Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-04

10 combination OF the two cities,
known under the name Of Jebusalem,
which, however was later chnnBed 20
Jerusalem. Not likng the name Je-
bu-a, he styled this commanding emil
hence, Zion, for the adornment o. whlch
he spent money quite laWshly since
that time Zion has been peculiar 70 the
Christian heart,and hymns have been
sung referring TO the glory ana splendQf
OF that city. 1'Ho OF these the speak
er mentioned" Daughter OF zion
Awake from Thy sadness" and ZION
Stands With Hills Surrounded"
Continuing the speaker sad: II Is
singular the effect the picture OF Je-
rusalem has upon the minds Of men
Travellers visiting that country become
posse sed Of "a feeling almost mae
scribable on approaching II. Even the
Crusaders INA their day--men OF hloou
and iron--Wept like children when they
crossed IT'S portals
Referring " the Psalms OF DaYid, DR..
Skinner spoRe OF the sweet influence
their singing had upon the souls Of
men. The words We're most beautiful
aud In fancy the reader could see the
author writing them, and bringing him-
self face to, face with the condition or
which he wrote. MANY ot the bgures
Of our speech have been borrowed from
the occupations OF men. For example,
strike while the irons hot comes
direct from the forge OF the black
smith, THAT man hit the nah on the
head" comes from the carpenters shop
Make hay while the sun shines re-
fleets the occupation OF the farmer The
early occupation OF David ls reflected in
his nineteenth Psalm. Its opening sem
tenCe says that he was q shepherd, The
sheep Industry was then a factor OF
civilization, as II is now. We are de-
pendent upon the sheep, as they are
upon us, and Il is a conceded fact that
II man became extinct, the millions OF
sheep now living would fail or exist
cuce In two years"
IN this connection the speaker re-
ferred 10 other animals and their do
pendenoe on the human family for their
existence. Not many years ago Alaska
had practically no deer, but today the
country was literally alive with them
and the prediction was that before LONG
American markets would be Hooded
with Alaska yenison. The deer IN
like the sheep, was one OF those anil
mails not dependent upon man for sup
port
Or. Skinner then entered upon a mi
mute description Of the life OF the shep-
herd boy. He had to protect the sheep
from the ravages Of wild beasts lie
was their benefactor and they learned 10
know him for his kindly acts. The
occupation was very much the same
today as IN Daylds time and the latter
had been led to look upon his Mas
ters relationship to him much as his
own relationship 10 the sheep.
DR., Skinner said he had been wont
| 10 regard the Psalm under considera-
| ton as violation Of the rules OF
rhetoric, These provided that no fig-
| ures should be employed which would
! demean the character OF the person re-
| ferred to. one OF our well known
statesmen wax known to the public as
"The Watchdog OF the Treasury" This
was clearly a violation OF the rules OF
rhetoric yet II was intended az a COM
| pliment to the party referred to. Poll
! ticians were often referred TO AS "war-
horses" a figure of speech dlametri-
/ cally opposed TO theoretical standards
IN his psalm David compared his
Lord TO a shepherd and himself TO q
sheep. Said he The Lord Is my shep-
herd I shall not want" In this ex.
| preston he doubtless had I'm mind his
dependence upon the Master. as his
| ih'h0 utptlNtN unoU HllNs re INedlI
no dsrespect In using It, but porhaps
was moved upon IN his writings simply
to reiterate some Of the thoughts o.
his boyhood days
In his reference 10 his dwelling "lr
the House OF the lord forever tn,
speaker suggested that lnasmuch al
this house had not yet been builaed
the expression had more Of u spiritua
significance than "A literal one.
| Concluding Or. Skinner dinerentiate,
between the expressions II VIII" an,
T shalr' submitting that the one wa
voluntary the other Involuntary. an.
should always be used with due regar,
to their special meaning II WAS no
good English TO say Il VIII be glad e
see yoN" but rather the expression
should be- Il shall be glad 10 see YOU.
After announcements by Sppt. Mel
SON the convention adjourned to tax
up section work this afternoon.