Its three parts,
eighteen acts, rs scenes and twenty.
7 five tableaux. 4 x
II At the close of the lecture he stated
that in all the years Of his public
speaking he had never addreased an
audience that was 80 responsive, and
that seemed SO to hang on every word
that fell from the speaker lips! Aa
to his Impression Of the Play he said,
"Mentally, the play and players pre-.
ksent many contradictions; but relig;
iously was profoundly Impressed
with their Sincerity Z s
At the close OF the lecture Miss
Katharine Hough sang very accept;
ably Calvary" e
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