The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-21
like DAYS OF OLD
Was Menninger Bible Glass
Commencement.
Members ImpersOnated Famous
Women of Scriptures.
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Jeptha's Daughter Lived Again
in Her Glory of Soul.
The IsraeIite Maid, RhOda and
the Ten Virgins.
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1t would have required no great
stress upon the imagination for a Visi-
tor at the First Presbyterian church
last night to have fancied hlmSen IN
the Holy Land of many centuries ago
One hundred of the famous women
of the Bible were represented in
pageant given by the 100 women ana
girls who graduated this year from
Mrs C. F. Menninger's Bible classes,
at the commencement exercises last
night Tableaux depicting two OF the
most chamring stories of the scriptures
added much to ensemble.
The pageant brought to NINA some
of the great paintings of the Bloie
days-a charming mosaic of the pur-
ples and reds and whites ana othei
positive colors which were so dlstlhc1
a feature of the costumes OF the Wo-
men of those times. The graduates
last night were dressed in the garb or
that period and did it with pa1nstaklns
care 1t netted a very artistic result
and proved to be the best exposition
of its kind ever given here. Inc now
ing robes. the shawls and scarfs, the
quaint head-dress, the plain oand
iewelry, the hair worn in long falling
tresses-the striking colors of the ma
terials, delightful in contrast mace an
unusual picture and aided in exenpi-
flying to a fine degree the Bible Work
which the classes have been doing.
Here is the HSl u IolD1O "OAAi~'A
represented in the pageant:
Famous Women Were Represented.
Abigail. Anna, Apphia, Bathsheba,
Bernice, Candace, Chloe, Crooked wo-
man. Damaris, Deborah, Delilah, Dor
cas-. Drusilla Damsel of Phinppl,
Elect Lady, Elizabeth, Esther, Eumce'
Conner, Hagar, Hannah, Herod1as,
Huldah. Unfortunate WIDOW, 1SoaeLte
Maid. Jael. Jaroboam's wife, Jezebel,
Joanna. Jochabed, Judith, Julia, Jobs
wife. Jairus, daughter, Jephthah,s
daughter. Ketruh. Leah, Lois, Lots
wife, Lydia Martha, Mary, Michael
Miriam. Naomi, Noadiah. oTp s4I
phar's wife. Priscilla, Pilates wife,
Pharaoh's daughter, Queen of Sheba,
Queen of Beltshazzar, Rachael. Re
bekah, Rizah, Ruth, Rahap, Rhoda,
Salome, Sapphire, Sarah. Shunemite
woman, Syro Phonecian woman SUI
same Vashti, widow of Zerepath,
Widow of two mites, Widow of Main,
Woman of Samaria, Wise woman of
Tekoa. Wise and Foolish Virgins, Zip
porah.
The pathetic story of the sacrifice
of Jephthah's daughter made beau
tifuI tableau. Her father, eager to
win in battle, pledged God that if
victory came to his arms that he
would sacrifice upon his return home
the first thing upon which his eyes
should fall. AS he entered his native
city after success, his daughter
rushed forward to meet him, and, ac-
cording to his promise, she was to be
the sacrifice. Six members of Mrs.
Menninger's Sunday school division
gave this tableau. Grace Dana rep
resented Jephthahs daughter. AS she,
weeping over her fate, and six of her
girlhood friends Sorrowing with her,
all dressed in the picturesque cos
tunes of that day, knelt in a little
saddened group. Alena Philbin, one
of the friends, sang song of COM
fort God Knows the Way" Miss
Philbin has a charming voice. With
exquisite infection of tone she told
in flutelike melody of the comfort
ing strength of the Lord. Besides
Miss Dana and Miss Philbin, the 9TH
ers in the tableau were Violet Crum-
bine, Bertha Clay, Ruth Rooster and
Helen Cook.
Features of the Program.
Louise Bell recited verses descrip-
tive of Jairus' daughter, who was
raised from the dead by Christ, and
Elizabeth Culver gave sketch of the
little Israelite maid who was taken
into captivity and who advised
katherine Mcfarland gave the story
of Rhoda. When Peter was put into
prison, his friends prayed for him.
While they were entreating for his
release, Peter was let out of prison
and came to the house of his friends.
Little Rhoda went to the door and
recognized his voice. A pretty tab
1eau was given of the wise and fool
ish virgins, bearing the candles The
following took part: Jane Alexander
Ethel McClements. Margery Mont