El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29

Texts "The spirit Of man Will sus-
tain his inflrmityi hut n wounded
spirit. who can bears- Proverbs IS:If.
TN THE MIDST OF our Christmas
festivities with the Christmas
bells. the laughter OF the young
and the tubilant prattle OF happy
children stlu ringing incur ears, We
are suddenly called to 4 solemn
hush by the approach OF the New
Year. A hush more solemn than usual
because the days are more tragic than
any We have known. Humanity IS at
the parting OF the ways. Amid the
children still ringing IN our ears. we
sign board directions are none too
clear and the way none too well IN
dicated. Well may we have the 10y
and hops OF the Christmas season as
a happy background to our New Year
reflections.
Time For Looking Ahead.
Not long need we dwell upon the
past. This IS not day for retrospect
ton. but OF prospection. What man
OF Us Is there who IS not already all
too we'll conscious OF his failure 20
approximate HIS nobIest impulses and
highest ideals during the past year2.
Our nation. too. has not been With
out fault We were altogether too
SLOW in realizing our duty TO human
ity and IN casting our lot with the
Allies IN their struggle against self
ishness and oppression. We now
wonder that we were 90 long In
awakening 70 the call OF humanity
freedom and democracy. But such are
the eNiEencies OF life. Repentant and
with prayer for Heavens forgive
ness. upon the old year. we may let
the curtain fall
We are livinE-fn the present. A
resent OF all times most pregnant
with the future" The world or poll
tics, OF economics. Of social lie and
OF religion IS becoming plastic All
too fast the mold for the future OF
humanity IS being cast. Would God
Il could be done in cool elaboration
instead OF IN the heat OF warfare and
the tumult OF nations.
A Call To Duty.
The approaching New Year brings
to US a call 10 duty. Not always does
duty seem clear. But the duties Of
today, conScienciously performed Will
make the fvties Of the morrow more
lily perceived Not the large thinE
but the many small deeds viii win
Tor rs the present war and for man .
kind a better day Whea tess DAYS
ID meatless days. a gift TO the Y n F..
g a, membership IN the Red Cross. /
or the purchase Of a thrift stamp may
appear small matter. but II re-
sponded TO by all. VIII feed multi I
tudes, alleviate a world OF suffering
and provide much sinews OF war
No Time For Cheap Resolutions.
The New Year calls for resolution I
or character. This IS no time for the F.
cheap New Years resolutions with .
which We are familiar. This IS q dav /
OF testing Of democracy-the very
thing for which we profess 20 be /
lighting. Unless our strenuous life /
and democratic institutions have de-
veloped in US the deep-seated habits F.
or life that 70 into the making Of
resolute character. we shall fan in .
the crisis that is now upon US
The character OF the dollhouse val
riety must experience a radical re-
adjustment or be swept beneath the
tide The real test is yet to come. +
out OF our abundance have we sub
scribed literally TO our Liberty loans. I
given our millions 20 the Red Cross
and the Y. n. c. A. and our multiplied I
millions 10 Belgian, Syrian and n
Armenian relief The test viii come
when out OF our insufficiencv We
must sacrifice 10 these causes and see
the blood OF American manhood F.
spilled upon the battlefields Of .
Europe Only resolution Of character
developes in past experience. and pur-l
pose born OF the exlEencies OF the