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Monster Religious Pageant Feature
of Methodist Centenary Celebration

characters in this pageant of mine, q
woman called Understanding and the
Wayfarer. man who represents that
element in modern society, and more
especially in the church, which is so
bewildered by the industrial and the
social upheaval In the revolution
throughout the world as to be almost
in despair.
ITO Wayfarer, as to the many
whom you and | know in real life, 1t
seems as if God is either an absentee
or utterly impotent to control exist
ing conditions. However, | have
held my pageant's text close to the
fundamental truths which life teaches
and as the Wayfarer journeys with
Understanding through the great
events of religious history. he discov.
ers that in every age the church has
been confronted with seemingly In
surmountable difficulties, yet always
has triumphed."
DR.. Crowther has built his Pageant
OF the Kingdom" around three epi-
sodes-the Captivity, the Christ, the
Conquest. The time is the present.
The immediate occasion is the war In
Europe.
Episode l. The Captivity has three
scenes-War, Desolation, Despair and De-
liverance
Episode Q. The Christ is presented in
four scenes-Bethlehem Jerusalem, CAL
vary the Resurrection
Episode 3. The Conquest comprises
nine units staged without intermission:
The Great Commission, The Messengers
a. the Cross, The Gospel Message. The
Worlds Response, Procession of Ameri-
cans, The Christian League of Nations.
uers Coronation.
The Great Commission recalls the al
rection Of Christ for the Conquest OF the
world through Christianity; portraying
THE Messengers of the Cross are
shown Paul, Constantine. Augustine,
Wyclifse, Luther. Wesley, Morrison-re-
vered for service in China; CareyT-whoss
separable from the church, history Of
Africa; LINCOLN and other men who in
modern times have served the cause Of
Christian civilization.
In voicing Tho Worlds Response"
that great poem of John Oxenham. From
North and South and East and West
They Come will be given.
While much. that is finest in the
score of THE Messiah" will be in
corporated in the presentation OF
THE Wayfarer," Professor William
J. Kraft of Columbia University, d.
rector general Of the Centenary mu-
sic, is writing several choruses for ii
and selections from both Stainer and
Macfarlane have been introduced.
Assisting Professor Kraft are Horace
Whitehouse of Ohio Wesleyan Uni.
versity and Montgomery Lynch Of
Seattle. Mr. Lynch will direct the
music of THE Wayfarer."
A symphony orchestra of IS pieces
will support an off-stage chorus OF
l 200 voices in addition to the $50
singers on the stage.
The musical numbers Of the pageant
form feature which by itself would
be considered ambition enough for
any great production. They include
the following:
Bass solo-"Why Do the Nation?"
Handel
Tenor Solo-"Comfort Ye'' Handel
Chorus-.'Awake, Put on Thy
Strength ..,..........,..... Kraft
Soprano Solo-'Rejoice Greatly, o
Daughter of Zion" ......... Handel
Shine" .. Kraft
Alto and Chorus-"O Thou That
Tellest" Observation-Disclosures Handel |
Pastoral Symphony Handel |
chorus-"Glory to God In the
ItrrI1n 1tgt
I1iBheSt .,'....z........ kraft |
Alto Solo-"He Shall Feed His
Flock" ............,. Handle, |
Hosanna' ..... Kraft |
Soprano Solo-"Come Unto Him" Handel |
Orchestra Processional-"To Cal
vary Observation-Disclosures. Stainer |
Wide the Gates .Stainer
Up Your Heads. Handel
Tenor and Chorus-"Ho, Everyone
That Thirsteth" ,...... .Macfarlane
US a Child Is Born
.......... .................. Handel |
allelujah' ........... Handel