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Newspaper
Encampment Echo
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1920
Page
2
A New Year sermon exhorts readers to reflect on time's value and God’s control. It urges repentance for past faults, trust in divine guidance, and personal resolve to shape a blessed year, praying for mercy, peace, and growth in Christ.
The article surveys New Year traditions across cultures and eras. It cites Egypt, Sparta, Saxons, Germans, Switzerland, Norway, New England, China, and Elizabethan England. It notes Bible divination, ring charms, tea-cup taps counting years, and differing gift customs between Christmas and New Year.
Bruce Telford returns from the city to a New Year waiting with Miss Marcia Burton. He discovers three letters from her past in an old book, learns one is his, and she confirms her steadfast affection as they recall shared years and a new chance at happiness on the ice.
A reflective New Year poem urges moral renewal and compassion. It contrasts lingering hardship with hopeful action, urging Christians to perform duties, promote peace, and shed sunshine on those in sorrow. The piece closes with a moral pledge and a blessing for a better world.
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