Show II THE MISSION OF SERVICE I The old year ear as we measure tim time with its defeats and victories its sor sorrows sorrows rows and Joys its mistakes and right doings doln s is past vast and pone gone forever Per Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps haps Its seeming defeats sorrows and mistakes have been occasions for vie vic victory tory joy jO and congratulations could we W only see behind b the scenes where God keeping watch over oV his own But to most people it was a good year yeara a year ear of unparalleled victories Jn m anticipated nd a i multitude of be deeds deed indeed It brought to us usall usall all alt more sunshine than shadow shado and more occasions for hallelujahs than for requiems With thanksgiving for the past and anticipative confidence in the future we turn our faces f ices toward tile new year and extend to it our hand of cordial greeting and sincere welcome It has blessings untold for forus forus forus us all Our cups of Joy wilt will overflow Our voices will ring merrily with laughter Our lives Will abound with good d brotherly love Christian ln and nd Our homes will become beine be me more pearly nearly ideal Our city will take t lioon op a higher degree of ot moral sentim sentiment nt and express Its sentiment in insane Insane insane sane municipal law enactment am and enforcement Our state will rightfully assume her place among the sisterhood of states and our cur will enjoy an undreamed of year of real prosperity O 0 Happy New Nev Year We welcome you with shout and song and sacrifice We Ve sacrifice our own personal interests to those larger Interests of city church and state Ours Is the mission blessed privilege of service making life hap happier happier happier pier by b endeavoring to help each other bearing each ach others burdens helping and not hindering Blessing and not cursing Building up and not tearing down Encouraging and not r L l Ss S SS 5 S 2 S FRANCIS BURGETTE SHORT Pastor of First Methodist church aging Sweetening and none making bitter the th cup of life lite Thus we all go goforth goforth goforth forth to greet the new year ear forgetting the mistakes defeats and of the past And may the God and Father of us all pity our weakness pardon our past transgressions and lead us this year into paths of service and usefulness us Thus will we all enjoy a Happy New Year which I assure you is the wish of your true friend FRANCIS BURGETTE SHORT |