Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-03-17
yet with simple courage beautiful

Nincl. Seated on either side of the
Christ, and arguing strenuousy among
themselves, were the twelve disci-
pies. The question they were argu-
ing was as to who should be leader in
the New Kingdom. To set an exam
pie of humility TO them, the Christ
rises and, with an indescribable DIG
nifty, slowly passes from one to anoth-
er, washing the feet of each. While
they are eating the bread and wine in
silence, the Master tells them that
one OF the twelve present is TO be-
tray him. CONSERVATION follows.
each asking who the guilty one is.
Another very interesting scene was
the one in the hall of the Sanhedrin.
At first, as the curtain rose, we per
ceived the digintarres of the Jewish
church debating as to what should
be done with the Galilean who claimed
to be the Son of God. While they
disputed. Judas entered and to him
they turned their words. They
shrewdly said nothing about killing
Christ but simply told him that they
wished TO imprison the Master SO as
TO prevent his uttering any more eA-
IRENE doctrines. At first Judas en-
phatically refused bit gradually the
sight of the money lured him on
with an irresistible attraction and
suddenly he clutohed at the bag of
gold. After opening it he tested
each piece eagerly with his teeth and
signitied his consent to the priests by
a nod of the head.
The scene in the Garden of Geth-
semane is most dramatic. The
disciples are sleeping on the
rocks while the Christ kneels
on rock higher up. Here he pleads
with his Heavenly Father to give
him strength to bear the inevitable.
Soon he awakens the disciples to pre-
pare them for the coming Incidents.
The Roman guards come forward
lead by Judas. He advances to Christ.
with a rapid step as if he were. fore
ing himself to commit an act of steal
ing. Then with a quick, nervous
movement he leans forward and inn
prints the fatal kiss upon his Masters
brow. This accomplished, he sinks
back into the darkness of the woods
leaving the Roman Centurians to
perform their duty. TIE Christ at
tempts no violence with the soldiers
but calmly allows himself to be bound.
His disciples having deserted him in
their terror at seeing the soldiers he
is left friendleSs and alone to tie
mercies of the guards.
Christ is then led before the Sanhed-
rim and here condemned to die. How
ever, his death must be ratified by the
Roman Governor, Plate, before the
deed can be carried out. This, PLATE
refuses to do. as he said, "a true
Roman never condemns a man I'M
heard" When he hears that Christ
is. from Galilee he Immediately sends
him to Herod under whose jurisdic-
tion that territory was. At first.
thinking Christ to be some poor
lunatic, Herod tries to have some
sport with him. After becoming
offended at the reticence of Christ.
he sends him back to Plate PLATE
does all in his power to free the
Master but as the mob are so very
insistent, he gives in and allows them
to have their way.
From here the play grows more and
more tragic. In act XIIIthe curtain
rises 60 reveal the stately form of the
Master bound to pillar, his clothes
smeared with blood. Four soldiers
are beating him cruelty with leather
thongs. In spite of the terrific pain
that he suffers and which his counte-
nance shows, not sigh escapes him,
10 the chagrin of his tormentors.
At last, however, when his endurance
is gone, he falls Imply to the floor.
Even this is not enough. As soon as
he RECEIVERS they cast q purple mantle
over his bare shoulders and press a
crown of tnorns on his head by brute
force, hooking and reviling him.
Before the scene of the Crucifxion.
the chorus comes out dressed entirely
in black robes to sing its slow, mourn
full chant. Then they draw back off
the stage while the curtain rises to
disclose the scene of Calvary. Two
each bearing its human load.
have already been erected The
cross on which the Christ is nailed is
slowly being raised to an upright
position in the space between the
other two. On the projecting part
above his head is sign which reads:
"This is Jesus, the King of the Jews
All the minor details in the Cruel
fixion as related in the Bible, such as
the soldier piercing the side of Christ
with his lance, and the fering If :.
sponge, moistened with vinigar, to
his parched lips, are presented. The
reafiSm in all this is indeed terrible.
The descent from the cross much
the famous painting By
Reubens. Next, the scene of the
Resurrection is enacted followed by
the TRANSPORTATION.
In the latter, the closing act of the
drama, the white robed Christ hold
ing a palm branch stands in the
midst of his disciples. Close to him
are his mother and Mary MagdaIene.
AS he blesSes them he seems to slow
y rise ~ 20 the air ard disappear.
The cuToain falls and the chorus.
agair u its bright robes, resumes its
place, singing. with joyful enthu-
siasm, "Hallelujah Praise. Honor.
Power and Majesty be unto Thee.
from Everlasting TO Everlasting.
The chorus left the stage and