The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06

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more wonderful than any in the Won
dcrtul narrative, and the recording an
gel st hi, seal and turns the page. II
is story t,:at It is granted to none to
see its coa"lu,ion, and few indeed are
there wholi ht!v read It's past. Its be-
ginning vas whcn the morning stars
sang {! or over the order that was
ere: u. i IDS, and the plot, with
its tlrr;d. /. ~'t ana shade, sublime
coura,.> 81 -; "a rowar,!icc, hate and
love. y I'D fear, no man can compre-
hcud &nl uu man can alter, lie may
delay the contamination If the Divine
plan. Lut there is all eternity for its
con"l>;& n.
III ar Of our Lord 1891 has wit
messed !H@ryrla in tho arts and sciences.
The i ,lA> Of tn" earth and the heights
Of the clouds have been called upon TO
yicl their secrets, and the whole realm
OF space is now virtually the kingdom
of the E!ind. In year the world has
made riaHt strides toward the perfec.
ton " civilization, andevery one OF the
last fifty wears has witnessed discoveries
and inventions that have put to shame
those of as many centuries, until, paus-
ing in amaZement on the threshold of
the future. we are forced TO rxclaim:
What wilt thou bring forth. oh, mex
plicablc void. The browning Of mans
dreams or the end Of material great
ness? The summit ot perfection or the
return Of fnrmlc,s chaos"
Great as has been the ! rngreSs of the
world. the high water mark has only
been reached in certain favored spaces,
and vast continents are sill reserved
for the maturing Of God's purposes.
To our nation it has been a year
whose bountr"usness and peace have
been unparalleled in the history Of any
country. The seasons have poured
from their LAPS their garncrcd treas.
urcs and north, south, east and west
rejoice in abundance. The faces Of ma
turc and the elements have been pro-
pi:.Ous. and the smile Of PrOvi.
denre seems IA rest in bencdictiOn upon
the land. In lite eo'ial world too, the
fruitagr has lr"u abundant. Never be.
Fore in the history Of our country has
81 much good beUn done bv earnest in
dividua.s and Sncicty for the rcclama-
tinn 81 evil the reform ~ abuses. and
the amvlinra'inn 81 the condition Of the
deserving poor. The harvest Of good
deeds in that has been great in spite Of
the. fact there are Still fallnw fields. and
that much has bccn left uninterrupted.
There are those. Of course. who take
81, ~,my views ~ the timc~, who see the
e. i. but fail a. rec, g'',,Ae The gr~d, and
declare tia: us''ra..t IL" world il grow.
ln.r weaker and un,r'' dr4ru"rate with
carh year Rut ruth. th, III Iity leaycn,
is terminating. dropped N Tie dark ,nll
Of ignorance and error; AMI h"'}cE
away from sight. folded - II" bu-signs
sheath, is the sprou; which shall one
Lay lecnm" III" giant oak. nrath ~ h,ch
our nation Shall be sheltered from
steFms and no"ntide heats.
Not in the sp;r;, ~ the pb,r;,e, I'm,
in taat o, rcyrrrnt hurp;li,v. ,,,nrld we
viv,Y nnr ll.,,,n.,. a., ,h, r,, -, y,...r. and
haze q ,r,;cr,aI syr,r,,,th. ,,r t.,.. fam.
i,'inc roa>au'> 8, hos. err NV. 40 fr,rn
The bai.L. - the Vul,,. and rr,,n the
sln.e, oftb, raI muu..faia>, f,r the
n.i.rd race. wu.r... warl r,n., ,hrnuf.h
the wilderness ~ pr,..ua.r,. nm! lnfus.
,1.,,. Il a., .rr. a.. ,i,rir f.r., ,,..,rs ,.r,.
baton ta,. desert. .or ,,,... t~..,r.y.Yp.
pr.>...,! mas II our kindred nM,i,n.
wlse.. m.a. . g t.,pytp. il ours. and " th
~ i.,,tu wr. ..;.l a common ancestry, and
r,.,y~.. na'p,n4 who vii in darkness.
nr .irt ala.ut With mist: Aai uncertain
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