The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-01
TIE NEW YEAIs.

To-day we enter upon new year. Ola
1874, with its joys and sorrows, with Its
hopes and fears, with its tolls cares and
dlsappointments, is numbered with the
dead past. The new year, 1915, dawns
upon US with its bright promises, and while
they are as yet in the future, still bright
and hopeful, we wish our readers, one and
all, happy new year. Whether our wishes
shall have their full fruiton remains with
each one of you to determine and work out
for himself. The day is like every other
day of the year, yet oh how unlike! Gus
tom and prspriety have marked 1t as a mile
stone in the pathway of life. 1t is a sight
" land mark from which we forecast the
future and review the past-at least, it is
this in theory. But how is it in practice
How many of us, on this day, will calmly
review the acts Of the past year. recall the
many and unmcrited blessings that have
been showered upon us, ponder over our
innumerablc violations of the laws of God
and of nature, examine closely the causes
which have led us aslray, or mark well
where the paths between right and wrong
became iivergent-wc, perhaps, choosing
the latter instead OF the former path How
many Of us, after such a review, will mark
out new and better way for the future,
will enter heartily into that way, resolved
that, win Gods blessing we will continue
therein and will 50 continue to walk
Alas too few of us. It Is all very bcauti-
tul to think about, lat when put to the
practical test is no New Years Day
like all other days And why should il not
be? l, is well, { bc sure, TO set apAr, GER
tain days OF the year as memorial days,
wherein We may bring in review before rs,
our past lives and, learning the lessons
,hcrefrom, may push on buoyed up by the
hope, Inspired by uoble purpose, an earnest
resolve. Tho coming in of nov year af-
fords, by its associations, by It's being dl-
viding line between the dead past and the
ever receding fu'ir", day peculiarly ap-
propriate for this mental review and re-
solve. But so il is with every other day,
and we are especially commanded not tc
let the sun 60 down Oil our wrath. Let
US, then, without regarding the coming in
of a new year, as ail0rding special time
for thanksgiving, repentance and promises,
on this Jay, while not neglecting these
things. remember that promises without
performance are Of little WORTH that those
promises made only to be broken profanc
the day and are better unmadc and I'M
thought of. Let the new year. not the day
alone, be year of earnest steady, persist
ent effort for the right. let us remember
that ''life is real, life is earnest" that not
enjoyment or sorrow" IN our destined
end or way, but let us each so act that
leach tomorrow may :" find Us farther
than to-day" Promises will DO no good
they are too easily broken. What we need
Is earnest resolve, persistent effort. aud
noble, sublime, God-like action. If this
shall mark our course from tbs time on.
ward, then when the end approaches
whether it be Of life or of the year, we can
calmly look back and joyfuiy say that
1875 was glad New Year indeed With
out it time and opportunities will have
been wasted and the new year had better
not have come to us.