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...exhibitor of a painting depicting Mr. Bryan and other prohibitionists interrupting the "marriage at Cana of Galilee"-where Christ turned water into wine-was held guilty in a Manhattan magistrate's court of an act which " openly outrages public decency." The decision was based upon a proposition which most lawyers regard as long ago abandoned-that Christianity is "part of the common law of the land." From this it was deduced that there was at least an outrage on public decency within the meaning of the law, because, to paraphrase the court's language, "it seriously offends...
...exhibit of the Society of Independent Artists in Manhattan, appeared a canvas entitled, "The Marriage at Cana of Galilee". It represented the biblical incident of the changing of water into wine, but with the introduction of unmistakable likenesses of Mr. Volstead, Mr. Bryan and Mr. Anderson. Mr. Bryan poured the miraculously made wine onto the floor, and under the painting was the inscription: "Father, forgive them for they know not what they...
...Freshman Debating Club. Debate Sever 11.7 p. m. Question: 'Resolved, That the United States should control the Nicaragua cana'" Principal disputants.--Affirmative: Roberts; Hayes and Bell. -- Negative: Moore, Edson and Schwab...
There is at present in Boston at 525 Washington Str. an exhibition of two celebrated pictures, which all interested in art ought to see. The pictures are "The Temptation of St. Anthony" by Aimee Morat and "The Wedding Feast of Cana" by Paul Veronese...