The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-27
DEPICTS
NEEDS. IN INDIA
Spirit Of JungIes Reproduced
IN Remarkable Way at
FalrSIsW Church. 4


EAiRy1Ew,y Nov. 27.-Tb.
Pageant The Great Refusal
given Sunday rfght Ct the First NJ
e. Church at Fairvisw. reproduced
IN a remarkable way the spirit oil
India. This was not accomplished
by scenery Or spotlights, but BY Ii
Vivi3 representation Of the Ofien,
tai life. Those who attened soon
found themselves under the influ,
enee OF an appeal, not Of objects Of
interest. but living. moving person,
representing the land OF the Yedas
The grip Of an unseen hand. 3 the
presence Of some mysterious per,
sonallty, the spell OF IndiR's mil,
lioEs, were upon all who witnessed
II. No one could define It. Tue
secret OF all this was that the real
appeal Of India In this ,pageau,
was spiritual.
I It was a compelling scene and
those that witnessed It will never
forget It. First came the mission
airy and native evangelist, follow,
ed by a number Of singers all
dressed In the costumes Of India
keeping time with the clapping OIL
hands, singing the strains Of a stir
ring Indian hymn, after which the
native preacher talked, telling how
in India the NJ. q. Church annual
ly baptized $4,000, but he said thai
thousands had been refrsed and
turned away each year for the laet
OF means and missionaries, to
teach; and spiritually sheppard
them. Again the little c:ngrega'
tion, who had taken their places al
the feet Of the missionary seated
on the floor, swung in the native
language.
Rata Yisu Aga,
Shaitan ko jitne ke llye.
Raia Yisu Aya."
The weird tune OF this selection
heard ten years from now, would
flash the whole scene upon the
curtains Of memory. AS they sang
the second verse village hcadman
came from q distant village, asking
baptism for his 400 people. He told
hts story and begged for q chance
for his people. but he was disap,
pointed. On leaving he was met b.
a Mohammedan, who apfcd him
Il the Christian had given him a
teacher, to which he said NO.
The Mohammedau at once promis.
ed to supply him with a teacher 70.
his village, and stated that tho
Christians were liars and did not
intend to give him a teacher. The
seeker refused his offer. AS he
was leaving a wounded man was
carried IN on stretcher. He had
been terribly beaten by his perse.
cutors because he became a Chrie.
tian. The wounded man was asked
whether he would give up his
faith In Christ, to which he replied
that he was determined to be faith.
full and follow the Master. While
the missionary doctored the man
another village headman, repres.
enting another village where; over
800 were waiting teaching, and bar.
tism appeared. After he had. told
his story the missionary asked hin,
II his people were DESTROYS or he.
coming Christians in the face Of
such inevitable persecution. "My
people," said the seeker, "are will.
ing to suffer II need be, that they
may know the saving power Of
your Christ" The missionary told
them that although they were will.
ing to suffer, he was. compelled to
turn them away until teachers
could be secured for them,
As one watched the two seekers
being turned away. and remember.
ed that they represented only .
few hundred OF the thousands who
are thus disappointed by the Meth
odist Episcopal Church In India
every year. he was strangely stir.
red. The pageant was closed In
prayer.
Variety Show at High School
What promises to be the most In,
teresting show Of the year fol
FaiFSiew moving picture fans Ia
the one to be staged. In the high
school auditorium Tuesday night
at 1880 o'clock, The program will
be made up ofSeducational pictures.
including "The Tiger OF San
Pedro" q mystery picture from the
adventures OF Sherlock Holmes;
"The Love Egg Q two reel com
edy; +The Kinogram,r and "The
Electrical Giant.