« T H E TORCH OF REASON, S IL V E R T O N , OREGON LITTLE T H U R SD A Y , NOVEM BER 4, 18V7. TORCHES. though I wrote a new co m m an d m ent unto thee, hut th a t which we By W. E Johneton had from th e beginning, th a t we O ne «»f th e -ad d est fr u its of in dwelling sin is the universal tend- 1 love one another.” She returned eney of all C hristians t«» differ it, pointing to the second chapter about tru th . There is a crooked- of R uth, verse te n th —‘ Then she ness in hum an th in k in g th a t can fell on her face, and bowed herself he accounted for in no other wav to th e ground, and said unto h im ,1 thati by tracing it to corruption.— ‘why have I found grace in thine C entral Presbyterian. T h at is true. Trace it right to eyes, th at thou shouldst take know- its sou rce in th e bible. T h e bible i ,ne, seeing th a t I am a p or stran g er?’ ” H e returned the book, distinctly recom m ends lying the thirteenth verse of proof sec I Kings X X II 90__23’ P °biting y. j[ Thess II ID I hird Epistle of J o h n —‘‘Hav- Ezek. Numbers XIV, ’ 30—34, and jere^ '»g many things t.» write unto you, ^pirch ©f J^eason Song Book Ro 1. XX, 7. How can vou exi«ot 1 would not wri,e with Pa^ r and C hristian» to tell the tru th when ,n k ' but 1 tn ,s l c," " e Ull,° >'ou> and speak face to face, th a t our joy their scriptures teach the rt m ay he full.” From the above in fibbing? terview a m arriage took place the Our E ather knows our needs, ensuing week.— Ex. but desires us to m ake them known Oh, w hat a blessed old book the to him .—The U nited Presbyterian. bible is! It just fits e v e r y case in W hat is the use of wasting tim e telling God som ething th a t he al- every wftlk of life, It m ust be in ready knows? If he knows our spired! needs, let him supply them , or Why Not? notify his clerical barkers to quit W. H. Bellows, D. D., deplores telling what a “ loving fath er” he is. ----- the tendency to free th in k in g shown A principle is alw ays a saferj by some of his brethren and says: guide than a rule.—T he Sunday “ There is a kind of liberalism th a t School lim es. as readily endorses atheism as a n y T h at is whyftp F reethinkers repu- thing else.” And why not? Mr. diate the contradictory dogm as of Bell(,ws knowg nothi'ne of Free- holy w rit” an d depend »pm« the i thought or he would not talk in principles "f horse sense for ^ ,e>r 0 h a t vein. Were this the 16th cen ideas of right and wrong. tury he would probably he foremost in applying thum b-screws, etc. If Every saloon is an irrigating a man conscientiously believes he plant to quicken into life the seeds of crim e.—C alifornia Independent. has a right to dance on S unday, And wine, the holy com m union he has as good a rig h t to do » so as juice of the church, is the sam e Mr. Bellows has to preach. W hen liquid which is used in this irrig a t C hristians a re willing to tolerate in ing. W me is the bond which ties a right spirit the beliefs of Atheists, together the saloon and the sanctu then will the latter probably accord the clergy the sam e tolerance.— ary in sacred fellowship. K lam ath F alls Express. 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