THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1897.
been there a long time he got lone­
National Military Home.
some being by himself, so the Lord
I am at the present time serving put him to sleep, took one of his
my 19th year locked up here in ribs, and made another woman for
the Military Hospital. It is an him, but it doesn’t tell us whatever
awful life to live, hut it is the best I became of the first woman nor why
can do. We have plenty of the he did not put her in the garden
verv best to eat and wear, with along with the man. If he had
nice warm rooms and beds to sleep done that it would have saved
in, but that is not the point: you some one the trouble of telling two
take a man who has a little life in different accounts about the crea-
him and especially a Freethinker, sion of woman; then it would not
and deprive him of all home, social have disputed that the work of cre­
and family relations and his life ation was complete on the sixth
will be miserable. I have a wife dav. But this denies it in toto,
still living with whom I have lived and says that the Lord rested just
Have to tak e o u r word for it when we say we have a b e tter
a
little
too
soon.
Then
when
it
and
larger stock of new goods th a n ever before for th e m e r­
over 40 years, also a son and
chandise
is here to speak for itself and for us. Of course
daughter. I get to see them tells me that light and darkness,
we d o n ’t m ean th a t you would th in k our ads deceptive, for
we have alw ays endeavored to m ake th em th e opposite . .
occasionally for a few days. They evening and morning were created
are all liberals and respect me the on the first day, and that the sun,
more if possible for teaching them moon and stars were not created
so. I give what little pension I until the fourth day, what am I to
draw to the support of m v wife and do? Did we have three whole days
live in the home. There are at and nights without the light of
the present time about six thous­ either sun or moon? Did the earth
Think how ever th a t we were o ver-enthusiastic. Y ou’ll e n ­
th u se, too, when you see th e new goods. H o n estly , we are
and on the role, but during the last stand still those three days? There
very proud of our stock and believe th e styles will please
year the cemetar v has gotten the bet­ would have been no sense in its re­
you, an d the prices in te re st you. Y ours to please . . . .
ter of them, there being more under volving as it would have been just
the ground than on top, and from as light without it. Then if we
this on, it will gain very fast. could get along three days without
There are other liberals in the any sun, why not all the time? In
Corner Main and Water Streets
house besides myself. But for that case there would have been no
Silverton, Oregon.
various reasons they keep quiet, difference in age between the earth
don’t let the people know what they and sun; but the way it is now, the
do believe; that is one reason why earth is three days the oldest.
I say that we would certainly meet Who do you think, Bible believer,
with better success if we were or­ inspired such teachings as that?
I see by the papers that another
ganized. There would be a class
that we would catch, and they New York minister goes back on
would come out and let people the bible miracles. The Rev.
W illiam Lloyd of the Congregation­
know who and what they were.
I got my Liberalism from read­ al church has declared that he did
ing and studying the Bible alone— not honestly believe that any such
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miracle
as
Joshua
making
the
sun
that is, I read it and took it as it
read; that was enough for me when and moon stand still ever f hemicals, Drugs, Medicine, Toilet Articles, Perfumery
I allowed truth and reason a little happened. Then if he don’t
and Soaps, Stationary, Patent Medicines, Paints
honestly
believe
that,
we
know
show. I never read a Liberal book
and Oils, Combs and Brushes, Etc.
what
he
thinks
about
the
rest.
He
or heard a Liberal lecture deliv­
ered until long after I had discard­ might as Wellcome to the front like
SILVERTON, OREGON.
ed the Bible as the inspired word a man and discard the whole
of God, and its teachings of heaven business. Twenty years ago Henry
and hell as fabulous. When it told Ward Beecher came out and
me that at some period of time no declared his disbelief in hell.
one knows when, that an infinite, Vituperation was heaped upon him
all-wise God went to work and out by the thousands, but to-dav no
<>t nothing created a beautiful world sensible, intelligent, unprejudiced
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like this, then peopled and replen­ person believes a word more in it
ished it with man and lieast, then than he did, and he is receiving
in a short time became grieved at the compliments of all honest people
his heart for doing such a foolish for his veracity.
JOEL M. BERRY.
thing, repented of his doings, went to
work and destroy the whole busi­
Corner Hain and Water Streets
Switzerland is the only country
ness and then make it over again—
cotdd I believe such teaching as in Europe which has the sense to
SILVERTON, ORE.
that to be the inspired word of God spend more per head on education
and true in every chapter and than on preparation for warfare.
verse? I took it just as it read Of course it has no navy, but it has
JOHN HICKS
and that was the very reason that had neighbors, and every man has
SAMUEL AMES
I could not believe there was a to learn to use his own rifle.
word of truth in it. No infinite, Denmark comes next, spending the
all-wise God was ever guilty of such most per head of any nation in
work as that. Then it told Europe; but it has a navy to
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me that on the sixth day the Lord maintain. Holland spends double
made both man and woman and as much on war preparations as
blessed them and sent them forth Denmark, and in this is only second
to multiply and replenish the to England and France, the last
A G R IC U L T U R A L IM P L E M E N T S
earth, then in a short time it tells us named spending most on education.
that he took the man he had made Russia spends least of all on Guns, Pishing Tackle, Cutlery, Spurting Goods, Etc.. Etc.
and put him in the Garden of education, and most in proportion
Eden to keep it and after he had ou war.—Exchange.
S ILV ER TO N , OREGON.
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