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4‘“ conference will be under the W of‘RIev. R. H. M. Augustine .0 “no Supervisor for the survey ‘ a counties in Illinois. and it will ‘0 “Med by members of the sur- m teams now being organized in “ eonnfies and by other putters “5 ‘ We of the churches in these who we intereswed each in WI religious commons, Uflting in this sectional conference will be representatives from the “boring counties of Du Page. Ml 1nd Kane. This is one of a "he a! sectional conferences being w in February throughout the nor- thern part of minim. nufing Janu- ny a series of similar conferences '1‘ hold in the southern part of the; A conference that will mark the be- M in Du Page County of the ’3 its pastors and churches will ten in the nation-(wide program the any denominations are projecting {hush their lnterchurrh World Went. will be held on Tuesday. 'dmllry 17. 1920, at the Geneva Ho 0‘ In Geneva beginning at 6 p. m. III closing at 10 p. m. There will be a conference supper at 8 o’clock 1. those who will have part in the my work that is to be undertak~ . In the near future. Ihum of the meeting of Febru~ an and were read and Commissioner 31“!“ moved to approve same. 0n hi! all Commissioners Heartt, Aus- flll. Bryce, Halter and Mayor Barber W Aye. Nays none. Motion car- CONFERENCE MARKS BEGINNING OF INTER- CHURCH MOVEMENT No. lm‘ .......... J W. Nash. Bi" Fcb. 2 . Kiln" Garage (70.. Hill January 30 .......... Bill No. 618m H A My Mfg. (70.. Hill ‘nu Tau (2... am No. 133 .4515.” lull-rd on Co‘, nm x lo. «364 ................ nu Mr Mfg. Co.. Hill Inn. 6 ”.10 Ian! lumber 0).. mu No. 4m 1032‘ Int 1: "WI. mu Feb. 2 .V Afl‘ I“ Lumber (30.. Bill No. “I . “061“, Bi" FR; M Lumber (70.. IN" No. . _ 1....â€" =2 .8 4.... 3 a a... :5 .5 a 938:6 .9 .u ............... d 4.... 3- so 3.322. 955 Illa ............. 23. d: a! fl Village of Downers Grove, Ill. Mt at mil calf Mayor W. C. Bar- h and Commissioners Austin, Bryce. W Ind Heart M Onlw last 11 a! Public Aflairs ....... 8 649 of Accounts l Finulces. 774 a! Health 1 Safety ..... 1081 a! St: Ind Public Imp.1626 Mufflblic Property ..... 14% any .............. l Benefit ............... MO M .............. 29“ Fund ............... 380’! Ital ....................... 812546 Assessment. ......... [1370 Total ................. 323916 I do hereby swear to the belt of TREASURER? REPORT To the Council of the Village of Downers Grove Illinois, Gentlemen: 11»: follovn' is m n n for the month of January, 1920. as y po C. Ford Du'is, Vill Treasurer. M 0n hand Receipts pend. B11. last report for mom): for month on land a! Public Aflairs ....... 8 649.07 8 73.87 8 576.20 of Accounts l Fiwres. 774.38 6.00 402.72 377.66 0! [100.1111 1 Safety ..... 1081.47 .16 2.70 1078.92 a! 81.: md Public Imp. 1626.42 654.36 972.06 of Public Property ..... 1438.48 2960.67 3006.67 1393.48 1.1me .............. 107.64 578.34 144.15 541.83 . . . . . MO. 10 246.10 2914.80 29.27 2944.07‘ . 3807.72 3807.72 I‘ll ............ 312546.08 8 3674.48 0 4183.47 811987.04 Assessment. ......... 11370.06 11410.79 10013.77 12178.08. Total ................. 323916.14 814991.22 814797.24 024110.12 Idohembysuwtou-ebntdmékwwkdnmh nporttotmaad . Ford Davis. Village Tmuunr. Durban-11nd and sworn to before me this 9th day of February. 1920. Clan. 11. Hitch, Noury Public. 7 Dept. of Public Alain. 7. Wm. Kraft, Bill Dec. 6 ....swz.os II" No. A96054 . "I No. AMIZ’! . Mun! Meter (70.. Commissioner Heart: presented ”done bills and moved to uppmve Hull and have warrants drawn for fit levers! amounts as follows: Dept. of Acct; finances. J. W. Nash. Bill Feb. 20 ....