The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-29
Monster Religious Pageant Feature
of Methodist Centenary Celebration

characters in this pageant of mine, a
woman called Understanding and the
| Wayfarer. q 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 almos,
in despair
To Wayfarer. as to the many
whom you and | know in real life. Il
seems as IL 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 teache.
and as the Wayfarer journeys with
. Understanding through the great
/ events OF religious History, he discoy.
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.
Sceues-War Desolation. Despair and Do
liverance.
Episode 2 The Christ Is presented in
four scenes - Bethlehem. Jerusalem. Cal
vary. the Resurrection.
Episode . The Conquest comprises
nine units. staged without int-rmis-ipu
The Great Commission. The Messengers
Of the Cross The Gospel Message IN,
worlds Response Procession Of Ameri-
ems. The Christian League Of Nations.
The New Jerusalem on Earth. Emman-
uels Coronation
Tn" Great Commission recalls the d.
rection Of Christ for the Conquest ~ the
world through Christianity: pnrtraying
The Messengers of the CrnsS' are
shown Paul Constantine. Augustine
Wyclire. Luther. Wesley. Morrison-re-
yerri for service In China Car.y-whos.
name suggests India; Livingstone in
separable from the church history Of
Africa; Lincoln and other men who In
modern times have served the cause Of
Christian civilization.
In Voiciug The Worlds Response"
that great poem. Of John OSenham. From
North and South and East and West
They Come. will bs 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, di-
rector general OF the Centenary mu.
sic, is writing several choruses for 1t
and selections from both Stainer and
Macfarlans have been introduced.
Assisting Professor Kraft are Horace
Whitehouse of Ohio Wesleyan Uni.
vsrsity and Montgomery Lynch of
Seattle. Mr.. Lynch will direct the
music OF The wsyfsrer"
A symphony orchestra Of 10 pieces
will support an oR-stase chorus of
900 voices in addition to the $50
singers on the 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: --.s
Bass solo-"why De the Nation"
Tenor solo-"Comfort Ye" Handel
chorus-"Awake Put on Thy
cutht'h hraft
Soprano Solo-'Rejoiee Greatly. o
Daughter of Zion ....... Handel
Chorus-"Arise. Shine" KRAFT
Alto and Chorus-''o Thou That
Tellest Observation-Disclosures. Handel
Orchestra Pastoral symphony Handel
chorus-"tlory to God In the
highest ................... Kraft
Alto Solo-"He Shall Feed His
Flock Observation-Disclosures. Handel
Il raj
soprano Solo-"Come Unto Him" Handel
Orchestra Processional-"To Cal
vary Observation-Disclosures. Stainer
Chorus-"Fling Wide the Gates .Stainer
Chorus-"l.ift Up Your Heads Handel
Tenor and Chorus Everyone
That Thirsteth" ...... .Mscfarlane
Chorus Unto Us a Child Is Born
..--..-.,,r. ............. Handel
Chorus-"Hallelujah ............ Handel