The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-12
Monster Religious Pageant Feature
Of Methodist Centenary Celebration

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.
ITO Wayfarer, as to the many
whom you and know in real life, II
seems as If God is either an absentee
or utterly impotent to control exist
ing conditions. However, have
held my pageants 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 imm sdiate occasion is the war in
Europe.
Episode l. The Captivity has tire.
scenes War, Desoation, Despair and De
liverance
Episode 2. The Christ is presented il
four scenes Bethlehem, Jerusalem, cal
vary. the Resurrection,
Episode g. The Conquest compri SOS
nine units, staged without intermission:
The Great Commission, The Messengers
Of the Cross, The Gospel Message, The
Worlds Response, Procession Of Ameri-
e ms, The Christian League Of Nations,
The New Jerusalem on Earth, Emman-
uers Coronation.
The Great Commission recalls the di-
rection of Christ for the Conquest of the
world through Christianity; portrayinr
The Messengers Of the Cross" are
shown Paul, Constantine, Augustine,
Wycline, Luther, Wesley, Morrison-re~
vered for service in China; Carey whose
name suggests India; Livingstone, in
separable from the church history of
Africa; Lincoln and other men who II
modern times have served the cause Of
Christian civilization,
In voicing THE Worlds Response "
that great poem of John Oxenham. From
North and South and East and West
They Come will be given.
While much that is finest in the
score of The Messiah" will be in
corporated in the presentation Of
THE Wayfarer," Professor William
J. Kraft Of Columbia University, d.
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 Is piece
will support an off-stage chorus of
900 voices. in addition to the $50
singers on the stage.
The musical numbers of the pageant
form feature which by itself would
be considered ambition enough for
any great production, They include
the following:
Bass soo-"Why Do the Nation"
'.'...,,'',. ,.,,.,,-..,..,,..... Handel
Tenor Solo-"Comfort Ye"........H Handel
chorus-"Awake, Put on Thy
strength OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Kraft
Soprano solo-"Reioice Greatly, 0
Daughter of Zion" ..........H Handel
Chorus Arise Shine" ...........K Kraft
Alto and Chorus-"O Thou That
Tellest" Observation-Disclosures. Handel
Orchestra-"Pa Pastoral Symphony" .Hande
Chorus-"Glory to God in the
Hlght' st NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Kraft
Alto solo--"He Shall Feed His
Flock Observation-Disclosures. Handel
Chorus Hos ma" ............. Kraft
Soprano Solo-"Come Unto Him" Handel
Orchestra Processional-"T Cal
vary .......,,..,......... Stainer
Fling Wide the Gates" Stainer
t'p Your Heads Handel
Tenor and Chorus-"Ho Everyone
That Thirstcth" .Macfarlane
Us a Child Is Born
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Handel
Chorus" Hallelujah" .......... Handel