Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-10

III "A neared or Is @D'"N
f soon as it can find a suita-
#slN -. ,nbusher Such is the YER
S %s rendered by a delighted
Il 'songb necessarily limited CIR
Il 4 "Is Of literary friends OF our
r,tted fellow townsman' blsn'
y .,,.nov the author of the
op O. rnlch has been read Oy
WORK. ,m manuscript before a scr
BIN ''S So,berings in private homes
k' Q, ,wo readings were given AZ
The frs, nee Of col and Mrs. n, w w
the lss' ~ tbe evenings of the io'h
c'ay ,,n a. december, the third AROUND
ana ~" Of Mr. and Mrs Geo
lne S. some eight days later wh'ie
''' ,V 70 be with Hon. and Mrs f. >,
loV .S.S. tomorrow evening Among
rho have listened to the poem
NV NV q, are Hon. and Mrs. b. H. ROD
s,, u' Judge j and Mrs W Il, King r. rre5 !,
,''s ood Mrs. j. H Paul, Dr. James ~
:. = u0a - ~, Major and Mrs. Il. W.
!. y o,na' Mr. and Mrs. r. s. Wells Gen
4 LINZ Ms c. s. Burton, Mr. and Mrs H.
\ O. r''' whitney, Gen. and Mrs john y
cannon Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. A. Gunner
n.y., and Mrs ]. j. Mcclellan. and a
n lew others including those hrst na'neu'
Tho occasion--for in this sense all
a .,.so sessions may be considered as one
"a, bsan exaltng IN the highest de.
.,,o Each reading has been preceded
4 Nv an explanation, in terms simple yet
impressive, Of the motive and scope OF
,be work the sessions have been opened
h ana cosea with prayers while the musi-
cal uecludes and lnterludes, both voca.
Il and instrumental have been most APP
proprately chosen to emphasize the
4 changing aspect of the subject as the
or,bor has progressed in his mighty
4 theme Il will be evident therefore
n that none Of the elements of the so
\ clepo or even the Social function
4 acceptingtho usual significance or these
4 tcrms-were intended. Rather was 1t
4 designed to assemble critical few, VINO
might perchance partake in a measure
4 Of the poets Inspiration and whose sug-
4 gestlons and comments might aid him
4 IN strengthening or polishing his work
4 No matter how far his effort may seem
4 10 most Of them TO be beyond criticism,
n fl will be found no doubt. that the
4 sympathetic mlnglng with and express
4 sion Of these friends have led to alter
atoms and improyements,of which ne
and they, as well as a much wider cir
4 Gle Of later auditors, together with
hosts Of future readers, will realize the
4 benefits.
; Alusion Is made 10 later hearers, be-
cause Of the hope that a larger audi
ence, and perhaps a no less friendly or
n critical one than L was possible to as
semble for the trial reading, will soon
have the pleasure OF listening 10 the
4 poem from the authors lips; while the
alluson to future readers Is with the
earnest expectation that at no distant
4 day the work will receive handsome and
effective publication, and thus be placed
in position to afford the pleasure and
accomplish the good which its writer
has desired.
OF the theme itself, no more can here
be said In weak and hating phrase
than that II is lofty glorious and god
lie OF lis treatment another and a
more analytical pen must write The
leading has not been marked by
sialnlng after evolutionary effect, yet
NE delivery was musical at times
thrilling, and always impressive. OF
lne work Involved in the production,
lew can estimate the magnitude
through the measurement OF hours,
weeks months and years. While II
must have been an excessive and un-
ceaslng strain upon his every mental
Aole' II has nevertheless been
labor Of love with the
poet and that It win prove
an unending source Of encouragement
% the Saints and a potent agency in
U'nuslhg truth On most admirable ex-
H'saon throughout the world, is the
promise held out by every page. and
'us nope and belief entertained by
'''fy one who has thus far heard II.
que OF The warmest admirers Of Bish-
" "m'neys sublime work Is President
SOsnua II Paul OF the I.atter.dav
s.. University, who furnishes 10 the
Ne1' the following analysis Of the
Poem for publication:
THEME AND PURPOSE.
1 . Alas--An Epic Of the Ages. ia
I. A. p a,,e Of new poem from the pen
/ S sl'Aop O. + Whitney, which il has
i u. my pleasure ana privilege to read
NT original manuscript In the con-