The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-04
WORLDS FAIR FOR
MISSIONARY WORK

A worlds fair of missionary activi
ties with special features in music,
pageantry, exhibits and speakers is
what the Methodist Centenary celebra-
ton will present to the public, in
Columbus, Ohia June 90 TO July 49,
according 10 ii Is. Dickson, of Phila-
delphia, organizing secretary, who
! with more than ten wears experience
T in handling large religious assemblies.
freely predicts this the biggest gather
ing of its type in the history of Amer
lea or the worid.
The exhibitions alone occupy eight
large buildings, with total floor space
of nearly 10000 square feet
Separate buildings will house the ex
hbits of China, India, Africa. the
islands of the sea, the home mission
field and Europe and Latin-America.
Native Christians from all these
areas will be brought to assist the
corps of l., 600 workers who are pre-
| pared to explain the missionary activi-
| ties in all sections of the world to
! visitors.
! DIR. +. H. Richards. OF Oberlin, is
| director OF the African building and
| associated with him are Professor
| Frederick st ,rr. of the University of
Chicago. and Tr. j. T. c. Blackmore,
of Algeria. Episodes from the life
/ of Or. David Law !ngstone and of Theo-
dore Roosavel,'s trip through Africa
! will he reproduced. A small section
! OF China has been transported to
] Colum bus, walls and all Chinese
/ restaurant, Chinese village, Confucian
| temple and Methodist mission, all
will he reproduced. DR. John Gowdy
of Fuchau, and Y, C. Yong. of the
| Chinese legation at Washington, are
! directing his work.
! For the japanese section DR. c. s.
Dawson. formerly of Tokyo is furn-
| ishing supervision DR. Harry Farmer
| has prepared the exhibition of the
| Philippines. DR.. j, r. Denyes, OF
| Pittsburg. has charge OF the exhibit
| OF Malaysia. DR. w. G. Cram, of
Nashville. directs the Korean section.
The ruined cathedral capable of
holding 500 persons will be used for
lectures on devastated France and
| Belgium This exhibit has been arr
| ranged by Or. +. VI. Triple, DIR. l..
f. Linzen, formerly of India. has de-
vised the entire scheme of the India
| exhibit, which Includes Hirdu temples
| bazaars AMI village life of India.
DR., Ralph f, Diffendorfer of New
York, has assembled the exhibitions
of home missions. which occupy two
large buildi las The American Indian
| section mere is IN charge or h. L.
| Black burn. Of Oklahoma City. and
e. f. Highlev, of Des Moines, has
specialized on Alaskan Indians and
Eskimos. Professor c. H. Trow-
bridges, of Erevard, n c., and Rev
r. A. Bishop, o. Sevierville, Tenn, are
building the exhibits of the American
mountainous. The Oriental phase of
American mission work is demonstrat-
ed by Dir. II. II. Johnson. Of Berkeley,
Cal Professor C. II. Tobias. of
! Washington, d. C., is in charge of the
negro section. New Mexico and the
Southwest are being reproduced under
direction Of Rev. V. NJ. McGombs, of
Los Angeles, and Rev. J. A. Phillips,
| of Roswell, \. M.
| The pagoanuy feature under direc-
ton of j. f. Crowther. of Seattle, EN- :
| braces the most comprehensive sys-
tenn of stored presentation of religi-
Gus life ever attempted. Pageants
vary from BRIEF episodes portrayed By
small groups to the glorilcation OF
Christianity in a magnificent spectacle
presented by hundreds of men, women
and children. For the musical setting
OF this pageant a $4,000 organ has
| been built. a symphony orchestra Of
! seventy-five pieces recruited and a
trombone choir of 100 instruments,
the largest OF its kind in the world. Is
under rehearsal The vocal chorus of
1000 mixed voices and special
choruses of colored singers will form
a part of the principal pageant The
| W'ayfarer."
| The religious world in general and
the Methodist church In particular has
! been kept advised and interested
| through the medium of $4,000 minute
men who nave been boosting the Cen
tenary celebration for more than a
year in all the churches OF United
| States On the basis OF their report.
Mr.. Dickson says that he is assured OF
an attendance ~ at least $4,000 peo-
pie. He has received assurances OF
| large bodies, In some instances more
than 1000 II number. coming in auto
! mobile caravans. Iowa, Illinois. South
| Dakota, Canada. New Mexico and
| other distant sections have advised
celebration headquarters OF automo-
| bile caravans, majority OF which
have already made reservations for
accomm oda. ions in Columbus during