$ .68 My cash January acct. ...... 2.31 Addmsograph Co., Bill Dec. 16 1.88 m Tel. Co. Bill Dec. 28 .. .36 DINGS OF THE VILLAGE BOARD :Mu Grave. 111., Feb. 9.1920 Mr meeting of the Council of Alumna Meter (‘0‘ l M l-mm’nu. (acre-n) nm .. Ind loader-hip. The Fin (l3 ”.6! 62.37 2.1“! 84“ U .40 “.103 [6.02 3.05 3.75 This nation-wide program, as it is being developed by the leaders of the denomimtions that are cooperating through their Inter-church Wofltl Movement. provides a way by which those who are interested and are chiefly responsible. first, may know the total teak of the Christian forces of each county,.and second. may un- dertake cooperatively whatever the conditions and imperative needs sug- gest through the revelations of the survey. This movement is the most far-reaching and significant enter- ‘prine among the churches of the na- fion since the beginning of Amer-L an history. This survey is the first great pro. jz'ct of several to be undertaken by the lnterchurch World Movement in which over thirty of the largest Pro- testant Evangelical denominations 1n- cooperating. It is because of the positive influence of economic, social land educational conditions in all of our communities upon the religious experiences and interests of the indiâ€" vidual and upon the welfare of chur- ehes that this survey will take all of thexe Ielated facts into account. It will therefore be the most thorough- going and comprehensive study of each state and of each county and: m' theil problems that has met been; plan which will he presented at this confemnce by Mr. Augustine is an: under which the entire North Ameri- can continent is now being sun-eyed, county by county. Commissioner [Inner moved to ml- 3oum m "14‘ nut n-xular muting «Into Pebrulry mm. [920. On In" rail Commlmiomra "an", Austin. Pryce. Hear“, and Mayor Bub" \otrd Aye. Nays none. M060" mr. Commluiomr Austin mowd to ur- cept the npom an read. and haw (IN-m ahead on "'9 monk. 0n n" to" Commission": Austin, Dryer. "allot. Hear“.- I'll Mayor Barb" ‘otnl Aye. Nuyn none. Motion car- ried. llrpouflul (0 the emlfl nf tho Vil- lam' Tmmn" ............ 83284.30 Sperm Amt. ........ 317.48 Garb“ Dupe-fl .......... .lb lamp Sula ............... 28.59 Tom Commit! Lighting [JIM In" Royal" ”(M lawn ....... Wnur Ibha ....... Wu" "rum; ...... Wan-r later Repair: COLLE‘I’OI'S ISM" To the Could! of the Villa“ 0! Dow-en Gm. Cancun: file follow!" a my upon for the month of January. 1m. ColW- and Twnnr’n upon: for the much u! January wvu- and m- Idlers: [Josue ................. non OI roll all Commiudoun Aun- Un. Hunt. Bryce. "all". and layer Rather voted Arr. Nay. me. “0-) Worthington Pump b Icky" Com. Bill No. 03586 ..... ‘11.). lbwmmllNo. m . was" 0. Otto. Bill Jul. 24 . Omen} Electric 90.. Bills . . ., No. 871309 ........... .. No. (789057 No. (191693 .............. Western Electric (20., Bills. Generator Balance ....... No. 616173‘9 ........ No. 603332 .............. No. FV99964 ............ . .No. FVGIOMQ ........... Jan. Public light ....... Club. H. mm. VIII-(u Collector. Chas. M. "itch. Village CVerk‘ Dlsfllflsfillfifi'l‘fl ‘27?!“ CRUVRRRRCRTER. Gammon lCHURCH COOPERAnonlm-x be; m ma am". a». m a» .g.._ «.3 1393.“ _ 5n salkm’m 246: 10.‘°P“°"j w. I? I 1.00 31.20 11% OR CONSOLA‘I'ION . Dear Editor: 22.48 mm“.