Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1924-02-11 | Page 8 | Best Modern Poem Chosen

BEST MODERN POEM CHOSEN The Hound of ot Heaven by Francis Thompson was the greatest spiritual poem ot or modern In a sermon on Cosmic by C C Wilson at t the Congregational church Sunday Mr Wilson the inter Inter- interesting e esting- esting career ot or tho English m cal cal C al poet pot who was es as born as 11 a a a Lan Len Lancashire cs c lad In 1869 1859 and who vho s the depths ot of human fall fail fail failure l ure uro ire until his genius was recognized by the th Mainella 13 1 In London Thompson drew his Inspiration f two Illustrious mystics ho aho preceded him William Blake and Shelly Shelley Ills essay eay on Shelley I lv lva Isa a literary masterpiece and should b be read by all for Its understand understanding t ing ing- ingo og or of o the psychology of ot lIfe Thompson made the tho supreme st discover of o life lIto which li iv the that God Is within and that t hat the divine is s e everywhere lIe was able ablo To 1 o see the world In a a grain ot of sand And heaven In a lid flower er To hold Infinity In the palm of ot the hand And eternity In an hour To see lee God in nature In irs the soul s and In ones one's fellow man and ando lato Isto to t o bet be it t one ono with all th- th that t is Is iso to t o lay Jay tho the foundation foi fot fo nil all self self- r and to enter Into mb the thereat g reat secret ecret known lenon leno n to 10 all the tho mas- mas masets tei mas-tei teu t ets ot or the tho spiritual life lite Mrs Irs Cro Cross Crowther ther flirt rave gave two t wo numbers which made T I deep dep Impression i Mr J Wilson lIson announced that he bo would discus Ho Ha clock cm LIlly new nw hook The Dinco Dance of LIfe Lito next Sunday Sundae r morning as os part of the s- s se series flea ries on the r Of ot life lite