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,
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and I hope to be forgiven, as I for-
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give
all
preachers
the
wide
world
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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.
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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
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.
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-
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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.
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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
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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
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