The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-02
THE Old AND TIRE NEW


Ring out the old! Ring in the
new" Ring the bells, ring, ring.
ring! Ring slowly, toll the bell, the
Old year 10 gone! Ring merrily, the |
New Year has come! Ring ring
Ring softly, we are standing by the |
grave OF the Old. Ring loudly,
nsher in the New. Toll toll while
we bid the Old u long alden. Ring,
ring on, as we gladly welcome the
New. Peace, he still we weep over
the ashes of the beloved Old Year.
Break forth into singing, we hail
the glad New Year. We took back
aud weep tor the dead. We look
forward, and rejoice over the living.
Eighteen hundred aud seVentY-three
10 Ia the dead past. Eighteen hun
dTed and seventy-four has just begun
It's race. Three hundred and sixty
hve days with all Oi their realities
are zone. Three hundred and six
ty-Lve days with their possibilities
rise up before us. We have reach
Ell the goal of the ola, and stand
upon the threshold of the New.
We love the first for what it has
been; and we rejoice in tlle last for
what Il may be. And, without any
contradiction, ''the last 10 first,
and the nrst last" We slowly turn
our back upon the Old and gladly
face the New. There is nothing
wrong in weeping over The dear
Old Year; and we know il is right to
rejoice in tho New. Let the rejoicing
greatly predominant; for the New
Year IL here; and we cannot, IL we
would, bring tie old back again.
but the "dead mnst bury the dead
Lying men and women. and boys
and girls, have TO do with the living.
We forget the things behind MS! we
reach INTO the things before MS.
Nothing Is to be gained by gazing
back into the dead past: crown
may be won by pressing on toward
Ihe prize before us. Hence, no one
thinks, as we pass along by the
''milestones or life, I" of turning back
TO the things OF the Old; for the I'M
travelled road hath fresh charms,
and the brightness of The New,
draws MS on TO the "brlght forever"
Then cease TO toll the bell. Ring,
ring, ring, gladly ring! ''Hting in the
~ AnW.NN IL IL aenRpnnfFnWN
nom the dead. Let everybody be
Joyous: Old age is turned into
youth. "Old things are passed
away all things are become new"
The dead IL no more tho living is q
reality. The dark clouds are upon
our backs the bow OF promise is
before us. The crown, the palm,
the glory, for which we live is in the
time to come. We have our hands
upon the great pillow of life, and II
is our business 10 drive straight
ArrOss the field of timH Remember,
he that tSketh hold upon the pillow
and lOOketh back is not worthy the
Kingdom" This is what the Great
Teacher said We should give heed.
Ring in the New Year" Let
every one be glad. Bury yoRr long
faces with the Old Year. Look ont
upon the New, bright side of the
world, aud throw aside your "sour
SOdliness. BE joyous aud free.
You may not lind every day bright,
snd everything smooth; but the
ever New Year, presaged by the
present, is before you, aad will be
yours II you seek unto IL. 1t isyour
Fathers good pleasure to give you
the Kingdom"
We hear IL on all sides. "a happy
New-Year!" Who wOnld be:cyni-
cal enough 10 pour NORWOOD
into the cup? God made Il bright
aud new. IL 10 = golden cup.
Why not allow Him TO fill it with
All uRspeakable gladRess. Yes, il 10
and will he happy New-Hear TO
che good aud Irue. To them the
very desert IL made glad; aud for
them the wilderness places blossom,
- the rose. On eagles wings they
rise above the storm TO see the ever
shining sun above. They do not
grow old for they renew their
strength. Their bodies may with
er, but their hearts bloom with
newness Of life all the time. And
when they are fHlly ready they
.crOss the river to the "ever green
Shore" 70 rejoice in . new heaven
and new earth; new homo in a
new city; new name among new |
companions; q new crown, new
palm, new robe, new employments,
new enjoymonts, new songs, every |
thing new, forever new.
headers OF the News, we wish |
you . happy New-Year, and all that
belongs TO . new life.