- MM w my: C» “The Purple Pagoda" company has stmggled along for a whole week on Broadway. and the producers are for taking it on on Saturday night. if Danny Abbott. the press agent who went in college cannnt dope out some- thing to give it a new lease on life. So Danny conspims with :1 friend, itobert Garrison. to kidnap the 5931‘ Gloria Morning. as she arrives homo‘ from the theatre Saturday evening. They expect to advertise the shrimâ€" from her his double dealings enlist: {he aid of his nephew, Sam Arnold, fund an equally unscrupulous lawyer named Williams in camoulflaging his thefts. It is their plan to force her to sign an authorization which flark Arnold has drum up and in which he had inserted the loophole through which he may escape with the thou- sands he has already lost by mis- management. ‘ ‘ l‘mlyfln‘ shouM he mndflmwd and the shifting of mrmlnnnip {mm ‘ 1m church to number in up ram- mmmy than” he rlbcmnram-d. Bis-hop Lee! or "N- Mdbodist Hum-h pots [Ir .matter very (Nady but none ton Mmgly in his book. "TM Church in [Ibo City.” when he says of "us pm: Hm. "I! is an in vain to main M- um’s. Tho pram" is wrnmz. II it; At the Dickn Theatre February 17. If Mary Woflhington had not rlr» eided to visit New Yorl' fmm her home in the West to take possession a! the estate left her by her father. none of this would ever have hap- rened. But she did, andrMark Arnold. :hc crafty exewtor. in oretlr to hide b“ cause nf much dismtisfanm and [mat injustic'. Ministers of tho ans. ,wl nn-l laity who am suppoml to how Ibo nigh”! commandmonl and would not ”link of taking 5: Julia! {mm another unfairly. exhaust many ’expaliems to entice membors to come '0 them fmvn mother‘s flock. Thou unit not steal!” Efl'mive moneta- Hou and bmtlwr'y law will solve a great many problems of the relatitm‘ of the church to the community. Sinmrt‘l). 1. Alfred Nansen, a Iota! pastor.i mm for paw: "alumni-(tom and "ports “My ind:- Ind "In-n- hm' as (tension demands, 0k. flral lime uni be subject to a a" to sperm union 0» man nuke M would mil» use of the lord news- ’mlmhung an Inn-Church Council which MM bi.- rompond at I uni- form numb-r of rummtlvn cloc- Itd annually by tub of IM- chum-MI and yin-lbw including the winn- 0! all of "to :0":an as well. TN- (‘ouadl «MM no! he be hm. It would ham M0"! mnllnn at u It now mm: swan-at that the problom a! efficiency is not to be what In unbo- und couolkbflon but by charitabla nut whole-hearted co- mutton The Ike: 0! a Inger mun- her 0! my}: a! the community IN [emu-fly clotted by 3 MI! «tow: pptrltul chunk: cflccthely cooper- ating t- a village 0! than-e thou-Id [topic than by a magic consolidated Institution. bership, 111011.- have been a few ex- ceptiona. Most of then exceptions were found Hmong the few cases when congregation of the same deâ€" nomination urged their forces. find- 'ing that they won occupying the name field. The nun] principle 0! (hunk growth has Always hccn mul- upllation a! chamber -ID\CI' consul ”dating auteur the field were actual!) over-chum By thin l mu un- ‘lcu there Wu more than I church (or each five hundred of population in (he dim-m in quantum But the facts of the case? It must be ndmitted that the period of experi~ mutation is as yet. brief. However, careful statistical investigation cov- J’ering the period of the last quarter of a century anon: that. taken as I whole local consolidation of churcliex into union institutions has resulted in I LOSS of nearly 35% in total mem- One of'me chief criticisms aimed at the churches by those outside their circles is that there are too many churches. Many use this argument as an excuse for their indifi'erence. Are they justified in this criticism? The problem of union churches ‘or oonsolodated community churches has dong been discussed. Many local eX< :criments have also been made dur- ing the last 25 years. The results 01 these experiments have not met the expectations of enthusiastic expon‘i cuts of consolidation Undoubtedly tne failuve of these local- experiments is the great reason why the World Inter-Church Movement is now layâ€" ing its emphasis on the methods of effective cooperation rather than or- ganic and mechanical consolidation. tied on in the Benn-hunt at Church Orglplzaxion and Exténsion in I The- ological Seminary prompted the writ.