The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-01-01
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wishing its friends and patrons and
all mankind happy and prosper
Gus New Year.
The year has gone, and with it the
joys and sorrows of all it's days.
With many-we wish it were with
all-the joys of these numbered days
still linger, and make their retros-
pection sweet and pleasant; but to
many more the sorrows which came
in those unhappy days, still cast
their gloomy shadows on the New
Year and make their recollections
bitter.
But remorseless time rolls on, in
different to the pains and pleasures
of the human race. 1t does not stop
to give man time to wipe away the
tears, nor does it pause for him to
clap his hands in joy, but on and
on it rolls, never stopping, never
stopping, but ever hurrying man on,
until weary with the rushing he
drops out of the race of life into
eternal mystery.
Man must be up and doing if he
would do work and leave a finished
chapter in the book of Life. Time
waits not for man. His days are
numbered. His sands of life are
measured and in steady flow they
are running out. There is purpose
in each human life. There is work
for every one to do. There are
opportunities to add to the general
stock of human kindness. The way
of life may be smoothed for others.
There are words of comfort that
might be spoken to the crushed and
broken spirit. There are many kind
and tender ministrations that might
be done unto those sorrowing and
distressed. There is much that we
can do to make the weary waste of
life a primrose path of smiles and
joys. There is nothing nobler than
an act of kindness to fellow crea-
ture. 1t is, indeed, twice blessed.
1t makes us feel that we are fellow
mortals struggling in the stream of
time, and makes us bear the ills of
life with greater patience. 49,
Another year has closed another
chapter in our history. And what
does it record? Let us turn its pages
over to-day and see what we have
done. There may be many blanks
wherein nothing is recorded. There
may be blots and sputterings that
mar its leaves. There may be much
that's painful to review, of broken
vows and resolutions; of "donsie
tricks and black mistakes and fail
ings and mischances.
With this record lying open be-
fore us let US resolve to make it bet
ter during the coming year. Let us
correct our mistakes. Let us study
our failures and mend our ways.
Let us look searchingly into individ-
ual souls and clear them of all that
clouds and binders.
1t is the sum of individual actions
that makes up the world, and the
HERALD thinks that it is growing
better. 'War-drums throb no long
err among the principal nations of
the earth, and Arbitration has
spread her wings to visit every ma
ton. Sweet Charity extends help
ing hand in every cline. There are
many evidences of the humanizing
influences Of civilization, and even
religion itself has lost it's horrid and
forbidding aspect. Even in our own
little community there is much i'm
provement to give us hope. The
drunkenness and open, fragrant dissi-
patton of former years has appreci-
ably decreased. Our big public days
do not witness the sickening scenes
of disorder that formerly disgraced
them. OF course there are a few
incorrigible reprobates who hang
superfluous on the stage, but time
and their own indulgence will take
them off. But there is much yet tC
be done.
Let this be a year Of reforms
Year after year We have talked anC
resolved reforms. Let this be &
year of doing and acting. Let us Sc
our own houses in order first, then
turn our attention to wider fields
The HERALD will continue its aiC
in these wider fields. 1t will still
labor to bring about those reforms
which we have talked so much
about. 1t does not despair; on the
contrary it feels much encouraged
by the kind words which come to it
and by its growing patronage and
power.
The HERALD is one of you. Il
feels that it has friend in every
friend of Maury County. 1t has
devoted its energies to the upbuild
ing of town and county. 1t love