Show WHAT WILL THE YEAR OF 1923 BRING USI US dy by F ic K SMITH it if we could all take stock ot of ourselves at this the beginning ot of tile the year look it at the problems before us so far as is given us to see with an all ini biased eye get a vision ot of our inner selves not as we see sec not as lotheia judge but as we in reality are we would find much to which we are inclined to cling of habits that ne e would gladly leave behind as we stait in n our year long lace a lace gitil with I 1 time in which happiness useful ness liess and prosperity lie aie the goal tor for which we may justly strive whit pos possibilities Abilities does not the year 1928 hold for active I 1 i ic and progressive minds many a w aitay resolve has been marred in the past in private and public life absolutely been dwarfed by the originator beins being too self centered nari narrowed owed to self alone instead of broadened by a general sense of usefulness i thinking as well as phyl phy l sica exertion soul and conscience as well as material must be our guide if we would win the goal how much easier to out our plans when the labor is one of love fr others than when self ab all our thoughts and our highest aim it is working loving and giving ones best efforts to those w ax gd G jd has entrusted to our care and to humanity in general that crowns our elicits with i a sense ot of happiness happl ness and males makes life brighter by tile the su sunshine ashine reflected f aiom iora theirs A self sef centered person is never I 1 contented they fiad no joy or hope because the only topic of intel est to themselves becomes burdensome to others they live in an atmosphere of gloom and discord to be avoided by others othera as would ba a cise of smallpox or r any other contagious disease they may elicit the greatest pity rather than sympathy i how much better bettar a ajl brighter the world looks to us when our own lives are dominated by generous and worthy acts just as long as we feel the thrill of work not work that la is a part pait of 0 our mission on earth work that we and noi not another should do will we enjoy en joy the real worth of living and abild be able to work out the great design given into our hands by our all wise master nothing so obstructs our vision as does an idol upon a pedestal particularly when the worshiped object proves to be ourselves progression Progress lart is at a low ebb when we confine our efforts to a narrow gruve with misspent misspend mis spent or wasted energy we are apt to become dis heartened wid a id look upon life through distorted glasses gla oses thai tha present all to the vision in ill a pre averted and dis cordent sense the very atmosphere becomes infested with doubts and unbelief could we f ully fully realize that rather father time with whom we are inclined so often to play by the wayside out of season will be our judge at the end of the year of how we have spent the mo mall maits ts there would no doubt be less lost or misappropriated appropriated mis ones at the reckoning than is usually the case with most of us how fortunate are those who begin the new year ar with resolute wills and stout hearts to face and overcome all obstacles however discouraging and difficult they may be in faith hope and love to seek not the expedient but that which is ia right and leave our cause in the handa ha ot of him who boeth all things well nell and the year will not be miso perit history is said to repeat itself may this be the cause only in such events is as are worthy uplifting and progressive we ill all have reasons to believe that according to our scientific literature that the year 1928 will produce the greatest wonders yet achieved in the world of progress many of which are arc low under way even the smallest factor may pi prove ve a most useful and w worthwhile orth while one in the construction construct c iou of its history may we each and al all add our mite towards the fulfillment of the year s prophecy |