T H E TORCH OF REASON, SIL V E R T O N , OREGON, TH U R SD A Y , J I I.Y 20, ISO.
S traub kindly driving -
there, ¡road. ......... ,.» d - o Jo h n D ay runs cheek to a periodical, for less th an
Field Notes
The people are very kind to the 'hm ugl, , very pm duet.ve eee ton Ifoitohi prices.
lh e people arc
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along the Jo h n D ay riv e r, a n d we
O ur library has just received tin
Friday night we lectured at Seculai pilgrims am we aw o n
Bplendid orchards with valuable addition of Bulw.-r Lyt-
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to n ’scom plete w orks, nicely bound in
nine volumes. \\ e m ust have one
not very large hut it was attentive. Dav m
Mt . Vernon and arriv e »t Jo h n Day of the best libraries in the world.
There are very few Liberal» ¡..¡w ords, for ,« was up and down,
M itchell, but we met Mr. Boardman d o w n an .l u p .n o "
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taken, not to lhe ja il, but Io the
LITTLE POINTS.
and son, both old-time F reethinkers, arrived, also.« s.x 7 ‘
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When the “ harriers (of priest
S a tu rd a y we were d riv en to C aleb, S n v . er 9 e n in , >y
,
A» we w rite, the bells are c a llin g
to the beautiful home of Mr Barn- we «ere nn-t « it i a ittti y w. t > p .
w,,rs|,j|,ers of God, (?) but in craft) arc but ned aw ay” the world
house, and were heartily welcomed, j Seen an sm is gi
ng
an hour we go forth to greet an may expect to advance as it never
Four o’clock Sunday was the tim e eart i ) para 1
audience who have gathered to talk h a s before.
Can it be th a t “ this life is but a
set for our lecture, and we were met
still later .
.o v e r the best m ethods of serving
by a very good audience. We had
Thursday we are at the home ol h u m a n ity .
n et, in which Jehovah catches souls
K. D. & M. P. IL
splendid success here, although the Mr. Snyder and enjoy ourselves in
for hell?”
N E W S A N D NOTES.
Liberal element is in the m inority, true Secular fashion. \\ bile here
As regards a deity, the C hrisiiau
Q uite a n u m b e r o f th e W a te rm a n we meet Mr. A. Officer and Mr. U.
In o rd er to raise fu n d s lo com- religion reveals nothing new; n eith
people were over, showing tl.al their E. Glaze who celebrated with us at
building we h a v e deeided er did it bring im m oratlity to light.
faith is as strong as ever. M r. W agner. t t e were to lecture in ,
,.,jces
Belief in that was prevalent long
B arnhnuse kindly assisted us with the school-house hut at h ist it nounCfcd la te r
before.— F re e th in k e r.
the music, and th an k s are due both looked
rath e r doubtful, as to ,
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“ E v ery ste p science m a k e s for
to her and her daughter for their whether we would have an audience
Mr. M artin Klein s>
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w ard she d riv e s hack th e belief in
kind hospitality ami entertainm ent, and some one suggested th at we Klein is wor ing wit i it
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W ith such e n th u sia s tic w orkers we would have one preacher, in the He will dona e this
we<k
o ,k s u p e rn a tu ra l forces, o r th e need of
surely cannot fail.
choir and one for an audience, and then work out a yea r s tu.tm n. such a belief in to m ore re m o te a n d
u n te n a b le p o -itio n s .’
This afternoon Mrs. Barnhouse About nine o’clock, however, the
The excavating for the basement
A righteous m an haieth lying;
will drive us to W aterm an, where : crowd began to come. It seemed as is nearly done. Mr. Alfred Desart
we lecture on the 20th. Caleb
is though they sprang forth suddenly with his crew of men has quarried but a wicked m an is loathsom e, and
nestled am ong th e m ountains, and from the sage brush for soon all the for our basement, several perch ot cometh to sham e.— Proverbs.
There are people living in E ast
once more we catch sight of the tiin- seats were taken and quite a num - the finest building rock we ever
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. more 8aw.
ern Africa who go entirely naked;
her. The clim ate at Caleb ' is
ber were obliged
A
The carpenters are obliged to have no m arriage laws; eat mice,
lightful, the elevation m aking the attentive audience could not be
for
lum ber, hut the snakes, insects, roots etc., climb
sum m er as cool and pleasant as found and D ayville people show wait again
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spring. Surely, this world is a par- that this world is of more im por- frAme of the d in in g -h a ll is up and about in the trees like apes and do
not even know the use of fire. Do
adise, and with courage and energy tance to them than the next. Alter the work on the basem ent, well etc.
these people go to heaven when
we can make for ourselves and com the lecture some suggested th at we jg going on apace.
W hile the orthodox preachers are they die, while philosophers who
ing generations a heaven here on trip the light fantastic which we
did with a will until m idnight then ¿ ¡o b e y in g the golden rule and the are agnostics or infidels go to
earth.
departed to our homes so as to he m ninth com m andm ent, by declaring eternal torm ent? Humbug!
LATER.
