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T H E TORCH O F REASON, SIL V E R T O N , OREGON, T H U R SD A Y , MARCH IO, 1898.
The year 1897 was called a year
of peace; nevertheless there were
Gin and gospel are the chief im killed in battle during the year 103,-
ports into Congo in return for ru b 421. The leading places are as fol
ber and ivory derived therefrom . lows: In Cuba 24.303 persons; in
Sir C harles Dilke stated th at the Africa, 18,205; in C hina, 15,000: in
new railway carried nothing but the Turko-Grecian war 11,839: in
gin up.
In our own West Africa Brazil, 10,859; in the P hilippine is
colonies the total revenue raised | lands, 7,750: and in British India
was £595,000, and of this no less 7024. There were 129,080 slain in
than £336,(XX) was derived from 1896. W hat will be the record of
the duty on spirits.
1898?
Mr. Thom as G. Shearm an, lec
A new invention for preventing
tu rin g at Plym outh cnurch, Brook
vessels from sinking after being
lyn, on the H aw aiiar question,said
dam aged by collision was recently
th a t the m issionaries found 130,000
exhibited.
An iron model of a
people there, and th a t they now re
cargo ship was placed in water,
port only 34,000. The sons of the
after having been loaded with brick.
first m issionaries report th at the
Then a hole, im mense
in size
H aw aiian« are a filthy, debased
com pared with the m iniature ves
and licentious race, unfit to be
sel, was opened at the side. W hen
trusted with their governm ent, but
the water had risen to a level with
m ust be kept under control by the
the deck, a num ber of gutta-percha
Congregational m issionaries. This
bags, fixed under the deck,were in
is an adm ission of how little a gen
flated with carbonic acid gas, and
eration of C hristianity has done for
the vessel almost im m ediately be
them .
gan to rise.
Since the m issionaries entered
“ I t’s curious w hat a good index
the Sandwich Islands, all the land
except 27,000 acres has been d i to a m an ’s character his laugh is—
vided between the kings and mis th a t is, to a scientific and accurate
sionaries and th eir fam ilies; the observer,” says a well known m en
m issionaries ap p ro p riatin g four- tal specialist.
“ For instance, the
fifths of all the property of the person who laughs thus: ‘H ar, har,
islands, which they now want to h a rl’ is alm ost alw ays fickle and
prone to excitem ent, though gener
annex to the United States.
The natives wanted twenty-five ally h a n k and honest. ‘Her, her,
cents a day to work on the lands her'.’ is th e laugh of the cynic, more
the m issionaries had robbed them like a sluggish jeer than a joyous
of, which was refused them, and chuckle, while those who laugh
these religious robbers im ported thus, ‘lie , he!’ are n atu rally tim id;
Chinese and some of the mongrel but if you hear ‘Ho, ho, ho!’ com
races to work the sugar p lan tatio n s ing from some one a street or so
and reduced the natives to abject away, he is, you may be sure, a
poverty and starvation. W ith the devil-m ay-care fellow.”
im portation of the scum of the h u
M ateria lism .
m an race, leprosy, before unknown
there, became common and increas
E ditor T orch of R eason :
ed rapidly.
I have ju st received a letter from
On leaving M adagascar, the A n
Mrs. Bliven asking me kindly to
glican Bishop of A ntananarivo in
formed his flock th a t, after all his | give you, in a few words, my opin
ion on how souls grow and decay,
labors, the men were greater thieves
also my opinion on a future life.
th an ever and the women were
But before I give an opinion on
more im m ora 1.—[ Freet h i n ker.
either topic, I would first have to
find out w hat a soul is. The bible
leaves us entirely in the dark. It
speaks of a soul as living, dying, of
its being m ortal and im m ortal,of its
being m aterial and im m aterial, o f
Some persons find difficulty in its sinning and not sinning, of its
u n d erstanding how, since the im being saved and lost.
I have yet
ages of objects looked at are invert to find the person who has ever
ed in the eyes, we nevertheless see been able to tell me what a soul is.
the objects right side up. Recent My own opinion, and the opinion
experim ents by I)r. S tratton in d i of the best authorities th a t I can
cate th at we possess an interesting find, is th at it is a m yth, and con
power of ad justm ent in this regard. sidered in the light of the bible’s
He wore inverting glasses which claim for it, it don't come w ithin
reversed everything within reach of the bounds of reason or good sense.
his eyes, so th a t for him the ground
As to a future life, I will say it is
was above and the sky below, while som ething th a t no living person
things on the right were seen on has ever known anything about or
the left and things on the left were ever will know’ in this life. One
seen on th e right. C ontinuously life at a time is all we can live, and
for eight days he wore the glasses, if there is a life after this we need
We had no
and within th a t time his bodily not w o n v about it.
knowledge of this life nor p re p ara
m ovem ents became adjusted to the tion to m ake for it. N either will
new order, so th a t he could walk we be required to prepare for any
J oei . M. B erry .
the streets w ithout much difficulty. other.
