The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-31

llttlo, 10 lOOh UhLh oh VIZ
The one did travel on broad way, iurh-
ishing with all accommodations, the earlh
could offer him; in rapid and unmolest-
ed passage, he did find JOY and pleasure
and he did not see the many poor fellow
travellers. which had to walk close by on
the dusty path. The other did wander
lonely through the life, often his way Is
steep and rough, in the sweat OF MS brow
he tried to climb a joyful MIL out MS
feet got sore, ne never could ma the
right way; he thought, to have fouhd
a companion, but ne was ieiI
in hate and falseness, or he did md
a true heart, winch WAS perseVerlhS
with him in woe and sorrow
but an invisible hand took 1t away, ana
with tears IN his eyes he looked at:er IT,
hoping perhaps to meet it again IN oet-
ter world. SO we all remember the days
Of old. but it must be done in the rtqht
manner; we must do it with the words OF
our text: II mediate OF sil Ihy WORDS
o God; | muse on the work OF 1"y
hands" When we remember the sunny
d.ys, we know it il Gods love has gwen
them. He has opened the spring OF Joy
a thoussnd-fold even to the poorest; and
when we remember the dark days; VINO
has stood amidst them and has turned
the things to oar own advantage we
know Him, the strong and faithful
Father, VINO has numbered the halrs OF
our cad and carried US on His arms,
and led us by His hand, and emptied tn'
cornueopia of His love and mercy But
we have not 10 stand still on this point
it is not enough with remembering the
DAYS of old, we have also to forget what
is behind and reach form to mat winch
is before. A new year must give US new
courarel Yet does the same sky smile
over US. VT does the cid A i
mighty GOD live with His faith
and the hg hit of His love shines III al the
dark nights OF lite. There is no time TO
rest; tn world is rich and wide ana
beautiful. Do your work! highland hunt
for he flying fOrtune, and If you do It IN
the right way the Lord will guard and
be with you and bless your dong 90
may be buried the departing year, and
with it al the Joy and woe, and when the
last stroke Of the bell resounds IN the
silent and dark night, then may our
he.rts be filed with the blessed thought.
When | have but Thee, nay God, there Is
none upon earth that L desire besides
Thee.
2. Our life is time OF growing, rlper-
ing and improving. What we are TO-
day we have not been always; what We
will be To morrow we are not yO:, to-day,
we become better, and if not better then
worse; we are walking forward, aud II
not forward then backwards, for there Is
no stand STILL There is a fight in our
breast; the fight between virtue and sin.
Will YOU be a Christian? 1ou
have to fight without inter-
mission with the arms OF the mind and
the power from above. God has gwen
all Of us an earthly field, on which we
nave to pillow, TO sow and to gather IN,
and whatever q man soweth that shall be
also reap.
In regard of this inner life we have to
look backward in earnest selt-examina-
ton; every one of US has to ask himseli:
Where do l stand, where do | go TO, am
l going upward or ward. upward TO
the life and salvation or downward to
death and ruin? Have l done my work
honestly in the past year? Hsve been
true to God and men, and did l help my
neighbor in that charity. which not seek
eth her own, but besreth, believeth, hope
eth and endureth all thlnss2 Nave l m
creased not only IN age, but also In
wisdom and favour with God and
man? And did | not hundred-told
find in my inner life, in tho per-
formances of my duties, the love
the patience and the truth OF God, His
spirit, which was mighty IN me, when l
was weak; His hand, which led me when
| wandered on wrong way. His power,
which made me strong in the labor and
the trouble of my life? Yes, we must
confess humbly and gratefully: 81 med
itate on all Thy works, q God; L muse
on the work of Thy hsnds" 1t Is true
the Christian must look over his spiritu-
al lie on the eve Of new year, but he
must also be able to forget the past time
and To commence q new one. We have
not to be contented with reporting ret
respect on that which cannot be correct
ed, on the faults we have done, the errors
and sins we have committed-go to the
Father, put all this on Him and He will
forgive you, if you are in earnest to get
better, ard then-torget those things
which are behind and commence with a
renewed power, with fresh courase-up-
wards TO perfection and heaven!
Farewell, then, thou departing yearl
What thou hast given us, DO it JOY or
sorrow; what we have done in tnee be
1t good or evil, we remember that with
deep repentance, but also with high graf
itude 10 Him who sits on the throne of
glory over a.! change of times snd men.
Aru welcome, thou new year! We
greet thee with new hope and now faith.
Be thy days sunny or dark, we tear
nothing; we stand on a rock, that IS God
oar Lord
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