OCR Text |
Show The lVIIDVALE JOURNAL Friday, June 14, 1929 Oontinued From Last Week. Read ~his- ~tory. --, MY RELIGION by Helen Keller Copvrtaht D-r Doubleday, Paae &. Co. .. }( you can enjoy the aun and flowen and music where there 1.1 nothin1 except darkneu and ailenc:e you have proved the Myatic Scnse.-Helen Keller. CHAPTER II My impressions of my ftrat contAct with the writings of the gr~t Swed· ish &eer of the Eighteenth Century, which came about thirty years ago, will seem without mee.nin~ unless I go back to my nrst questionings about God. As a little chi!d I naturally wanted to know who made everythin~ in the we>rld and I w~&s told t'hat N ature (they called it Mother Nature) bad zuade earth and l!tky and water and all livin~ creatures. This satis-tied me for a time, and I waa bapry among t'he roset:to:lee of my mother's r de11, or o». the bank of & river, or out bt the daisy-pranked fields, w)lere my teacher told me true "Arabian Ni~hts" tales about seeds and ftoweril, birds and insecta and the fishes in t~e river. Like other children, I he· lieved that every object I touched ~ as alive and self-conacious, and I upposed we were all Mother Nnture'a e!hildren. But as I fll'GW older, I began to ~~eason about the parts of Nawre I G:!Uld touch. Obviously, I p.m usin~ mature worda and the idt>as of later yea:rs to make intelligible the 8'fbping, half-formed, ever-sbiftinc ilppreaaiona of childhood. I noticed a di(1erenee between the way human betn~ dld their work and the way the wondera of Nature were wrought. I saw that puppies, ftowera, a.tones, abies, and thunder-atorma were not ju.st put to~ether as my mother mixed hef hot cakea. There waa an order and &eJiuence of thinp In field and wood tllat puzzled me, trld at the Jame time there wa1 a co~alon in the elements which at times terrified me. The wanton destruction of the beautiful and the ugly, the uaeful and Che obnoxious, the righteous and the \Yi'lcked by earthquake or flood or tor· ll'ado I could not understand. How eo,Jld swteh a blind mall of irreapon••le forces create an keep alive, always renewin~ w\at was d .._troyed, ·~ keep up an unfaillng succession,. of sprln~, summer, autumn, and wint~r~ seedtime and harveat, day aRd nia-M, ·ttdes and generations of men? S.utehow I aenaed that Nature waa no "lll&re concerned with me or those [loved than with a twig or a fty, and thi1 awoke in me aomet~i' akin to reaentmel\tr-"the ftne lrmeuendo by whtcl} the Soul makes its enormout cl4lfm," and declares that it baa a •rerogative of control over the coune tf events and things. Turning away from Nature, I in· quired about God, and &Jain I wu baffled. Friends tried to tell me He was the Creator, and that He waa everphere, tkat He knew all the needa, joys, and sorrow~ of evew buman ftfe, and nojftirtlt happene,. trith•u.t His forekno.fedge and provi~ce. Some with a ~enereua cUspodfloJ said He was mergltul to aU, and oausld His sun to shine Ml the just and the unjust alike. I was draW1l lrreeist!bly to such a •Iorious, lovable Being, and I lofl~d really to tn~derstand &omethinr about IJ~fll. rhen I met Phillip11 Broo~ rUld he belped me, with his simple Nq~l..ttr• ring words, to grasp the central trutla ·~hat God ia Love, and that Hl1 ~ ia the "Light of all men." But I could not form any clear idea of the relation between this Divine Love and the material w~d. I lott yself many times in shadow• and unc~tainties, wandering back and forth between the Light which w&s so ineffably reassuring and the chaos and darkness of nature that seemed so real as not to be aainsaid. One day l was made radiantly happy and • );lrought nearer to a aeDBe of God when "l watched" an exquisite butterfiy, just out of its cocoon, drying its wings h1 the sun, and afterward f~t it fluttering over a bunch of traillnli arbutus. Someone told me how the ancient Egyptians had looked upon the butterfly aa an emblem of Immortality:'. I was delighted. It aeemed to me aa it should be, thllt such beautiful forma of life should