Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17


IL God so clothe the grass. which to-
day Is and tomorrow is cast into the
oven. will he not clothe you 0 We Ok
little faith?" That is the poetry of 1t.
SACRED SYMBOLISM.
'rhc principles and ordinances Of the
gospel are repletc with poetry. Let us
take one example. Jesus declared:
Except u nan be born of the water
and of the spirit. he cannot enter into
the kingdom OF God" Paul tho hpos-
tic. speaking of the same principle,
said '.We are buried with him by
baptism. into death: that like as
Christ was raised up from the dead by
the glory Of the Father even so we also
should walk III new'aess Of life.' 'rhnt
IS poetry. what is baptism 1t IS Gods
way CT RENTING sin. Not that water
washes away sin: the sin is RENTED by
obedience 20 the word OF God institute
Ing this ordinance. But why was this
particular mmcrsion--inst!tut-
ed? Why are VIC commanded to go
down into the water and come forth ont
OF the water?" Evidently because
that act stands for something greater,
and the symbol must agree with the
thing symboized. If 1t did not, there
ever destroys poetry, destroys truth,
beauty, consistency. Pouring water
upon tho head is not baptism, which
means ito dip" to immcrsc, Sprink-
ling water upon the head cannot be the
prorer mode. The symbolism is
wanting: and the act does not rcseM-
BILE what baptism was intended to fore
show. But when wn go down into tho
water and come forth out OF the water,
1t symbolizes birth, new life. and Is
. perfect likeness of the resurrection
from the grave. the greater principle
that baptism typiics. This IS the poe
try of that sacred ordinances. Tic
broken bread in the Sacrament Of the
Lords supper Is another poetic SYM
Dol, mathematical OF the cruciied body
OF the Son of God, who died that we
might live The cacrnmental wine or
water represents his atonng blood.
That is the poetry of the Sacrament.
POEsY THE KEY.
The essence of all true poetry IS its
suggestiveness. It's symbolism, the les
ser standing for the greater and lead
ing the mind up to higher principles
and lofter planes. There would be no
progress If the ideal were not lifted
above the real, and this Is the mission
of the poet. Gods universe is built
upon symbols,and he who holds the key
to this symbolism can unlock the uni
verse. That key is pocsy. or prophecy.
/ care not what you call 1t. All proph-
cts are poets, and the greatest among
them, to whom n lesser though still
mighty one referred as the Lion of
the Tribe of Judah" has prevailed to
open the book 'acnlcd with seven
seals'--the Apoca lyptic volume, repre-
senting symbolically and therefore
POLITICALLY the true though hidden His |
tory of the World.
Man is IL symbol of God. and If you
educate him completely you make |
god of him, and tit him to dwell with |
the gods That Is poetry. Time is n
suggestion of eternity. of which 1t
forms a part. its varied classes and con-
ditions symbolizing celestial. terres-
trial and celestial slores. Earth, which
symbolizes heaven, will yet become II
heaven. and the will OF God will be
done on earth even as it is done In
heaven. All these principles are cs
sentially poetic; and this Is the poetry
of Mormonism
MUSIC AND SCIENCE.