Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-28

lives by mem mis-, aud cares but for
the attractive present.
II was said OF old, "lhe stars in their
courses foughI agaiHst ssera;" and
this has been 10 part the ground work
Tor astrological ptetenders In the past
and present. Natvities have been
cast, and horoscopes formulated, for
the protection Of lhe supersiitloue, who
have teen guided In oil important
movements NJ life by asserted
favorable or uniavorAble conjunoilons
Of the stellsr world. Lucky and uD.
lucky days have been predicted on
signs and aspects, which were ~ un.
Influential on Individual destiny hs
The cyclones OF prehistoric ages.
Nevertheless individuals and genor-
A1ions have come and gone "a ga dream
OF the night" To all that began there
has been a. will come an end, and the
ages have Also passed since this sage
exclaimed, "rhefs Is no work, nor de-
vice, nor Knowledge, nor wisdom In
the grave, whittier thou goesl;" to all,
there ls an apparent end, at least. The
story that observation aud experience
tells Of man, Ia equally true Of nations.
They began and nourished and died.
Ruins here AMI there tell some few
things Of their grandeur and mngni.
hcenct; but unless the details arc writ
ten and preserved in other archives
than those OF earth they are forever
Lost, as impossible Of reproduction as
arc the details OF personal history to
centonsrlan who is Just lowering by
his open grave.
There IL no abiding sense Of respon.
sibility or accountability In the aver.
age man or In communities or
nations. Much Of human action 10
based ON expedieucy or opportunity.
Few are proof against tho temptations
Of strained and fsverish llfe,and among
the most pretentlous there Is q lsmsnt-
able difference between the theories
and thoughts Of the NaEaren, ADD Lilo
most pronounced disciples.
These conclusions assert themselves
with particular force at this special
season Of the year. Homage has boon
almost universal In ChTlstendom t.
"ihe Prince Of Peace" ana It would
seem NJ II Providence had allowed the
Injection Of few brief days between
the celebration aud the beginning OF a
New Year. In order that a practical
application OF Christian thought might
permeate tue hearts Of al, 60 that u
lenieut, iorglvlng spirit might gener-
ally prevail.
"rhere IL tint" said tho wlso man,
"wherein one man rulelh over Anoth-
or TO his own hurt, and there are
those who have reolced In the down.
fall Of neighbor. Who is there 90
unfamiliar with human nature, ~ not
to have known those who fairly en-.
oyed having some oas whom they
could easily crush aud destroy? IL IL n
strange phase Of human nature, but II
needs not the lamp OF DloEenes TO nnd
them IN this day and generation. IL 4.
said "ihe tender meroles OF the wicked
are cruel;" but many GENTLE has ex-
hibi,ed more soul In dealing with an
Grant or unfortunate Mormon than
some brothers have given to bIoIhsTs
Of more magnificent pre,entlonS
some years ago We knew man
who, by unloWard circumstances, was
adJudged u bankrupt. His pride oil
soul and sense OF honor were Profound
ly touched. He loved the right and
wanted II. Considerable Of his In.
dsbtedness was to the outside world
men In business who sympAth ziu
with misfortune. But his co-rehgiol.
lists wanted 10 exact the utteImosl
farthlng, and because this was not
forthcoming, they rendered for many
years thereafter only hard feeling and
harder words. Sympathy was uniell
or uneKprossed, and that burden OF un-
called for and unmerclful criticism IA
not yet all Allayed.
"Wlth what measure ye mote, II
shall be measured to you again, aud
with what Judgment yo Judge, shall
you also be judged" said the Grsatrai
OF all. Little as We are in love with
continuous renewal OF covenant and
resolution, It Is not uniimely to Suggest
that "there 10 more Joy in heaven over
one sinner that repenteth, than over
ninety aud nine who never went
AstrAy." Standing by the bier OF the
dying year and peering into the
iu,uro we may never SEQ or know, lot
many past things DO forgotten and
forgiven; Just as whom by the bier Of an
old friend, who had his failinRs and
infirmitieG, we cover these with the
mantle OF charitable oblivion, and
write as "wlth pen Of iron ana lead
IN the rock for ever" his eKoellencies,
his good traits, his noble deeds, and
even his untitled intentions which
were over for the good and true.
We may not multiply words, al
though mems hearts may be soft and
receptive under the festivities OF the
holiday me. "rhe END lot the year.
fathing is better that the beginning