THE CHILDREN'S SIX MINUTES




HAPPY NEW YEAR


Happy New Year, Juniors!

The morning of the first day of every year we enter into a contest. We
see who will be the first to give that day's greeting. Before I was
awake this morning my boy ran into my room shouting, "Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!" He won in the contest.

Now, however, you are in Church and it is not proper for you to speak
out loud, so I am able to get ahead of you. A Happy New Year to you,
every one.

Well, what will make this year a happy year for you? I will tell you.
Let us take this word Happy, and instead of writing it across the page
let us write it straight up and down.

H stands for Helpful. You cannot have a happy year unless you are
helpful. He who does not try to be helpful is never very happy.

A for Active. I want your year to be full of activity. I hope you will
be able to skate and slide down hill many days this winter, and that