The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-18
TWO B|G AUDIENCES AT TIE b|JOU ID SEE TIE BIBLE MOVIES
Over 5000 People See Pic lures and 1000 Are Turned Away-Will Be Shown
 Here a Month

The BiJeH theatre was packed yes terdas beth afternoon and evening bs a representative audience to witness the drama Of ereatien.s 1t Is estimated that aseo persons saw the Bible ''mey- les and 1000 were turned awas.
 Part one viii he repeated twice daily at and D. m. during the entire week, after which the following three parts Will he shown consecutive weeks. The seats free and no collection pre- sramme will he carried out during the entire run of An days at the Iijeu. As previously announced, the produce tlen Is financed by the international Bible Students association. under whose auspices the pictures are being shown In Birmingham and other large cities,
 Familiar selections from fameus ora torios preceded the showing of the pie- lures, The first pictures thrown upon the screen related to the early ore ative work in ordering this planet halo itable Tor animal life, The work of each creative day as recorded in the opening chapters of Genesis was olose- ly followed supplemented by recent geological findings of n oorroborative nature. by Professor Vail and others. Incidents taken from tho lives of the prophets wore re-enaeted on the screen to accompaniment sof phono- graph lectures dictated by Pastor Rus sel of the Brooklyn and London tab ernacles
 During brief intermission m aa- dress of welooma was made by Will Ham F. Woodbridge. who Is in charge of the production in Birmingham He said that the object of the pictures it not to proselyte In the interest Of the Bible Students association, but rather to give the spectators a clearer visor of the Biblical transletions and to ere moro sincere reverence for the Bible.
 lne graphophone is peculiarly distinct Every word can be understood from al parts of the house, even to the topmos seats on the balcony. At the beginning and end of each record chimes ars sounded by the sraphophone This sud. den pealing of the musical bells gives very pleasing effect and guides tn, notion picture machine operator fl throwing the pictures on the screen. Al frequent intervals during the intermis sions the audience is entertained with [ graphophone concert of sacred song, ano anthems.
 The pictures are in themselves most remarkable production. The stcreopticon views are highly colored, and stand out very distinctly. The moving pictures tell the stories of well known Biblical events such as the "slaying of Abel and Cain. 'Abraham's Sacrifice of Isaac, and the story of the Deluge. The explanator, notes on the pictures are easily under, stood and are held on the screen suff ciently long. for all to read them. Literature explanatory of the creation drama was distributed at the oeginninl of each performance. Women members of the Birmingham class of Bible Stu dents association acted as ushers. The pictures thrown on the screen re freshed to the mind Bible stories tha had been forgotten, and the accompany ing concise lectures gave them new setting. The gospel message was so sci forth that Jew or gontile Catholic oI Protestant was made to feel at home The Bible and history are logically Gno reasonably harmcnized
 The International Bible Students asso- citation presenting the photo drama, has undertaken a stupendous task. The pur- pose Is to exhibit Creation in all civi- lized lands, and they have taken the popular means in using the movies