T H E TORCH OF REASON, SILV ER TO N , OREGON, TH U R SD A Y , JU N E 17, 1897. (CONTINUED FROM THIRD PAGE Before the match was applied to Beelzebub Ensign Least lead a T he Licensed Preacher. to the son, and to the holy ghost, regular «»Id fashioned Salvation ex perience meeting. which is one god. cod. Amen. perience meeting. The preparation of burning His J he above testim ony is signed by the following gentlem en—Oliver Satanic .Majesty included the Cowdery, David W hitm er, M artin erection - - - - - - of - a - scaffold consisting of H arris and also the testim ony of two uprights and a cross beam. A eight other witnesses: Be it known " ire was stretched between the up- unto all nations, kindreds, tongues, rights, giving the appearance of a and people unto whom this work f(,°t hall goal. (Bible) shall come that Joseph On the platform was a trunk Sm ith Jr. the tran slato r of this labeled ‘T h e D evils < best. ’ 1 he work has shown unto us the plates big figure of the devil lay face of which hath been spoken, which downward on the floor while his hath tin* appearence of gold, and m ethods were under discussion, as m any of the leaves as the said Services began with a hym n by a Sm ith h ath tran slated , we did chorus of young women in poke handle with our ham ls. bonnets. 1 hen Ensign Keast open- And we also saw' the engravings e<* Hie devil’s chest. thereon, all of which has had tin ‘‘Pm going to show you” said he, appearance of ancient work and ’a tools the devil puts into our hands to help us carve our way in t • of curious w orkm anship. hell.” And this we bear record with W ith that lie produced a whisky words of soberness, th a t the said Sm ith has shown unto us for we llask from the clu-st. The audience have seen and hefted and know of greeted it w ith irre v e re n t rem a rk s Our Stock After the trunk had been emptied a surety th at the said Sm ith has Of /Tedi uni-Priced got the plates of which we have the devil was raised into position, and an imposing looking devil he spoken. And we give our nam es unto was. The effigy depicted in flani- the world to witness unto the world , big red stood out impressively in th a t which we have seen and we the dingy room. It look'd ten feet The distorted face was lie not, god bearing witness of it. high. Mail Orders Given P rom pt A ttention. painted a ghoulish g reen , and with C hristian W hitm er, Jacob W hitm er, --------- - J IT ..1U11' I, I C*-- IV'VII Yours to Please Peter W hitm er Jr., John W hitm er, 1 he rope about the th ro at with H iram Pag»*, Joseph Sm ith Sen., which it was suspended t«» the H yrum Sm ith, Sam uel IL Sm ith, gnllow's cross beam sent an un- My little ones, now I have given canny thrill through the audience, Silverton , Ore on. you the evidence of eleven gentle-' In his left hand Beelzebub held men who have so generously come, f| sachel. Ensign Kea^t opened it forward and testified to the divinity a ,‘d to°k out the devil’s card of in- of the Mormon bible. Were they pro d u ctio n . They were big placards laboring u n d er» delusion, may he a labeled “ Pride,” “ Lust,” “ Back bit- question with some of you. Some 'in g ,” “ E nvy,” “ P lenty of Tim e.” 1 infidels say the hook of M ormon The ensign read them off without was w ritten by an eastern m erchant oomnieiit and nailed them to the merely for pastim e. gallows tree. f have discovered that infidels. M eanwhile red fire and alcohol skeptics and investigators are: has been placed under the figure ,»f very much given to doubt when it the demon. th e lights were turn- DEALER IN concerns bibles and sacred history. out and the female portion of I often wonder why these “ P aul the audience were thrown into a p ry s” do not m ind their own Ihitter of excitement, Chem icals, Drugs, M edicine, Toilet A rticles, Perfum er business, and allow us preachers i Out of the darkness came a great and Soaps, S tationary, P aten t Medicines, P aints to go on with our traffic which con- shout of hallelujah, as L ieutenant and Oils, Combs and Brushes, Etc. sistsof pulling the wool over the eveg Gregerson struck a m atch and of the dear people. There is noth- lighted the red tire, ing th at will hoo doo some folks so W hen the Hames shot up the quickly and effectually as religion, tableau was thrilling. W ith the SILVERTON, OREGON. providing the religion contains a r,,<i glow in front and the figure of devil or two. S atan loomed up like the horrid My little ones, som etim e ago th e ' m onster of a nightm are. Soon the Christian endeavor society held a fire attacked the effigy. M eanwhile season of p rayer for the con- th e hall rang with shouts of versation of Col. R G. Ingersoll, hallelujah, the dash of cym bals and hut these prayers were not answer- the rum ble of bass drum s.” -DEALERS IN- ed and of course the naughty “ Boh” In tru th there never was so much was not affected by the religious rejoicing before or since in all labor of his wouhl he persecutors. M isso u ri for the devil was dead_ This unexpected result so C hagrin ! burned up. Fie what a shame! ed the “ boss” of the S alvation p ut w,n did Ihese poor simple A rm y th a t he hankered to revenge misguided fanatics burn satan? M r Christian brethren, so a few |)„ they not know that for n eari, Corner Hain and W ater Streets d a js ago the Salvation A rm y ai 10oo years we sky pilots have old Inhtfooi 7t’h CT !\ d o th ed our hacks and fed our bellies old apl.tfoot ( th e . evil) in effigy on fat of , he ,an(, u |lti| ||p SILV ER TO N , ORE. 'h »king perhaps this transaction caticle on our abdomen8 was ,, ‘wl| Z o n i nn, L h r I"« erso ll’s best u p h a r d a n d tight a8 th e b p a d „ ( a Unexcelled Shoes A. WOLF & SON J. D. H a m m o n d D R U G G IS T C n s ite r & D a v e n p o rt M erchandise lion rrn r 'il a „ • I dru" ,? All by the kind aid of this S altatio n arm y folks don’t m ind ver}. old Bpn, . foot Great , carry in g coals to Newcastle if they how the Infidels, Skeptics, Agnostics can win souls to t hrist in th a t way. F reethinkers, Scientists Rev C C .lev I9 ¡ 7 effiav Th ‘" i f M° ° re lh e Blue G ™8’ Blade. « em 8 /-, ,,‘ ho adding of Macdonald of the T ru th Seeker hlei l " ‘V of 1"."1’!- I- «"*>'. J . of I). the Free of Thought’ idea. ’jusT.vhaf J u s w hat i shade sigm- H- M agazine, Shaw the In- ficance is attached to the spectacular dppPndent Pulpit th e o r i ^ r ’ of8 T b ’T ' * ” Ut T • , . , u *" t It with fire ’th e ’burninix^f \ . ,levil out o f s i n f u l h 'a i i ii'" 1!nage out of sinful hearts or half a dozen other things. The audience Thurs- . „ • • Va u ,,,t"V in u rs - * d M A T V f<* and took Its choice on after effects, p w Geer of th ''T o rc h of Reason and the devil knows who else will go m ad with joy when they learn th a t his most royal highness has been burned to .ink«, u. i nn;a \r,, r {„> • , i, u L ,ttle ° neH woe 19 nnne My R 'st trum n is taken! T he devil’ is dead! m T g ing is now dismissed. Amen. JO H N HICKS SAMUEL AMES Hicks & Ames DEALERS IN HaiTw are, Tinw are, Stoves, AGRICULTURAL IM P L E M E N T S G uns, Pishing Tackle, C utlery, Sporting Goods, Etc., Et SILVERTON, OREGON.