« T H E TORCH OF REASON, SIL V E R T O N , OREGON, T H U R SD A Y , SE PT E M B E R 16, 1897. Be Not H ypocrites. If there could be a book opened and the Pharisees prayed in the synagogues and at the corners of Organic Evolution. In a different sense of the word N. JBrman, J, H. Lyons. JERMAN & LYONS, P A IN T E R S . the street, ‘‘th at they * m ay • I k 1 seen ‘‘evolution” is applied io the the «rv and heard.” Thev know full well us w ithout the shadow of a doubt x i j u i - 1 1 t h e origin of organs and 01 th a t t hrist condemned all th is , a m i i I lo u s e , s ig n a n d c a r r i a g e ja m m th at the theories whi°h the Liberals . , . . 1 1 . 1 . species hv divergeive and *»y de- in g . l a p r - n a u g i n g «nel i i t e i i o r vet they * stan d or kneel and do th at J J I . . rni • i are advocating are correct, you t ..urges velopmeut. This theory '«aches decor 11 ion a s, e« iai V which God has com m anded them !'♦ M S O U f tb lf . W « a k g 1 1 a * a i * i« e« ». would hear thousands, perhaps m il that all forms «if life n w existing, n<»t to ilo. A sincere desire of the lions, exclaim , ‘‘yes, I alw ays did or which have e x ist'd , "ii th -earl heart is an irresistahle th in g , hut it believe it, but was afraid to say so would be unnecessary io speak it have »Pn , "g f»om common st<kk, S IL V E R T O N ... because it was u n p o p u lar.” Not out i" so m any words, even if there which has ui d«-rgom- changes in a long since I heard a most excellent were a personal god to h* ar and m ultitude of ways ami uml> r v a : i <1 woman say: ‘ I never in all my answ er prayers, for ‘‘we are not conditions, the lo rc o and the iutfu life had any desire to join a ch u rch .” enees producing such change being heard for our much speaking.’ ...A r tis tic W o rk Now, th is th in k in g much and T hat w*‘ may all he guided by the known as the ‘ factors ol orga ic saving little is retarding the pro I our h o r R e a s o n , i s t h e wis'i of a evolution.” All cha acn rs and gress of F r e e r h o u g h t —keeping attrib u tes of s p e c ie s a n d of g r o u p - \ l,e” •vou wa,lt *•••• sincere friend. Mas. R. A. B e l l •‘T ru th ” in the dark. The sam e Good S m o o th S h a v e have developed w it'' changing c > -i I ex as spirit brought on the late war. ditions of lite. ft»e homologies < >r a F irst-C lass........ There were enough true-hearted The Age of the Earth and Life. H air-C u t am ong animal-« ar«* ilu* re.- di «»,' Union m e n in th e South to have common d« scent. The differenc« s -C A L I. ON- averted the terrible consequences Professor Thom son, Lord K elvin, are due to various iufiuem- s, chi f <>f secession, if they had not been has lectured lately on the Age of am ong these being compet ion in E. E. T A Y L O R . afraid to express themselves. * * * tn e E a ith . We follow the report the struggle lor exist«•lie«* h« tw«« n “ IIow I ad m ire th e m an who speaks in tin« L tnhn, Daily Mail, Ju n e 3d. •individuals ami between sp« c:ep, S ilverton , OREGON his m ind, And panders to no p a rty , schem e or The C hristians should gam er abun- whereb\ th o s e b st adapted to their s e c t; d a n t com foit from h is views, a* no surroundings lived ami reprodtved W ho u nto all is generous and kind, ‘‘You dare to their kind. Yet fraud am t erro r ever doth reject. doubt they will. W ho holds no false, deceptive views say, the Gudly may exclaim , th at This theory is now the ,‘entral of life, Nor preaches w hat in practice he the earth has been peopled with life axig ()f a ,j |)i(,logica | ¡„ VeHIigation L IV E R Y fo rg e ts; for 1,000,000 or 1,000,000,000 > e a rs ! ¡n a j| branches, from ethics to W ho would no t wage a w ar of p etty H ere is Lord K elvin telling us th a t ¡(jst.>lOgy, fr.„„ am hropnlogy p. FEED A N D strife, Nor yet express u n m ean in g , vain the earth has not been the ab >de of baet< rioh-gy. In the light oi this SALE S T A B LE regrets. W ho is too proud to act a servile p a rt, life for moie than th irty m illions «>f ib«orv every peculiarity " f struc- Cor W ater and L ew is Or lend him self a tool in o th e r’s years! I here, now! 1 h a t’s .just ( ture, every character or «¡uul’tv of h ands; S treets. W e learn ¡»dividual or of species, has a tnea n- Who fears no fe a r; no deep, design w hat t h e bible teaches. ing a rt, from God’s m ost holy word th a t ¡„g and a cause. It is the work of But by him self alone u n d a u n te d the first life was created not quite the investigator to find this mean- s ta n d s ; D oid'le Rigs ami Saiblle H orses alw ays W ho sh u n s deceit as he would ¡»esti- 6,000 years ago; and there i-n ’t any ju g a s w ell a s to record t h e fac t on ham! a t th e lowest prices. A corral lence, j :« i .. o n n / v i n n > 6 ’ «ioiinected w ith th e barn f«»r l«»ose stock, And th riv e s and triu m p h s by his j great ditterence between 30,000,00 > “ One of the noblest lessons left t«> j Information regarding any kind of good se n se .” and 6,000, especially if you reckon w orld” hv Darwin is this Mr 8t<x’k p ro m p tly atten d ed to, by person I am well pleased with the way the time as the Loid him self does on - p ra nk C ram er tells u s,---- “ th is , reasonable term s. Liberals are expressing them selves, «lay as a thousand years and vve which to him am ounted to a pro- ______ so far as I have read lately. I t is versa.’ No doubt this argum ent found, alm ost religious, conviction, N. J. HARDESTY. so in accordance with my views. I will lie used by t h e ( b r i s t i a n s . It th a t every nature, no m atter how am so opposed to m ud-slinging. I is no more absurd th an the r« si of insignificant, every stripe of color, th in k it so m uch better to show their arguing, every tin t of flowers, the length of people w hat is right, than to be a l Lord Kelvin rath**r spoils the a n orchid’s nectary, unusual height ways showing them their errors in comfort he afforded the C iristian j|( a p |a nt, ail the infinite variety a sarcastic way, which alw ays en by m aking the ungodly am i un of ap p aren tly insignificant things, courages a b itter feeling and is con scriptural statem ent th a t the earth ¡8 fu H of significance. For him it „ ducive to bad results The C hristians was in a m ouiten state fot a \«-ry was an historical record, t he revela- well Isjund in cloth ; good p rin t, sta n d a rd would be more likelv to read Free- long period before it was cool enough tion of a cause, the lurking-place of hiws , for th e ex trem ely low price of thought literatu re if our ideas were to solidify. I t m m a pity 1.« a principle.’’ fail to tak e m i n t a g e of th is offer, expressed in as refined language as could n o , tell the Victoria In stitu te According to the theory of evo- Origin of .Specie«................C has. Darwin the tru th will perm it. T ru th com- people th a t science exactly ecluied jution every stru ctu re of today pels m e to adm it th at we want less , the first two ch a p te r- of Genesis, finds its m eaning in some condition Data of E th ic s .. . . . . . . . faith and more of w hat I call true Never m ind! The C hristian advo- (,f |h e pas«. pas, Tbe i p .- ¡„aide i.o M u e u of i a an n ani- a m - S arto r R c s n r t u s ............T Th„n, hom as Carlyle religion, in th is world. We w ant cate can easily m ake it appear , ha' m al tells w hat it really is; for it H istory French Revolution “ “ to practice th a t which will m ake us the lecturer really did confirm b e a i s t h e i c c o id ot her»*«lity. 1 h e Pa8t an(j p r e s e n t.......... T hom as C arlyle “ Moses” in every partieul ir. Tliere o u t s i d e o f a n a n im a l te lls w h e re its H y p a tia ........................ ...... C has. Kingly better men and women. , , . . , A utobiography of Beni. F ra n k lin is It is n >t tnv will th at 1 do . not , , , nothing a fa n a 'ic ca u o t <1 > t ” ....... . ......"I " ' r 11 >»»™ Fift...... Deciaive Battlea o( the adhere to the p o p u lar side of the bulkier up his creed am i holy windy record o f conce-r-ioiis Io environ- W o rld ............................ E .C . C rease •. .- * . T en n y so n ’s Poem s quei-tion; I love popularity, hut whims; as for honesty— well, the ment. S im ilarity in essential struc- shellev’g Poems «•anno, sacrifice my honest con- ( hristian advocate and evidence- js known as homology. 4ly the Longfellow's Poems victions for w hat it is worth. | m onger is much like th • Y m k e- th , ory of evolution, homology, M iS to n i^ X s I g o to i«» church w'nictim •metimes, es, and I politician, who told t«>ld his • oidicnc'-, idienc--, wherever it is found, is proof o of f Hood’s H<iod’8 Poems love t ” hear the m inisters sing the “ I a in ’t much for eddicatiou, I bl«H,d relatio n sh ip — David S la rr Browning’s Poems p ra is e s «>f ev««r.i thing which s noble know; but for honesty I heat the J o rd a n , in the Arena. B yron’s Poems sm all p rin t and pure, hut do not like to hear very devil, I do.” _____________________ S h ak esp eare's Poems There is one excuse for Christian them try to change the m ind of sm all p rin t E i -HER HARDESTY, wan, of candor and common hon their god, when they pray for the A ddress, reinission of sins, fo r, he “ president esty, anti that D, his case is so lias [jg & W . JONES’ BOOK STORE, of the United States and all others less and bad th a t he would sp «¡1 it 291 A lder S t . PORTLAND, in a u th o rity ” They know as well com pletely if he were honest an«l Wj„ practice in «fi courts of the state, O regon . Special a tte n tio n given to collections as I do th a t the bible says we are candid about it. There is no truth W ho can think and n o tary work. •onie sim ple not beard for our mt,cl, speaking, to lie urged in favor of the Christian thing to patent? R oom 3, W ole B lock . P rotect y o u r M csr : th e y »nny bring you w ealth. for our heavenly father knoweth ! religion; if there was, no doubt it W r i t e JOHN _____ WKDOEKBI’RN ____________________________________ t « O . Patent Attor OR FO O V ” ey». W ashington. 1». «’.. for their >1.9«) p rise offer wha, we need before we ask him ; would be produced.—The Liberator. S IL V E R T O N , '«* • and n ew list <>f one thousand Invention« w anted. or a voice spoken th a t could assure Barber Silverton . . . GOOD BOOKS Wanted-fln idea .