T H E TORCH OF REASON, S IL V E R T O N , OREGON, T H U R SD A Y , MAY 13, 1897.
E locutionary C ontest.
Every one was pleased with the
entertainm ent last Sunday evening.
The program was as follows:
Music—Silverton Marine Band.
Chorus— Little children.
Music—Silverton M arine Band.
R ecitation— Miss Kate DePeatt
Introductory rem arks—President.
CONTEST.
Night and M orning— Arnie F or­
ward.
Barbara Frietchie— Leona A lle n .
Brown Got H is H air Cut— W in­
nie W hitlock.
The Unknown Speaker— Beau-
ford Sm ith.
A Hindoo Legend— Lora Ames.
Chorus— L ittle children.
W inding the M ay-pole- Eight
young ladies.
A nnouncem ent of result of the
contest and aw ard of prizes — P resi­
dent.
Miss W innie W hitlock received
the first prize, which was live dol­
lars in cash, given by the U nivers­
ity, and Miss Lora Ames received
the second, a beautifully bound
volume of B urns’ poems, offered by
Guiss & Son, druggists, of this
place.
The following cards were used by
the judges, an d the judgm ent was
therefore as fair and just as could
possibly be rendered:
L ib e ra l U n iv e rs ity E lo c u tio n a ry C o n te s t.
W hile some people are dream ing
about a future state of existence,
knaves are closing the prison doors
th a t will forever rob us and coining
generations of liberty and h ap p i­
ness here.
W ill the dream ers
never wake?
Lectures.
Chicago News.
The public schools of this city
were closed on Good F riday. But
the eitv council did not ordain
Saint Patricks day a legal holiday
this year as they have done before
and persons having business a t the
city hall th a t day were not barred
out through respect for the m em ory
of a dead snake-killer of another
continent.
I copy tins form a city paper of
recent dale. W ith bis right arm
in a sling and heavily bandaged
because he had chopped off bis
hand, F rank Johnson stood before
the insane court at the detention
hospital. “ I have read in the bible
if thy right hand offend thee cut it
Remember th a t B F. Underwood
is com ing to the Coast this sum m er
and will he pleased to hear from
friends who can make arrangem ents
for lectures. We know from past
experience th a t Mr. Underwood
will do the cause a vast am ount of
No man who does not believe in
good. W rite to him at 2653 E vans­ sending the money which is so
ton avenue, Chicago. Do not delay. sorely needed in America to the
heathens across the ocean need ex­
Secularists in Southern Oregon pect to be appointed a foreign
ami C alifornia prepare for a lecture m inister from this country. How
or two hv Pearl W. Geer, President is th a t for a prem ium on hypocrisy?
of the Oregon State S ecular Union.
He will visit you next m onth in
The horde of superstition venders
the interest of Secularism and the are getting suprem e power in this
Liberal U niversity. Address him at
governm ent and will soon be able
this office for dates and particulars. to pass laws prohibiting free speech
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Liberal University Fund, said fund to he used solely for the construction,
maintenance and furnishing of the Liberal I niversity of Silverton, Ore.
E. L. S mith , Silverton,
R obert S cott , Woodburn,
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and we bear words of praise on
every band.
UNIVERSITY NOTES.
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said fund to he used solely for the construction, maintenance and furnish­
ing of the L iteral University of Silverton, Ore.
All thought th a t the May-pole
dance last Sunday evening was ex­
cellent.
An investm ent in an education
is the best investm ent th a t a m an
or woman can possibly make.
C aptain Allen furnished a tine
program last F riday evening a t the.
Y. P. S. 8. C. One hundred and
six points.
Louie Rauch and Morris Van
V alkenburg were obliged to stay
out of school a few days on account
of bad colds. They are back again,
however, ready for business.
E. L. Smith, Silverton,
Roljert Scott, Woodburn,
John Hicks, Treasurer, Silverton,
Committee on Finance.
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Jo h n Hicks, tre a su re r finance co m m ittee, S ilverton, O re.
off” said he “ and I cut it off, I
think it will grow again.”
W illiam T. Powers, colored, con­
demned to die on the gallows May
28th, was baptized and received
into the Baptist church faith. The
ceremonies were conducted by the
F. S. M atteson, of T urner, sent Rev. J. E. Ford and Rev. A. L.
us nicely prepared skulls of the H arris. The baptism took place in
following anim als: Skunk, polecat, the b ath tu b in the little room at
raccoon, hare, cat, and m uskrat. the east of the jail office whereiu
These specimens are very valuable, condem ned m urderers usually pass
and not only create an interest in j their last hours. This is one tally
the school but furnish a splendid for the P rotestants; the C atholics,
means of gaining a knowledge of I think, have had a large m ajority
the general anatom y of the head.
of the business passing between the
county jail and heaven, hut per­
Notice.
haps they were entitled to it, as
SUM) m ust be raised on the press m any of the m urderers were C atho­
fund this m onth. Let us have a lics before they were crim inals.
J. B. BEATTIE.
hearty response.
Little Points.
Are the leaders of th e M ethodist
church in league w ith the Rom an
Catholic powers?
Perhaps when the g.»od Christian
people find the chains of Roman
Catholicism fastened around their
necks they will then realize th a t
this is reallv •> a C hristian Nation.
The fact th a t some people worry
about dead relatives until the m ind
pictures them as “ n atu ra l as life”
does not prove th a t there is no
d eath and th a t “ sp irits” are a
reality. Our advice to those who
have lost friends is to he careful
and not let th eir loss put them in a
worse condition th an the lost.
and free press and th u s stop liberty
loving citizens from injuring the
traffic in credulity and ignorance.
No danger? W ait and see.
Some men regard the use of in ­
toxicating liquors and tobacco, the
practice of libetinage, etc. etc. as
mere m aterial, intellectual, and
social diversions vouchsafed by
providence to am eliorate the suffer­
ings of m ankind and the looking
forw ard to a h ap p ier existence in
another world as a great benefit hut
secularists regard these th in g s as
deadly poisons which have robbed
men of th eir happiness. A m an
can not be a free th in k er with his
brain befogged by poison nor can
homes, the schools of p atern al and
fraternal love, exist am ong people
whose practices m ean death to the
hom e; and as far as a future life is
concerned, every secularist knows
th a t this delusion is one of the
greatest hindrances the hum an
fam ily has in try in g to bring about
happy conditions here.
E ntertainm ent.
A large and appreciative au d i­
ence enjoyed the operetta “ Babes
in the W’ood,” given by the Secular
Sunday-school children, at the
F irst Secular C hurch of M cM inn­
ville, Ore., last Sunday evening.
The play will be given by the same
children at N orth Y am hill next
Sunday evening.
Silverton . . .
LIVERY
FEED A N D
SALE S TA B LE
Cor. W ater and Lewis
Streets.
Double Rigs ami Saddle Horses always
on hand at the lowest prices. A corral
connected with the barn for loose stock.
Information regarding any kind of
stock promptly attended to, by person
or letter. Horses Boarded and Fed on
reasonable terms.
HARDESTY & MOODY.