The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-05
THE NEW YEAR.

THE NEW YEAR.
few York Herald
"a spend our years as a tale that is
old-Psams. xc., o.
custom has made certain reasons sig
ncant and impressive. In themselves
II days are alike, and differ no more
bsn SO many blades Of grass. They are
heckered by sunshine or rain. by heat
r cold; but the + curing season bears
close resemblance to each other from
entury TO century The suns chariot
driven along the higher way in sum
nor. while In winter 1t sweeps near.r
he horizon. A kind of solemn moiotony
marks the passage of time and but for
~ associations connected with each day
rould be like every other of its kind.
n has. however been the habit of men
rom time immemorial-from as far back
4 history can send its glance--to set
mart a few days in the years aggregate
Or special ceremonials, and on these
avs each celebrates the occasion 10 his
wn way, some with unusual hilarity and
theirs with serious reflection.
The day on which the year begins is Il
curse wholly arbitrary 1t is purely
Imaginary line drawn between the past
ind the future--a mile post set up by
Icience for its own convenience. 1t T.
Ilso a herald OH the hilltop announcing
hat twelve more months have b en-
rawn from the treasury of eternity for
ur profit | may ontiuue and say that
is a stately and dignifled messenger
rom the heavens. reminding us of whit
ming hair and general enfeebl m mt
the facultes-solemn precurs RS of the
pproaching hour when the ledger of our
areers below will be sealed with a 3 al
nd We must draw the curtain aside with
last farewell TO earthly life
On New Years Day we take our position
n high coign of vantage. and give free
Elm to those two most marvellous faculties
nth which God has endowed us-Memory
nd Anticipation.
Memory That mysterious quality of the
oul by which the past becomes once more
he present. Blot it out and we should be
nere machines; the moral purposes of life
Fould be destroyed. Memory is the key
tone of the arch. without which the whole
tructure would crumble into ruin. BY its
heans the experience of bygone years are
ept so fresh that the mind can determine
that is best to do and what is best not TO
0. Memory is the foundation of love also
Pve for our children and love of God. Ey
s magic man recalls the benefits he has
eeeived, and forthwith the grace of graft
ide springs up in his heart: he summons
he deeds which have brought him misery,
"a forthwith regret and repentance ard
fsoutlon come into heinz In tho stiffness
the night the mother lives over again
er life with the dear ones who have CONC
nd tears sprlng srresh Then tbe mind
Dives the nrotIer, and baforo ,norrir.,
he cries moi ny. viii INT ,rb;ne I've
one"
Anticipation, Wba, would r,o he ,,t,bo,,,
1t is like the electric current that
nrilis along our nerves and gives us
ealth in Mace of ,ba na,n ~, ,I,ich
800. .ase oeeh SUFFERING. If we live In our
horrows, Tho st,,ra,. soni co. s,'ooass
bng before If .rri,,os ana ,s ,ns,,t.,1
hereby We mo-, on;o,, tt,o sr,,;,i5'n 80
|ur efforts hv nnt,,ino;;,, 49,, ,s r.
Inter we are encn,,raraa - 49, w. oii
'h'hking of the spring and summer
Ire now NOT Who, I'm ~ VIVA, we
but what wo shall i 49,
A." a, we snali De ana what we none
.ss r, constitute our chief hapni-
kpshine, ,,..i,.,'. ncai. 'iia' "eaiS W..
|ower os or,io,na., a. .''u e, nay w INV.
eace and comfort in thinking OF that
b,nnoa luture when separation snail he
su 70 reunion. and when the empty
,s,r a n,mS shai' mold the loved ones IN
wa,. .n'urace once more
nj eory ana Hope Gods divinest gifts
ia s',e enables us to sec wherein we nave
IT, anu why the other, with resolution
[b,oh LII permits us to enjoy success
na a, va. oe achieved ny ana ny inc
ay, ~ your fearful eyes on the happy
nrtlv ol,,,. soiie, wniie VIC pioS..