- inx of this urflclo. The facts should he of inogtest to the community. “.-\ FAVOR TO A FRIEND" hmi'm'c‘fi'hi n”u' iii)? '7' at”. an Internally um um throng. tho hood on the Image of m any-Inn. . autumnal: mo. - r. . cm a 00.. Tom on; I I ” lgia'aimflii. 197m h an do «We. Phone 212-W«2 HARRY H. MARTIN Cord Wood Snwed By the Day or Hour Downers Grove R. R. l 63- M Muncme Nahum. SEND IN YOUR 0L0 (‘AII‘E’I’S AND CLEAN IAGS WE WILL "AIR 1'"!!! (Will Is- ") HEAI'TII‘I'I. Rl'GS Call and 3m Bun-lay Corset wim one year guarantee. A numlrr of coats. suits and «Items on hand at minced prion. Conrad!» waist»: and somratt.‘ skirts in many styles. She a“! lo the path In the mr of the “bury. pulhd out I dusty band volume marked “Hera“. 1878" and spray! fl. open on an able. “Ab. has it in." III.) II“. “In a mum mat in main over our ydlovr Spring stirs in Taflelta. Tri- colith and mmtte drums; aim suits In many materials including Jersey. The librarian looked up {roan her volt. “No. I can“! tell you the end duo. but I think I can find it. (on you qukkly. for we have the ale: 0! the local paper since I! m start- «1. My lmpn-ulon In (In: the fin ~05. bl. Iln. u they all 69â€"“. thou! “78. And n won't I» - w'ry long job to look It up.” “Cm you an m the date the Bap- tiut Church burned. I mean. 0! mm. the {Imus fine that all the 0H inhabitants tnlk shout?" Wanna Who Wanted Intern-tin About “The lh'g Fin" Fund It is inevitable of course. that this novel meeting and such a case of love at first sight should result in the declarations of each, followed by the subsequent engagement. And with the able assistance of her sweetheart Mun-y succeeds in obtaining posses- sion of her rightful property and in punishing the unscrupulous executor. AND CARI-2 OF THE HAIR The pom who Ml unwind {or SCALP SPECIALIST Mrs. Mary L. Yonde II IGHIA .\ I) N EAR l.l.\C0l.N Gan A ppoimmenls by telephone. PAPER IS TOWN 'S ARCHIVES SPRING STYLES 75 North fond Avenue SHAMPOOING New-paper Filo. Scum. 51 N0. Pom! Ave. LUMBER Potter M13. 6: Lumber Co. “THE ASHLESS FUEL” 90 per cent PURE CARBON IT ALL BURNS NO SMOKE N0 8001‘ N0 ASHES N0 CLINKERS N0 WASTE $11.50 PER TON Better and cheaper than hard coal. Double the quantity per ton of any other coal. of carrying out bushels of ashes and clinkers every week. Use CARBON COKE The "pink” hm! m! but" mmns special firing. ”has. in- tmrmivmman-l "we added PKWHM‘ M ern ml at high pn‘mx Com-Mm lin- lin Mating nny , m nailing. na- work. no Wu“.-â€" aad piping but unlrr 0w year “wall. You am sure to find it “w most «93th and «monk-cl Int-marl. We have a Water "cwr fm «very loved. (‘all at our ofl’k-r to w w Tani and Automatic Hatters. II «M «unw- (In rflicmwy c! "or inc-tint phi! in gm“)- lowmtâ€"n . time when you new! all 0:0 mm. ran-my "or ham-«.- rln «inflow. In mild mm" "It «nu-r in not "Mk-Emu) maul In mmmr awn- In no hot walrr u a"! 20'} of smut furl Pi“ is too much mom) In pay for Mt tub! for half "In your! tin-n Ii 0! but no. the “in" Oh! m Into the com Inp- uly out It “Ur-dd In. "to uni ml 00 Oh nous. raun- lnn "m I {mm «a uh- M 0' in! out o! nun lwl! :q-sgnga-zia. =tvo..r¢l¢lloqoo. .11... to. 1-.3 art-1w nu .- 3|": :1. 101 South Main St. Downers Grove. Ill. REPAIRS REASONABLE. CONSIS'I'EN'I' WITH PRICE OF MATERIAL USED. Harness Shop. 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