The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-01-05
Thursday, January 5, 1898.
The New-B Born Year.


NIlN'tH t'i th' NNi'
Another milestone on our life's
Journey has been passed, and we be-
gin the journey Of another year.
Eighteen Hundred and Ninety-Two
is now numbered among the years
of the hoary past and its records are
filed away in the archives of eter-
nifty. and we welcome with delight
the newborn son of Time. Eighteen
Hundred and Nincty-Two has chron-
icled important events, and has
wrapped up in its folds deeds that
will bring us a harvest Of rejoicing
or of sadness. We are undeniably
and inseparably connected with the
past and the future. Time has been
defined as fragment of eternity,
but these declarations are too am
biguous and do not seem TO be suii-
ciently clear for correct compre-
hension of the subject. They con
found time with etornity, in a meas
ure ut least. Time is measure of
duration OF created things, or the
measure of successive changes of
changeable things. Our idea of it is
derived from tho movements or
changes OF material extended things.
Without these movements and
changes we could acquire 10 idea
whatever Of time Time is divided
into q past, present and future.
These diyisiSl : IRE essential to the
idea of IT, Take them away and the
idea OF time is taken away, and is re-
placed by that of eternity. Eternity
is one uupassod and unpassable
moment, iudiyisiblc- having neither
past nor future. II is the incom-
mutible real, actual now. 4 per-
sons lifetime on earthis divided in
TO days, months and years for con-
venience of reckoning and remem-
beriug the dates of events. as well as
to measure our earthly life Our in
diyidual career ON earth may end
with this New Year, II isa trqism
=. T.
known to all thinking Demgs that
Time rolls his ceaseless course and
waits for no man 1t is impartial,
being no respecter of persons. Like
the wind it flies between birth and
death ike weaver's shuttle runs
through the loom, leaving its i'm
press behind. Human life on earth,
comparatively speaking, covers but
few years. Those who are upon the
stage of action now will soon give
way TO IN oncoming generation,
even as the leaves Of the tree which
fell last fall were crowded ont 10y the
buds OF the oncoming leaves. There
are many wasted years for many of
Us TO lament over. Who has not
sighed Give me back my wasted
Years ' Let Us not repeat the folly
by adding other wasted years to
those which are already standing on
record against us. For some Of us
the past and the future carries in its
bosom many precious years. The
past years provoke to thaukfulness
and rejoicing as well rs to lamenta-
tion. What JOY we did realize in
the luxury Of doing good What de-
cisiye battles were fought and what
glorious victories were achieved !
What deeds Of love and philan-
thropy have been crowded into those
years To some Of US this may De
our last year on earth, and it may
bring with it special opportunities
ali experiences.
"II1-J,s TN. o. r.Is while time doth last:
Fl- zI t-la Is 90 time lE4ru the time is past
We should this year live, think,
speak and work as though we real
lied that j, may be our last year on
earth Time IS short. eternity is
long, yet the enjoyment Of eternity
depends upon the improvement Of
time. Come. let US anew our Jour
ley pursue. Roll round with the
years and never stand still, till the
Master appears.