The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-21
MISSION EXHIBIT
A WONDERFUL ONE
Works of Home and Foreign
Missionaries Will Be
Shown at Boston.
(Amcrican News Service)

Boston, April 21.-With the fore
most religious and mission workers
here preparing for participation in
"rhe World I'm Boston," the most
elaborate exhibit Of the works OF home
and foreign missionaries ever attempt
ed In this country or abroad, every
thing is In readiness for the opening
Of the exposition tomorrow I'm Me-
chanics hall, the largest In New Eng
land.
Some twenty thousand persons, who
will take part In the exposition ITSELF
which will be In progress until May
20. thronged about the points of in
terest of Boston today. Many of the
visiting Christian workers inspected
the Revolutionary landmarks. but the
exposition hall itself was by no means
n place of inactivity. Swarms OF men
and women were bnsiiy engaged In
putting the finishing touches to the
exhibits. SO that nothing will be left
undone by the time the formal open
ing takes place tomorrow.
capsn win Preside.
Samuel b. Capen, l.. l.. d.. president
of the American Board of Commits
sioners for Foreign Mission and presi-
dent also OF THE World in Boston"
will preside. Bishop Lawrence of the
Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Massa-
chusetts will declare the exposition
open, and Mrs. Helen Barrett Mont.
gomery, OF Rochester, New York, and
Booker r. Washington, will speak.
hn will hat In n
opening ceremonies are Rev. Cortland
Meyers, pastor Of fremont Temple;
Bishop Mallalieu of the Methodist
church: Rev. A. Conrad. and Rev. +.
4. Bisbee, ID. ID. The exposition it.
self will be thrown open to the pub
lie Immediately ut the close of the
ceremonies.
"rhe World in Boston" embraces the
reproduction on a large scale, Of con.
ditions which have marked the inau-
guration and progress of all mission
airy work. Exhibits show what is &C
tually taking place in the home field"
by the reproduction of scenes Illus
trating contact with the Indians and
the settlers of the Western states; OF
efforts to reach the immigrants as they
land In New York and advances In
Cuba, Hawaii and Porto Rico. Other
exhibits trace progress In China, ia
pan. India and the Islands of the
sea-" To make this real. missionaries
who have had part In the scenes de-
picted. implements which have been
used. natives who have responded to
the appeal OF the Gospel. relics, curios.
models, even buildings are employed.
while demonstrations, lectures. tab
leauz and moving pictures, will be in.
troduced.
Has Been Big Task.
To bring the enterprise to perfection
has been the task OF many months.
~ an army of volunteer helpers, or
stewards" who have been studying
and undergoing training to take part
In the exposition as impersonators,
demonstrators or lecturers, or as sing
ers or participants i'm the Pageant of
Darkness and Light the musical
drama. to be presented twice. daily,
which Is to be one Of the principal
features of the exposition. These
volunteers number over 10000. One.
fourth Of the volunteers, or about 5000
persons will take part in the Page
ant"
A larger number OF people have vol.
unteered as stewards than performed
the same service In the great English
missionary exposition of 1908 and
1909. "The Orient In London" and
Africa and the Easel" held in the
British metropolis.
The stewards are to wear the ma
tive dress or costume of the people
they impersonate. These rang from
Amrican Indians and cowboys, tc
Arabs. Chinese. Brahmins, and native
Africans.
Hundreds of these stewards will at
tend the opening ceremonies. clad in
costumes Of all nations. Every mis-
sionary In or near Boston has been in
vited to wear the native dress Of the
country In which he works, and occup!
seat on the platform.
There will be four special denomina
tional days during the exposition as
follows:
April a5-Baptist Day.
May 2--CongreIationA Day; Uni
yersalist Day.
May 9--Episcopal Day.
May 16-Methodist Day; Presbyter
Ian Day.
There will also be Students Day
Monday. May |. Special days fol
Young Peoples societies. Women's
Day. Foreign Mission Day. and Hon.
n.xs a
Six special days. one for each New
England state. are scheduled. All the
Saturdays win be called Children:
Days. with special program for chill
dren from Sunday schools or day
schools or any large group Of childrer
accompanied by adplts.
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