Some “ M issio n ary “ Notes.
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INFORMATION
B u r e a u a n d Isxcl ici nr>e
Is there a n y th in g yon leant? H ave yon property to sell?
Do you irish to ha a a hom e? Do you iris//
to go into ha si n ess? Do yoa iris//
to exch a n g e real estate or
pei‘son a I property?
F riends :- - We have recently established a general Ex
change and Inform ation business in the th riv in g city of
Silverton, and have for sale a num ber of town lots, vacant
ami im proved, some well established business enterprises,
some splendid farm s near Silverton, and last hut not least,
all the lots in
S E C U LA R H O M E
a tract of land ad jo in in g th e Liberal U niversity grounds,
and beautifully situated for homes. Below is a partial list
of the property we have for sale.
CITY
PR O PERTY .
FARM P R O P E R T Y ,
H a l f - A c r e L o t in W est Silverton ;
2 3 acres, weli im proved, tine house,
b eau tifu l location for residence. $200.
barn and o u tb u ild in g s, one m ile fro:,.
C o r n e r L o t near th e L iberal U n i Silverton, $4000. Will trad e for larger
versity. $100.
farm of equal value n o t over twenty
L o t s in S e c u l a r H o m e , loca tion m iles from S ilv erto n .
to su it, at $25, $50 and $75.
4. acres of lan d in S ilverton, O regon;
3 1 8 acres of sp len d id fru it and farm
two good houses, fru it trees, etc. W ill ing land, well im proved, good running
trad e for farm lain!
w ater, th re e m iles fiom Silverton, at ',27
p
e r acre. Can divide if necessary to
H o u s e a n d L o t n e ar th e depot.
su
it p u rch aser.
$750.
H o u s e an<l l ° t in c e n te r of tow n.
$375.
1 6 0 acres of fine tim b e r, e a r s large
Logs can be floated
H o u s e an,l barn w th l 1^ acres of saw m ill, $1000.
nearly all th e way to m ill.
land in S ilv erto n . $750.
Silverton is the hom e of Secularism , and fam ilies mov
ing here will have the splendid advantage of schooling
th e ir children in the only Liberal U niversity in the world.
Silverton is b eau tifu lly situated in th e g reat W illam ette
valley in the foothills of the Cascade m ountains. A tine
sparkling stream affords splendid w ater power and great
advantages for drainage. W rite to us for fu rth e r inform a
tion. Yours for business,
IN FO RM A TIO N BU REA U
and
EX C H A N G E.
Silverton ? Oregon.
W ATI- K STHKKT,
O pposite L iberal H ail.
W ESTERN
U N IV E R S ITY
Jjh*ent- TeaGfi'n2 Institute
INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF ILLINOIS
ro teach , educate and confer degrees of sch o larsh ip upon those who by stu d io n --
ss are e n title d to them in A rt, Science, L itera tu re, Law, P hilosophy and Theo •
I t is well know n th a t h u n d re d s of people a re highly qualified in various
es of scientific research, and have become p ractical as well as th eo retical schm-
i since leaving th e school room and are deserving of a degree su itab le to their
Ring. M any are w orthy and fitted , and W estern U niversity is fully authoriz-
to honor such w ith a su itab le degree. O th ers, not q u ite ready, to aid th em our
m is to d ire c t co ursesof reading and stu d y , followed by periodical ex am in atio n -,
d when th e can d id ate is qualified, to g ran t a d ip lo m a for a su itab le degree, a« -
-ding to th e sta n d a rd of sch o larsh ip a tta in e d . T he degrees th a t m ay he confer
1 are B. P., B. 8 ., L. S., P h . D., A. M.. M. 8 ., LL. D., D. D.
Among th e p atro n s as stu d e n ts, and g rad u ates holding th e fine L atin diplom a-
W estern U n iv e rsity , are teach ers, doctors, pastors, law yers, m erc h an ts, me-
anica, a u th o rs an d in v en to rs. For full p a rtic n la rs. ad d ress,
J. H. R A N D A L L , Ph. D., M. D.
P E O P L E ’S IN S T IT U T E
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