The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-01
By Kathleen TccP,

by Kathleen IecF.
Columbus, Ohio, June 30.--The
HaiieluJah chorus sung by a thou
sand exultant voices pours out OF the
coliseum nightly, symbolizing the
Kingdom Of Christ triumphing
through the centuries.
At the same time, from across the
lawn sounds the low chanted prayers
OF Hindu worshippers, bowling low
over their funeral pyres. the wailing
note of Hawaiian instruments. the
measured beat Of the tom tom, the
soft voices of a negro quartet In plain
tive plantation hymns. the droning
sermon OF a Chinese preacher, burst
Of martial music from the Rainbow
division band. Korean wedding
march, and a blatant measure OF
American Jazz, symbolizing the broth
erhood Of man In the twentieth CEN
fury.
The night sounds alone are symbol
cal of the remarkable element OF in
ternationalism found in the centenary
celebration OF American Methodist
missions being staged here. With the
coming of evening, and its blaze OF
lights. the exposition grounds lose
their identity entirely. and reveal
magnificent panorama representing
the sights and sounds and peoples OF
the whole world.
The most vivid impression Of the
exposition as a whole is its immensely,
while the life and color OF the con-
stantiy shifting scenes are almost as
compelling to the spectator The
picturesque element Is everywhere,
in the crowds thronging the grounds,
and In the pageants which are being
given at all times of the day and
night
Babel OF Tongues.
In the mass Of humanity which
surges over the grounds are dark
skinned groups In the colorfui cos
tunes of their native lands, chatter
ing In strange tongues and observing
many OF their native customs on this,
their first visit to America
One little group Of Indian holy
men stop Just outside OF the American
building to Join the crowd OF bishops,
the preacher and his family from
some place out in Kansas, and the
negro preacher from the mountains
OF Tennessee.
Before a soft-drink stand an I'm
posing Moorish gentleman in red-head
dress, blinking, beaded Indian baby
in his mothers arms. deaconess IN
black with q crisp lawn bonnet.
group OF Sunday school superinten-
dents, and dark skinned Hawaiian
beauty, stand elbow to elbow. drink
ing ginger ale and cherry pop. Such
an Assem- blage may be seen at anytime
about this international canteen. and
Is only one of the representative de-
tails in this program to promote world
brotherhood.
Seven nationalities were represented
in the nursery where mothers check
th~.r babies while they attend the
meetings
Little delegates from Alaska. India.
Japan and other remote parts OF the
world eyed each other obviously at
first. then growing more friendly. jab-
bered a medley of foreign baby talk
and played together in the closet bond
Of Juvenile fellowship. The younger
ones slept in rows OF little beds.
tiny miss from Japan looking more
Hike a Jap pincushion than a flesh
and blood baby. and next to her was
young Eskimo, who required more at
tention from the nurse, as she felt
the heat more than the other babies.
Two Chinese babies were elaborate
costumes Of gay silk. They had come
to the nursery for an hours nap be-
fore It was time for them to sing in
the Chinese play.
And. as the foreign mothers called
for their children, they stopped and
NODDED. each smiling her admiration
Of the others baby. when no common
medium Of language offered itself.
The participants in the pageants
have been brought from all parts of
the world. and 1t has required months
of training to produce the tremendous
spectacle
Tho outstanding feature OF the en-
tire exposition is the dramatic pageant.
The Wayfarer.' presented every
evening by $50 actors In costume. a
cast of professionals and chorus qf
l 900 voices. The scenic and lighting
effects are indescribably beautiful.
and the music and action move in
perfect accord. The production takes
Whyfarer on a journey through the
ages, to show him that every age has
its problems, and that God has emery
ed triumphant in the fact of all COM
binations ofrcircumstances One ex-
quisite setting follows another until
the superb climax where the spirit Of
the Wanderer Is changed from despair
to faith. With the angel chorus in
the background. looking more like
the ethereal figures of mural paint
ing OF one OF the old masters than
human beings, the old messengers Of
the cross. from the time Of Paul to our
own day pass In review. showing the
Christ through tho ages
Beautiful Setting.
Perhaps. the most beautiful setting
Is tho garden Of Joseph OF Arama4has.
The midnight blue sky forms 4 perfect
background for the old stone build
ings. the juniper trees, and tho tomb
Of Jesus, The Roman Canturionn IRA