Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-01-02
Thoughts of a Day
synnpath.

"a Happy New Year," "I've turn ed
over new leaf" I've resolved
things innumerable, al infinitum. 1t
is happy faculty which we have. all
of us, for turning over new leaves,
making resolutions, etc., at the begin
ming of "a New Year. But, however
much we laugh at ourselves sometimes
for our cupidlty in this line, this is not
all ridiculous. There is something in
all this which means thing or two in
our lives. At the most the youngest
of us will not have this opportunity of
making New Years resolutions for
more than fifty times! These days
pace off years. The day comes--it
is gone. 1t bears with it consequences
of Importance, or slips away from us
as nothing New Years day, to be
sure is but day as any other, but it
bears with it a significance of mon
strous proportions. A year, big frac-
of some of our lives 1t may be, has Just
| closed, "Watchman what of the night 2"
Have we really lived during this time
or only existed; that is the question.
But we often say we have not
done as well as we ought We
should say this more than we do. But
now we will try again to do better.
Then come resolutions. They are good.
Let us not be troubled if we have not
kept all of last years stock. We do
not care for that now. We only care
as to whether we can place our aim for
the coming year somewhat higher than
it was last. That is alone of import
ance: to place the mark some feet
loftier. If we aim higher we say, we
shall shoot higher even though we mis- S
the mark. That is good piece of
practical wisdom which does not fail
of good appreciation here. This is
essential: to shoot high, to attain some
thing above the groveling, mire be-
smeared crowd about us. To be sure.
we wish they might be better with us,
but we can not lie In filth because
others stubbornly refuse to leave it.
Yes, it is good to make new set of
resolutions with the New Year. We
will be the better and the stronger for
another fight. The character, which
we are building will be founded the
more firmly for it. The body which
holds the character will be the sounder
-+ka+-
What an immense amount of energy
is spit out upon the air every day in
words! They fade away like the first
snow, ere they have fallen. They are
uttered carelessly and even thought
| lessly. Meaningless they often are,
but still they bear with them a sIgniti-
canoe, every one. And even more than
| that. They are invisible arrows.
which seldom fly amlss of their mark
Though some of them be pointed with
the deadliest poison, which may rankle
and purify in the recess of heart
Others are sweetened with a bath, as il
were of nectar, and speed on their
benevolent way, doing good in places
we know not of. These "words" fade
out of sight, to be sure, but not out OF
existence. They live, every one of
them some place, and are most apt tC
come to life again soon, to sleep again
and then to bring forth once more
It's an old story to be sure. We have
heard and read much of this "unruly
member" still we realize but poorly
many of us, the power we hold within
us. Those semi-mute feelings within
your breast are worth something
Who knows but there is many glori
GUS poem thought out under that
shabby waistcoat, from prologue tC
finale, which but lacks the power &c
give it expression? These are the
thoughts which are coming out every
day. at what time you are not aware
which do not die but live on. That Is
a terrifying sword that we all have. In
some 1t is sharper than in others
Some people talk like angels, while
! others like the children of Pluto. Still