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T H E TORCH OF REASON, S IL V E R T O N , OREGON
Call for the Congress of 1897.
A Suggestion.
T H U R S D A Y , OCTOBER 21, 1897.
N. J e r m a n ,
J . H , Lyons.
JERMAN & LYONS,
E l HER HARDESTY,
It will be in order for Brown U ni­
S ecularists and F ree ­
thinkers of the U nited S tates : . versity to again dem and the resig­
P A IN T E R S .
W ill practice in all courts of th e state.
You are hereby requested to meet nation of President Andrews, for
Special a tte n tio n given to collections
in convention at H ardm an H all, in the reason th a t in an address to
House, sign am i carriage p a in t­
and n o tary work.
the city of New York, on F riday, the students of the university, on ing.
P aper-hanging anil interior
R oom 3, W olf B lock .
S atu rd ay an J S unday, the 19th, resum ing his office, he affirmed his decoration a specialty.
Charges
S IL V E R T O N ,
OREGON.
20th and 21st of November.
reasonable. \\ o' k guaranteed.
belief, founded upon personal obser­
Friends, we shall meet in this vation, th a t in th e east the Crescent
Congress under favorable condi­ was in the ascendant over the Cross, S IL V E R T O N ...
tions The tim es are auspicious. that M oham m edanism was gaining
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Heresy is becoming popular, even more than C hristianity. Upon other
in m inisterial circles. The spirit au th o rity it is stated th a t M oham ­
We can fu rn ish th e follow ing lxx»ks
well bound in cloth ; good p rin t, sta n d a rd
of Secularism is pervading our m edan and B uddhist m issionaries
sizes, for th e ex tre m e ly low price of
ecclesiastical institutions, our liter- in America and Europe are m aking
. . . A r t i s t i c W o rk 60 c en ts each, postage 10 cen ts.
D on’t
fail to tak e ad v an tag e of th is offer.
ture, our whole social life. R eli­ more converts than C hristian m is­
O rigin of S p e c ie s................ C has. Darwin
gion, giving way before continual sionaries are m aking in Asia and
DescentofM an................. “
W hen you w ant a ....
bom bardm ents and repeated as­ Africa.— Ex.
F irst P rin c ip le s............ Herl>ert Spencer
G ood S m o o th S h a v e
D
ata of E th ic s ................
saults, has abandoned the strong­
E
m
e rso n ’s E ssays
Or a F irst-C lass........
The Privileged of The Earth.
S a rto r R e s a r t u s ............ T hom as C arlyle
holds of dogm atic theology, and is
H a ir -C u t
H istory French R evolution “
seeking refuge in the fields of
Discourses of E p ictetu s
Mrs. Besant finds th a t M adame
— CALL ON-
h u m an itarian ism . It m ay be that
P ast and P re s e n t........... T hom as C arlyle
B lavatsky foretold the troubles
H y p a tia .................................. C h as. K ingly
it is in this way th a t it is gradually
A utobiography of B enj. F ra n k lin
E. E. T A Y L O R .
through which the Theosophical
to d isap p ear—by becoming absorbed
Fifteen Decisive B attles of th e
* * * * *
Society is passing, but this unfavor­
W o rld ............................ E. C. C reasy
in broader phases of thought and
T
en
n
y
so
n ’s Poem s
able “cycle” is to end next vear, S il v e r t o n , ............................... - O regon
action.
S h elley ’s Poem s
eertianly before the end of the cen­
L ongfellow 's Poem s
In the m eantim e we m ust con­
P o p e’s Poem s
tury. “ This society,” Mrs. Besant
tinue the work b< fore us. It is
M ilto n ’s Poems
says, “ is the ark of spiritual tru th .”
H
ood’s Poem s
im portant th a t F reethinkers should
B
u
rn s’ Poem s
and those who do any sort of work
com bine. W ith so m any exam ples
R obert B row ning’s Poem s
for it are “ the privileged of the
B y ro n ’s Poem s
around us illu stra tin g the power of
sm all p rin t
e a rth .” It rem inds us of the glori­
organization and of com bined effort,
Shakesj»eare’H Poems
Salem , Oregon.
ous reign of the saints on earth ,
sm all p rin t
it would be the height of folly in us
A
ddress,
which was alw ays going to begin,
L E A P IN G n e w s p a p e r , d a il y a n d
not t<> have the benefits of such
J O N E S ’ BOOK S T O R E ,
though somehow it never got a
W E E K L Y , OF W E ST E R N OREGON
methods.
There are im portant
291 A lder S t .
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real start. “ Ye arc the salt of the
questions dem anding our attention.
