Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-01-04
Happy New Year!

ScftulnlN We tti"t'So A''''
tu growl and grumbc about and let
us be. thankful that it is so, for IL
everything was so perfect rs to leave
nothing further to be desired there
could be no other WHY for it than That
we would be miserable.
Among the thoroughly satisfied
things. of tho earth arc pigs, dogs,
mules, chickens and small per cent OF
men and women who arc generally
classcd as imbccilcs and idiots. -.
No normal human being in his right
mind is satisfied. nor indeed can he be.
This country Of ours Is not what IL
ought to be. 1t is far from perfect In
any single particular. 1t is minus IN
religious, social educational, indus
trial. agricultural, commercial and IL
nancial development. But however
much il lacks of being what il ought
TO he, il is far ahead OF what it used
to he and already thc<grcatcst country
the world has ever known. it is not yet
anything like what it is going to be-
Politically, this country has blundcr-
c,. along through many tremendous mis-
takes, and it is still laundering, as 1t
will continue to blundcr; but there is
no need to worry about that so long as
most Of the people continue as mere
tnrc-c trying TO do tho best they can.
In spite Of the fact that things do not
90 as. we would like To have them go,
those who will stop To analyZe ana
consider. will find many absolutely
convincing evidences that these United
S.atcs-evpry part Of thcm-Hrc the es-
Dccial care of the Almighty God, who
guides, directs and blesacs ut every
step.
What bountiful crops we have had
l'dhring these recent years OF war!
How little real suffering there has been
on account of scarcity of coal during
times when our transportation lacll-
ties were otherwise employed! What
4 small percentage of our soldiers lest
their lives in the great war! HOW
our transports were protected gong
and coming! Low buuntifully our pco-
n.c have been fed all along ana what
an abundance of crops they now have
on hand. Although only mere baS3-
i,lIc ur uu, bounty has il been, nrvgrin
i'll history Inns an: nation paid greater
ir;butc to the spirit Of Jesus Christ by
feeding the hungry and clothing the
naked among distressed peoples III
foreign lHrds.
1t was almighty God who sent that
s..uui.%c of influenza which killed murc
Americans than We're killed in the war
Gt is not ours tu try. 10 tell you tn"
nsun: but you will not hc the loser
in trying 10 think it out for yourself.
Statistics for the past Year show that
Inc excess Of the birth rate over III"
death rate WAS sufficient not only TO
make up all influenza losses but To
rruyi,ic for the normal incrrti" ~
,u,l,ul;,tiun i'll addition. 1t would he
,ai,!. ,,crhnl,&, even Ia attempt I" tell
what it means but surely again here Is
tie hand nr God.
1t is It wonderful country In which
We are living AMI i'll Il w"nd''rllIl tIiHr.
In Snitc ut the Numbering "I our
government. still it is the greatest GIVE
government the world has ever seen.
VI. llny,. no arcasiun to he concerned
about revolutions OF experiments
..,,Iwin. out Of uphCavalS abrmld.
rirrr is no reason to believe INA,
any ut:rrr rnli::tYy has evolved or Is
;iirui to evolve any better system
than orr nwn: bat i! Il better system
is evolved anywhere, there is absolute
l.; nothing except our OWN preference"
in iiIr wa "f :rc,r!it;ng it n" soon as
il; SUPERIORITY has been rSithii%ii'd.
Yes. We still have things I" s;r"nn'Ic
ai,nul. ami happy are We that W" have;
bat low much more nave We over
which we may rejoice!