The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1924-12-25
THE NEW YEAR
by E. P. Conwell)

There Is something solemn and i'm
pressive about the passing of the old
year. 1t seems like giving up an old
friend or companion who has been
with you and whose comradeship YOU
have enjoyed but from whom you
must part to look upon his face no
more. The mind naturally delights in
the reflective. II feels like going out
into some vast solitude and commun-
ing with nature and with natures
God. 1t wants to get away from the
busy haunts of men, the seething mass
of restless humanity, to some quiet
retreat and there commune with itself.
But Life is too busy for this. We have
scarcely time to think upon the grea.
movements in the midst Of which we
find ourselves placed and without The
power TO withdraw.
Never before in the history of the
world was there so much packed into
the brief space Of S ngle year. Never
was there so much alacrity, SO much
push and enterprise as Turing lie
year just drawing to a close, and il
would be impossible to recount the
blessings which have crowned the
lives of all Of us. They are AS mum
berless as the sounds of TIE sea or the
stars Of heaven. 1t ought to be count
ed Il pleasure to live in world so full
of the richest treasures Of all tht
ages. OF all the ages times noblasi
offspring is the last
But what about the new year? |.
it TO be better than the last? The
solemn bell that tolls the knell Of this
departing year also announces tht
arrival Of the new. The same hear
throbs that give life and animation Il
the old must pulsate in the new. TIL,
same hands that labored to crown tn
old with success must in great par
shape the destinies of the new.
Not all the vexed questions an
problems of our complex civilization
have been solved by any means. In
deed it may be said that some of th
most serious in American history ar
awaiting solution during the coming
year.
Records will be made that will e
down the aisles of time as the mos
memorable in the worlds history. NJ
one man nor dozen men can perform
all the tasks before us, but all Of u
will be needed to perform the work
Our leaders may be brave and wis
and sagacious, but no general can con
duct an army to victory If the priv
ates are mutinous or unwilling {
brave danger and hazard life and for
tune in order to secure it.
The dawn of the new year thong
celebrated with festival, music an
song is, yet, striking and solem
memento; and he must be dull, indee
who can write for the first time, tn
number that designates 1t without
passing touch, at least, OF seriou
| emotion.
As law abiding citizens we shout
be fully aware Of this and strive
be better, live better, do better, thi
year than last. We should make som
good resolutions and keep them. W
should not only strive to reach higi
er plane of Christian citizenship, b.
we should also take note of the small
er affairs of life, of the people anon
whom we live.
a II isn't our province here to mel
ton what our resolutions should b
! They may deal with any or all Of I'll
: cardinal sins, but surely there Ia amp
room for improvement, both as to OF
relation to earthly and heavenly a
fairs. Let US at least be liberal
lin our sociology and theology. u
/. us each save one and all will be save