* T H E TORCH OF REASON, SIL V E R T O N , OREGON, T H C R SO A Y , MARC this terrible •upernatorali«m. u they forage through the jooglM f But, y u reply, I am ready to de- of Africa. We co-operate when it I A I S - L? \ nee »he C h ristian faith, b u t— ’8 to o u r interest, but, like wolves, V >. JL4 rea- ponh We ? , re rea(b 2£ ’> t< ▲ > . l,: turn .. i here you give this mto or vr. that aU<»i tea- . 1 ivtkn« _ 1 about and eat 1,1 1 1 J * each other if this best serves o u r -,.n, and finally end — I can not af- ends. ft.rd to shoulder the responsibility h a moral coward can find one , •• ,1 . , g,”,d excuse for his lethargy I wish a |0I,e. Mf fam ily m ust lie provid- it m ight p u b | i4lel, ed for. I have spent years of tim e sage is, fear not to bear witness to a(l,J thousands of dollars to get the truth, E lton B l a n c h a rd . where I am. ft would be pure fol- lv to oppose C h ristian ity as a faith Endless Hell. at so great a cost personally. I have a good business am ong C hris- E ditor T orch of R eason : tian people, and w ithout it I would I , hin k one of , he best ,hinge to he ruined. Besides, I observe th a t do is to ciul3e th e C h ristian s to stop the best men are church -going men and th in k , if it is possible to do so and believers in the religion called , i kn„„. it is alll„,bt ln)possible for Christianity. I you or me to reason with them , from Yes, it is the sam e old reply. A the fact th a t the more unreasonable Pupils are Given Every O p p o rtu n ity to Learn W ithout Being H am pered by S u p erstitio n s and Dogmas. practical adm ission of moral cow- a n d m iraculous the bible -is the ardiee. The message I send you is more they believe in it. Yet it may that such as you would be the most he possible to cause them to reason contemptible of men in the sight of with themselves. a just god or a ju st m an. You and In tin* course of reading, I have your like, the so-called well-to-do, met with an effort to describe eter­ the so-called better class, who have nity. It is not new, but it was new means and respectability, you are to m e the first tim e I read it, and A Splendid C orps of Teachers and Good Facilities for the cause of the world being a it caused me to think, too: Teaching. For inform ation, address thousand years behind w hat it ‘‘Fancy ten thousand tim es ten J. E. HO SM ER, Ph.D., B.S.D , President, might have been in progress and thousand of the longest conceivable S ILV E R T O N . OREGON. advancement but for this same old ages in futurity, and then m ultiply cowardice you m anifest. It is such this sum by itself ten thousand as you th at is really responsible for times, and has endless suffering N ay, verily, it the wrongs of o u r present social come to an end? has or.ly just commenced I '¡’hen -DEALERS IN- system, which shoulders the bur­ extend your im agination on a m il­ dens upon the poor, the ignorant lion tim es further, if possible, into and the weak. You belong to that futurity, and then subtract all class of people who believe, or p re­ these innum erable ages from the tend to believe, th a t a loving God misery of the dam ned, and they have ju st as long to w rithe in Corner Main and W ater Streets, watches the sparrow and num bers ceaseless torture as when these ages- the hairs of yo u r heads, yet perm its of to rtu re first com m erced! SIL V E R T O N , O R E. a part of the hum an fam ily to “ W hen these are gone, as m any add to these crush, directly or indirectly, a n o th ­ As leaves, and buds, and blossom s crown er part into the direst poverty, en- th e tr e e s ! W hen these are gone, as m any m illions slaving ¿oil and d ark est ignorance. DEALERS IN m ore I his submerged class are wicked, As g rain s of sand upon t he ocean’s s h o r e ! criminal, d irty and depraved. Yes, W hen these are gone, as m any more shall pass this loving C hristian system of so­ As in th e v erd an t fields are blades of g rass! A G R IC U L T U R A L IM P L E M E N T S ciety has made them so. You w ant W hen these are gone, as m any more the good will and patronage of this G uns, F ishing Tackle, C utlery, S porting Goods, E tc., Etc. shall rise As sta rs th a t gem and decorate the s k ie s . ' dominating class. You court their As m any m illions m ore th e ir rounds S IL V E R T O N , OB EGON. favor. You fawn a t th eir feet. shall run Much as I can give of credit to mod­ As rays of light which h u rst from yonder sun ! ern liberalized C h ristian ity and the W hen these are gone, as .m any m ore shall glide church, m any of whose people and As drops of w ater in th e sw elling tid e! ministry are good at h eart, more or W hen these are gone, as m any m illions m ore ■ ess dishonest in profession <>f faith, As m om ents in th e m illions gone b e fo re .' yet f want it plainly understood As m any m ore th is m ighty run shall sw ell, that as long I draw’ the breath B ut still th e sin n er groans in endless ' f bfe I am to be an enem y of dog­ h e ll! ” matic ( hristian faith, founded up- J. T. Cox. Roseburg, Ore. °n fictitious teachings of a Jewish I'ihh1. If this a ttitu d e costs me mv The C hristian S tandard says financial success, I am still rich in W e W ill Do It For You ’ there are two needed revival»— tny self-respect for doing w hat I I raying and paying. Since it is know is right. If it costs me social prom ised th a t what is a^ked in "b" l ’r a x e r ? - [ E x Than You can Get It E lsew here sh;tii ilie, as did the m arty rs of old, U n iv e rsity F und. counting it blessed to give up life for conscience’s sake. rp, . . , p . I he am ount given h i this fund . "u are men with half hum an ¡s actual cash paid in, regardless of ’’ y°u would stan d for tru th w hat has been prom ised: and - justice, and \ye would soon Previously acknowledged, $565.55 v nuuin rhhij - --------------------- j -------------------- — ------- 5 00 romppl * creed - and those who profit £ r * H unt’ Or, pg',n. by ;» tn • r> , University students. 7.00 - give way. But no, the nice Wagner Liberals 34.75 '"fitrolled same et < . im uiea by t.v the thp ta m e «id id material , etc m _ = = = = = = = ■'•spirit, which guides the apes Previously acknowledged, $274.50 X t i l e J . 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