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Show IS UNLIKE TO OTHERS CMUnCM HAS A NUMDCIt OP UNIQUE DETAILS. The Taalor llaa lew lilraa Taper la laauo.1 and Ilia Typa KM by Monday School I'nplU V lioja Macral Social In tna ("old. (Chicago Letter) Tho I'urltan Congregational church at SIT Grand avenue, with Its numerous numer-ous unique adjuncts, Is a novelty In Chicago. Up to the fall ot 1805 the church, which occupies nn auditorium over two storerooms, was conducted only aa a mlMlon. At that time the present organization was effected nnd nlace.1 in charm of the iter C V.. Bur ton, who had Just graduated from Carleton college at Narthfleld, Minn This young man, who had worked his way through n seven-year collegiate course by tawing wood and doing odd Jobi, wat filled with energy and possessed pos-sessed novel Ideas at to the beet modes of furthering the Interest ot the church. After three year and n halt of actlvn work Mr llurton finds himself him-self pastor of an Institution with ICO members and a Sunday school ot 300 pupils, holding fifteen meeting! each week. I'lant are already being made for a new and better edifice having many novel and attractive features, designed (or pleasure and Instruction Mr, llurton explained some ot tho PURITAN CONOtira.vnONAli cttuncii main features ot tha church, which are thesei First, n monthly elght-pige newspaper news-paper Is published The rurllan ot which Mr, llurton It editor. Its type la all aet In Ita own ofllce under tho church by volunteers among th children chil-dren of fie Sunday school, who take turnt working upon It after school hours. The children thus enjoy what Is to them real fun and learn tho art or typesetting as well as proper punctuating, punct-uating, capitalising and the like. Second, Sec-ond, there Is a boys' secret society called tha "Knights of King Arthur." which mecta once each week.-Official preferment In that exclusive lodge ot "pages," "esqnlret" and "knights" la won by excellence In the varloua branches ot the church and Sunday achool work. Third, there Is a gymnasium, gym-nasium, which until recently haa been under the Instruction or Mr. llurton himself. It Is much appreciated. Students Stu-dents from the Chicago Theological seminary are now Instructing the children chil-dren In that department. Fourth, there aro classes which meet one evening each week to receive Instruction on the SWEDEN AT PARIS. j 'wvyilrSScSL-J3ai( fov S 8 evSsf&fflffltrl! U jnp trs iirTirwi'-' lrfrnr ii in Vim The Bwedlsh pavilion at lh Parlt exposition ot 1900. (rom It unique style, will be likely to attract much attention The building la to bo con-itructed con-itructed (rom plana by Ferdinand Do-berg Do-berg ono ot the most prominent architect' archi-tect' o( the kingdom, who won this new distinction In comptltlon with all the other prominent architect of Sweden The pavilion will be built In h. "Street! ot tho Nation." on th falt.htnd side o( tho Seine, but It will he like nothing around IL Only natural nat-ural woods will enur Into Its con-structlort. con-structlort. and Ita only decoration will maudolm, guitar violin and litter I Each student contributes 10 cent (or each lon lo partly pay tor th In- structlon An elocution claw It conducted con-ducted In the aame way as the music claas. In addition to the (eaturea already al-ready mentioned thero are a Udles' Aid Society, n ' Y I' 8 C K " and "Junior" toclely. besides regular Sunday Sun-day and week day services, choir rehearsals re-hearsals and the like A fine, public reading room Is among the contemplate contem-plate new advantages II T Harris the superintendent of the Sunday school. It an enthusiast ally ot Mr. llurton Mr llurton Is a quiet-spoken young man ot attractive appearance whose superabundant tund or energy and orlglnalltr In church work does not fully manifest Itself until he gets warmed up to the subject which Is eo dear to his heart. be fresh boughs, with their green leavea and berries. In one of th great hall natives of the various province ot Sweden, dressed In tbttr national costumes, will work at their characteristic charac-teristic trades, The "king's room," furnished In ancient Northland style will contain objects of modern Swedish art and Industry. Altogether the Swedish pavilion will be In the nature ot a national museum, as the Swedish exhibitors will bs provided pro-vided for In the various halls of th exposition proper |