The clergy’s false pretentions in
Monday evening we were cordi- readiness for the next night.
th a t Infidels can’t build schools etc.,
ally welcomed at the home of th a t
F riday we organized a choir and OUI. iecturPr8 an(i friends are sending regard to divine things is one of the
staunch Liberal, Mr. S traub of in the evening the congregation join jn t fie cash to build one. If our greatest crimes th a t has ever been
W aterm an, and the next day were in singing, nda proclaim ing glorious gUO(j brothers aren’t careful th ey ’ll com m itted.
driven to the pleasant home of Mrs. mental liberty. We secure several become fossils and the Infidels will
A C hristian lady objected to her
E. J. Sm ith. This was the date set for applications for m em bership in the )|ave (hem on , he shelf.
husband giving stone, to use in
our lecture, and the school house (). S. S. U. Mr. Glaze kindly furn-
Miss Leona Allen, one of the stu building the basem ent of the Liberal
had been secured for that purpose, ¡shed the speaker’s stand with a dents, brought us three bushels of U niversity. They wished the stone
Onward seems to he the watchword beautiful boquet. After the meet- plum s and a bushel of fine cherries hauled away hut she did not want
<>f the W aterm an people, for they ing, we go to the hall and again en- this week. Taking up one of the it to go for that purpose. “ Give to
liave a splendid new school house, joy a social dance. The hours Hit plum s promiscously, we m easured him th at asketh thee, and from
well furnished
The school, like unconsciously by as both hearts ¡1 and found th a t around the him th a t would borrow of thee turn
most of the eastern Oregon schools, and feet keep time to the music. sm allest way it m easured 64 inches. not th o u aw ay,” isn’t very prac
is now in session, as the w eather About one o’clock we bid good-night ,p
tical after all, is it sister?
T his fruit is just fine. Thanks.
w ill'not perm it school work during to the happy throng and are driven
Mrs. Hosm er and Miss D ePeatt
Notice.
th e neau
beautiful
home o.
of air.
Mr.
the winter. The people of E astern io the
tn u . mmie
lpcturing one m onth
Oregon are firm believers in edu-a- Stew art ;w ho has contributed so
,lftve gen( us
QO.
The regular m eeting of the Sil
tion and are willing to give both generously to t he U niversity
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verton Secular Church will be held
time and money to lhe progress of
Dayville is one of the prettiest
Owing to t i e sic m e » *’ ”
next Sunday evening at 8 o’clock.
the world
W e have l>een unable places we have seen in E astern Ore- p rin ter, Mr. J. . en on, o r
i All members are requested to be
to visit any of the schools s<* far, gun. Wood and water are plentiful has been rushing this wee
present.
J. I). Guiss, President.
but »hall surely do so whenever the and someone ha- said th at it is a
Sculpturers,
painters, writi i s,
U n iversity Fund.
opportunity presents itself.
very poor w m a n who can’t make a farm ers,
m erchants, mechanics,
The am ount given in this fund
'To return to our lecture, the living if her husband furnishes her teachers— all should do something
house was well filled, and we sc- with wood and water, so ivesuppose to make the Liberal U niversity the is actual cash paid in, regardless of
vm
vu several applications
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.... th a t is th e reason so m any have 1 the best school in the world.
what has lieen prom ised:
cured
for
mem-
hership in the (). S. S. U. We chosen the .John Day valley as their
We received 5 A gallons of kiita- Previously acknowledged, $399.50
received liberal donations io the home. At an y rate, thex made a tin n y blackberries last S atu rd ay , A. Vanderpool, Wisconsin,
5.00
50.00
Oregon,
U niversity fund, Mrs. Sm ith dona- good selection.
from Mr. I. H. Keyes of Chemawa, E. Stewart,
25.00
Mrs.
E.
Sm
ith,
ting $25 to aid in the glorious
M onday m orning we are taken in for a year’s subscription to the
u
10 Oi»
work. Several violinists were pres- charge by A. Officer (the m an’s T orch . These berries have the J. L Barnhouse,
5.00
E. R. Laughlin,
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e n t, and after the h clu re all joined nam e' to be taken to John Day. It finest of flavor, no core like the old E. S trauhe,
5.00
in th a t old but ever new amuseineiit is with regret and m any fond re- varieties and measure 1J Inches in A. Officer,
5.00
__dancing.
meinbrance» th a t we leave, and we length.
material , etc .
The country arm ind W aterm an would advise all Liberal lecturers
y r Allen of C incinnati, Ohio, A. Wolf Son, (lum ber) $100.00
is com paratively level, and as in to stop at Dayville, for they will w a„t8 us to p rin t several thousand J. Wolfard & Co., (shingles) 25.00
(hay)
16.00
most of Eastern Oregon, st<«kraising surely never regret it. lh e Officer g eCu lar
Church
C onstitutions, F. J. Beaty,
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(furniture)
7 50
is the principal occupation.
was very lenient and allowed us to
i8 w hat we like; we need
The next m orning we started »top and visit some Liberal friends, t ,,e patronage of all Secularists and T. I). Allen, (rebate on land) 50.00
4.50
bright and earlv for Dayville, M r.ias well as the orchards along the will p rin t an y th in g from a hop i Cusiter A’ Davenport,(labor)
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