The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-01
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The Old Year ane the Eew-The Knick'
erbocker Custom-Superintendent
Kennedy, Henry Ward Beecher
and Horace Greeley on
New Years Calls.

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sIrow siands the record Of tho dying year," Eleven
O'Clock post meridian, December 81 1861 Not differ
ont from post meridian, December y or
December I: yet regard the dai plate OF some |
labelling timepiece we moved by stran ,e feet
sngs when note the hour ard our minds curIouslv
a. /, we're are thrown in retrospective OBJ ervatop
she things have during tho previous yce OF
sweivo months. There - something Strangely soeu x
IN the thought We look back no ma Ter what o,r : =
ditIon, In melancholy meditation. there wo see ar a.
poruny lost; here we see M error OF Judgment. ~,
mistake might have been aycidei; the confidence -.
such one>wss mispaced. Poor Jack was with 20 ~
year at Wv time and we remember going TO - 60
raj, and Jhen the mind runs en- and begins 10 ,
spi0f our desire, who OF our friends shs' ,
cyl places IN tho next twelve months ia
hr rsTty, but he Is married now and SO too was y
who are sui bachelors must begin reg F.snA hom.
Tcfec as the prospective fathers OF fam ra mem WIN
car opportunities for them s'come iner anu eoasv
aeh are some Of the commonplace u aa Js hicn 81
ahis time force themselves upon m ognts wni.n ~
OF Natural poetic feeling. how expr ano KY mo No" se
instincts OF the human heart Iii AsiVco VI Wy hness
nave mot more oen been Tho the me os seraed eS
tho sweetest pools in New Eugan, Proyaence one o,
Interpretation In liquid numbers nss given S W.
have space nnt for two sanzas ,ness anSusn W.
dressed TO the old year. p" poem W h'@' W.
Oh did ! TOO participate 81 ~ transient reign,
Saaa az anal ysg Sna hast as soa
In conclusion j faeweill
Kind eoody tidpss in then 50 aud tell Of me
AnStSor y san sa reign p se iass ,hou a fed
New Years Day IN Ne weh farewell
IN an exceptional mannt pf nus ever oesn Ve.eoIaeu
differences healed ~ - = inc day o. M Gays wheh
hed and the petty s'Ias guestons Of etiquette set
Aasy saifsiac ,rf, ~ ,s,uo, !, , x w.
p,igrmage o-da ami FROM, aa,Iv morn ~ do,,w
eve, ana peyonn, mao 70 period tongue
y ,.s ors. ~ - iociaims tho midnight hour peri
ySac'S oVa ~, ~, Jung men, and not few ''oid uns
as h uu se0 af,a, king weaIring visits from house
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Of Europe, going frcm shri,a 70 shne posIny ,her
,,sn n, ing return IN the favor OF The saints
lucy rsse 90, at respectable Old gentleman, with
delinquent poll ,enen and bnendns uanor ac,,~r ana
Suns mm !, geographically y. A. X appears TO have
peen moSeo 80, something IKE indigestion at the pros.
trary the pr ors!oas OF mo Txcse ,e in snc casa
nauo anu csadrand has issued order requir-
sna uo AZ, on' no hetron1 yilan Police force he
precincts, q sret siorcemcat Of al p'a EXISTING
laws VIII the strict comprised their
sSbor,nate by 10y snls means he hopes TO deoar his
induscncse Customary on such day while others who
MAJ 10 IN ely 70 tssn sgres the regulations prescribed
Sne~n as h sx fosson q Temperance indignation
90 .ne LIQUOR Nv Of 1896 are warned OF The conse
qoeneess that may y esult from then CONTINUALLY. A
hBu. N salicp hoy cell with the play hide
ri. a. snOg sasr legs oilers but sorry prospect tor
Pcss lsar city ana Pa s'i e prophet Set '''
Notwithstanding these fearful terrors however, and
She religious ear )rtaion o lie Row Henry Ward
escner u V prob Bile that there will be bat itle Ia
,ng Oh 70 iha nu nper OF calls made, aud the ''gNpg
that Of n wn s S ss n %ay be- he
n night u y IN possible 10 deermine view Of
recent events u sonld bad idea tbe different
captains 10 hal the cells OF their on houses are
pnrged Of noxhl varors and death dealing n,iaspas
nmu 70 ,ake cav not 10 put 100 many prisoners IN
las, New Ys ars DAY made us introduction in heavy
enow storm which continued all day. TIE prospect
81 present IS nat this will be similarly remarkable "
Tho snow wh ch tell couple or weeks had but
delayed fs lvent for d WHILE 80 rs 10 lurnsh good
sicghng to-. Jay, right merry time might be assured.
Tho cNh'aH ting influence Of coursng over the smooth
ss'riace 81 clad road 10 the music OF Jnaling
oeIis, sl ted TO thc inspiration OF beauiys
Rcthcr " tn the Intoxicating eject OF Chateau
EarFeaas aariel the vintage q Xeros Or Bourboina
would pro luce an elect comparative TO which the ogd
say co.s eluences Of DAY peresrnatons over the
sard stop Is IS as gunpSwaer 70 niuo,sycerine. New
sors WI VISIT on New Years Day aud New York win
drink y that whatever unsishty results may present
.hsmssl yes to night must DO ndugens considered and
and D. q. 70 the contrary Notwithstanding
Yss oh Nigh, Services undressing Ceremonies
sSf .hc sfethodi-t Churchcs--The Love Feast.
~ % usual sacred aud Impressive Methodist Watch
NJ hi services were participated IN las, night BY IN
instances large and deyoui congregations nearly
fzl The churches of that denomination. tho hour al
SUhicb ibesc dcvOtions naugnrated proc .ey
ispe O'Clock, time, considering the Indictment state
che weather last night which proved siugulsry
Tic,ous and doubtless prevented many person. from
attending who would olherNis, have been present
IN the John street Methodist church the Rev g.
Hines Of Oregon delivered very interesting asa ap
1ropraic sermon from tie text 'Awakei awake put
on Thy strengh. Iion !" the exercises having bc,n
.Srcsiousiy opened with singing prayer. The sub
sect discussed by the reverend speaker "Whai
siiincs tue nora strength aud Power Of tho burcA ~
AND in the onr'daon Of theme the preacher argued
with much eject, that did consist etsher ia
sBmbers wealth ceremonies, hut 10 unity Protes-
isn't thristisn denominations. he ccntsndod united
"a he fundamental prucplcs Ct tber sib, facts,
sbo1oos aud % action Hence the power which Chfls.
ise deocDuaions have employed aud the
ssa-rb has Attended them Another element
81 moral power was piey, which prompted
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