The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-12-22
ANOTHER CHRISTMAS

ANOTHER CHRISTMAS
Another Christmas season is here.
This will make thirty-siX annual and
consecutive times that the present
editor of The Herald mad News has
sent the greetings of the season to
the great family of the paper.
Some of the young members of the
family will say that it is long time.
Well, looking forward it is a long
time, but looking backward it seems
but yesteryear. During that time we
have been tossed ard beaten by the
waves of many stormy seas, and the
Journey has not been free from It's
trials and hardships, and yet there
have been many pleasant places and
many delightful oases. The breakers
MANY times have been high and
strong and the riding has been difti-
cult, and we might say the storm is
still raging. But the people of New
berry have been kind and considerate,
and We have always had in mind
what is best for all the people, and
we have the satisfaction that nothing
has been set down or writ in malice,
but always with an eye single to that
which we conceived 10 be for the best
interests of the people of this commu-
nifty.
And many times before the Christ
mas of 1887, has The Herald ana
News carried messages of cheer and
good will to the people of this COM
niunity, because the old paper has
been here for more than three quar-
tiers of century, and we hope 1t may
he able to ride the breakers for many
many more years, and carry its mes
sage Of hope and good cheer, and be
able to sympathize with those who are
passing under the rod.
AS we have often remarked before,
we believe that a country newspaper
such as The Herald and News. should
come in close personal contact with
its big family of readers, and sympa-
thize with them when they mourn,
and rejoice with them when they are
happy In other words, there should
be that close personal relation that
exists, or should exist, in the family.
Many of the readers and subscribers
of, the paper today were not born
when we began our connection with
it, and yet we are young with them
and try to keep their viewpoint, and
at the same time keep the elbow
touch with those who have grown UP
with US, in the community and have
been readers of the paper all the
years.
And to all Of them We are permit
ted again to send the greetingSof the
season, and this we do, and wish for
every one the right sort of enjoyment
and happiness on this the greatest Of
all the festivals of the year. Without
the birth of the Christ there would be
no hope for the human race. Without
the manger and the, cross and the res
direction this would indeed be "a lost
and hopeless world and the future
would be dark and gloomy.
This season means the greatess
gift to man, snd should be one of
good will and peace. ''Peace on earth,
good will to men, was what the star
in the east meant to the shepherds as
they tended their flocks on the hills,
and that is what It means to US to-
day, but there VII be no peace until
we get righteousness and right think
ing into the hearts OF men and won-
en-, the same spirit tina: was IN the
angels when they sent forth this cry
to the shepherds nineteen hundred
years, ago.
It's the season when we should
bear gifts and good will to all men,
and Sauiess you kave that same sp,r-t
you are not properly and fittingiy
celebrating the gceat event. The best
way to celebrate the Christmas is 10
make someone else happy, help those
who are in need b. bearing gifts, and
always remember the poor and the
children.
Some two years ago Miss Carrie
sGreneker, who BIT few days aso
went to join the angel host, sent US
the beautiful poem by James Russell
Lowell, accompanying it by the fol
lowing personal ::ose. For some rea-
son we did no, print it then, but It
will be fitting and appropriate at this
time. Her personal note reads as fol