The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-18
MILTON ENTERTAINED
BY PAGEANT BASED
ON DESTROYED CHURCH

MILTON, Ind, Aug. 1S.-The page !
ant Of THE Church That Burned" was
given before large audience at the
home of Oliver Wallace. The hillside
to the east forms a natural amphithea-
tire with rows of trees on each side.
The stage was outlined with forest
trees and made beautiful setting for
the different scenes of the pageant.
Before the pageant, the orchestra of
tn Cambridge City Christian church
played and the Community Service of
Richmond gave moving picture OF
communities at play.
Herald Arrives.
With bugle calls the herald, Law
renee Crawford advanced and an
nounced that the pageant was about
to begin and told what each episode
would represent. In the distance the
chorus was heard singing. The search
light revealed them advancing to the
front of the stage. Religious freedom,
represented by Mrs. Ernest Doty, with
the twin sisters, tolerance and charity,
represented by Eulala Beeson and Toll
erance, appeared and told of the re-
formation led by Alexander Campbell.
In the first episode Samuel K. Hos
hour, represented by Clyde Leverton,
read the covenant of the first church
and called the charter members to sub
scribe to it. Those representing the
charter members were in costumes of
1910. The benches and table were of
the schoolhouse type of the same peri
cd. One elder and two deacons were
ole cd nd cot ~ ~ h lnv in n
of hands. Saviour like Shepherd,
Lead U.s." was lined out by Elder Hos
hour and sung by the congregation.
Second Episode.
In the second episode Rev. Land en-
couraged by religious freedom called
his people together and appointed a
soliciting and building committee
The meeting closed by singing Il Love
Thy Church, God" In the third
episode, Ben Mitchell, returned mis-
sionary from India, came to help or
ganiZe a missionary society.
In the fourth episode the church
represented by Mrs. Oliver Wallace,
gave an account of her stewardship.
She told how children trained in her
Bible school had grown into Christian
men and women lifting the standards
of their community. She named four
of her young men who had gone out
to preach.
Reviews Work. ...
She spoke of those who were doing
great good in other communities. She
noted her aid of orphanages, homes
for the aged, and schools for noun
tain people and foreigers in this
country and summoned people from
other lands to tell of her help at her
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widows from India, black men from
Africa, women from China and Japan,
men from Tibet and India1s from the
northwest. Religious freedom COM
mended the church but urged her to
yet greater deeds. The chorus in the
distance sang the church rallying song.
In the fifth episode newsboys an
nounced the entrance of the United
States into the war. The rolls of
drums in the distance and approach
ing soldiers drew a crowd of people
to see the boys Off The church gave
them her blessing and prayed God to
keep them. Then singing, Here's to
Uncle Sammy" they marched away.
While the chorus sang Beautiful Flag
of Liberty" Eulala Beeson and Dor
othy appeared with the flag which
they held until the end of the episode.
Newsboys announced the end of the
war.
Service Flag.
The church entered bearing her
service flag. Pointing to the three
gold stars she named the boys they
represent. The she stood while Mrs
Wallace Warren sang one verse of 81
Gave My Life for Thee
In the sixth episode three of the
older women were seen gazing Out
through the trees at the fire and weep
ing over the loss of their church
home. Mrs. Wallace assures. then
that the spirit of the church still
lives, that only the building is lost
that all about them are friends willins
to help build the new church, ant
urges them to labor on until Christ il
Lord of all. The chorus and all thu
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