The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-22

should suffer death at the hands ol
His enemies. The scene closes with
| the audience singing. when | Survey
the Wondrous Cross on Which the
Prince of Glory Died. My Richest Gain
| Count But Loss, and Pour Contempt
on All My Pride
Scene t. The Resurrection.
Understanding and Wayfarer are In
the garden of Joseph of Aremathea.
The Roman centurions are sleeping
beside the tomb Of Jesus. The two
Mary's enter the garden, having come
to annoint the body of Jesus. but are
unable to remove the stone from the
tomb. They are about to go beyond
the garden to pray, when the angel
appears and the stone is rolled away.
\ flood OF light pours from the tomb,
and the resurrection is announced by
an appearing angel. The disciples and
multitudes pour into the garden to the
orchestral music Christ the Lord is
Risen Today by Prof. Kraft. and the
singing of Gounods Unfold Ye Portals
Everlasting" This scene closes with
the audience singing Jesus Shall
Reign Where'er the sun Does His sue.
cessive Journeys Run; His Kingdom
Spread From Shore to Shore TIL
Moons Shall Wax and Wane no More"
The Wayfarer now realizes that
mo foe. not even sable death, can stay
the onward march into the kingdom
Episode 3. The Conquest.
The Wayfarer now has very diff
ferent outlook upon life from that
which was his in the opening battle
scene. He has seen that God begins
the founding of the world kingdom
with babe, corn of peasants in Jeru-
salem and that the malign influences.
Of men and the powers of death cannot
stay the progress of the kingdom. His
spirit Is changed from despair to faith
The episode opens with the announc-
ing of the Great Commission by the
angel and the undertaking of that
commission by the Wayfarer. lie and
Understanding go into service for the
Kingdom to the trumpet accompani-
ment of "Ye Chrstion Heralds Go
Proclaim" The great messengers of
the cross from the time of Paul to our
present day pass in review, showing
the gradual extension of the Kingdom
of Christ through the ages. Under
standing inquiries of the Wayfarer
what message accounts for the achieve
ments of these messengers, and he
replies that it was not merely a doc.
trinal message but one of a personal
religious experience: He says,
u came to Jesus and | drank
OF that lfe-giving stream
My thirst was quenched
Ny soul revived,
And now | live in Him.
This is musically interpreted by the
tenor and chorus in VIII c. MacFar
lanes anthem, "Ho Every one That |
The response to this gospel message |
IS indicated by Understanding rem |
lering of John OXenham's poem, |
From North, and South ana East and |
West They Come" Then begins the
of the peoples of the
world, wherein it is indicated that not
,nly have countless multitudes accept
I'd Christ as their Saviour, but that
civilization has become penetrated with
he ideals of Jesus. The professional
march by Prof. Kraft is based upon
he anthem which follows, from Han
iels Messiah, Unto Us Child is
Born" The Wayfarer now beholds
not only the triumphs of the past but
llsO sees the ultimate triumph of the
Kingdom Of Christ. when the heav-
My host is revealed against the sky,
le says, "A new heaven and new
'arth-the Kingdom of this world is
'ecome the kingdom of our Lord and
lis Christ.
The pageant closes with the Hell
elujah Chorus and the regal benedic-
ion by the Wayfarer.
Throughout this pageant no person
ttempts to represent Jesus Christ, and
ct through it all he stands out pre-
as the er-shadowing per
Onality.