Its daily consists of e ig h t pages
e a rth ,/ said Jesus. “ We are the
and
its weekly of tw elve. T he
TheG od-in-th»‘-constitution am end­
weekly
is recognized as th e leading
salt of tiie e a rth ,” says Mis. Besan*.
m ent was again introduced in con­
farm p ap er of its section. T he
The <»ne is as accurate, and modest,
daily plays second fiddle to no
gress at the last session. Our Na­
p ap er in the U nited S ta te s p rin te d
as the other.— F reethinker.
tional Association, with its allies,
in a city of S alem ’s size.
Its circu latio n is grow ing con­
fought this am endm ent before the
A Broad Departure.
sta n tly .
»Caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained and all Pat­
congressional com m ittees, and for
ien t business conducted for MODERATE FEE«.
It is read and valued highly by
A New’ York dispatch says it is
Oun O f f i c e »a O p p o s it e U . S . P a t e n t O f f ic e
the tim e being defeated it. The
a w idespread co n stitu en cy .
»and we can secure patent in less time than tnusc
[remote from Washington.
It has a b a tte ry of linotypes and
am endm ent has been reinstated, reported in high official circles th a t
Send model, d r a w i n g or photo., with descrip­
o
p
erates
a
photo-engraving
p
lan
t.
tio n .
W e advise, if patentable or not, free of
backed up by a petition which is A rchbishop Corrigan has been nego­
¿charge. Our fee not due till patent is secured.
Its
ad
v
ertisem
en
ts
are
regularly
? A P a m f h l e t “ How to Obtain Patents,” with
claim ed to have attached to it the tiating with S uperintendent Jasper
read hv th e m asses, liecause th ey
»cost of same in’ the U . S . and foreign countries
¿sent free. Address,
read th e S tatesm an for th e news
nam es of m illions of signers. We of the public schools for the affillia-
it
co
n
tain
s,
an
d
th
e
accu
rate
and
must meet the conspirators again tion <>f parochial and public schools
In terestin g m an n er of its telling,
O p p . P a t e n t O f f i c e . W m m i n q t o h . D. C.
in
th
a
t
city.
He
has
offered,
it
is
th is coming w inter. The people
C. B. IRVINE. M anager
m ust be aroused to the im pending alleged, to tu rn the C atholic schools
danger and educated in the princi­ with their 70,000 children, over to
ples of liberty and justice. The S ab­ the m unicipal school authorities,
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b ath question and th a t of the bible provided he is perm itted to give an
in the public schools also require hour’s instruction daily to the C ath­
ht » .
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consideration. The efforts of bigotry olic children of the public schools.
T he G o v ern m en t natio n alized th e Postal System , why not also
and intolerance must he thw arted This is the stipulation. He makes
th
e
Money S ystem ? A plan is told by C. ELTON BLANC HA RD
no other, either as regards text
w herever possible.
in his lxx»k e n t i t l e d .................................
b«»oks
or
teachers.
It
is
said
m
any
In our discussions there should
U N C L E S A M ’S
he the broadest latitu d e in the ex­ other m etropolitans are anxious to
pression of opinion. There m ust adopt a sim ilar policy if it meets
H O M IL IE S O N F IN A N C E .
the
approval
of
the
apostolic
dele-
be absolute freedom, subject only
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All profits on th is Ixxik will be given to th e L iberal U n iv ersity .
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e h an d s of every th in k in g person. A ddress all o rders U )
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U n iv e rsity F u n d .
The TORCH OF REASON, Silverton, Oregon.
in an orderly m anner, and with
The am ount given in II iis fund i
due regard to the rights of al, th e
members. Let us meet and consult is actual cash paid in, rega rdless of
in a sp irit of friendship, of concilia­ what has been prom ised:
tion, and of cordial co operation. Previously acknowledged, $410.80
l.OOl
If we do this we shall have a grand ! W. M. R ichards, Oregon,
A weekly pap er for th e young people. E n tirely free from su p ersti
3.50
and glorious Congress, from which C. E. Glaze,
tio n . D evoted to S ecular Sunday-sch<M>l work, and co n tain in g les
5.00
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we shall retire refreshed in spirit, ,J. E. Johnson,
sons for each S u n d ay . Per y ear, 26 cents.
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utual
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provem
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Society
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Confirmed in o u r ponyiotjon“, and
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stim ulated to more effective action W. E. Page, Oregon,
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and to greater achievem ent «luring A. S lam an, D akota,
1.504
\V. N. Jorgensen, Oregon,
the year to come.
C B. W aite ,
Ac’ing President. John McArdle, Iowa,
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