[B y M bs M. J . O lds .] Feb. 4th, 1897. E d . T orch :—As I have in my for m er article t<» your colum ns, stated ihat I have had quite a religious r x p e r i •: ce, and fo r y e a r s had u n ite an experience in tliechurcl,, causing b,,xblg m any to believe in a theory which A Springfield, Mo. church gave a is against the laws of nature, and ‘‘Dance of the A rab M aidens” a .herefore, false.......... productive «BUckW rd „ an(J th e .<(. rew of m ore m isery th an happiness, so .. lue Sisters,’' with song and dance as I realize this fact, and have a specialties. At a F redonia, N. V. desire to prom ote .all the true h ap exhibition, the young women of the piness I can, and undo if possible church bloomed out in burnt cork some of the wrong influence 1 have and bloom ers. heretofore had on the m inds of the A wnodside, L. I., church beat young, I wish to give a little of mv th at, by perm ittin g one of its pious e xperience; now th a t I am upw ard . i .. • , . . . , . 1 an d p rc ttv m aidens to kick a of •f r H i x x t ty v y y i ia a r s of < f age a and n d feel th that at . . , • , ,, , . , , * * & tam bourine held above her head. I will not have m any vears to do » T „ r,-. n . . . . , m r , . , , i r t v. A J e r s y C ity P resbyterian church DEALER IN w hat little good I may, I wish to gave a th ree act FrPllch ¡n Chem icals, Drugs, give my opinio., on several point«. w bich tW(> of th „ luH,e role were M edicine, Toilet A rticles, F irst, as to Regeneration, or getting taken by ch„rchgirllt ti bt8. At Perfum ery and Soaps, Stationery, religion as we call il. Second, E ter- a « V W()nlan „ < s()clal al a Patent Medicines, P aints and Oils, mil to rm e n t, T hird, the C haracter Hancock , J chllrch one o f the ( ’ombs and Brushes. of C hrist, from a phrenological p p articip a rlic i.,a an ,lt8 |,Deared “clothed in ts a appeared standpoint. F ourth, (he W orking red bloom ers and an angelic s m ile ’’ ol miracles, Iron, the standpoint of New Brunswick> N j a||d s „ f. iiatti., « la w s. ferers N. Y church gave t “ Trill-v I d ate th e first cause of my re- p a rtv . foot social and ankle a'uction,” ligious experience, hack to my inwhich the young women displayed ¡p @ H , clitldhood days, even farther, yes, , h„ ,r bare ' {eet> from behbld a before I was horn, and even far- curlaillj „ , , h„ HpecUlor8. The tlier th an th at, before my parents ,„en bid lively for the privilege of were born, an,I according to the tak in g out to 's u p p e r the owner of law of transm ission, still further tbe “ TrilbieM„ voted , be be8, A( back; b ut as far hack as I can re- Kan8a8 C itv th e 8lereopti(!(,n is member, 1 can see my good old or- tb e favorite diversion, an d atO tsego tliodox grand-m other, having me \ I i c b p r i z r e to th e ....... .. go into h er room, where she would were given by th e pastor Io induce have prayers with me. F am ily-pray- atten d an ce to his church. Corner Main and W ater Streets. Silverton, Oregon. ers she called it. I thought it ail Yours Only, right, for she was so kind to m e. II. C h a p in . Spring V alley, Or. She would ci m b m y h air so nice and have me eat with her; of course F o r variety th e Salvation A rm y I thought a great deal of her and corps in New’ York burned the her influence over me in bendinir devil th e other evening, and the my m ind toward orthodoxy, was . . . , . At age o f 73, to this pictures.,,». ere- wouderful. a i m e age 01 /o m atiou p a rty was 10 cents a head. she took sick and died, and we The reports of the scene are sug- had to p a rt with her; but only for . . . . . . ..... ... , , , gestive of the dark ages, and as a little while, and then we would r m any of those present believed in meet in a better world, never to a personal devil, the com parison of part; this th ought touches m y sym the affair w ith certain medieval pathies and O h ,h o w I alw ays shed rites m ay not he inapt. The Salva tears as my good old father w’ould •f tionists advertised th eir show w ith p ray th at we m ight bean unbroken . .. . , . big red posters of S atan, and in fam ily in heaven, never to part; . ... . . . , . . . front th eir hall raised a placard what a happy th o u g h t it was to me . . „ ... 1 W h e re A ll can buy to A d v a n ta g e . h saying: .January b, 8 p. m.— The Devil, his A natom y Dissected arid (T o Be ContbiHed .) D eetrnyed; Burned in Effigy; Aw- Some Store-keepers pride them selves oti M c M in n v il l e , S ilv e rto n , J. E. Ham m ond, DRUGGIST, Silverton, Oregon. Dealers in General M erchandise : A STORE FOR THE PEOPLE Orthodoxy. I he Rev. W. B. • H ale reports activ ity in the church circles d u ring 1896. St. Paul church N ew buryport Mass, edified its members w ith the play “ 1 he m au who kicked his wife to death. ’ A Paw tucket R. I. church gave a S hakespeare carnival in which the m inister nobly im personated H am let. The choir sang the lullaby from “ The M idsum m er Nights dream .” The p lay ended w ith a dance, th e preacher leading the g rand m arch. ful, R ealistic, S tartling! They the fact th at they cater to a special class paraded the streets carrying a mock coffin an d then cam e the I of trade. We don't. Everyone can huv •J • crem ation. Before startin g the fire they cut off the devil’s h ea d ,1 here and he suited. One price to all, and cut out his tongue and cut off his at the very •z lowest. wings, these interesting ceremonies being interspersed with songs from A. W O L F &. S O N , several of the sisters. F in ally the hall was darkened, the matches were applied and the women C o r. M a in A W a t e r S t s . ........................................... E ilv e r to n O re g o n . scream ed as w hat was left of the devil was seen in the flames. It is to be hoped th a t th e moral effect of th is spectacle was all th a t its pro jectors desired.—Springfield Repub- lican. 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