have in them a leaaon about things still more lovely. N'.verthelell, tho same buzz-aaw oontlnu.d to· worry me until one day a audden ftaah of intultlon reevaled an ini\nite wonder to me. I had been aittln~ quietly In tbe Hb'rary for halt an hour. I turMd to my teacher and said, "Such a atrange thin~ haa happened I I han been far away all tht. time, and I haven't left the room." "What do you ~ean, Helen?" she uked, aurprlaed. Why," cried, "I have been in Athens." Scarcely were the words out of my mouth when a bria-bt, amazina' realization eeemed to catch my mind and set it ablaq. I perceived the realness of my aoul and Ita aheer independence of all conditiona of place and body. It waa clear to me that it was because I waa a spirit that I had ao vividly "aeen" and felt a place thousands of miles away. Space was nothini' to :Spirit! fn that new COJUICIOUirlSIS shone dte Pruence of God, Himself a Spirit eve~eywhere at once, the Creator dwellin~ in all ! the Universe simultaneously. The 1 fact that my little soul could reach 1 out over continents and eeaa to Greece, despite a blind, deaf, and ' etumb:ing body, sent another exulting emotion rushing over me. I had ' broken through my limitation• and : found in touch an eye. I could re•d the thoughts of wise men-thoua-hta ~ which had for a~a aurvived their mortal life, and could po11e11 them u part of myself. It this were true, how much more could God, the uncircumscribed Spirit, cancel the harms l of nature- accident, pain, deatrucl tlon, and reach out to his children. Deafness and blindness, then, were of no real account. They wer• to be rele~ated to the outer circle of my li!e. Of course I did not sense any such process with my child mind: but I did know that I, the real I, could leave the library and visit any place I wanted to, mentally, and I w .. happy. That was the little seed from which crew my intereat iJI spiritual aubjecta. I waa not at that time especially enthusiastic about the Bible atorle•, •xcept the story of the ~entle Nasarene. The accounte of creation and the 4riving out of Adam and Eve from Eden for eating a particular fruit, the Flood and all the wrath and ven~eanee of the Lord seemed to me very similar to the Greek and Roman myth• I bad read-and there were very few soda and coddeuea I oould admire. I was disappointed not to ftnd in the Bible that my ~ood aunt held up to me aa a Divine Book, a likeness of ~e Beifli' whose face shone ao benign, lieautiful, llnd radiant in my heart. She told me tales out of the Apocalypse, and atill I felt a void I could not explain. What could I see in a wal' between God and dragons and horned beasts? How could I assoelate the eternal torture of those cast into the lake of fire with the God whom Chrt.t declared to be love! Why, I wondered, should one partlcu· lar City of God be described with pavements of gold and w&lla of preelou• •tone• when heaven must be full of everythtn~ elae juat aa macnitl· eentr-mountains, fields, oceana, and the IW fruitful earth, reatful to the feet? The touchin&' story of Chrlat, comforting the sorrowful, healing the alck; ~vine new li~ht to the blind and speech to mute Ups stirred me to the deptba: llut how could · worship three persona--the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost! W.. that not the sort of false worship 10 terribly puniahed In Old Teatament daysT Such were the bewildered, diaaatiatied thou~bts on the Bible which possessed my mind when there came Into my life one of the friends I loved moat, Mr. John Hita, who had for a Ion~ period held the position at Wuhington of Conaul-General for Switzerland in this country. Afterward he was superintendent of the Volta Bureau in Washington, whicl\ Dr. Bell founded with the Volta Prize money he received for lnYenting the telephone. This bureau waa established for the purpoae of collecting and distributin~ information about the deaf, and publiahing a magazine In their behalf, TA~ Ann4l.t of th~ DeB!, which Ia now called Tho Ve~lts Rtview. I met