The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-06-25
FINE SERVICE
AT ST. JOHNS
CHURCH SUNDAY
BEAUTIFUL PAGEANT is PRE-.
SENTED BY ST. PAUL'S SUNDAY
SCHOOL OF FRANKLIN.
BASKET DINNER IS ENJOYED
Tomb of Bishop James T. otey, Flrot
Missionary of Episcopal Church In
Tennessee As visted-Hundreds in
Attendance.

"The Little Pilgrims and the Book
Beloved sacred pageant was given
at st. Johns Episcopal church Sun.
day afternoon at three o'clock by the
Sunday school pupils of st. Paul's
Episcopal church, of Franklin under
the direction of Mrs. Edward M. Per-
kins, state vice president for the
Church School Service League, and
ably assisted by the teachers of the
school.
The pageant was written for the
purpose of interpreting the Common
Prayer Book, and just how well it
was done by the students of St.
Pau's school, brought forth unstinted
praise from those who were FORUM
ate enough to witness it.
Some thirty characters took part
The principal character, Mother
Church was assumed by Miss Susan
Brown fourteen year. old daughter
of DR.. and Mrs. Lucius Brown, and
granddaughter of Mrs Campbell
Brown, of Spring Hill.
Miss Brown seemed to grasp the
full significance of the portrayal of
this character Her Interpretation of
this character displayed true histrion-
ic ability and SO feelingly did she
enter into the work that many in the
congregation said, "She surely is
studying to be missionary"
The role of Christopher, or the
guide, was taken by William Payne;
the Little Pilgrims were Jack Payne
and Miss Ann McGann, and the Eu-
charists We're Miss Margaret Mccain,
Edward Cox, Mans Jordan and Miss
Josephine Hunter Others taking part
in the pageant were Misses Marion
Brown, Luzinka Brown, Martha Per,
kins, Jeanne Jordan, Ethel Jordan, Ly-
leila Perkins, Lucia Brown, Dixie
Drawn and Stephen Cliffe, Albert Jon
dan, Edward McGavoch Roland
Cliffe, James Cliffe, G. Perkins, Otey
Briggs, w. A. Jordan and Alex Hun
to-. Ga sf#fsf
As each character was brought be-
fore the Mother Church representing
different things the church stands for,
hymns appropriate for the occasion
were rendered by members of ST. Pc
tor's choir, with Miss Camille Hern-
don at the organ. This added greatly
to the pageant.
At the climax when the two little
pilgrims had been shown the teaching
of the Book Beloved there was an ap-
peal to Mother Church to go with
them into the dark lands and so
strong was the appeal that Mother
Church" rose to the occasion, and it
was at this time that Miss Brown
burned into the hearts of her hearers
the necessity of missionary work
The Little Pilgrims then went on
their way followed by Mother church
and the Book Beloved, and drew up
at the tomb of Bishop James T. Otey
the first Bishop Of Tennessee, the
builder Of st. Paul's church at Frank.
lin, and one of the builders of St
Johns church, where Rev. Ellis Bear
den, chaplain of the Sewanee Militia
ry Academy, held prayers.
1t was a most fitting climax, as
Mrs. Perkins said in Incorporating re
marks, that this pageant, which Is
teaching the true missionary spirit
should be given at the last resting
place of the first missionary of the
church in the South.
Immediately after the services at
st. Peters church the majority of the
congregation mOtored to ST. Johns,
where they were joined by about fif
teen cars from Franklin and a few
from Nashville, and an old-time has
ket dinner was served on the ground
in the beautiful church yard, beneath
the large forest trees. 1t was an oc-
casion of true Christian fellowship
and get together meeting and many
were heard to remark, that ST. Johns
should be made a place for many
more such gatherings.