The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1919-06-06

Characters IN this pageant of mine, a
woman called Understanding and the
Wayfarer, a man who represents thai
element in modern s0ciety, and more
especially IN tie etarehg which IL %
bewildered by the Industrial and tho
social upheavSl in the reyolatioa
throughout the world 81 70 be almost
in despair.
TO Tayfarsr. NJ To ths Inaps.
whom you and know In real lie. 1,
seems az II GOD IL either an sbssntsa
or utterly imPotsnt to coatroI sIi-
ing conditions. However. have
held my paseant's text close to tie
fundamental truths which life tsachs
and a. the Wayfaror journeys with
Understanding through tho great
events OF religious history, he discoS
ers that in every age the church has
been confronted with seemingly in.
surmoantablo difficulties. yet-SaTways
has tripmphod."
Or. Crowther has built his Pageant
Of the Kingdom" around three cpl
sodee-the Captivity, the Christ, tho
Conquest. The time Is the present.
The immediate occasion 10 the war in
Europe.
Episode l. The Captivity has thre,
scense--- War Dasostioo. Despair and De
,liVerlnce.
Episode 2 Tho Christ IL presented ~
four scenos Bethlehem. Jerusalem, Cal
vary. the Resurrection.
EUtN aaNA Na
nine units stayed without inteTmissiof.
Thet Great Commission. The Mossengers
Of thetCross The Gospel Message. The
worlds Response. Procession OF Ameri-
cans. The Christian League u Nations:
The Now jerusalem on Earth. EDnan-
ueis Coronation.
The GreAt Commission recalls tho d.
rection OF Christ for tho Conquest N the
wurid through Christianity; portraying
The Messengers Of tho cros. ara
shown Paul. CouPtautinA, Augustine
Wycliffo. Luther Wesley, Morrison--rs-
vercd for service III Chlna. Carey whose
name suggests India; Livingstone. In
reparable from the church history u
Africa; Lincoln ana other mon who n,
modern timos have served the cause u
Christian civilization.
In voIeipE Tho wmid's Response.
that great p1oEs OF John o1ehham, 'G,rom
North and south, and EnSt and West
They Come. VIII DO given.
While much that Is finest In the
score OF The Messiah" win DO In
corporated in the presentation OF
The Wayfarer," Professor william
J. Kraft OF Columbia University, d.
rector general OF the Centenary muA
sic, is writing several choruses for 1t
and selections from both Stainer and
Macfarlans have been introduced
Assisting Professor Kraft are Horace
Whitehouse OF Ohio Wesleyan Uni
yerslty and Montgomery Lynch OF
Seattle. mr. Lynch will direct the
Music OF Tho Wayfarer"
symphony erchestra OF rs ploces
viii support an oft-stase chorus Of
Loco 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 Tho Nauonr''
Tenor solo-''comfort Y0'' Handel
Chorus Awake. Put n Thy
Strength .....f.......t Kraft
SoprAno Solo Rejoice Gueatiy, o
Daughter OF Zion ..s,s... Handel
Chorus--''Ariss, Shihe' Kraft
Alto and Chorus TNos That
reilced" ,-....,,......... Handel
Orchestra Pastoral SymphoHy" Handel
Chorus Glory to Cod la the
llensst 1920 -. ....s KRAFT
Alto solo--'He shall Feed HIS
Flock .....g..,.,...,.... Handle,
Chorus "Hosanna'' ......,........ RfnfI
Soprano 6olo-"coms Unt6 Hin" Hand5i
orchesSrn f'roSdsaionai--"ro Cal
vary. Observation-Disclosures. Stalfror
chorus '.riins twfde thS oareS' stainer
chous-'1Afj Up rolr Hoads" Handts
Tenor and chorus--Ho. Everyone
That rhirstssh" a. - MaotartNne
chor'ls Unto us ohild IL Ts0ts3'
..es.,.s ....,,. t.............,4.. HandFi
chorus III All efijsh" :....,. Handed
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