Show thoughts on the new year hail glad new year fresh from the forge of time another milestone thou hast led us past the loud longed bells again with merry chime upon tho night the notes of welcome cast the good old year gone by we would not chide for from its lap good cheer and plenty came fortune was kind our rulers thoughts to guide and crowned with statehood honored name may fortune still on truths bright anvil mold our present weal and future destiny and fit us for the duties manifold that make us as a nation great and free adof some friend whose worth we love to tell we say old year depart in peace and J oy and though we bid thee now a long farewell thy memry fond shall yield us sweet employ ae rivers roll with constant steady flow and waft their burdens to the mighty sea so down times stream the laden years must go to swell the vast tide of eternity time with his yardstick measures out to man A few short years which we a life time call and should we live to nil lifes longest span how brief since birth will be the interval new issues rise to crowd the old ones down the ever living present is the field where wemusa weave the laurels of renown by making stubborn circumstances yield both storm and sunshine doubtless we shall meet throughout the year we now have entered on but afi in god burtrust our trust is made complete interial In trial he not alone the fleeting years that swiftly pass away bid us prepare for that blest favored time when christ the lord his scepter just shall sway and reign supreme oer every land and clime now is the hour for each ard everyone to scan the past and see if we can find some duties slighted which wo should have done some growing evils we should leave behind JAMES CRYSTAL american fork dec |