The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-09-01
PASTOR RUSSELGS GREAT
PHOTO DRAMA WILL BE
SHOWN IN HOT SPRINGS.
No Admission Fee Charged, Only the
Coupon Published in Sunday Morn
ing's Sentinel Record.

for cod cash-it astonishes us, Two
miles of most wonderful pictures, col
cred and moving, are shown and eX-
planned in a high class theater, ac-
companied by delightful music-abso-
lutely free. What does all this mean,
we ask, as all of our readers will be
sure to want to know.
The reply comes, this is an attempt
on the part of some good Christian
people from all denominations to
popularize the Bible-and incidentally
to help the public over some Difficult
ties which in the past have been
stumbling blocks to many, because
misunderstood. These Bible students,
while not relaxing their interest in
the heather and in various reforms,
are seeking by this drama to stem
the tide of unbelief in the Bible wlIHh
seems to be rapidly sweeping over the
world.
Churches and ministers of al de-
nominations are serving church
going class; the Salvation Army
serves a down-and-out class; but the
great unchurched, intelligent company
OF professional men, clerks, book
keepers, mechanics, etc, are I'M
served. They are not opposed to re-
ligion, but as for themselves they can
no longer believe some of the mys-
teries taught them in childhood-the
various church creeds.
We must acknowledge that the
creeds of the dark ages are indefen-
sible, and that in supporting those
creeds we were more or less respon-
sible FOR the misunderstanding Of the
Bible which has become so prevalent.
1t is our duty toward God, toward the
Bible and toward this intelligent
class of thinking people, to spend
some money in helping them out OF
| the fog and back to an appreciation
of the divine character and plan. The
! photodrama of Creation has come ta
| this city with this end in yiew-tC
make clear to the public the grandeur
the beauty, the reliability of the Bible
and the great God which it reveals
and His glorious purposes of love and
sympathy toward humanity.
| But this drama is a very costly one
and additionally, the rent of this au-
ditorium is no small figure. besides
the light and the operators. ushers
etc. Where does all the money come
! from, that this can be presented free?
| The like of this was never known be-
| fore. Is there no comeback in the
way of profit or public or private So
licitation for money?
II is absolutely free, is the answr.
Money is never solicited, publicly n
privately; and yet, of course, the
drama is supported entirely by con
| tributions. but they are voluntary.
| People who witness the drama and
receive great blessings, sometimes,
like the Samaritan of old, return to
give glory to God and to assist in
carrying the work to other cities
The drama is now showing in about
twenty cities, and as duplicate copies
are prepared the scope is enlarged.
| However, as you have remarked, the
| pictures are more than ordinary, iii
| that they are hand-colored. This is
| extremely delicate work, of the best
artists, and requires much time and
money for the production OF each pic
ture for every copy of the drama.
| Part i will be shown Wednesday.
| later on il will be followed by the
other parts in turn. If they are all as
| beautiful as the first. it will not take
the crowds long to gather. And we
| believe that each one seeing and
hearing this first part viii admit that
he never got more pleasure and en-
tertainment in two hours. even if he
| paid IS for his ticket And then 10
think that this is free! We pinch
| ourselves in an endeayor to feel sure
that we are not dreaming.
While the drama as a whole is
STYLED Creation" the lecturer ex-
piained that it takes in the entire
scope of human history. The thought
is that the divine purpose from the
| beginning has been perfect earth. a
worldwide Eden, styled by Milton.
| Paradise Restored and in the per-
feet Eden, a perfect human race in
the character likeness or image Of
God. The drama, therefore, traces
human history to the present time
and on into the future, showing the
completed work lin due time" And it
| faithfully follows along Bible lines.
The lecturer reminded his hearers
| that thus it is written
Part | is so fascinating that we
must see IT again. 1t gives one some
thing to think about--to enjoy.
Part one will be shown at the Prin-
cess theater both afternoon and night
"Wednesday, September 2. Further
announcement of the program will be
made later.
There will be no admission fee
charged but in order to be admitted
you must present one of the coupons
published in The Sentinel-Record
Sunday morning. Sunday morning
papers will be on sale at the news
ctando aud oIon at tha Drfnaauc fhan.