Ever Look Upward. A Poem

160 IMPROVEMENT ERA Sorrowfully came the answer, "Judas, betrayest thou the Son of Man with a kiss!" The crowd surged forward, surrounding the Master. In the midst of it he stood, calm and radiant, his face emotionless, save for the sadness of his eyes, and when his followers would have resisted for him, he forbade them. "Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels? But how then shall the scriptures be fulfiled, that thus it must be?" And "they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled." So was the Son of Man betrayed, and that scripture was fulfiled, "He came unto his own, and his own received him not." This tragic betrayal is but symbolical of the certain conse- quences when men allow envy, jealousy, ingratitude and covet- ousness, to take possession of their better selves, and to rule their lives. In the very beginning these traits proved the downfall of Cain, later of Judas, and eventually they will cause abasement and misery to every man who barters to them his rightful heirship in the Kingdom of the Father. Hull, England. Ever Look Upward. (For the Improvement Era.) Ever look upward, 0 spirit of mine! Look for the beauties that most brightly shine; Turn thou away from earth's sin and it's crime, Ever look upward, O spirit of mine. Ever look upward, O spirit of mine! Raise thou a standard both high and divine; Think of eternity more than of time, Ever look upward. O spirit of mine. Ever look upward, O spirit of mine ! Walking the while in these walls of time, Trust thou in God and his message divine, Ever look upward. O spirit of mine. Ever look upward, O spirit of mine! Naught can more richly ennoble thy prime; And e'en will death wear a mantle sublime, If thou'lt look upward. O spirit of mine. Logan, Utah. Sarah E. MlTTON.