Catoctin clarion., 1912-10-31
THE WORLD IN BALTIMORE.
Great Missionary Exposition
Now Open.

After weeks and months of unusual
preparation, the "World in Baltimore
was formally opened Friday of last week
in the large exposition building adjoining
the Lyric theatre. In connection with
this great show, the Pageant of Dark
ness and Light is being held in the Lyric
theatre, there being two performances
daily, one at and one at o'clock p. m.
To give our readers some idea of what
takes place in the exposition building,
we quote the following from the News
of Monday last:
"With l22 numbers on the program,
the World in Baltimore missionary expo
stion at the Lyric and annex is hum
ming today. This afternoon, while the
pageant (show) is in progress in the main
auditorium and plays are being given in
the play hall of the Lyric, an endless
number of free lectures, tableaux, play
lets, funerals, weddings, mock tortures,
games and services of praise to Allah
and many other strange gods are in pro-
gress,
I'm each of the departments plans
for improvements have been made, and
the stewards are attempting the more
difficult demonstrations of life scenes in
in heather lands.
"This great exposition is one of the
best tests possible for keen eyes and ears.
1t is test of perseverance, too, as at
each one of the booths there is someone
not only willing and anxious, but almost
determined to add another impression to
those picked up already.
"The young man in the corner of the
educational booth does not want you to
get past without noting the fact that the
map there shows that 81 Johns Hopkins
University students have gone AS mis-
sionares to the fields.
Then, the pleasant little woman in
charge of the infant mortality booth
wants you to know what the great array
of doll babies means. The black babies
are feeble minded and the white ones
sound minded The feeble minded ones
have had their defect traced back to al
coholic parents.
Zone has gently to move away from
one booth to another, or run the risk of
learning all about alcoholic dogs and ba-
bies and nothing of the chid-brlde who
is being wooed by huge lover, deccrat-
ed in dazzling colors which are hard for
her to resist.
From this romantic scene the traveller
comes suddenly upon a noisy Mohamme-
dan funeral Last night one bride, was
married four times, each time before
larger crowd. The poor fellow in the
Syrian tent died every 20 minutes after
Rev Faddoul Maghabghab began to note
how the spectators enjoyed the funeral
procession. When it was over he said he
was "almost worn out
There are many native missionaries
attending the exposition, and many are
helping to make the exhibit of their own
mission field success.
Rev. DR.. John F. Goucher, who has
made several tours of the world inve esti-
eating the missionary fields, says that
the World in Baltimore gives a more
graphic picture of those conditions than
he thought possible, and that the exposi-
tion is marvellous in completeness.
The Pageant of Darkness and Light is
a great musical drama, a spectacular
presentation of triumphal events in the
history of missions. There are five epi-
sodes or scenes. in each of which about
two hundred persons participate.
The first episode is known as the Epi-
sode of the North. The scene represents
an Indian camp in the far Northwest.
The chief and his wife are in distress at
the loss of their daughter, who has stray
ed from the line of march. To the camp
comes band of Eskimos to trade. The
Medicine Man incites the braves to kill
them and take their goods, but they are
prevented from doing this by the arrival
of the Missionary. He brings with him
the Chiefs child, whom he has found in
the woods, and thus gains the Chiefs
good will. His message of the Gospel is
joyously accepted by the Indians.
In the South Episode, the scene is at
Ujiji, Africa, where Livingstone is rest
ing for awhile Two Arab women attend
him. His converts are building a mission
house. The wife of an Arab slave-raider
enters and pleads for aid for her wound
ed husband. Livingstone ministers to
him bodily and spiritually and receives
as his recompense two slaves, whom he
at once sets free. Livingstone is full of
thoughts of home. A runner comes pant
ing into the settlement with news of the
coming of white man. Stanly enters
with his followers and begs Livingstone
to return to civilization with him. The
Great Master" tells Stanly that he will
not leave Africa until his work is done.
The first scene of the East Episode
opens with furious mob of natives of
India assailing the house of an English
missionary, demanding native child,
Rhadamani, whom they wish to marry to
an old man. The Governor disperses the
mob Rhadamani then furtively enters
and implores the missionary to save her,
but both Missionary and Governor are
helpless. Rhadamani, in despair, rushes
out into the very arms of the awaiting
populace, who march her away to her
fate.
: The second scene is in public square