Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-19

Commencing next Tuesday after
noon at o'clock at the Augusta City
hall there will be shown the photo
drama, Creation" There is not a
cent of charge and no appeal for funds
in any manner to those who witness
the wonderful story of the Bible as
portrayed in this drama.
Some years ago the International
Bible Students Association deter
mined to find some method to bring
to the mind Of the people of all the
earth the wonderful story of the
Bible. 1t must be in a manner that
the heather Chinee or the college pro-
fessor might read as he ram" There
was only one way that this could be
done-through the medium of the
universal language, the movies"
Then began an elaborate prepara-
ton of the subject matter that would
be necessary to have the complete
story told. There and then 1t was
found that the greatest stumbling
block was the matter of creation"
The fact that science and the Bible
were on the outs, so far as time and
ages were concerned, has made many
skeptic. So it was determined that
this would be given attention not
alone of students of the Bible but by
scientists who were in tune with the
declaration as made in Genesis.
With their scientific knowledge to
call upon, the making Of the pictures
was commenced. First there came
means and methods of the showing of
Ty, Ii oil
complete data that could be found
anywhere in the student world was
called upon. Beginning with the
nebular star theory the pictures of the
films show the formation, that, &C
cording to scientists became the
world. There are shown the gather
ing of the gases, the evolution toward
the solidifying and finally the con-
solidation into the bare world of the
beginning.
Science again plays the part of the
| creation of the preparation of the
earth for man. First is shown the
creation of the vegetable kingdom, the
methods by which plants multiplied
and even crossed their various forms
IT, make different species. Then comes
the creation of the animal kingdom.
In this, prehistoric beings of fantastic
shape and size startle the persons who
| have made no study of the world as
| it was in the beginning" Detail has
| been closely adhered to and museums
and institutions for the study of the
! prehistoric have been raked for any
thing that dealt on the subject so that
the Investigations of scientists could
be closely followed.
Then the supreme point Is reached
the creation of man by God. AS to
the foregoing, the master minds that
directed the preparation of these won
| derful films gave much of their time
The assertion has been made that rs
| per cent. of the skeptics who have
| declared against the Bible come from
| those who have dabbled with science.
The claim is that the world of science
| is not akin to that of the teachings as
recorded in the Bible. The claim is
put forth that any skeptic who will
| view the pictures, and who has a
knowledge of science can not but be
| struck with the interlocking of that
study and the teachings from the
| Good Book.
| That history, science and the Bibli-
| cal teachings could and have been
| harmonized is said to be the greatest
achievement of the whole of the films.
From this on, the films deal with the
history. political and spiritual of the
| Bible. In order that all detail might
be absolutely correct, even to the
background of trees, grasses. archi-
lecture, etc, was necessary that a
complete company be sent to the old
lands in which the scenes transpired.
There are many church folk whose
dream has been one day to stand by
Jordan's river or by the spot where
the tomb of the Christ once was. To
them the work of the portrayal of
Biblical events was made to specially
appeal.
Old Testament subjects that are as
familiar to church going folk as the
faces of the members of their families
are brought before the people who
see the pictures, in a most vivid man
ner. The exploits of David, the
wonderful teachings of Moses and of
Solomon, the tribal love of Abraham
and Isaac, are all dealt with care
! fully, and so as there will be last