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THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1897.
trine ft person can go on, and on, in in whirl-a-gig and zig-zag fashion.
Rev. Myron W. Reed of Denver
his evil ways, and after he has
asked God to forgive his sins, he at said in a recent sermon—‘ I hope to
once becomes pure and as white lie forgiven for ever taking up a
and spotless as an angel’s wing. foreign missionary collection. It is
Eight v-rive per cent of the inmates one of mv blunders. I did not know
of our jails and penitentiaries be­ better at the time.” I trust the good
citizens of this favored country will
lieve this senseless doctrine.
By teaching that God forgives forgive me for the damage I have
sins you and your “ilk” work not, so oft been instrumental in bring­
spin not, sew not, nor do you turn ing upon them. This missionary
a wheel that produces one thing scheme has wrought great evil to
tl^at is of practical utility to the every American city. The Pagans
world. Yet you live on the fat of appear to be satisfied with their
the land and dress in fine linen religion and we should allow them
and fare sumptuously while many to enjoy it in peace. “Until our
of your poor uninformed dupes civilization improves it is a crime
want for the necessaries of life; and to give to anyone.” When every
the poorly-paid school teachers one of our poor families possess a
mourn for a glory that never dawns j home of their own, and want, woe,
upon them—and one of these is of and misery become a by-gone con­
more value to the world at large dition, then and not until then,
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than ten thousand preachers—who should we force our peculiar religion
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teach that God forgives those who upon a people that have enjoyed a
far better religion than ours,
wantonly do evil.
Reverend sir, I will say in con­ thousands of years before Joseph
clusion, that intelligent men and and Mary gave us Jesus? “Let
women (bless all good women) every tub stand upon its own bot­
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have got their eyes fastened uj>on tom” is now about the idea of this
Yours to Please
vou sky pilots and in a few short Denver preacher. Tell your parents
years you will be compelled to stop that we must “see” this party at
lying about God and earn your once or, our churches and temples
Silverton, Oregon
bread by the sweat of your face. of worship will become the roosting
Happy day for the world at large and hathcing places of swallows,
when an intelligent people will bats, owls, and other fowls. And
force this condition upon you. For we preachers, alas, become the
many years I have attended church laughing stock of all wise people.
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I can say no more my heart is!
and at no time have I heard a
preacher tell his congregation to sad, very sad. Amen.
quit lying, stealing, back-biting,
Blue-Laws.
and to pay their debts. Even now
you ministers and preachers are
A Sunday measure of the most
begging for money to send abroad
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pronounced Blue-law type is re­
for the conversion of so-called
ported as having passed the house
heathen, while many poor people
of the Connecticut legislature, April C hem icals, Drugs, M edicine, Toilet A rticles, Perfum ery
of the Christian city of Denver are
and Soaps, S tationary, P aten t Medicines, P aints
22d. It provides that no labor or
in want of the necessaries and com­
and Oils, Combs and Brushes, Etc.
sport shall be allowed in the state
forts of life. Shame upon Colorado
between sunrise and sunset on Sun-!
(my adopted state), and shame
days, and fixes a penalty of $50
upon you sir, and your fellow sky
SILVERTON, OREGON.
for violation of its provisions. One
pilots that are so interested in a
noticeable feature of it is that it
world you kuow nothing of, while
specifies that no exception shall lx?
the honest poor of this earth—cry,
made for persons who observe the
starve, and die for want of the nec­
seventh day as the Sabbath. Doubt­
essaries of life. No wonder infidel­
less this latter provision most fully
ity is on the increase in every part
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embodies the real spirit of the
of this country. Yours in distress,
measure.
HARVEY DAGOBERT.
The press report states that
should the provisions of this bill be
My Little Ones—Perhaps it will
strictly construed, they “would stop
be well for you to say to your par­
the electric cars and stages, and
ents that if they owe Brother Da-
would make it unlawful to ride out
Corner Main and Water Streets
gobert they would do well to pay
in carriages or on bicycles or to go
him at once, for a few more letters
boating, fishing, or swimming.—
SILVERTON, ORE.
like this will work to the unpopu­
American Sentinel.
larity of this tabernacle.
Col. R. G. Ingersoll, H. Dago-
Religion ignores its immense
JOHN HICKS
SAMUEL AMES
bert, and others of like “ilk” must
debt to science, and science is
l>e silenced if we 113,000 divines
scarcely at all conscious how much
have to give them all our salary for
religion owes it.—Herbert Spencer-
the next two years.
My Little Ones—Say to your par­
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Col. R.G. Ingersoll, Rev. Charles C.
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s s k G uns, Fishing Tackle, C utlery, S porting Goods, Etc., Etc.
Moore, Rev. M. \V. Reed, and other
e c t vnur Id ea«; th e y m ay bring you wealth,
so-called Freethought Bible ex­
te J6H X WEDDEKB u RM A (JO.. P atent Attor-
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f->r their
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SILVERTON, OREGON.
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