T H E TORCH OF REASON, S IL V E R T O N , OREGON , T H U R S D A Y , N O V EM BER 4, 1897. riageable men angel« Ixith far and noted a« a threatened union of near. At the receipt of this infor- church and state? For th at is ex- rnation the vaiu old widow folded actly w hat it is. her hands upon her breast, and The Mormon Church proposes to with a triu m p h an t smile of satis- unite in their politics, in order th a t faction on her em aciated contenance, they can have the will of th eir she gave up the ghost. When dear church com bination respected and Roxey had given me these /r.cts, I kissed her for luck. I will say th at as a rule we preachers are not in the habit of kissing our own wives, but circum stances often alter cases, , r , . , f . r r and I hope to be forgiven, as I for- . . give all preachers the wide world x 1 over when circum stances force them to kiss their own wives. My little ones, perhaps it appears to you th a t it was not honest in Rev. Mrs. carried into effect by the state of I tab. All these other church com binations did the same thing in 1^92 and 1893, and they are doing • vt’ *n ort^er have the will of th eir church com bination carried . . into effect oy the national govern- \i m ent. t th u e , ’ Mormon proposition is to make in U tah a state religion; the proposition o f these other church com binations is to make a ,,ad(,nal religion. They are alike in principle, but the latter is Roxey Ja n e to have ogled the m uch worse in practice as the Widow Fitshhn o u t of her property, „„Hon is greater th an the slate of hut when you have cut your eye- teeth you m ay u n d erstand the m ethods some of us heavenly pilots adopt in order to keep the church engine well lubricated, and “ we u n s” well clothed and fed. Well, I am glad I learned the preacher’s trade. Meeting is now adjourned. Amen. it • u . o U nion of C h u rch and S ta te To tl.« Mormons in Utah, I’rpsi-, dent W oodruff of th eir hierarchy has proclaim ed: “ U nite in your temple work, and unite in yonr politics.” And the new spapers are U tah. Yes, th a t Mormon proposi- tion does threaten a union of church and state, and as such it should he opposed. But the propo- sitions of these professed Protest- a n t churches and other religious com binations th reaten precisely d ,e sanie thing. Let this he oppos- cd also. And let this l»e watched th e more closely and opposed the , . r . more strongly, as it means mischief A. Wolf & Son R espectfully invite you to visit th e ir estab lish m en t and con vince yourself th a t they are show ing th e greatest line of G eneral M erchandise in Marion county at p o p u lar prices. Mail orders given prom pt atten tio n . Yours to Please A. W OLF <& SON Silverton, Oregon. “ lar«er "cale thaJ1 " ,e ,,,her- Let th *'re b<‘ " " resPect of persons nor churchee in any “ threatened u " ion of cl,urch and >*'“ »«•”— Am erican Sentinel, calling , this , a “ threatened union of . Notice our ad for our New Song chuch and s ta te ” in U tah. Yes, „ . a th a t a is • w L T, . Book, These little hooks have cost hat a w it - is. But th , a t is nothing new, nor is it peculiar to Uh mUch ,ab<’r *nd we w ant to 8el1 Utah. For years the same t h in g ; them . Send for one and write to has been threatened, ami in the your friends about it. same way, by the professed Protest- ---------- ------------------------ am churches of the whole country, Q<> o <>< x x ><>< x x >< x ><><>< x x k ><)-<><><>< x >- o and with respect to the politics of THE the nation. In 1893 these churches throughout the whole country united in their politics and showed Congress with th eir united pledge For co rrect styles “ never to vote for, nor support in and low est prices on any way, for any office or position T r im m e d H a t s , of tru s t,’’ any member of Congress W a lk in g H a ts , who refused to vote at that p articu S a ilo r s , lar time as they dictated. We said Caps, all the time th a t this work of these V e ilin g s , • hurches threatened a union of E t c ., E t c ., church and state. This was so plain th a t all could see it; yet the G ive us a call, e x am in e goods, and get our prices. press generally, for some reason, We know we can please you. would not denounce it as such. M rs. E. B uff, Prop. But as soon as the Mormons pro Cor. Main and W ater S ts . pose the same thing, only in the tXK>O<XX><XX><><K)<><XXX>O<XX><><K>i little state of U tah, it is heralded over the country as a threatened union of church and state. This is right; hut why he so p a rtia l? It is no worse in the Mormon Church than it is in the professed P rotest ant churches of the whole country. Caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained and all Pat-5 business conducted lor M o d er a te P e e s . # I he C hristian Endeavorers, the ent O ur O ffice is O p p o s ite U, S . P a te n t Orncr< and we canst' are patent in less tune tnjn those J < h ristian C itizenship Leagues, the remote from Washington. 5 Send model, drawing or photo., with descrip-J Law and O rder Leagues, and a tion. Me advise, if patentable or not, free oij Our fee not due till patent is secured. e num ber of other organizations, charge. A P a m p h l e t , “ How to Obtain Patents,” with j of same in the U . S. and foreign country* have for some time been m aking cost free^“ AddiS, prom inent this very m atter of unit- ingin th eir politics. W hy is not tG s LEADER.... IC .A .S S N NO W àCO . 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