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The ga therimv of the Lake (Iountv VVurkers last week in “ :Iukegzui “as «me of unusual interth. It was V'er_V large Il_\ attended for one thin": it was preceded by the \\ ednesduv praver meetintr all UW'I the countV lieiug tie IVutetl to 5pm in] [inner for the (-un Ventiuu. Hence, from start tu finish there was in spirit at reverence and (it-V’utiunz ntiwnrtv fellmvshin :Iml SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION. this matter The. discussion on shutting off water for those who do not pay tlmir \mtrr hills. seemed to overlook the ; fact that the city would make itself l liabl» for (lamagvs if it cuts oil" the ‘l Wiltb‘l‘ from the present tenant who pays his hills promptly. hecausv g some tvnant lxifore him (lid not pay his hills. The prwent tenant has i his rights and you can’t punish him for some misdmueanor of formerf tt-nants. Ho slow. gentlemen. in I Alderman Cobb wants the 0X» ecutive; , that is the pulice and the mayor to enforce the ordinances. He forgets that the authority is taken from the hands of the mayor and put in the hands of the corn mittees. Ifthe authority was lodged where it properly leongs. in the mayor. these ordinances would be. enforced. A divided authority is a weakened one always. Ahlvrnmn (‘nshman said the city marshal was an “elegant fellow". Smx' watch him strut around. Advertising I! this office. l‘uhhshgd in the Imr-rcsx‘ ut I'nrk‘ llighwuul and Nuvinin. 9v .lflt'i'lhnul h) limns A" Fur' “\L l'rrms, $1.00 mulllhs‘ :0 n'nb The Highland Park News. ‘ Mice \ \'t‘nll(", .mns B. Hlnmm). ll lt‘l'C‘ A ldermu n FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 2‘.) :«l :11 Park. “I {ijst in News Building, 255 Highland Park. Illinois. $1.00 pcr yrur, 50 rrnls fur \i\ _;U crnh fm‘ three months. rntcs made known on application 1hr ]mslruniw :11 Highland . as second cl' Ss mullr‘r. Bl'SlNF-JSS fullmvship and Mxxmmt Highland H’ Fridm ‘u‘nrnm. IHI \\'e started a feW Weeks ago to write three articles concerning the spiritual condition of our churches: this is the last, one. We have spoken plainly but not severely nfunr low estate and intlix-utetl the remedy n pmverful revival of religion. imt_.2|' series of big meetings by u profess innul evangelist: we want no erun gelist, in any shape. ()Iir need is of a revival which shall hegin in these (-hnrehes themselves; a stirring up nf the dry hunes: till Christian ehnreh members are confessing their sins first tn (lull and then to the World. The most (if us are so self cmnpln eent, so satisfied Wllll ourselves. that it (Ines not m-cnr tn nsthnt We might to be (m mll‘ knees (-nnfessinu mn- The several parts were brief. and yet long enough to make their im~ l pressioinaml so no one got Weary: i there were none asleep or yawning in the congregation. There was a ten sion of attention all the time, not too great. but all were on the alert. The only lack was more singing. The hos- pitality of Waukegan was sensible. practical and unstinted. it was Chris- tian hospitality"notlan exhibit, of fine or fancy marking. It was hearty. varm. not colrlf'stifl‘ and formal. Some, of our good workers in the Park wanted to invite the. convention here next. year: it should he done; it would do us good to exert ourselws to the extent of handsomely enter- taining them. It has not been done since we lived in these parts: Wau kegan has done it twice in eight years." Let us do it by all means. and act at once. 'l‘lwu llH‘ prugrzuu. unusually lull. hml lIm-u (-nustI'uI-tml with relm'mu'e to positive results. It was not an in» culwreut muss of asxzn's speeches and songs but one illl‘illlut‘d‘ "lung clearly defined lines. 21ml with ru- spect to IleliIIih- I-uds. Each [HHK'I' uml mlIlrt-ss uut uul_\' lIiHl u m-umul llwming nu Ilw "Ie-ut thuuuht (If tlu- (:unwutiuu. hut grew out ()l null (lm'vtuilml into. what pI'leI-Il zunl wlmt fulluwml it. luutlII-I' “'Hrllw‘ the (‘UlH't‘llllUll was :1 liViug uuit. throbbing with life. of loyalty nullity. nut :Ilwnys found in similar galtlwriugs. ‘ THE HIGHLAND l’Alx’K NEWS OUR CHURCHES. knees (-nnfossing our Now what is tht- rmnmty? A pow vrful uh] fashionml rvvix'al Mk» thosv of the days of Edwards and Whit:- fivld and Finm-y am! Knapp and othe-rs hko tlwnL But how van this- tw sew-arm]? By Int-ans of tho plain. faithful. fuarlvss hut tvmtvr prvauh ing of the goslwl. Thvrv am in thus» two pastorleas churches just about enough good varnvst praying spirits to form the nucleus of a liw. aggrt-s HiVP. working (‘hristian form- and as Dr. Anderson is hmx in ”I" provi done? of (:‘rod. and 'an lw ht-rv must of tln- Hl‘HHt)“. so he oxmwtu mu] m i the way ol the salvation of others. ’ No one can have witnessed the so ~ulled growth of these churches dur- ‘: ing the last dozen years without in tense pain at the process. Then among those who are Christians. there is a snrt'eit of religiousness. with a sad dearth of living piety which has power with God and man. the kind of piety that distinguished glirahzun and Jacob after the historic night on l’eniel. The {act is, we are so ali- sorhed in and with our social funct it'ms. that there is no vitality left for Christian life and service. so that our churches themselves are practi cully becoming clubs, in spirit. tone and method. though conducted under the guise and gnrli’of religion. We have the form of goodly " lives and living but not the power: there is lit tle or no power in us « witness the fruits of the last ten years. Tim sad fact is. thvre zll'vsu umny. so (-ullml. Christians who nre- not yet saved. The-y urv mmnlwrs Hf nur churches, hut the-y urv nut sun-«l. They are devrivwi.» tlwmseh'i-s. and are to snnw extent deceiving others. They mid tn the numbers of our chum-h members, hit nut u particle- tu thr- suving power of thvsv churches. Indeed. they are ndvud weight. a drug on them They are not living savmi thmnsvlw-s and thvy stand in lurl} t‘uuugn Ill 11.»; m secure a rvvi ml: that is. God can't cmm- hare. us we arr. in the mighty payer of his saving grace and save» sinners. any more than Christ amid wurk grunt mirm-lvs in unbelieviug Naznrvth. sills. till such confession would be in relief. instant] M an unwvlvmm- duty This may wvm strange. but it is tln- truth, 2|” the smnv. The-r0 is not piety muugh in u»; tn secure a rvvi is how‘ in ”I" pmvi and 1m lw IN'I‘P mm? so he vxpm'ts. mu] il\