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Rev. Dr. A. K. l’.Small pmachml in the Baptist church Sunday morn ing in the uncxpnctcd almenco of Dr. ‘ Anderson. Hit-i text was‘ "I Am tho Vine; Y0 Arc thc Branches," and it ‘ was one of the greatest sc-rmons ever 1 delivered in that houfic. in its origi- ‘ nality. freshness and power. It had i just two thoughts admirably worked i out. First, all fruit comes from the l vine. The chemical elements of the fruit abound in the soil and air. in- ilifml we may say that all about’us. ' in the soil there are bushels~ and 4 bushels of grapes as 'possibilitiw, i but th’t'ify don't .materialize'as such t without the vine. No chemical la- \ borntory or process can evoke- the' rich clusters; only the vine can do it. The world is full. with its teeming millions of possible saints, but only Christ “I am the vine" ‘ can make them such. SecomL "Ye are the branches." The grapes always grow on the branches. No one ever saw a cluster of grapes growing out of the vine. but always from and on the branches. Christ the vine pro. (luces the fruit. transforms sinners into saints. but he must do it through the branches. Hence. the function of the individual Christian. and on a larger scale the Christian church, to bear fruit. to become the agencies through which Christ the vine will save sinners into his kingdom. This. explains the significance. of the pun huge. “Herein is my father glorified that ye hear much fruit;" the Chris? tian and the church do their work only when fruit, much fruit. is borne. "So shall ye'lw my ”disciples." the proof of your sonShip to God is in the mills saved through you. His delivery was injured by the abomi- nnlile light. but the sermon was clear. logical, .' Timur-(ll and powerful. and one not to be forgotten. A Chicago reatlvr calls our attvu tiou to a seeming discrpancy lwt wwn our e-(litorial about getting into mul followingr tlu- groove»: of God‘s t'tel' [I'd] thought and the paragraph when! We said to Nolan. who‘weut to Chit-a go to do a plumbing juh. ”(inntl c-uougli for the-m. pay tlwm l)2l('l5 for owning out llt’l‘t‘ to (lo jobs." ()ur critic is right. but We thought our mailers would see the’ mild sun-amt) in tho “paying '0") back" paragraph. Of course- our working uu-n should not do jobs in (‘liictlgo‘ (won it thoy do come out her» and pick up Work that is the broad gospt-l lllf‘tl. Miss Mabel Brand. RevxThorvn and Fwd Bmldkor attt-ndnd tlw stutt- Ksyntmw ngupof Christian En deuvm mun-Minn. at Aurora. this “‘90 A POWERFUL SERMON. 5c. A. KUIST, THE HIGHLAND PARK NEWS. Tin, Sheet-Iron and Furnace Work Done tsQOrder. . _‘ ROBERTSON 8L NOLAN, 1 Lumber and Building Material of All Kinds. OFFICE AND YARD: SI. JOHNS AVENUE. IN LUMBER DISTRICT. Doors, Blinds, Glazed Sash, Brackets, Mouldings, Screens. All our lumber is thoroughly kiln dried and we guarantee our mate- rial t‘u lquuuj iuvqualityagglworklnanship to any madas‘end for «fatimatp DUFFY BROS’ Express, Baggage and Dime Parcel Delivery. Furniture zithianoé Moved, “Packed and Shipped. Are responsible for all goods while TELEPHONE 56. Hard and Soft Coal, Sawed and Split Wood, Kindling. JAMES WARREN, SR., INTERIOR FINISH IN PINE OR HARDWOOD. MILL WORK OF ALL KINDS. Goods handled with greatest care. ~ Prompt attention given all orders. Stoves, Ranges, Housekeeping Goods. Trunks, 25c.; Parcels, 10c. T0 or from any part of the city. DEALER TELEPHONE 67. MANUFACTURER OF J. H. DUFFY. Manager. w HARDWARE, in our hands. Highland Park. III, HIGHLAND PA RI.