FILMS IN CHURCH.
MELBOURNE INNOVATION
. SYDNEY, Dec.. 28,—Moving pictures in the church are not altogether novel in England' and) America, but in Australia the idea has just been introduced, St. Mark's, in Fitzroy, a suburb of Melbourne, having the credit of the innovation.
The; film which was thrown on. to. a screen in front of the sanctuary depicted the life -of Christ: . The , vicar of the church replied! to critics of tyhe innovation by as^rting,(hat prejudice*.was due to "unctuous, sanctiimoniousness." As lantern elides had been tolerated' there could 1 be no valid objection!to.the moving picture. ,It was.the intention of the authorities to use the moving picture to serve .is a most valuable adjunct in the inculcation' of religion's truths. The departure attracted 1 many people to tho church, .andl .Although .there were some critics the majority of the 1 congregation expressed their pleasure and, ap : preciation. " "
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 16021, 6 January 1923, Page 8
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