The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-07-15
OUR LITERARY TABLE
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AS the morning rising slowly above the noun
| tain tops battles with rudy light the tremulous
earth, and the woods. taking the crimson glow
of summertide. all abloom with life what feel
| ings are awakened in the thoughtful soul, we
gaze in admiration upon the radiant and diversified
landscape realize that the range of vision
is barrier shutting from our view what the eye
yearns to behold
| Who contemplate the glorious they
dash amid the rocks and caves break into spark
| ling foam and spray upon the rugged reefs. without
raising his mind in thankfuness to the creator of such
beauty and grandeur? Still magnificent as the scene
is it falls far short gratifying the hearts desire
If there is force in these days to which all
others must yield that would to be science
Claiming as it's own the mighty realms of matter and
the lmitless regions of space, science acknowledges
defeat but, sweeping onward delves into natures
depths and discoses to admring world it's hidden
| treasures.
is science that curbs the mighty forces of the
earth to do mans will; it is her keen that pene
trates the misty depths of the past and scans the
mysterious scroll of the heavens; if is her deft touch
| that annihlates space and writes in closest bonds
the world of thought.
/ Is science. them al-conquerng? Ali no. for just
as success seems about to tinge the horizon of
search, the scientist himelf confronted by the
barrier of mpenetrable secret; and like great
Newton, he admits that he is but a child gathering
pebbles on the great of truth
What wondrous charm hovers around philosophy
that science to which all others save theology are
but as landmarks! With burning desire the lover of
longing to know its nature and to discern the funda
mental principles that underlie the edice of human
knowledge. To the daring pride of the goddess
philosopher no subject seems too difficult his ge
MUS, and boldly he attempts fathom all mysteries
assured that his keen intellect the Gordon
knot that unites mind and matter But he enters
the sacred portals he realizes that po-
tent far than his own rules the realm Baf1ed he
constructs fabric overshadowed everlasting doubt
which cruJnbles at the mere touch of reality Who
mediate the ethereal races of music poetry
and painting without having his finer faculties stirred
by the prismatic beauties of this immortal trio?
The musician tingling with harmony endeavors to
attune his brothers soul to the chords that vibrate
within his but the restless yearnng of his heart
arises as barrier and his efforts merely serve to
please without awakening any higher Impulse
The poet too. privileged interpreter of the souls
emotions, finds that language itself becomes barrier
rather than medium to thoughts that lie too
deep for Words
How earnestly the artist longs to render visible his
souls dream and to infuse into it living breathing
spirit but he too learns by experience that art cam
not express nature.
Barriers invade every sphere of life. BY some
strange magic hearts are united by the fond ta of
affection but often while rejoicing in the ennob1irc,
sympathy and sacrifice that spring from this tender
union the barrier of misunderstanding arises to sever
the sacred bond With what joyful anticipation does
the fond mother look forward the realization of ba
cherished hopes? how sad to think that ,isnlan5
friendships or misguided companions may spring nm
as barriers to shatter all her dreams
How we'll the priest of God knows that there is No
soul so exalted but the barriers of passion arise IN
resist the operations of his ministry But what a
qu1site joy fills his heart when grace trmphs over all
barriers and renstaes the soul in the friendship NJ
GOO? Fhere is no realm calm but barriers disturb
It's tranquility; no region holy but barriers invade
its sanctty. ~ e
NOR can we ever hope to overcome all barriers No
they continue to rise until the soul has winged its
ight TO the great beyond where face to face with tho
beahc Vision it exults in the glory that neither eve
hath seem heard, nor the heart of man conca;od
NELLIE FROST ''O5
Sacred Heart Academy, Ogden, Utah.