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The Way of the World
UNITED STATES · 1910

The Way of the World

D.W. Griffith
religious faith Christian charity social duty priesthood spiritual awakening
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Synopsis

The mission bells ring but men are too busy with work and revelers are unwilling to interrupt their amusements. An old priest with an empty church is full of sorrow. However, he encourages a young priest to go among the people wearing civilian clothes, and try to live in the image of Christ. The young man gets a job as a laborer in the fields. He tries to show Christian charity by his example: he

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