Bringing The World To Columbus June 20 - July 7, 1919

Missionary Society Of The Methodist Episcopal Church

Publication: Privately printed, 1919, NP

8 1/2" x 7" in colorful pictorial wrappers. [12] pp. including wrappers. A brochure recognizing the One Hundredth Anniversary of the founding of the Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Offers information on the program ... "This great Celebration will afford thousands of persons, unable to make a tour of the world, the opportunity to visit and study the World's races as they are brought together in Columbus at this time." It also offers information on the pageants ... "Two special pageants will be given, -one patriotic in its aspect, and consisting of gorgeous processions and the massing of thousands of participants; the other, forming the grand climax of the whole Celebration, a great symbolic representation of the drawing together of all the nations of the Earth through the Gospel of Jesus Christ." Map of the Ohio State Exposition Buildings at center of brochure and ground plans of two of the educational buildings on another page showing the China Building and the Korea, Japan, Malaysia, and Philippines Building at the Columbus Exhibition. Finally, customs and peoples are discussed - "Representation of various phases of the work of the Church and the life of the peoples in all lands will be shown in the 7 large exhibition buildings." Light soiling, small bump to bottom corner 1" split to toe of spine and with light wear to extremities. Very good.

Inventory Number: 49123