Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-06-01
The Ilse Of Hlnwers.

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Each successive Incident In life
possesses suggestive Influence towards
the future, by which we ought to be-
come better; and the approach Of
Decoration Day suggests to me the
iollowingi
There Is much more Significance In
wreath or badge Of flowers than In any
de,lgn Of art. The brother In n church,
ora member Of any organized society,
may bc a trsitor or hypocrite to the
principles he processes, aud still wear
the society badge without public blame,
A badge Of flowers, however, cannot
be so worn. They express too much
they reveal the last trace OF
hypocrisy In the wearer; and on the
other hand, tho sacred badge Of dow.
ers will certainly vindicats mn limo
cent wsarer against wrong charges.
The choice OF flowers, either for badge
or decorative purposes, rs well as the
arrangement Of the same, forms cor
rectly written page OF tho purity or
corruption within the heart; they tell
the truth, II we study to know how 10
read them; hence, the one who Ignores
the ueo Of flowers must DO Ignorant OF
their Language and the beauty OF their
testimony. They are natures symbol,
token, mirror; witness TO reveal TO each
other just what We are.
Flowers, then, possess real val ne
% Ne, IA scale TO determine
the care taken In self.educs-
ton. We say self-educatiOu, be-
cause no school or progeniior can
educate the heart, the soul, and place
within the sacred ballast Of love, SYM
patty aud true affection, the base and
foundation " humanity. All they eau
30, Ia 10 qualify Us for the work. Each
Of Us must educate, furnish and III up
the parlJr Of our own soul, or II will
never be done. We ray never DO done,
ust ~ II nature has done nothing for
US In this direction. Certainly the ed.
ucatlon Of the soul IL either positive or
negative, ana no part OF natures auimal,
any more than the furnishing Of a par
lor is n part Of the building. a build
Ing, no matter how grand Its architec-
ture, II not furnished and occupied
will become the home Of vile
and venomous Creatures which
crawl In and out at pleasure.
The owner 10 absent and canno, cleanse
and guard II. 30 with the parlor Of our
soul. Nature has built one for each Of
us; but ~ truly each must furnish and
occupy his or her own, and much dc.
pends upon the suit we place within.
II IL OF our own choosing, and the
badge OF flowers will surely Inform the
pssrer.by ~ 10 the care we have taken
to furnish and render our parlor pure
aud pleasant.
wreath Of the aoui. cluster ~ now'rs,
Better. far better than gold;
Tie good or tho bad nurturcd within,
thou docst most surely uafoli.
The language Of flowers has nothing
10 sny about the education Of the head.
| II speaks only concerning tho purity
or corruption In the heart - re-.
vealing and vlndlcating the pure,
tho noble and the good, while
the diabolical hideousuess OF the
wicked, polluted heart h brought out a
fronteplece before the world. What
combination OF flowers can lend their
graces OF benevolent purity In com.
incubation Of evil practices? Fit one,
II you can to the drunkard, the prosti'
tute, the thief, the gambler, the liar,
| the profanr swearer, tie prize. ghter,
the murderer, the swindler and the
interruptions politician. What msn-
n.r az furniture Ia within the parlor OF
such souls, and what flowers viii COM
mend them. Only corruption 10 there,
aud n badge OF flowers droops with
shnme I'm that hand or upon that coat.
| ho. Asts. "a trs.
or eyil. and no flower IN In harmony
with negative. They harmonize the
soul,s treasure OF goodness In the
positive.
Thing Of the subject; but when
II Il accompanied by n well-drawn
nieture illustration. we obtain a we'll
,lefned knowledge. n Ia 40 with our
character, the eye, the mouth, the
nose. the voice, The. gestures and the
general physical expression and de-
meanoT furnish map OF Illustration
ami kew 10 our character, and 10 In ac.
cord with the purity or impurity OF the
head. and q badge OF flowers will Nc
truely reflect tho harmony or dshar.
mony, nv you can behold yourself In a
glas;, Observe aud learn OF them.
How often we sec the weeping cluster
worn Tor fashion by filthy hearted
ons, aud pity Its defamation, IL tells
m. truth OF its imprisonment. while II
also portrays the discord aud deception
OF the wearer.
Are We Just anu upright? Then
noyers viii vindicate Us. Who
ia above or below us? No one. Who
il behind Us In the register OF
OF life? Many. Then let us take the
tagging ONES by the hand and help
them 10 the trout, and flowers may be
our common badge Of love, sympathy
and iraternal work; while the luminous
rays aud od0ruus influences thereof
will establish peace and prosperity In
the complete harmony prevailing about
Let us east away subllety and wicked
ness, and gather TO ourselves the good
the pare, the noble, then our fiOwer'
will ho glad, aud mt weep.
Flowers are not legltlmately used IA
descrihe mere fancy. They enter into
the sympathies OF the soul, portray tn,
education thereof over the mere ami
NAL; they are full.hlown In fragrance
, and beauty only In the family circle
I and become exhausted only IN th'
coffin and grave. Every use OF tiowen
il significant only ~ It points TO hom'
and children, describing mutual, pa
ternal love In obligations, cares an'