Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-06
Missionary Pageant
Christianity S. Vision
OF India at Federated.

OIlI IOCIdItICy . VIOlO1l
Of India at Federated.
The Missionary Pageant given Fri
day evening in the Federated church
BEFORE a well-filled house, was q
great success, and much credit is due
Miss Gertrude Carter and Mrs. Eliza
beth Marble, who so wonderfully ar
ranged Nd directed it.
The characters were we'll chosen
and their parts were delightfully."- per-
formed.
The theme of the pageant was
Christianity seeking happiness first
by walking with Faith, Service, En-
thusiasm and Conservation, but him.
dered by Prejudice, Ignorance and
Incidence, till Revelation steps in
and gives her vision of India in all
its ignorance, idolatry and super
stition ready to listen to the Chris7
tan message. Then Christianity
realizes the great need and finds hap
piness in Service. Love and Sacri-
flee which afterwards turns into Joy,
Appropriate hymns sung between
the scenes with Miss Violet Allen
and Ralph leighton as soloists and
quartet consisting of Miss Violet
Allen, Mrs. Ella Pettee. Ralph Leigh
ton and Thomas Lord added much
to the occasion
After the presentation OF the pa
seant the audience adjourned to the
vestry, where friends Greeted one an
other while partaking of ice cream
and cake which We're served by Mrs.
;. Warren, Mrs. Harry Day, Mrs. Ira
a. Norton and Mrs. W. B. Woodbury..
The program was as follows: Char
acters-Christianity Mrs. John Jen-
kins; Faith, Mary Merrill; Enthusi-
! asm. Mrs. Mary Marston; Service.
Dorothy Kildreth: Incidence, Mrs.
Della Bartlett; Self satisfaction,
Edna Gushing; Conservation, Mrs.
Edith Philbrick; Prejudice, Mrs. Ad-
die Kicker; Ignorance. Mrs. Georgia
Wilson; Revelation. Mrs. Daisy Mer-
rill; Love. Phyllis William; Sacrifice,
! Agnes COckburn.
| Characters of the Vision-Hindu
fakir. Hamlin Tobey; Brahman
Priest Dayid Thurlow; Fruit Seller
Arad Tobey: Child Bride, Mona Mel
son; Attendants, Bertha Norton. rs
ther jenkins; Buddhist Priest. Wal
ter Wilson; Blind Aziz, Marie Ste
Vens; Mother of Aziz, Dorothy Dane:
High-caste Brahman. Allan Stinch-
! Held; Sudra, Kenneth Woodbury.
! Widow, Margaret Vail: First Woman
! Patient. Mrs. Eliza Petty; Old Hindu
| Woman. Mrs. Minnie Murray: Crip-
Pied Man. James Blunt; Second Wo-
| man Patient. Mrs. Nellie Durrell:
Young Mother, Mrs. Emma Martin;
Bible Woman, Mrs. Dorothy Thur
low: American Medical Missionary
Mrs. Iottie Griffin; Amy. American
Nurse. Miss Lou Eames; Jannat
| Hindu Nurse, Mrs. Nellie Chase: Old
Man, Karl Tobey: Old Mother, Mrs,
Agnes Dunbar; Her Son.. John Car
! ter. Passers- by, idol worshippers.
/ etc.
Two slbStitutiOns We're necessary.
one in the cast. that of Helen Leigh
/ Ton VINO took the part of Young
mother. who was ill and unable to
/ be present and this par. was taken
( by Mrs. Emma Martin: and in the
/ ''''Ni'' Miss lottIlcG norton, WHO
was unable to serve because Of i'll
ness and this place was filled by Miss
Elsie Young. The ushers were Mu-
riel Cover, Priscilla Lord, Rachel To-
hey and Elsie Young. They wore
oriental costumes and were gracious
IN receiving and seating the guests.
the church was attractivelv deco
rated with hydrangca blossoms, ever
green and red berries, and wrcaths
and blossoms prettily arranged.
The attendance was very large and
probably the largest ever present at
missionary meeting Of any find
ever held in Skowhegan. The affair
which took the place of the Novem-
Der meeting for the Ladies' Mission
airy Circle of the Federated Church
under whose auspices it was given.
netted the Society for Foreign Mis-
sions SCI.
Tho opening exercises were pre-
sided ever by the pastor, the Rev.
George j.. Thurlow. who read an ap-
propriate scripture lesson and offered
prayer. a prologue which was read
at pageant held in Boston by the
Y. w. c. A. was read by Mrs. Eliza
beth A. Marble Mr.. ThurIow re-
quested that there be no applause
either during or at the close of the
pageant The offertory prayer was
offered by Mr.. Thurlow. Just before
the pafieant began the audience. led
by the singers behind the screen,
sang "From Greenlan's Icy Noun
TAIN which made q fitting intro
duction for the production.