The Detroit times., 1916-11-04
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LIVING FIGURES
PORTRAY HISTORY
Revival of Dramatic
Religious Festivities
Meet Favor
sy The RELIGIOUS RAMBLER.


While the pioneers whom The
vareants oelebra'e would doubt
ess have called II sinful plas-aet
pg,' the interesting facl ls tha-
here Is under way IN this country
vogue Of religious passants 20 de-
,ict denominational history con
pervatiye LutherAns have msde he
pageant & formal part OF their quad
-icentennlai celebration and 5orh
n Nashville and Dallas great
hrongs have witnessed a pageant of
Methodist history arranged 5y de-
aominational ofhcials. while ind
sidual Congre egntionsI churches are
staging scenes from Pilgrim history.
n celebration OF the Pilgrim Teroen-
Rnary.
This denominAtionsliying NJ the
paseant Is new; but the missionary
movement has been utilizing II for
! number OF years past. An impres-
1--WE and richly-equipped pageant va.
feature OF the cxpcsition. The
world IN Baltimore. and "A pagean.
" darkness and lisht" IS being used
BY the women's missionary societies
sunday school conventions are also
making effective use Of pageant Of
Rligious education
Apparently, dramatic representa-.
hons OF religious history have come
10 this country 20 stay They are a
return TO the old Morality plays"
pf the church OF the middle ages,
which went out g vogue with tho
reformation There Is a touch OF
poetic justice in their present EN-.
ployment as means for Enpressinz
he reformation history. OF the
popularity OF this new ann OF re-
hgious education there can be no
doubt. People crowd every aud
lorium that offers a pageant
What II calls ~ tcTefa,aer's day
tsgeaut" is reported by The Oh
Ercgationalist" from Ames, Iowa. r
was arranged by the Christian En-
seavor society Of the rrst church,
simple Indian acd Puritan costumes
being made The scenes we're as
follows. the intervals between being
psed for the telling OF the story Of
the Pilgrim fathers by the pastor
Persecution In EnglaLd-Secluded
room in village OF Gainsboro1gh.
-hx~. Co.,a -atsgsp Ustha~ ~ ra.sv,ns
Candle hight Brewster greets the
worshipers as they quietly gather
women on one side, men On the 9th
er. Portion OF Scripture L. read by
Brewster IN Subdued tote, followe1
by knelling attitude OF prayer sun
denly officers Of King James appear.
breaking mp tre meeting ard arrest
ing certain of the leaders
John Robinson aud his congrera
ton In Leyden--A vote favorable 20
The emigration 70 America has Just
been taken A hymn rs sung follow
ed by benedictlon The congregation
Is dismissed and goes out. each one
greeting their pastor. John Robinson
After they are gone Robinson falls
asleep In his chair and sees vision
of the new home IN America A cur
tain is drawn ard tho audience is
permitted TO see a beautiful tableau
representing the yison-laith. re-.
ligion. liberty, justice, truth. educa-
tion, etc During the vision d hid.
den quartet sings. America, the
beautiful" As Robinson falls asleep
darkness falls over the room AMI
only the vision" Is illuminated
Tho wild New England shore
An Indian encampInert--the FIRST
American News Of llp white
mans arrival comes 10 tbe camp
with keen interest and wonder the
Indians watch the scene of the land
ing OF the Pilgrims AT "a distance
and as the Pilgrims approach they
stink into the background
The landing of the Pilgrims
Quartet sings. The breaking wave.
dsshed high The Pilgrims grad
ually come in sight OF tlte audience
as n coming up from tho shore and
their boat They kneel IN q prayer
OF thanks giving % God for theti
safe arrival. AMI sing together ths
cid poxology
Pilgrims on the way 20 church
Led by the spirit % religion Cpcr
sonfned) the Pilgrims ara sesn on
their way TO church The scene
initiates as closely ss possible the
famous picture Indians are seer
lurking In distance. but unseer
by the Pilgrims The Pilgrims ar,
heard singing after they reach th'
meeting house. ana thc cslndian, a-,
left on the scene
The nation. Columbia Years hsN,
paved The visior ~ John Robin
scn Il on ITS way 10 realization
CciumbiR r. shown with her allies