Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-01-04
January

January
January. bold and dauntless,
scales old Winters rugged height.
With his spangled garments cleaning
In the iTridescent light:
And he walks with step majestic
While VIC hear the jOybeIls ring.
As they greet the happy New Year.
Whom they honor a. a king
Truly the year enters trimmed IN
'.spangIed garments The earth is all
SlisteninE and the trees have white
trimmings for every bough and limb.
Roreas put in twenty-four hours Of
buster with the dying year. and we
will hope that he blew away all causes
for disease and crop failure With the
mental picture OF Janus. the Roman
-od that this first month OF the year Is
named. for we look forward and back
ward Across the hills OF Time falls
the light that painters fail 10 catch.
The dead years are full OF scars and
-zshes- There were struggles, some
defeats and some triumphs in every
lffe-the AIl-seeing Eye alone has
marked many OF them. but We hope that
We are all. as a nation as well as indi-
Yiduals. on higher ground Let US hoist
our flags Of loyalty to the best and re-
new our vows Of service, our oaths or
allegiance Let US look up and not
down. and remember the promise mat
has never vet failed. 10, I am with
YOU. even unto the end OF the world
So many will say that the years have
been : failure. that instead OF the woTla
being better IL is at its lowest ebb. that
evil is dominating and our young men
are led as sheep TO be slaughtered. Not
sol To the bereaved. those whose dear
ones have fallen somewhere IN
France We bow in sympathy: also, we
congrafulzts them that the one some
where in France" died as hero II Is
human nature TO weep and miss the
absent My mother did that when l
went to Japan as a missionary-but
she aid not put a straw in my path
way. When 1 was out Of sight L ut
srzIf,a strewed my way with tears, but
not oTce did the idea OF returning enter
nv head. and after / set sail / looked
not hack with anguished eyes. put
turned nv face to meet the future IN
that unknown land
thus il was with our soldiers and
their mothers in the Civil war. We nave
an old daguerroetype OF my grandmother
and her two daughters Ny mother salo
IL was a mystery how the. picture was
made TO look like them-it was taken
the dsy that my uncle. siXteen-year-
old lad entered the service" as they
always said. and the three had crled
until their faces were swelled beyond
recognition That same young brother
received. as a mementO OF his twenty
first birthday. a ball in his right
shoulder. an honorable badge that he
was not a Stacker. nor were his loved
ones at home And so ii is and VIII De
with she young man now answering the
call for help. Tears will be shed that
is natural. but all OF US despise
coward and We honor the hero.
January. the beginning of this New
Year vii bring varied gifts We shall
look into the past and future, we viii
try to bur~-Eith the Old year the evils
that best US and wear our crosses with
the humility that keeps them from be-
ing crosses also 70 those about US II
we 80 true to our convictions, true TO
oU principles. and to the Man OF Cali
les who also was acquainted with
grief" we viii live up TO the best AND
mold aIoft the flag OF justice and mercy.
Character is a fine possession, one
nat il lies in our power 20 make OF mar
The months and fruits of the years are.
ne stones to rear the edifice, the tenn