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Show A New Y ear Thought By THE EEV. P. A. SIMP KIN. A HAPPY .Vow T'-ar be yours, O fiK-nd! Sil an ;i trite sentiment 'In'- it corn;, nor i.s if- wnttf-n s a prrlime to a vf.ft r nf f;i.t. f,,iit.ent or h..-if i.i eu-frroj-'s merit, in personal plans and rnefe-ti rnefe-ti i-M'jiiH aims. Tiie HO'd tha t brTLt Iv-m t ;".e wi.h is t',e toul of tlie rae, srnllir through t-,e unme;i.aiired agony of present, en-d en-d urn nee because it w-.f-x b-vond the hat.tle smoke the dele.etahle rnountains of that tair expanse of p.-ae and b'-ot herhood f r widr-h in crimson suffering suf-fering the world's freen-;en r-ont-md. The hN.ppiri-ss of 10 1 s will be tliat of endurance and sharing In the sacrifice sacri-fice of the world. A.i the prayer-wish comes out with the warm (,'iow of hnnatn fellowship, It i.i in the consciousness that It will be no alone im the New Year wlt-n-.sst:a the establishment of world peace in justice, ;ind righteousness; as a triumphant democrji-'v is ma-le safe for the world and the wide foundations of tinman brotherhood nre laid for all the ii;it ions of t he earth. In that eotitrihutlon you may make, O lover of men, whether it be In the stalwart son or- previous daughter, in store of substance laid on country's altar or the glad surrender of material gain v. host- acquisition in this great year would stain the loyal life and i patriot hearl . be It yours to find t he supreme happiness in that gift of your-i your-i Heif which shall hearten and strerigih-; strerigih-; en the cause of America and hu-i hu-i inanity. And afl tho president, that priest of world democracy, speaks the word that touches re press 1 ugly your interests inter-ests or rights, be it a year in which you phall play the game bravely behind be-hind him and give tlie support uf your heart to that Americanism ho represent repre-sent s. So shall It ho a Happy New Year. |