The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-12-09

urSC ElSIteu OrCilDQCOD we were
struck also with the fact that the one
poem among those which he sang from
other authors, which made profound
impression upon young as we'll as old,
was Ryan's "Where is IIome?" 4 deep
Iy religious and spiritual poem. Even
the ''young and eiddy" wished to hear
it again and again and to learn the
words and music. Why is this? After
all, is not the world in general much
more religious and spiritual than we
admit? Mr.. Clark has recently said
concerning another writer that the
spiritual in his verse is its feature of
value and that without this poetry will
not live in the popular heart. This is
certainly true of Mr.. Clark's songs.
Those most highly valued, those which
are sung most in our homes as we'll as
in the churches, are spiritual songs.
A few years ago, during one Of Mr..
Clark's visits to Wortl,ington, he sang
'"rhe MOUNTAINS of Life" at one ot our
churches, after the usual sermon. We
soon found it difficult to conceal our
emotions, and glancing at an elderly
gray-haired man ut our side, we saw
that his head was bowed and that the
tears were coursing down his cheeks.
Mr.. Clark need de,ire no greater gift
than this. This is better than found.
ing city or ruling Il nation.
And to Mr.. Clark's everlasting hon
or be it said, lie knows how to use his
gift and is willing to use it wherever
a heart can he cheered or any good
done. Thousands are testifying to
this. n story is told which shows the
man probably better than anything we
can relate. It occurred, we believe, III
the city of Utica, n. Y. A MagdaIen
had died and there was no paid priest
or preacher to otticiate and no paid
choir-singer to sing song. Tie
mourners and friends were themselves
of her class. Mr.. Clark heard Of it and
requested the privilege Of singing at
the funeral. The request was Of
course gladly granted, and never did
he have more grateful audience or
touch hearts deeper than on that oc.
casion. If there be- a Christ who once
said ''neither do condemn thee, sin
no more" his angels must have gone
from that funeral with tears Of joy in
their eyes.
But Mr.. Clark should not he judged
by his poetry alone. lie is, like Pope,
equally gifted as \ writer Of clear and
vigorous prose. No newspaper writer
of our day excels, and flew equal, Mr..
Clark, for strong, clear-cut articles
upon all the reform topics Of the day,
temperance, woman emancipation, the
labor movement, etc. These articles
appear in such papers as the Chicago
Inter Ocean, the St. Paul Pioneer
Press, the Minneapolis Spectator, the
Woman's Tripune, and Others, and are
helping on the work which Mr.. Clark
is engaged in singing into the hearts
of the people.
Personally, we have known Mr..
Clark but a few years, but we havv
come to admire him rs much us a man
as we do as poet. lie is rs clean in
his life as he is in his songs. He is a
reformer in poetry, prose and person.
lie lives what he sings. lie does not
drink, nor use tobacco, nor have any
Of the ''manly vices" rs they gre call
ed to whitewash them. He is with the
people in their struggle against mo-
nopoly and wrong and therefore lie
does not court the rich and the great
nor ever to.dy to that mass of folly
called good society,"" He is a MAN
and his poetry, his singing and his un-
firing work in the cause of reform, are
but the necessary expression Of his
manhood.
We should lie glad herewith to qnote
many fine things and favor
ite passages from Mr.. Clark's wo, ks
but we must defer these until other
issues. We hope soon to give 1.-The
Infinite Mother" and THE Voice ot
the People, entire in the ADVANCE.
We have a limited number of copies
of the volume and can furnish them tt
parties wishing them.
We often hear people say, there j:
only one good cough medicine and thai
is DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
l have suffered for two weeks will
neuralgia of the face, and procured i'm
mediate relief by using Salvation Oil
Mrs. WM &. BALD.
433 n. Carey st., Baltimore, Md.
DR.. Kenyon. of Worthington, wa:
called to see Mrs. l.. Robinson, on Sun
day, and to consult with Dr.. Noble
cOrncer1ing her case. Her husband
was telegranhed for on Sunday.-Win
dom Reporter.
Ft. Scott (Kan.) Monitor.
While talking with u. A. Camp, til,
popular book keeper at Pages Impir
ment House. the subject of cough med
icines was brought up. Says Camp
''there is one to which feel deeply irl-
debted. It has given relief time ant
time again to my wife and children
In fact feel under the greatest obi
cations to Prichard Bros, Druggists
for persuading me to buy a bottle O
Chamberlain Cough Remedy.