The Adair County news., 1919-05-28

characters in this pageant of mine, a
woman called Understanding and the
Wayfarer, man who represents that
element in modern society. and more
especially in the church, which is so
bewildered by the industrial and the
social upheaval in the revolution
throughout the world as to be almost
in despair.
TO Wayfarer, as to the many
whom you and know in real life, it
seems as if God is either an absentee
or utterly impotent to control exist
ing conditions. However, | have
held my pageant's text close to the
fundamental truths which life teaches
and as the Wayfarer journeys with
Understanding through the great
events Of religious history, he discoV-
ers that in every age the church has
been confronted with seemingly in
surmountable difficulties, yet always
has triumphed."
DR.. Crowther has built his Pageant
of the Kingdom" around three cpl
sodes-the Captivity, the Christ, the
Conquest. The time is the present
The immediate occasion is the war in
Europe
Episode 1. The Captivity has three
scenes-War. Desolation, Despair and De-
hverance.
Episode 2. The Christ is presented in
four scenes-Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Cal
vary, the Resurrection.
Episode s. The Conquest comprises
nine units, staged without intermissiOn:
The Great Commission, The Messengers
Of the Cross. The Gospel Message, The
Worlds Response. Procession of Ameri-
ems, The Christian League of Nations.
The New Jerusalem on Earth. Emman-
uePs Coronation.
The Great Commission recalls the di-
rection Of Christ for the Conquest Of the
world through Christianity; pOrtraying
The Messengers of the Cross" ara
shown Paul, Constantine, Augustine,
Wycliffe. Luther. Wesley, Morrison-re-
vered for service in China; Carey-whosa
name suggests India; Livingstone, in
separabie from the church history OF
Africa Lincoln and other men who In
modern times have served the cause OF
Christian civilization.
In voicing 1.-THE Worlds Response"
that great poem of John Oxenham, From
North and South and East and West
1hcy OOiIlSs VIII De SlNeu-
While much that is finest in the
score of THE Messiah" will be in
corporated in the presentation of
''The Wayfarer," Professor William
]. Kraft of Columbia University, di-
rector general of the Centenary mu-
sic, is writing several choruses for it
and selections from both Stainer and
Macfarlane have been introduced.
Assisting Professor Kraft are Horace
Whitehouse of Ohio Wesleyan uni
versity and Montgomery Lynch OF
Seattle. Mr.. Lynch will direct the
music of "The Wayfarer."
A symphony orchestra Of rs pieces
will support an off-stage chorus of
1000 voices in addition to the $50
singers on tho stage.
The musical numbers of the pageant
form a feature which by itself would
be considered ambition enough for
any great production. They include
the following:
Bass solo-"Why Do the Nation?"
Tenor soIo-"Comfort Ye''. .Hansie1
Chorus-'Awake, Put on Thy
st Strength St, ..,.,,;,, c,.; Kraft
Daughter of Zion" Handel
Chorus-~Arise, Shine Kraft
Alto and Chorus-"O Thou That
Iellest s.----........-..... Handel
Orchestra-"Pastoral Symphony Handel
Chorus-"Glory to God In the
s.-.s Highest ,........-...-... Kraft
Alto Solo-'He Shall Feed His
FLOCK .--..-....-..-...... Handel
CnoruS-6 oSanna .....s........ Kraft
Soprano Solo-'COme Unto Him" Handel
Orchestra Professionally CAL
ChoruS-"Fling Wide the Gates" .Staihsr
Chorus-'Iift Up Your Heads" Handel
Tenor and Chorus6''Ho, Everyone
That Thirsteth" 49,. .Nacfarlane
Chorus-"Unto Us a Child Is Born
...-.......-.......-.... Handel
Chorus alelujah'' ...........- Handel