The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-31

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AZ the beginning Of the new year Sen
take time for review aed peev1ev. Wal
The future viii b depends lar4ssy @, sns
e look ss'i ts asss Ss ws ma :'s q sr eas
are tuned to the Joyful sound Oor mves
30 singing al ih- Time. It l. ps:t u tiles
business 10 fEd ;h.s ele.seGnen: y s,a.. e q
sad. There are fex things thai. 10 .hs
cosniIG year. men need 70 nght more &C.
r'SSs.y % than pcpuiaT 2s PES .n'.m; ,..,. N.
iMpeachmen: c: the universe By some
petty. oxeIerovn infant. WHO has only
sasss ssSss, sn s . s ssrisaa ess sdes: ses
Ing against the door be will not tYy 20
open. With his much crying he makes
himself heard. and needless men take his
stirred In them. ana its joyousness hid
den. 4 mora. aIa,chis: is he who. too
lazy 70 r1:. IN the race and too blind 10
see th. risl.,mess y the raies. Serates
We, the synic. and ;hc pessimi.t. the
deve;scs OF iie!anc!oiIA. aTc often re-
Earded A. the apostle. o: modern thought.
are ever ready 10 take the mosninxs -
moral malaria as the height Of modern
wisdom Il !, time for men and women
preach the gospel Il happiness. This is .
good time :or every man to determine ~
cultivate the ear for che ioyfui sound
collection Of happiness.
I, Is only the psop!. who live on the
roth o: life who are seaay to adopt the
to those who have no other business than
men, and merIimen,. if you siii ~ 70
s asv 81 deea.sy ] ns ss, Il; ss 8 8:
ways . failure to those who have no
special reason for being alive. But the
psSp's whose hands are busy. The people
est In the nun.hlinSs and nurrnurings Of
the droEer ami the dreaMers.
There are other ways Sf drying up
there are other ways Of helping this wosid
beside the exploiting Of al Is horrors.
Faith in the essential riehiness of thinxs
world. Is the first step toward Sweeping
away its wrongs. and sorrows. and uu-
lovelines. You DO not have to believe
that the world Is as good a. IL might b;
FOR as much good. and perhaps q iiItie
more. than you ind in yourself.
Life II not such sad business after all.
Every day brings eood cheec. every hon:
some happiness: every step Of the way you
cGn catch some echo Of the joyful sound
that the ail-loving ever sings through tbs
some consolation. The deeper we 70 into
the valley Of the shadow the more keeniy
do We realize the Kindness. the sympathy
the essential goodness there u In th1s
world.
Sometimes ~e need sn.row to give Us
new eyes and kecrer ears. A man neveS
LEARNS untI he loses his money The Woeth
Of friends not bought with gold. the deoo1
| "i love tina, could no, be hired. nor hov
rich is humanity in the eternal wealth ol
l everyday goodness Many q heart has nr1.
| caught thu. anthem ~ heavenly hApplno0
! Through the minor chords of pain
Seek happiness cultivate faith IN you
l fellows IN their since," seeking To bs de-
| cent. and kind. am! better men and Hon!
| en-. II ,his oil world - sad world. don,
| trv to swecicn u with vinegar. psn
| warehouse all your happiness IN heaven
| ,nrsua,. tho currency of thaf happy 'ans
! hare. II you feel pessimssttc eet out an
! saw wVrs!. hunt UP soIns Que In need an
! lel,, them. pray God TO deliver you IRON
| the robson Of despair.
! Sch IN. ."yful sound. OF ail the 800 o.
; ,hfrcs % which Men may b"ast al last IN
hos, ~ All will I've 10 have touched up tn
| dun places with light and lifted tie hsav!
heart. with tho magic of love- TO- hsv
| made the world tust = little better BY be
licvins In II and loving IT.