Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 April 1901 — From Pulpit to Stage. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

From Pulpit to Stage.

Mrs. J. Clarence Lee is the pretty young wife of the pastor of the Church of the Restoration, Sixteenth and Mas-

ters streets, Philadelphia. Six weeks ago, during the temporary absence of her husband from the city, she surprised and pleased her husband’s congregation by herself filling his pulpit. She preached at two services and the innovation proved a

popular one. Now she is about to take an even more radical step. She has written a two-act comedy called "Cupid’s Arrow,” in which she is to take the leading part, and which is to be produced in Philadelphia within a few weeks. She declares that her idea of going into theatricals is that of benefiting both professions. “More education and refinement are much needed on the stage,” says Mrs. Lee, “while a little real dramatic force in the pulpit would be greatly appreciated by churchgoers.

Mrs. J. C. Lee.