Communicants

A communion service -- otherwise known as the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper--was conducted by radio for the first time in history. The service was broadcast from the West End Presbyterian Church, Manhattan, through WJZ, after a sermon by the British evangelist, G. Campbell Morgan. The elements, bread and wine, were blessed by the pastor, Edwin Keigwin./- The invisible audience did not partake until all had been served, so that all present in the church might partake simultaneously with those who served themselves bread and wine at home. While the elements were passed, the organ was audibly played. Grape juice and unleavened bread were used in the church. Dr. Keigwin advised radio communicants to use ordinary bread and wine, if available. Said Arthur Brisbane, Hearst editor (himself no respecter of tradition) : "In the old days you got out the children's rubbers and umbrellas, and lighted the stable lantern, and walked a mile in the wet grass, along the edge of a clay road to the night prayer meeting in the small country schoolhouse. "That seemed to make religion important and added interest to the hymns. When you sang 'Dare to be a Daniel, Dare to stand alone, Dare to have a purpose firm, Dare to make it known,' you were sufficiently interested at least to walk through the mud and rain, if not sufficiently brave to go into the den with the lions."

/- Dr. Keigwin recently told his parishioners of a vision when his pet canary died, and of other supernatural evidences of God (TIME March 3).