The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-19

spoken sermons to one In pictures IN
very radical, the evening service will
be much the same. II Is stated that
thousands Of films are now on the
market for use In churches aud II II
expected that their use will grow
greater ~ time goes IN. The use uf
moving pictures In the churches opens
up u new field for that industry In
which the producers are now pushed
Ia their capacity.
Bible Subjects Are Used
Not only Bible subjects, but many
suitable for the movies IN churches.
The scenarios are written by those
who have n thorough knowledge " the
subjects and illustrated on the screen.
the sermons In the form " plays are
considered altogether M convincing ~
the sermons delivered by the pastors.
A close study u the subject Ii being
made by many church people. In this
city M well ~ elsewhere. II will not
re surprising II several other churches
put IN moving pictures In n short
time. Al the First PRESBYTERIAN church
there will be II regular moving picture
program each Sunday night during
the summer aud also one night during
the week.
Except for the fact that they are
on different subjects. the movies At
the church will not differ materially
from those 10 be seen at the thpatprS.
Of cours there viii be no stage rob
berries aud crimes ~ all kinds will be
haired from the church movies. They
will be- good, wholesome pictures, how
ever, full " life. animation and hu.
man interest.
Popularity Is Recognized
In n way this IL u recognition by the
churches Of the nttrnctiveness " the
movies. The downtown theatcrs draw
the Sunday night crowds IN every city,
and now the churches are to provide
their congregations with something
just as good with all the suggestions
" evil eliminated.
The sermon I'm movies. however, Is
only the beginning " what may be-
accomplished by means " the film.
The work IL not to stop there, for the
bible story Is to he %plcturized and
given 10 the world. This enterprise
has been started by Rev. william Car
Ter ~ New York. president ~ the
Church and School Public Service
Bureau.
II Il to he one Of the most stipend
Gus undertakings eve attempted,
and II ~ stated that the cost will be
greater than that " any moving pie,
turP evcr made. Dr. Carter had as
sociRtrd with him IN the new enter
I prise Frederic Thompson and Skip
Dundee, the latter known as n wizard
In the amusement world.
To Work In Holy Land
From Frederic Thompson much II
expected In this work. which will be
actively undertaken In n few months.
lie has been associated with big thing,
all his life. In his youth ne VA a
gambler. and even after he reformed
the venturesome spirit never left him
Thompson was one " the three who
established Luna Park I'm New York
In the face OF strong opposition. and
the same three built the New York
H%ippodrome, the most wonderful
structure Of lts kind In the world.
And now Thompson Is going to make
q moving picture Of the whole Bible
story. II will require mouths-per-
hnps years hut It will be magnificent
when II il finished. II will neces
sary to obtain certain diplomatic con.
cessions, for the people " the Holy
Land are Jealous u their treasures
and bitterly opposed to the Intrusion
NJ the film makers.