The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1911-06-08

has grown a central inter denomi.
nation al committee reprrscutinF
the denominations cooperating Ia
"Tho World III Boston,
After some experiments local iH
stltutcs were established for Mission
airy education and The final organ.
lzatlon Tor The World Ia Roaton
was offec'ed on March seth, 1903
approximately fifty different rcii-
Eious bodies we're represented up.
on the hoard ot managers In Jam
uary 1910 Rev, A. A. Gardner OF
London was asked 60 become the
General Secretary. With nearly
90 .000 persons taking part and an
expenditure OF nearly 100000.
right manfully have they OF Boston
and vicinity wrought IN bringing
this great Missionary Exhibition TO
successful exhibition aud q tinan
cial success We understand that
this is now corporation aud is to-
be- exhibited In other cities begiunin
with Providence Having thus some
what wearicd you with the story of
the beginning OF this great undertak
Ing. let me give you in part a pic.
ture OF what is to be seen,
Let me take you to Mechanics
Hall with Its corridors and halls
both large and small. Walking
frs In the corridors you viii meet
motley crowd representing many
nations, In their national costumes,
Japan, China, India, Turkey, Korea,
the Islands of the Sea, Leading |
off OF the main corridors are courts
and booths. representing these mem
toned nations and tribes, with their
wares and pictures of life as II real
ly is In their cities and towns,
Above on the second floor there are
halls In which continuous nerforman-
ces are going on showing the differ
ent phases of Missionary life.
In tableanx hall We found no.
tice posted Standing Room Only
and entered to find that the flske
Jubilee Singers We're giving some OF
those Negro Melodies that we all
delight TO hear.
Then followed n costume eShibi-
tlon Of Syria with lecture aud dis
play of costumes as described with
articles Of utility and showing how
used
Then representation of the
fIaystack Party, by band of young
men from Williams College, repre-
senting Saml. J. Mills and his as
sociates dressed In the costume OF
100 years ago, with swallow tailed
coats with brass buttons, tall hats.
and buff vests, and they talked OF
their desire that the heather nations
should have the gospel. Following
this came young man on the
platform and told these young men
of one hundred years ago what God
had wrought In since their day
These were continuous performan-
ces and often have had similar large
gatherings, In the great hall was
held twice day the Pageant OF
Light and Darkness. II Is esti-
mated that this hall seating about
eight thousand persons had an aver
age during the month of over five
thousand attendants at each pageant
The stage setting was fine. In
front was large orchestra mostly
of women. To the right In the sal
lery were the sopranos of the great
choir. to the left the altos, and be
low nearer the platform and Oh
either side the tenor and the bass,
These were all IN green robe trim
med with white and head piece
of the same color and trimming
Promptly on the hour the orchestra
gave us fine music and at the
sound OF trumpet there appeared
before the curtain the procurator,
He Is dressed in the green robe of
the choir and as the light is thrown
upon him, with no hsitation. he pro-
nounces the prologue. Personally
was greatly thrilled at this portion
of the entertainment Then the
curtains were drawn and we have
Episode One--The North. This
scene represents an Indian camp IN
the far Northwest The braves are
lounging around the fires, the wo-
men busy working The Chief ana
his wife are in distress Al the loss
of their little daughter who strayed
from the line of march three days
ago and has not been found. TO
the camp comes band Of Esqui~
maux for trading purposes. The
Medicine Man incites the braves to
kill them and take their goods Just
as they are about TO do so Mis-
sionary enters He brings the
Chiefs little daughter whom he
found strayfhg IN the woods. Thus
he gains the Chiefs good VIII and
a hearing for his message.
Episode 2. The Soutb--Giyes the
story OF the meeting Of Livingston
and Stanley at Ujiji IN Africa and
the whole is well sustained,
Episode g. The East gave the
story Of the burning Of an Indian
Widow and her rescue from such
death.
Episode 4. The West gave The
story OF the defiance Of kapiotani
the Queen Of the Sandwich Islands
Of Pete the goddess Of the Volcano
Kilauea. This was wonderful pre-
sentiment and well acted by all
Episode g. The final procession
All the actors and the choir came
on the platform with then
banners and insignia and sang
hymn entitled, In Christ Thete IN
no East or West"