THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1898.
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he good deacon Balldick touched a terians who shake their fists in the T ? ' D T P ' E V
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-empathetic chord and made a face of the god of the Jews, who
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point she would cry aloud and says: “Go thy way, eat thy bread
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swing her black-bordered handker- with joy, ahd drink thy wine with
chief for all it was worth.
a merry heart; for God now accept-
Roxey promised to have my sud- eth thy works.” (Eccles, ix. 7.)
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ded death liberally advertised in all
Thus commands the god of the
the county papers. Besides this, Jews.
she promised to get out a thousanu
faithfulness to temperance prin-
“posters’ and twice as many ciples is quite a new excuse for ex-
“dodgers”. These she would post communication. But the synod of
T his is a R em arkable Offer!
and distribute where they would do the Dutch reformed church in
Some One is G oing to be Benefitted!
the most good.
South Africa has passed the follow-
Little pets, I do need a few hun- ¡ng resoltion:
died dollars, but I will not venture
I his synod declares that mem-
into a coffin as long as I live. Oth bers who unite themselves with tee
From February 1 to A ug u st 15, 1898, we have decided to
er men not so liberally endowed total societies become unfaithful in
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m ake th is R e m a r k a b le O ffe r .
THo p a rty se n d in g
with horse sense may play dead their
membership in the Gereform- us the largest n u m b er of Yearly Subscribers to th e T orch
man, but as long as I can make a eerde kerk, - and must be repeatedly
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dollar by telling your parents that | and earnestly warned, and if they
i r.eeei'.’H Free T u itio n and B oard at 9ie
two she bears ate forty-two chil will not give heed after many warn
Liberal
l Diversity, at Silverton, Oregon, for One School
dren for supper and the whale ate ings they must be treated in ac
i oai. I lie person sending the Second Largest n u m b er of
a whole Jew for its breakfast, and cordance with article 21 of our syn- subscribers at
one d o llar a year, will receive F re e
many other stories just as wonder od rules, that is, cut off from mem-
U i H O d one year.
1 be w inners of these prizes m ay
ful, and just as untruthful, I will Iwrsl.ip in the church.”
choose an y course of study given in the U niversity
let well enough alone. So, there
My pets, I do not feel willing to. R em em ber the L iberal U niversity is th e O nly School of
fore, I positively refused to play the take sides on this vital question. I the kind, and an offer like th is is Indeed R em arkable,
role of dead man to Roxey Jane’s am located in this pulpit solely for
cut and dried funeral sermon, So the cash there is in the job. I do
she and I are now at outs.
not drink liquor, nor will I offer it
will ie c e i\e tree tu itio n for a year anil free board besides.
to others, notwithstanding the god
A FALSE REPORT.
A few’ days ago an Oregon paper of the Jews recommends its use in
published a sensational account of very strong language. Rum and
will receive free tu itio n for a year.
the sudden death of the devil. I religion go hand in glove, and I
i f > o u d o n o t s u c c e e d j n w inning eith er prize, we will allow
read this libelous article with great will not deign to. separate these
you tw enty-five cents for every subscriber sent us, provided
sorrow, for well I know that if the twin evils.
I notice that since Roxey Jane you send five or over. R em it us t h e full am o u n t w ith each
devil were dead my occupation
would be ruined and I would be has introduced individual chalice order, and we will retu rn the am o u n t due you at the end
come a charge on the county. For cups that hold a pint of wine the of the contest if you fail to win a prize.
nearly two thousand years we so- membership of this tabernacle has
called servants of the “meek and about trebled. So I guess I had bet
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lowly one” have “worked” the ig ter keep a silent jaw on this tem
All subscriptions m u st be paid in advance.
norant and thoughtless with this perance question, and I will con
tinue to hoodoo your simple-mind
Money m u st be forw arded w ith th e ord er.
sulphurous fiend.
All orders must /><• m ailed to uh and bear the p ostm ark at th e office of m ailing
Did I say fiend? No, no, I will ed parents with snake, fish, bear
not call his royal nibs by so cruel ghost, dream, spirit and other in- ,1" t lai.-r th an Monday. August 16, 1808.
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and unjust an epithet. I will say, ieresting bible stories.
u been p h o n s m ay be se n t in a t any tim e p rio r to M onday, A ugust 15, 1898, and
Amen.
we will keep a record ot th e n u m b er sen t in by each c o n te stan t.
the pulpiteer’s best friend, for such
, ».tate in vour letter th a t you wish to e n te r th e c o n te st.
he has ever been for the orthodox
I Sam ple copies will be sen t for tw o cen ts each.
A ustralian N atives
A ddress all letters and m ake all o rders payable to
religionist.
A report from Mintonville, Ky.,
TO R C H OF R EA SO N ,
I lie Don. David W . Carnegie silverton
OREGON
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there in which he affirmed there is , the Great Victoria and Great Sandy
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no devil. T h e c o n g r e g a tio n took ,,(.s(.rls ,)f \y,.st(.r „ Australia, gives
oftenseand when the reverend gen- avery „„favorable account ol the
Reman undertook to apeak again | naUve8 he met wilh.
There are
«as ejected from the house and nilt n,,luy of them, and the planet
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lty. I he people are very dark,
Dow Rev. Gilham escaped with Carnegie 8ayH> aild add to tlleir
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ie is hard for me to guess, blackness hy smearing themselves
ntiic >, of all places on earth, is with grease and ashes—a fact which
- <«t 5 in need of our mutual makes their presence known at a
9 pounds Roast Coffee..........................$1.00
0 an staunch standby.
considerable distance.
They are
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h , pets, fail not to inform your very ugly — more like monkeys
hi parents that the devil is still than anything else, with their fiat
1 lb. plug Q. and Q. chewing tobacco .20
c an doing business at the old foreheads and protruding lips. As a
35 pounds Rolled G a ts ........................ 1.00
Also say unto them that I ruje they are very thin, and of
"ili continue
to receive their dona- ollJUll
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small OlOVUlVt
stature. i'lv
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ns with my accustomed bland children are all stark naked. They
smile
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make no houses. They simply scoop
g rea t minds d if f e r .
out a hole in the sand and squat in
1 l»e Missouri Presbyterian Syn- >t. This is a fresh and striking con-
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0,b in session at S t. Louis, passed a firmation of the Darwinian theory.
'"Intion censoring Princeton pro-
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‘ ""rs for signing a petition for a
Life is a short day, hut it is a
j ’"n license for the Princeton working day.
Activity may lead
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to evil, hut inactivity cannot be
Silverton
>0 much for the defiant Presby- , good.—[Hannah More.
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