The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-05-23
EXHIBITS FROM
EVERY CLINE
All Countries 10 BE Represented
at Methodist Centenary.
BUILDINGS BEING ERECTED

Art, Medical and Educ atonai Exhibits
at the Celebration at Columbus to
Be Held June 20 to July 13, viii
Reveal the Progress of Christianity
the World OVERALL Nations viii
Mingle at Exposition Grounds.
The visitor who comes TO the
Methodist Centenary celebration at
Columbus, June 20 to July 10, will
find himself transpanted to a large
park of more than 100 acres, which
has cost the state of Ohio millions
of dollars to develop, with an i'm.
mense oval in front Of which is an
amphitheater seating $4,000 people.
the Coliseum with seating capacity
of 5000, and eight exhibit buildings
with floor space of 100000 square
feet scattered over these exposition
grounds.
The exhibits will come from every
part of the world. Settings built un-
der personal direction of men who
have just returned from the countries
represented are now in construction.
Later, natives will begin to arrive,
bringing their strange customs, cos.
tunes and industries. A true picture
or the lives of these people is the
aim OF the directors of the Centenary.
A miniature Ganges river actually
fowing through the India building is
the center of queer heather religious
customs. Here will be found the
Hindu temple, Mohammedan mosque
and sacred monkey temple, filled
with chattering monkeys. Here, too,
the sacred pigeons will be fed every
day, amid much ceremony, and
fakir on his bed of spikes proves to
less stoical observers that his soul is
above the trivial sufferings of this
world.
An Indian bazaar, overflowing with
silks, wrought metals, idols and
flower shops, occupies a large part of
the India building Public letter
writer, sweetmeat seller, teeth-clean-
er, beggars and curio seller mingle
Indian village scenes and an Indian
marriage procession, with the BRIDE
groom riding an elephant, are in
cluded in the plans of DR.. Lewis L.
iLnzell ofsIndia, who is in Columbus
to direct this building for the Cen.
tenary.
In an immense Kaffir kraal. con.
tanning five full sized huts and a cat.
tie inclosure, 60 Philippians will be
found working at various typical in.
dustries, as part of the African ex-
hibit. The desert life of northern
Africa, with Bedouin tents and Moor
fsh town. is pictured in another sec
tion of the African building. This
exhibit is directed by ]. Y. C. Black
more of Algeria, who is also direct.
ing reproduction of early Roman
civilization in the same building.
Another part of the African build.
ing is devoted to Roosevelt and
Rainey motion pictures, episodes
from the life of Dr.. David, Living
stone, lion hunts and1KaRif dances.
the UgandafrailwayJaiatl AfrisatS !nYiss
sion scenesa,' Other sections 81 N,rIcSa}
are fully represented iTy thes iuafge |
building which is under the, direction
of Dr.. E. II. Richards OF Oberlin.i ~ y
The high gray walls of a Kwang
city confront the visitor at the en-
trance to the Chinese building. AT
the left is farm scene; inside the
walls are the principal exhibits. in
GLIDING large Chinese restaurant,
open to the public; curio shop, money
exchange, Confucian temple, typical
Chinese homes, and a Methodist
church such as is found in the Celes.
tial republic. H
Art, medical and educational ex-
hibits revealing the progress of Chris.
tianity in that country form part
of the plans of DR.. John NJ. Gowdy of
Fuchau, who with Y. C. Yong of the
Chinese legation in Washington is
directing the building.
Devastated France and Belgium are
reproduced in the Euro
pean section, under the direction of
DR.. f. M. Triple, who has recently
from abroad. The reproduc-
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which seats 500 people will be used
Tor lectures and pictures. Through
The shell-shattered walls are seen the
plains Of Lombardy and ravaged Bel.
sium.
Separate sections dealing with Rus.
sia, Scandinavia and the Balkans oc.
,upy a large share of the European
DR.. G. b. Winton, DR.. w.
H. Teeter and S. A. Neblett are in
charge Of South American, Cuban and
Mexican sections.
A Japanese garden, with wishing
bridge, lily pond, pergola and pavilion,
s being built for the Japan building
by Japanese expert gardener. A
,old mining scene and the famous
hiroshima kindergarten will also be
eproduced in this section. Dr.. E. r.
Bull, formerly Of Tokyo, is in charge
II the Japan building. Exhibits from
<orea under DR.. w. II. Cram of Nash.
lille, Tenn: from the Philippines un.
Ter DR.. Harry Farmer of New York,
nd from Malaysia under DR.. j. n.