Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-01-03
New Year Thoughts.
BY REy. ". ROBINSON.

The New Year periods are Ike so many mountain peaks which we ascend once year, to reflect on tine past and anticipate the future; to retrace as 1t were our foot steps Ot the year past, and map out our course for the year to come. No date in the whole year witnesses 70 many thoughts flung over the past, and so many resolutions formed for the fu- ture as the New Year day. From the young and prattling up to the old and gray all reflect over the past and fore east the future.
 MOVING ON.
 The first thought that arrests our atten- ton at the summit, Is, We are moving on, whatever may have been our thOught,Or OccIpatiOn,or whatever may have been our dwelling place, We are reminded that time has moved us 365 days nearer the grave, nearer eternity. This Is evidenced to the young by the growth and accumulation of strength, both mentally and physically, to the old by halting steps and gray locks. There Is no way of locking the wheels of time; they receive their motive power from beyond the stars, where no skill nor authority of man has dominion. The great behest of time, move on" must be obeyed- So the l frst thing to be noted on the New Year day, Is. so much time gone, whether | improved or wasted 1t Is gone, for ever gone, never tO returnl
 HOW OLD AM I?
 Let esch one ask themselves this ques- ton. It IS not q question as tO the nun Der of years you have lived, but rather how oli you are III valuable acquisition, | in good deeds, Tn knowledge, knowledge | of God. of self, of the worlds needs! For | these thinss are the measure of life rather than years. How old in the | divine life, in divine service? You are older in years; are you older in good ness, in love C. God, m holy deeds to your race: These are questions that ought to 5e answered in the light of the judgment day, face to face with the great Judge If you have been remiss m any of those things, begin now; let the first day of 1885 mark the beginning Of holiness in your life; too much time
 has been wasted already. Why impOv-
 erish eternity when the gamers may be
 filled: Life is the time to lay up treas
 ures in Heaven. Every hour, every day,
 every year Is golden. It will be awful
 to come to judgment empty handed,
 while sheaves lie ungathered on the
 plains of time.
 SCANNING THE FUTURE
 The picture may be bright. 1t may be
 dark. What the year will bring forth
 nc one can tel; yet God has put great
 possibilities Iu our hands; circum-
 stances in a large measure are ours.
 will or will not color every page Oi life's record.
 From the low grounds of poverty, the
 outlook may not be hopeful, because Oi : failure and defeat of the past courage may be almost gone, but humanity rec ognizes merit, and God is on your side Bid farewell to the past, organize sue cess. be master Of the situation, ana , tlie next revolution of the earth m itl orbit may find you on the high way tt prosperity.
 D WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO: Reader cannot answer this question Daring this year of grace sOmethinI must. nay will be done. It IS yours L
 determine, to order, to execute; 1 cal
 only advise. The following are fev | suggestions:
 Have a definite purpose in view { Aimlessness IS failure begun; neve shoot at nothing. If you do you are sur ' to hit 1t. Much hard work IS done, an . much precious time lost for the want ( ' defniteness in life. To go through hi 2 without clearly defined purpose ! view is like wandering in circle. a ' ways going but never getting Rhea Y Don't go until you know where. a ACCOMPLISH WHAT YOU UNDERTAKE. e The object to be obtained having be-