The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1911-01-05
Looking Backward and Forward.
Greensboro News, Jan 1st.

| Greensboro News, Jan 1st-
With The stroke IF the bell at mid
night :. cycle of lime-tie year 1910
died and passed into history.
But with the sumo stroke the New
| Year-la billed 1911-was ushered in
and today it stands smiling with
hope and Etden with opportunity.
The record of 1910 has been writ
ten and cannot now IL. rhan.-d.
Among he Items recorded are slime
successes and some failures. In sOme
instances HI earnest desire aud Il
worthy ambition vas realized. In
son.a oI her fond hopes were blasted
ard bright prospects came to naught.
1t was in all respects pretty nearly
such IL year as all other years have
BEEN. In the inscrutable wisdom of
Providence all people were not per-
mitted to prosper alike. Some Golfers
were filled with gold while others with
seemingly just as good claim to sue
cess met bankruptcy. Happy homes
were darkened by the taking away of
loved ones, while the death angel
recognized the marks on the lintels of
other homes aud passed them by.
The reasons for these things we dare
not attempt to investigate.
All in all, 1910 was II good year.
The country has been prosperous as
q nation, and no pestilence nor fam
inc has visited US. Progress has been
great in scientific and industrial ac-
tivitips. relations with other ma
tions have been pleasant and no seri-
Gus complications have been threat
pned. Their has been II general
awakening of many of the elements
that make for permanent universal
peace among the nations OF the world.
The progress and achievements of the
religious denomination have been
marked and leave no room for doubt
that the world is steadily growing
better.
Taking up and passing to the fu-
ture the influence of all the good
things Of 1910. all the progress, all
the discovery. all he learning. all the
achievements, all the glory, hat hey
may have preserved and treasured
and profited by-it is not meet that
We linger by the grave Of blasted am
billions and buried hopes. To linger
and sigh is time lost. 1t is wrong TO
cry over a mistake if it is one that
may he used as IL guide to success in
the future.
With stout heart and reso]ute will
let u be thankful for past successes
when wa werA right, sorry for failures
that came by orr own errors and
ne2lp rt to improve opportunities,
and rise with Joy and gladuess to
greet the duties and responsibilities
of the New Year
All hail and good day to 1911.
The sun is up and has imprinted his
first kiss on the bright eastern shores
of New Year II is easier to look
backward than f,rward; but hope
springs eternal, confidence lures us
on and ambition points thu way.
Standing upon Il nAw threshh old let
us step out with courage and good
cheer, firm in resolve to faithfully
discharge every duty, cOurageOusly
meet every emergency and gladly en-
brace every opportunity. Ii we fall
by the way. in task that ought to
succeed, another hand, stronger,
more skilled and more accurate, will
take our place and the work will go
on. If behind every effort there is a
noble purpose, a pure mind and q
courageous heart, the result will be
good and the fruits will be sweet.
The world moves on. We cannot
live and do not desire to live in the
dead past. Opportunity does not
linger, it must be handled now. for
in a moment it will be in the dead
past We must deal with the living,
breathing present, and as we do our
task so is the measure of our prepa-
ration for the future toward which
the song of hope inspires us.
Farewell, 191O-welcome, 1911.