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""“" :W‘ 53” wmmnnmm fl ‘ V hâ€" w Given to missions ..................... 8204.10 Various contributlunn” ................. 02.13 ~ Running expenses .. . 158.00 M..b raised.. 0. 425.00 Won- band. .. .. .. , 155.55 C Endeavor 164.00 Sunday school. 204.37 To pastor. 000.00 ' Presidin‘g élder 68.70 ~ APRIL L 1,390. To KARCK 81. 1897. Total cost ofnewchurch.“ .............. 7.04‘ Subscriptions and cash ...... 05,461.48 labor nnd mater'l donated ,. 707.43 a , ‘ We think it is time thy, city mar- “that mm erW of the reckless lads, who daéh up and down, in front of the postofiice and business por- tion of St. Johns avenue, in defiance of all the city. ANNUAL REPORT OF TflEq'UNlTED ' EVANGELICAL CHURCH. Total ximount mmnhmmL MISCELLANEOUS Members' received durfnk Year Total membership charge Mgmlxra. digd during year Conversions .............. Baptized. ‘ . . .. . Sermons reached Special I dresses Pastoral visits and calls \Valkedatxmt (milPsL Traveled about (miles) . . ‘. . , . .. . The above report of Pastor There!) shows the new church on the west side tobe in a highly prosperous condition. They were dispossessed of the old church about a year ago, since which time they purchased lots and erecteda very neat, the best 7113116 _eityâ€"‘~Ahouse of worship, prac Atically all provided for at a cost of over $7, 000 For any church in this city that would be a noteworthy achievement, but this one with no ”EMW- membexfi‘ at was a phenom}- anal event. . The mere-w in membership of 19 over 20 per cent. that [8 at the rate of doubling the size of the membership every fi\e years What other church m the Park can show’such a record? The mortality rate is low. only three; which shmvs that all the good do’not" always die young. The work of the pastor is very large, over 200 sermons and ad-‘ dresses, over 4 per week; no man can go on doing that year after year. whose lungs’are not made of brass and his nerves of steel. Then, he has,,. walked, largely in this city. nearly 1000 miles, on an average three miles a day, to say nothing of his “journeyings oft” by rail into all parts of his church field. some 3500 miles. The smallest relative item of expense in it all is the pastor's sala- ry, which shows that the pastor and his household practice to the full all the economies they preach to their people. The financial showing for this people we regard as a remark- able one, and it is one in which every loyal citizen in Highland Park may take an honorable pride. Present mum); ........ $2,101.91 ,. 43183-94 0,258.86 7.040.90 11 212 872 3472 19 109 l 93 l2 a: The International Cyclopaediaex THE HIGHLAND PARK NEWS. NEW YORK; CHICAGO. DODD, NIEAD.» COMPANY, Publisher's, C. A; KUIST, Tin, Sheet-iron and Furnace Work Doue to Order. All our lumber is thoroughly kiln dried and we guarantee our mate- rial to be equal in quality and workmanship to any made. Send for estimate. Doors, Blinds, Glazed Sash, Brackets, Mouldings; Screens. Subscribe for Highland Park News -- $1 Per Year. OFFICIALLY ADOPTED FOR USE SOLD ON THE EASY PAYMENT PLAN. JAMES WARREN, SR., INTERIOR FINISH IN PINE OR HARDWOOD. MILL WORK OF ALL KINDS. Stoves, Ranges,- Housekeeping Goods. We: Our Special Offer. 158 ADAMS STREET, CHICAGO. DEALER REVISED EDITION. IN THE SCHOOLS 0F MANUFACTURER OF IN HARDWARE, 8 PHILADELPHIA. ( BOSTON. HIGHLAND PA RK.