Evening star., 1923-12-15
FINAL REHEARSAL
FOR YULE PAGEANT
Members and Representa-.
tives of Twenty Churches
to Take Part.

MehiperS ana representatives of
twenty of the churches of the citv are
engaged Ill final rehearsals for the COM
i'uHily christmas celebration at Cen
trai High School Auditorium next Sat
uroay at $3.50 pm. and again December
- at $3.50 pm, when the big Bibla
ant-drama, The Word and tn,
Way" is given for the third time in
three years.
Bible scenes character language and
symbolism form the basis of the seven
: teen episodes that make up the whole
story of the coming of Christ to the
world, and the promises made by God
TO Abraham. to Isaac, to Jacob, to Ruth
and to David. promises faithfully re-
peated time after time by the prophets,
reaching their height in Isaiah. find
their fulfillment in the birth of Jesus
Christ, the Savior of the World.
The symbolism of the Bible story is
brought out in the three scenes. 1.-The
beginning of Time" THE Passing of
Time" and The Fulfillment of Time"
which form the prelude. interIude and
finale of The Word and the Way" as
arranged for production by Bess Davis
Schreiner and directed by Marie Moore
Forrest, pageant master
Directs Symbolic Scenes.
The symbolic scenes are being di-
rected again this Year by Caroline Nc
kinley. with members OF her studio an
bearing in the Creation" scene and
IN the 1nterlude scene. The first epi-
Sode. Gods Promise to Abraham" is
played IN two scenes, by the Young
People Society Of St. Stephens Epis-
copal Church.
The second episode, called The
Reconciliation of Jacob and Esau."
tells the story of Jacobs return to
the land of his birth. bringing with
him his children, to ask his brothers
forgiveness and Gods. He wreSt1es
with the angel. and his name is
Changed to Israel and his sin blotted
out. Four Presbyterian churches join
In the presentation of this scene,
namely. Covenant, Fourth. lexington
and New York Avenue. with repre-
Sentatlves from other churches also
taking part, as in the case of the
abraham scene, in which Arthur B.
White appears as Abraham, the char
acter he has played since the first
sponsored by Mrs. c. O. Goodpa sture
for the Presbyterians in the city.
STORY of Ruth"
Episode three. The story of Ruth"
by the First Congregational Church
and the Washington School of Reli-
Gious Education, with Mrs. Raymond
F. CriSt as sponsor, is given in three
scenes, of which the second, the bar
. ley harvest, is particularly beautiful
The story presents the return of
Naomi from the land OF Moab with
Ruth, of her meeting with Boaz. their
love and the promise of God to them
of the coming of the Messiah. As
sisting in this scene are Caroline Nc
Kinley and Estelle Wentworth.
The fourth episode. called The
scenes. telling of Gods sending - OF
Samuel to Jesse to find "A successor to
Saul; of the selection of the young
est, David; of his playing his harp
before King Saul to soothe his gloomy
lnedftatlons, and of his selection by
the olders as King of Israel. his coro-
nation and his solitude, alone with
God. The episode is presented by the
and Luther Place Memorial Church.
sponsored by Miss Ardell Payne and
Mrs. Albert ID. Spangler Maurice II.
Jarvis will appear as King David and
Judy Lyeth as the boy David.
'lsaiah's Vision and Prophecy" forms
episode five, into which is insert
ed the interlude of they that walked
in darkness" representing mans
cropping in darkness during the ages
between the close OF the prophecies
and the coming of Christ and con-
Guiding with Isaiahs triumphant
clarion prophecy, Unto US a child is
Dol H. uHlO uS d sun II x Neli, dS men
and nations are seen coming into the
light of the world, while the twelve
tribes of Israel who have lain hud-
died and hopeless during the ages.
arise and give TO the world this light.
Appearance of Prophets.
The scene is divided between the
\men in the preceding episodes who
appear as prophets and mem bers of
The Washington School of Religious
Education. who represent the twelve
tribes of Israel. Denis L. Connell as
Isaiah, has charge of the episode,
which is under his sponsorship as a
member of St. Patrick's Church.
The final episode. the birth of Christ.
is presented by the Epiphany Church
and by 81 Andrews Church choir,
with Mrs. II. l. Bolton sponsor
and Mrs George F. Ross as choral di-
rector. 1t is given in five scenes. the
"Annunciation," ION the Way to
Bethlehem Shepherds in the
Fields" Coming of the Wise Men"
and the "Adoration." which leads to
the finale of the pageant. Arise,
Shine, for Thy Light Is Come" in
which all participants join as elders
and as angels around the throne of
God.