Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-01
1883.
THE BEGINNING or ANOTHER YEAR
Ringing Out the Old Year and Watching
the New Come in->censs

Ringing Out the Old Year and Watching
The New Come in-ScenSs
and IncI:enis.
AS twelve o'clock midnight, the year
1Ss2 died. He was watched over during
his last moments by myriads of bright
stars, aud by thousands Of pious people
who bowed their heads in silent prayer in
their sanctuaries is the last sanus of his
event!ul life dropped out. More demon
straiive people-especially the small boy
and the last young - fired him Of
with guns aud pistols Or blowed him out
with tin horns and penny whistles. The
tire department struck All alarm on tho
engine scngS as he died. and the city band
played 4 dirge in memory IF the dear de
parted.
And then 1885 came i'll trippinsiy. Tho
same bright stars Of the morning sanr
for joy at his appearance. The pious peo-
pie saluted him Ill their watch meetings.
with antheE'S, te deums, glories and halle
lujahs, the fast young men drank his
health in bumpers or saluted him will,
guDpuwdsr, and in the twinkliDg of IN
eye he Was cnthroned for the Constitutions!
period of 3G5 days.
1t may be saiu that the Now Year W.,
i.Sheled in with less noiSa aud dispr,.,.r
than is usual ON such occasions. New
Years eve being Sunday, the saloons ami
taverns were all closed and the churches
open, which had tho etf.ct oi represSin:
the turbulent and inspiring the reii .ious
element Of society.
Watch meetings Were as usual held in
the Methodist, Moravian, Lutheran,
Bethel and some other churches.
At Trinity Lutheran there was " very
,,s,. .f.s IT
The services c,.a.sted y: an address b.
DR.. Grcenwala. the past ill which he gave
summary OF the church work for the
year-the number ": 'rrptisnls, ccntirmu-
ti,'is, deaths, Nc. H.v. rI-j, assistant
pastor, also made i br.ei address, and JUS;
before the clock struck T. the entire con
gregation bowed in silent prayer. AS tho
new year came i'll an ingenious cOntriva.~r
instantly changed the figures - lSS", -
which hung i'll the pulpit arch, to 1855"
and then the church choir, with grand
organ accompaniment, rendered LloyGs
Te Deum. Tine service ended with 4
general hand-shakips and New Year coli
gratulatiOns.
At the MOcavian AMI other churches tl,o
watch-meetirgs We're of Il similar charac
ter. At nearly all of them the cungrega-
tions were large and appropriate addresses
were made by the pastors and fine music
was rendered.
Tho morning opened with 4 clear sky.
and the sun rose brightly. Large num-
bers of country people came to town in
every train of cars and in their r.n coi,-
veyances, and the streets were soon
:hronged with them The banks, internal
revenue Office and postuf1ice were closed,
but ali the stores were open and u lively
trade appeared to be carried on. 1t may
be said here that business men and tn,
public in general find it very inconveneu;
to have the banks ami public Office, closed
on day like New Years day Either tho
stores ought to be closed or the banks luh
offices be kept open.
To-day will wind up the holidays, aEi
to morrow people will settle down TO their
routine duties. Thousands have resolved
to turn over new leaf tor the better, AMI
thousands will turn it back again bcior:,
the month ends.
The public schools reopen to- m,rromr
and teachers and pupils are preparing 10.
the winter and spring campaign. May ii
be 4 profitable one 10 all of them.