Mr. Hitz ftrst tn 1893, when I was about thirteen yeara old, an4 that w.. the be&'inninr of an alfeetionate and beautiful friendahlp w'hieh t cherish among the dearest memorlu of my life. He was alwaya deeply Interested fn all I did-my atudtea, my girlish joys and dreama, my atrug&'le throu~h college and my work for the bllni. He waa one of the few who fully appreciated my teacher and the peculiar aignifteance of her werk ftot only to me, but to ,.n the world. Ilia letters bore teatimony to hi1 af· feetion for her and hia undert~tantl fna of what ahe wa1 to me-a 1'-ht In all .. ark places. He Tlsitecl ua ofte• in Boston and Cambridge, and every time my teaCher and I stopped over in Washington on our way to or from nt1 southern home, we had delia-htful trips with him. After my teacher and I aettled down in Wrentham, Mass., be apent six weeka with ua eveey summer uritil the year before he died. He loTed to take me out walkin&' early in the morning while the dew lay upon fll'all and tree and the air wu joyoua with birdsonga. We wandered throu~h atill woods, fragrant meadowa, put the picturesque atone walls of Wrentham, and alwaya he arougbt me closer to the beauty and tho deep meaning of Nature. As he talked, the ~reat world ahone for me in the ~lory of immortality. He stimulated in me the Ion of :tlatu~ that ia 10 precloua p part ot the music in my ailenoe and the ifght fn my darkness. lt !a FUNERAL sERVIcEs 1 s·1 FOR MRS ELNA LUNDBERG 1 as Funeral services for Mrs. Elna Lundberg were held Sunday at twelve o'clock at the home in East Midvale ward. Bishop T. F. Greenwood officiated. Musical numbers were as follows: "My Father Knows" was rendered by Beatrice Simpers. A violin solo "A Perfect Day" was given by a grand daughter, Miss Elna Cooper. A vocal solo "We Shall Meet" was sang by Mr. William Belllston and the clo!!ing number "I'm a Pilgrim" was rendered by Miss Beatrice Simpers. Mrs. William Belliston of Murray accompanied all the musical numbers · The speakers were George James, Antone Lundberg, grand son, Lars Myers and Bishop Greenwood. All bore witness to the wonderful character of Mrs. Lundberg. Prayers were offered by W. W. Wil· son and Wallace E. Malstrom. Inter· ment was In the Murray City Ceme· tery where the grave was dedicated by John G. Sharp. Floral offerings were profuse and beautiful. HERRIMAN ITEMS Mr. and Mrs. Milton Bodoll were Salt Lake visitors part of last week. Mrs. Spencer Miller, Mrs. Lynn Olpin and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. J. Miller attended the play at the PlayboWie Theatre Saturday evening. Sam Bodell and Miss Lydia Payne of Idaho are guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Bodell. Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Mlller entertained at a dinner at their home Wednesday evening complimenting their guest, Mrs. Lynn Olpln of Nephi. Cov· ers were laid for Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Carter, Mrs. Olive Miller and Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Bigler of Salt Lake. - th.- IW~et U f write to•-.Ji ftoweft and the lau~hin~ broolu and. the shining, balmy ~omenta of •Ullneu Ia which we had ltoceth•r· Each dar [ beheld throu hla ey•a a new allG eharmlng Ian ape, Hwrappocl Sa exquialte 1h1>weran of f&DeJ an• spiritual beauty. Wa 'WOUld etten pause that I might fMl the 1wayl~ of the trees, the bendtna of tM ftowera, and the waving of tho eom, ud he would aay, "tbe wind that pub aU this ll!e into Nature _Ia_ a ~U'ftloUI ~~.~~~...~!....~.~~~!P.