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have high intellectual standards and attainments, but these can’t regenâ€" Fratemen; and it may lead in all mathetics, as music and art, but all these will not lift the burden from one poor heart. or shed light and comfort in one home. Sheaves of snubs aavad. measure the success of a church. the Presbyterian chum-h were sol, emnly sot apart tr‘r their work by :1 Very appropriate service Sunday morning. before the sermon. ’11stor Johnson delivered 11 brief, simple but excellent address; the candidates each subscribed to the church stand- ard, rules of order. etc., and the pus. tor offered the prayer. There was no laying on of hands as in minis terizll ordination. V The sermon of the day was by Mr. Johnson on “Obedience,” eminently fitting the (Kscusion. He pleaded for high ideals in church work and said in substance to his new board of elders; ”If you find the standard of our Christian and church life too low. lift them up." Everything about the, day's ser- vices, from first to last seemed unu- sually solemn and impressive. There. -wvaMrch~nn air of devotedness and. worship in”it all‘ that every worship- per Went away from the place as from Holy ground. We may add that to our mind that is the distin- guishing feature of ’astor Johnson's ministry. There may he more elo- quent. talented or magnetic men in the pulpit, or even more gifted su‘ cinlly. hut men more thoroughly C(m» secrated to his work. with higher Christian ideals and purpuses. are not us plenty as smm-tinu-H think Such a life is a henedidiun to any church and mnmmnity. Sunday was I’ustur Johnson's day: that epi- tunlizvs the- whulv service. This ('XCPSSth’ cold spell of \vva; ther. frrmta many nights and a hrief flurry of snow Monday morning, has lllflllf‘ an unwontvd dmuand for coal and run the loval supply wry low. made it, difficult to 5001er supplies from thc- wholesale doalvrs iu (Thir (-ago. Last season we had from ouv to two ions 19ft owr. this year \\'v are down to a dozen scuttloa and a Mo daily. Corn that was plantod retry dew-p threw dweks ago is only fairly well up; potatoes that ware set out the same timv are- only a fvw inches abou- tlm ground. But lawns and foliagv are a delight. Farmvrs will raise grass and oats this year. hut llw promise of “Johnny (-akv" is not wry fluttvriug. The four ner ELDERS CONSECRATED. 91.1..g1mm,..14ders 0f THE HIGHLAND PARK NEWS. A general epidemic of wushi: up delivery wagons has struck ti town. DBliqinus “Unfarmented” Grape Juice is a favorite drink at Schu- macher's fountain. For the benefit of whom it may concern we will {my the little village of Cavendish, not in New Hampâ€" shire. has sixtevn widows living within its borders. V Pastor Thoreu believes in preach- in‘g all the word. Last Sunday night he disumrsed on the place where, all. the bad follw. and. some reputed good. are liable to go. and he did it in a manly. biblical way, too. N. Halsey and son. of Chicago, spent Sunday with George L. Wrenn's family. The son spent a part of his time with Richard W. Hawkins. He is a very bright young man, an attorney with a future of promise. George Healer seems to be the boss shot. Last Saturday he hit 2] out of 25 birds and has come. out first in 8 successive shoots and so has the medal for this season. If there is anyone in this county or any- where else that can beat that let him stand up and be counted. If you want some superb “succo- tash."buy a pint of Lima beans, they cost only l5 cents. and a can of the best sweet corn, and make. it yourself and then you will know how richly and extravagantly the farmers live who make their own. The av erage canned goods are not to be erage can com 1 Jared. (iiiorge 1‘. Wrenn contemplates visiting his native place in Ohio. They will take him for a fwle 211 office seeker down there. Buckeyeâ€" dum raises candidates for office as its chivf product. ()ccusionuuy it turns out a man with brains liki- our neighbor. which serves to keep up tiw gmwra1 average. Hull and Bangs of Waukegar, ad~ vurtise three of the greatest l)l(Â¥SS~ ings on earth, but the greatest of tlivse ia‘ tln- “Hihhard hilwf‘it is the name that wins. “Tharp is vwry- thing in a name.” Shakespoarr‘ mild or would have said. had he thought of it. Earl l’urdy St‘lls thv Hanw blessing. A report roaches us of (excessive, drinking among tlw workingmen on Vino avenue extension. It is re- ported also that lwer pedlers visit the place) daily and SP” their goods from wagons. and that, some of the man got thoroughly intoxicated. Perhaps a visit from the marshal or some official would not do any harm. W0 hopv tho rpports are incorrH-t. ABOUT TOWN. the» I mg, Don't forget that the city wuncil meets next Tuesday night to "raw sell" with some of the problems which confront them. Miss Derry, Mrs. S. M. Meyer‘s nursery maid, was out on the side- walk with the little children Monday when a reckless wheelinan came along and ran into the baby carriage throwing the child out into the hush- es, and scratching its face. When she rebuked him for his recklessness he mounted his wheel and skipped. Five dollars and costs is good enough for‘such as he. ‘ The Baptists, at their great na~ tional “May meetings" in Pittsburg last Week and this, had a streak of human nature. One missionary, home from India, said some things about Standard Oil Rockefeller. that were not very complimentary to the founder of the Chicago University. \vhereat they did not invite said mis- sionary to the platform at the big missionary meeting Tuesday every ing. They too fell from grace. It will interest all R‘hyal Arcauum- ites and should interest others to know some things reported at the Supreme council the magnates of the order in this country.“ The order has been in existence 20 years or over. In 1877 it had nine mem- bers, in 1887 or ten years later there were l75,000“"members. ten years later still, or now there are “03,209 members. .()ne assessment brings in $316,192. During its history it has paid to heirs of diseased mem- bers $40,000,000. The president raised the all important question for as sessment insurance organizations, namely how long can we go on paying in death claims several times as much as those who had died had paid in. We have been caught in that fix and know how and where the pinch comes. Do you want to be satisfied ? nu Why not be satisfied? N0. 255 CENTRAL AVENUE. 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