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North Otago Times, 5 December 1910, Page 1

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- ■■ ) MOVING PICTURES IN CHURCH.

The Grace Methodist Episcopal Church of New York, which hast several' times made rash but successful, experiments with the object of attracting people to religion, has now decided, states an English paper, that "moving pictures on Sundays would be' a good "draw," Dr-Rais-ner,,pastor', of the church, says there i 3 accommodation for IGQP 'persons, and on the first occasion everj seat was occupied to witness views of. the Passion Play at Ober Ammergau,. in'terspcrsed with pictures illustrating •reindeer hunting and lodging in the. Northern Countries!'""The- segvice was so animated and so successful that it has 'been decided to give week-night exhibitions also. It is a poor policy, says' 'Dr Raisner,, Jo, have so much money invested in the building and keep it closed all the week. Moving pictures, he says, make the people happy, and also instruct them,

■ 'Admission .is free'on -Sunday nights, and while moving pictures of the proper sort will, it is hoped, always he n feature of Grace Church there will f>lsn be hymns and a phort ■ missionary address. The lecturer who nxplnincd the Ober Ammergau picture? sfiid a few years ai'o the man who impersonated Christ, n'nd. also took hoarders at Ober Ammergau, charged Mm three shillings a day lor boarding, flut this year the lecturer said he' paid lr'm twenty-four shillin-ps ner day. The man who played Peter also -raised his rates to the boarders to a similar extent. ' " •■••■