THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 189:
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“The Bible you say, is inspired
On the whole, the Rev. Timothy
Dwight Bobbins did not have a by Almighty God?” said Bob.
“Oh, yes, every word of it is in
verv redoubtable appearauce. It
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“
And
yet
the
book
that
God
wrestle very successfully with the
inridel. Perhaps, however, he had wrote, who is all-wise and all-power
gome pebbles tucked about him ful, can’t be understood until we
somewhere, with which eventually have read a set of commentaries by
to crush the towering Goliah. At men as fallible as ourselves. Now,
any rate there was every appear if God can’t reveal himself, who
ance of sincerity about him, and has every instrum entality at com
without doubt he expected to pluck mand, I don’t give much for m an’s
help.”
a brand from the burning.
“Oh, that is his way of working.
The heavy artillery brought up
in the r«ar of him; namely, the He means that we shall seek after
almost, though not quite, Rev. the tru th .”
“And, if we don’t find it by read
William Theophilus Pippins. He
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was a student, and had not yet ing the commentaries of ignorant
been ordained. He was the exact men, we must go to hell. I think
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model of a “theologue.” His hair th a t’s a queer kind of a God.”
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“ But the really essential parts
was long, his cheeks thin, his eyes
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spectacles. His suit was the sober said Bobbins. “I t ’s only the PRAYER
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livery of black. He wore a dingy scientific and historic parts that need
be
answered.
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his spare form. His pants were neighbor as thyself. Isn’t th at
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rather too short, and his gaiters plain enough?”
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“Certainly,” said Bob. T hat’s
rather too big. I suppose they were
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wore a silk hat that had probably say geometry is inspired?”
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seen about ten summers and eleven
“ Well,” said Bobbins. “ I don’t
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and
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“ Well, let us stick a pin there,”
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“T hat’s right,” said Ingersoll. nature.”
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“I ’m quite curious about that. I ' Bobbins was bothered, no mistake.
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want to know, for instance, how it He requested Theophilus to hand
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“ I have it now. Inspiration PROGRESS OF EVOLUTIONARY THOUGHT
said Bobbins. “You know this was
proves itself by a miracle.”
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a kind of picture or panorama that
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“A miracle!” said Bob. “ W hat
passed before Moses.”
JEHOVAH INTERVIEWED
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beyond nature, like the sun and WHAT CONSTITUTES A FR EET H IN K ER
“ I know that, but the com
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moon standing still.”
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asked Bob.
W HY AN EXPURGATED BIBLE
“Oh, no, they are not inspired; scribe.
The writer, a minister of the gospel, here endeavors to prove that the
Bible teaches what is false, what is immoral, and what is obscene.
but they explain things very
By Rev. E. H. Keens................................................................................ 9c
naturally. The bible doesn’t seem
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t your I d e a s; th e y m ay bring you w ealth.
them. I t’s much easier to believe
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