Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-01-02

joy, ringing in glee through every
hour of your waking and murmuring
with the tender cadence of baby's
lullaby as sung by angels while you
sleep; rising and falling and glad
dening to your heart-beats; soothing
when you are calm in peace and rio
tous in splendid harmony when you
glory IN some purpose Of peace tri-
umphant.
Love will come by stealth when
you have done worthy action in
secret, and it will come proudly ca
reering upon the blasts of the an
nouncing heralds when in the fore
front of humanity's conflict against
wrong you have borne yourself nobly
as q captain in the ranks of right.
Love will grow for you, quietly by
night and in the sunlight, gently
nurtured in the heart of your fellow
man as he observes your faithful
and unpretentious discharge of duty
to the world as duty presents itself;
and by and by there will come time
when that spirit, SO quietly grown,
so gently nurtured, will burst into
the mighty music of mankind's
cheering acclaim.
For good character is not builded
in day, though character for evil
may in a moment be established for
a lifetime. The structure of good
character is erected slowly, in many
an instance painfully because of hu-
man weakness; and the materials,
though fashioned by our own hands
according to our own hearts, must
be passed upon by our fellow build
ers, and be approved by our masters
OF the great human family around
and about us. Yet when builded,
one false step may send all our work
toppling about our shame-bowed
heads.
There is history in all mems
lives figuring the nature of the times
deceased"
The history of man, a life that is
now beautiful would not be pleasing
to study; for grave sin is forever re-
pulsive in it's reality, however fair a
form it may bear to outward SEEM
ing.
:.Plate sin in gold, and the strong
lance of Justice hurtless breaks. Arm
1t in rags, and a pigmy's straw doth
pierce it,"
Yet the higher justice, the justice
that abides in the hearts of good
women and good men; that holds
sway in the Judgment seat of moral
integ gcity-such Justice is powerful
to punish. whatever be said of con-
stituted courts of mans govern
ment, and the strong lance of such
justice never hurtless breaks against
any armor of gold or other material
of mans cupidity.
And there was never yet sin that
remained unpunished in this life,
and never one that did not leave it's
brand upon whosoever committed it,
brand deep somewhere craven.
Yet freedom from the spiritual
bun den OF every sin, great Or small.
however or by whomsoever commit
ted, awaits the asking There are
varying degrees of SHINING. from the
polished falsehood and hollow dig :
sembling and deceit OF society down.
ward to dark crime; but there is
freedom from all, save only the final
sin of not asking for that freedom.
She had offended grievously indeed
to whom the Master said: s'Neither
condemn thee;" but instantly fol-
lowed the Injunction to sin no m ore!
Every one of you may this day
prophesy with reasonable certainty
concerning your own afterwhiles.
The life of each of you shall be as
you make it-bright or shadowy,
merry or morose, happy or unhappy.
Ii you wish happiness. love one
another, love your fellowman By
that gentle means and that alone
shall you obtain love, and by love
alone shall you obtain happiness.
Behold the gate leading into gar
dens Of glorious flowers, of gladness,
laughter, joy-if your good resolu-
tions for the New Year be sincere!
Behold ssthe new face at the door!''
May it usher into every home in
Goldsboro greater prosperity and
happiness. May it be to every reader
OF the ARGUS happy New Year.