~~~oo~! ~::OOOfOO .. .. IUOoOOUOO . . Page Seven R.lChards Pass~s · A way At Daughter's Home in Ciro "'J R•tverton· -------------~ Mr. Silas Richards died Wednesday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ralph ;Ellis, Of 1122 East Fifth South, Salt Lake City, Utah. Mr. Richards has been in failing health for some time. He was bol'n and raised in Union and has lived here practically all his ide. The last few years he has spent with his daughters, Mrs. Tom Cook and Mrs. Ellis. Funeral services will be held Saturday June 15th at the Union Ward Chapel at 2 o'clock under the direction of the c. I. Goa undertaking service. Bishop Horace Godfrey will have charge of the services. Saturday afternoon and evening Mr. and Mrs. Ell Mitchell entertained for Mr. and Mrs. Brlnloy. The guests numbered twenty-three. Games in the a..i'ternoon and dancing in the evening were the entertainment features. Beside the guests of honor Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bringhurst of Bennion were from out of town . Mrs. C. E. Matthews had as her guests Saturday of last week her mother, Mrs. N. Thompson and her sister, Mrs. Leon Rasmwsen and baby daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Beckstead spent part of last week here, on account of the death and funeral services of Mr. Beckstead's step-mother, Mrs. Rachel Beckstead ot West Jordan. Mrs. L. A. Porter entertained the evening Bridge Club Tuesday. The prizes were won by Mrs. H. P. Mtller and Mrs. J. A. Alcorn. On the occasion of the birthday anniversary of her •mall son, Jack, Mrs Fred Spindar entertained at a children's party Tuesday. Games and refreshments were enjoyed by the little guests. Mrs. Wtlltam Waters attended the convention meetings of the Pythian Sisters held in Salt Lake this week. A number of relatives of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Brinley of Watsonville, Calif., wbo are here on a visit, planned a canyon party Sunday In their -~.~~~: .... _OOO . . . OtOOO-oOUMOIOOOH_U_HHUitU_O_U_IMOHU . . Mrs. George Whetman and children returned to Payson Tuesday after spending several days. Mr. and Mrs. Erva Dansie and son. Jay, of Layton, and Mrs. Archie Dansie and son, Lorain, of Santaquin, vis· itcd with Mrs. William Dansie and rdativcs during the week. The "M" Men and the Glcanor Girls of the Second Vl'ard formed a party and motored to Glengarry Saturday where the girls entertained at luncheon after which bathing was enjoyed. Miss Zelma and Phyliss Butterfield spent Wednesday as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bullick, of Salt Lake where Mrs. Bullick entertained at lun cheon in their honor. Mrs. Zach T. Butterfield and children spent two days at Payson, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. George Whetman. .. I Mrs. l;"'rank N ossack, Miss Tressa Myers, Miss Oneeda Tischner, Miss Joyce and Bernice Page, Miss Marjorie Densley, Mrs. Hattie Freeman, Miss Ella and Lois Swenson, Miss Bulah Lloyd Miss Vivian Freeman, left Sunday for Provo. Mr. and Mrs. Zach Butterfield, Miss Zelma Butterfield and Morris Butterfield were entertained at dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Dansie Monday. Mrs. Thomas P. Page and Mr. and Mrs. George Whetman were entertained at dinner Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Whetman of Sandy. Mrs. S. C. B. Sorensen and daughter, Juanita, and son, ToCoy, left durIng the week for Callfornia. Miss Leola and Cleo Myers spent two days dttting the week as guests of Miss Evelyn Butterfield. Herri1 an Evan Mattsf:n of Arizona was tb,e gnest of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Bodell l<~rir!ay of lart week. Miss Pearl Stone and :Miss Ruby Stone of Riverton were the guests of l\fr. and l\Irs. Geraid Stone part of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Gilment of Salt Lake were the guests of Mr. <lnd Mrs. Gw.fton A. Bowles and family. Mr. and Mrs. Sp~ncer Miller enterlained a numbe1 of their friends at theh· horne Fuday evening of la~t week. The occasion being their wcci,ling anniversary. Games and music were cnjoyC:ti. LunchC(ln wa:J served to ML". aud Mr·s. Henry ButteL·field, Mr. aild !Irs. \\'alter E. Crane, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Christensen, .Mr. Lllld Mrs. Ilebar Butterfield, Mr. R . T . Bodell, Mr::;. 