The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-07
CENTENARY
CELEBRATION
COLUMN BUS
(OHIO)


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In one of my former articles
I mentioned briefly the fact
that the Centenary Celebra-
ton, Columbus, exhibited
in the Oval Ampitheatre,
where fifty thousand people
are seated comfortably
THE LARGEST SCREEN
IN THE WORLD, taking
up a space 138x135 feet
also that a projecting ma
chine-the most powerful
in the world-threw picture
slides Of size los feet
square on this screen.
You cannot realize what a
remarkable thing this is I'M
less you see it - but more
remarkable than the screen
itself, or the size Of the pic
lures shown, IS THE
CHARACTER OF THE
PICTURES DISPLAYED.
I saw these pictures shown on
Friday night, June attn, for the
first time-and the thousands
Of people who saw the pictures
also, Judging from their express
sions of approval electrified
them as much as they did me
and, furthermore, the contrast
Of the pictures shown stamped
indelibly on our minds the great
transformation that takes place
when human kindness is employ
ed to elevate unfortunate hui
manity.
They tell me that some students
Of the Ohio State University,
which is a considerable distance
from the State Fair Grounds,
Columbus, where the Centenary
Celebration is being held-saw
very distinctly the other night
the pictures shown on this great
screen. They marveled at them
and enjoyed them just as we
who were close by marveled at
them and enjoyed them.
Some startling phrases were
thrown On the screen. Among
them were the following:
There are enough boys and
girls under fifteen years Of age
in the world to make six nations
as large as the United States.
Six hundred million and not an
Individual over fifteen years old"
"Dr Speer calls Chile a killing
enty-five to eighty per cent of
the children die under two years
of age and the general rate of
mortality is nearly double that
Of Europe
Half the world Is flliterate and
unable to read or write word
in any language. The church is
helping solve this problem by her
great program Of education
Startling facts. are they notf
Don't you SEQ the great need OF
lands by tho Methodist organi-
zation and all other organtza-
tions?
AS ex-President Taft said IN hts
remarkable speech in the Coli
scum. where the Centenary Cele-
bratton stages wonderful events
besides the GREAT PAGEANT
that attracts rightly seventy-ftve
hundred people
Did God give Us the won derful
opportunities we have and the
great blessings ana prosperity We
enjoy here TO be selfish, or DID
He thus endow us 50 that We
might help ali of the peoples OF
the worldT
The pictures shown on the big
screen portray in the most effect
i've way, the great advancement
made IN developing the peoples In
foreign lands. mentally. morally
and physically.
Surely all red-e1ooded Americans
enjoying the great privileges OF
life to a greater degree than the
people Of any other nation In the
world. wish to share their ad-
vantaees with others They have
demonstrated this desire IN their
liberal support OF the Centenary
cause-and all other causes hav-
ing the same big purpose IN
view.
During the remainder OF the Gen.
tenary Celebration the great
moving pIClOi companies ~
America are to occasionally
show their productions in the en-
larged form demonstrated by the
great projecting machine devel-
oped by the Centenary manage
ment for this special occasion
This will be an annual thing 70
do-somethtns never before at
tempted by the Motion Picture
people.
wonder If you know that scien-
lists told the Centenary manage
ment that IT would be impossible
to ever throw picture On a
screen los feet square-yet the
thing was accomplished after
constant practice.
For many months this pro1ecttn z
pictures on a large building IN
Gramercy Park. New York-and
scientists laughed, just e. "A n
fers scoffed when thosF' rst
American missionaries weIl to
foreign lands determined to do
what they could to help the
people of those countries.
The Centenary Celebration fur
nishes indisputable evidence Of
the power OF man when directed
by a great purpose, to accom-
plish anything that Is worth
while.
You must see this wonderful ex-
position and become snthused
about 1t and absorbed with II as
have been-and then you will