The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-05-27
ANas q. cLARR,s poHxs.

JANRs O. CLARR.s POBxs.
The friends of James G.. Clark
throughout America will he pleased to
learn that he has gone to Boston to 81.
perintend the publication Of his poems
in book form by D. Lothrop & Go. Mr..
Clark is known to all lovers of song as
the poet.singer, the man who not only
writes original songs Of high order,
but who sets them to exquisite music
and sings them to delighted audiences
with sweetness and distinctness of
rendering SURPRISING that of the once
famous Russell and Dempster. Today
he stands almost alone as ballad
singer. He has been called the Tom
Moore of America. but 80 far as his
poems are concerned it would be near
or the truth to call him the Robert
Burns OF the Gerald Massey of Ameri.
ca. Clarks range is much wider than
that OF Moore. He writes the stirring
songs of freedom and of human rights
and progress. His songs are largely in
the line of great reforms, while Moore's
were never or rarely in that vein.
Most of his songs moreover are in.
spired and pervaded by profound relig.
ious sentiment and his music is often
appropriated by the churches and rem
dered in church and Sunday school SER
vices.
Mr.. Clark. we learn, has recently
written poem entitled 1.-THE Infinite
Mother" which is considered bis
strongest and best. It appears in the
Youths Companion and will be the
final or climax poem'ia his forthcom-
ing volume. In this he has voiced the
sentiment and the demand Of this age.
viz: that the woman or mother nature
shall have full recognition in, our con
ceptions Of the Godhead. Theodore
Parker was. we believe, the first prom
inent teacher in America to give it,
ting and regular expression to this.
idea. His prayers were addressed to
"Our Father and Mother in Heaven, ~
and his writings contain such utter
ances as this, 1.-THE infinite perfection.
which is Natures God, father and
mother of all that u.s." Andrew Jack.
son Davis, the prince of seers, the au-
thor and founder of the Harmonial
Philosophy, teaches the same thought
in hrs works, and advises his followers
to pray to their ''infinite father and
mother" In this age, when woman is
rapidly advancing to her true position,
the old conception of q masculine and
vindictive God must give place to a
conception of a dual.natured Deity,
who has all the highest attributes Of
the masculine and feminine natures in
infinite perfection.
We shall look for Mr.. ClarkS vol.
ume with much interest, especially for
this poem, which we hope will be an
inspiration and help to all who are
engaged in the emancipation of wo.
man.
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