0. R. Freeman, Mrs. G. GL·eeman and Mrs. Lynn Olpin. Mr. anti .Mrs. John Wheeler, Mr. :md Mm. George \Vebster and Mrs. H.ogcrs of Idaho were the guests of ML·. and Mrs. A. H. Dansie and family part of last week. Mr. and Mrs. George J. Miller spent last week in Salt Lake. T. J. Parker of Eureka is visitiug rriends here this week. Mr. and Mrs. 0. R. Freeman anJ Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Butterfield en· joyed a motor trip last week to Up· ton and Ogden. The girls of the 4-H Stitch Club and their leader, Miss Annie Crane en joyed a weenie roast Thursday evening of last week. Those present were Jessie Farmer, Elizabeth Crane, Phyllis Bodell, Tola and Leah Christensen JI.Ielba and Hazel Dansie, Bernice Free man, Lucy Butterfield, Lillis Forman, Roberta Crane, Edna and Verna Bowen, Esther Crane and Gloria Bodell. Mr. and Mrs. James Dotson and daughters, Vera and Beulah, of Minersville, and Mrs. R. W. Dotson of Burbank, Calif., Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Stone, Mrs. Alice Stone, and daugh· ters, Ruby and Pearl Stone, of Riverton, were the guests of friends at Bountiful Friday of last week. Mrs. Olive Miller entertained at a dinner at her home Monday evening, complimenting Mrs. Lynn Olpin of Nephi. Covers were laid for nine guests. & MONDAY FRIDAY, -O& ... oooooo 1 ::tlU6IIti:IIIUU~I:IllllllllriUIIlllllllltllt:U:tr:t:t:liUWtU::::::::u:.:I:UUt:UUUU::::::tm:n::U:utn::r:tliUIIIIIIUUiflt&MJIIIIUUIUtiUintWIU:InntHIIIIIIfl:Utlt:iWW::IIIU ,,,,., .. ,,,..,,,.., ...,, .. ,,,,.. ... ,,, .. ,.,.._,,,,,..... ,,.,,,, .. ,......,,.,.,,,,.. ,,,..,........ ,.... ,.. - ...,,,,, ..,,,.. ,.-,.,,,,.,,,,,,,,..__ •u•-••oo-••·--·--,..... ,,,,_,,,,,,,,,,, THE ·MIDVALE BAKERY We are MOVING this week to our NEW STORE one door east 0 f the The M•d al Drug Store 1 V e l on Center treet, m M•d va e 1 In appreo·att.on for the wonderf U 1 patronage you h ave h gtven US tn t e past we are • a CELEBRATION p1annmg • h we want every one tn wh1C tO J01ll ateh f or t he D ate THE MIDVALE BAKERY Ballantine Brand r S 'Malt y U P~QUART CAN ·59c .......~......~........................... ~... - ................................................. ~ ........... - ........................................................._ ..,_...,..,_,_.......... ................................................- ........................................................... - ........................ - ....- ........... - ................... _ .. -·.... - ....... PEP CEREAL June 14th, 15th and 17th - s • •••• • • • • w • • • Why not have your suit made to order It costs no more and we guarantee first class fit and workmanship Alterations- Cleaning -and Repairing Special rates tO students and graduates H. F. Rasmussen, Tailor 64 West Center St. Phone 117-W Wdval~ Utah VACATION PLANS FLOUR P. W. Brand, Fine High Patent Per 48 LB. SACK . . . . . . . . . . $1 39 c. . Lard Substitute, 2 lbs, 29c CANDY BARS tOe ALL POPULAR BRANDS Three (3) For ....... . Medium Size Kellogg's, each ..... . 5e 98c CORN FLAKES BEVERAGE BOTTLES, Quart Size, Packed 2 Dozen to the case, per dozen tOe Per Package ............ . TABLE SYRUP No.Corn and Cane Blend 5 LB. Can, each ..... . 35c Skinned, HAMS Puritan's Whole or Half, per lb ........ . MACARONI or SPAGHETTI, Fine Quality Bulk, 2 3-4 1b Packages 29e 33e SMOKED MEATS SPARE RIBS 19C .... Home Cured and Smoked Bacon, Bacon Ends, and Limited Amount While they last, per 1b California Head LETI'UCE Each ...................... . OYSTERS Large Size Darling Brand, 2 for ....... . American and Brick PACKAGE CHEESE 1-2 1b Pkgs. Strong, each ORANGES Small size, sweet Navels 5e 49e 19e There's a glorious time in store for you this summer, if you start making your plans now. A vacation costs money. Prepare now. Open a special savings account today, save a little each week, and when vacation time comes you will be prepared to have a good time without feeling the cost. Salmon, Lb size flats, ea. 25c HAMBERGER Quality and ~ORK SAUSAGE, Strictly 4/!!e Product, 2 lbs. for . . tJ MIDVALE STATE BANK PIGGLY WIGGLY 70 N. Main St. Phone Midvale 1 While They Last, Per Dozen 15e Bananas and Strawberries MIDVALE Midvale's Shopping Center UTAH |