fi T H E TORCH OF REASON, SILV ER TO N , OREGON , TH U R SD A Y , A P R IL 21, 1898. A n o th e r P la n . “ Your circu lar received, and in f" X was raised at a basket reply will sav, enclosed you will supper and dance by a Iio8lo(j;ee molley (>I.,|er for the Liberals at W agner, ................ ,ne d<>l| a r _ a ,| , h at this «72. Feb. 14. This money was forw ard­ man can spare at the present time, ed to us to assist the Liberal if I could do more, you should U niversity. It was a pleasant su r­ have it. In regard to the T ouch prise. Who will surprise u« becoming sem i-m onthly, i wouid again? W hat other locality can sav, suit your own convenience. I do as well, or even better? d ry it! will be satisfied. J u s t cut the Even if you cannot do as well, it clothes according to the cloth. Is will be a great help, and a few Hoping every one w ill do the same sum s like this will build and U1U,P or better, with kindest wishes, I the U niversity. It is worth trying. v ..... t >i n . t • J * a m , Y o u r s fo r th e lib e r ty o f m a n , 1 W ho will be the next? , woman and child, , S34.75 „ , . , W ESTERN A TH U E S E < U I.A R IS T O F T E N N ESSEE. B u rea u a n d E x c h a n g e there u n ijth iu ^ you iru u t? Hu re you property to sell? Do you wish to bun a h o m e ? ¡)o you wish to go iu to busi ness? Do you iris// to exch a n g e real estate or pe/ ‘sonal p ro p e rty ? “ J- A. C alder .” - G e n e ra l A s p e c t o f th e S p e c ia l- C re a tio n H y p o th e s is . [C ontinued from first page.] NFORMATION I D e c lin e o f C h r is t ia n it y . ------------- 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 n u m b er of town lots vacant ated. Many who in all else have A nother godly concern has s t a r t - ! a n J in ip ro v e J t som e weU e sta b lish e d b u sin ess en terp rises abandoned the aborigi Iginal theory ol ed for ihe eternal how-wows. F o r , s o m e splendid farm s near Silverton, ami last but not least' things, still hold this his rem n an t oil of years y e a r s th e American Sunday School i JJ {Jie bus ill a the aboriginal theory. Ask any ( Union has had a big depository in tolerably-in formed ma ri w het her he the Bible house, New Yolk City, and accepts the cosmogony of the In-I has ground out catechism s by the SEC ULAR HO M E dians, or the (»reeks, or the He- cart load for the consum ption of Brews, and he will regard the ques- youth all over the country. Sev- u tract of land ad jo in in g tin* L iberal I niversitv grounds, tion as next to an insult. Yet one eral Doctors of D ivinity espcially a n ^ beautifully situated tor homes. Btdow is a p artial list elem ent common to these cogmogo- famed for stupidity, who never earn-1 the property we have for sale. lie s he very likely retains: not ed $1,000 a year in their lives, w ere! hearing in mind its origin. For installed in various capacities at C ITY P R O P E R T Y . FARM property , whence did lie get the doctrine of salaries of two am i one half times H a lf - A c r e L o t in W est S ilverton ; special creations? Catechise him th a t am ount. All went well beautiful 2 3 acres, weli im proved, fine house, location lor residence. $200. , . . . . b arn and o u tb u ild in g s, one m ile frob. ar.d he is forced to confess th a t it until about two years ago, when the C o r n e r L o t near the Lit eral I in- S ilverton, $4000. VVi 11 tra d e for larger farm of equal value not over tw enty was put into his mind in childhood, dem and for catechism s began to get versity. $10u. Then save expenses, e x n en -es m l li e e i | tQ L S(lit o ts at in ^,5, S e c u la aiH, r H o m e , location miles fiom Silverton, as one portion of a story which, as slow. i in u, to save a whole, he has long since rejected. concern was moved to upper and 4 acres of land in Silverton, Oregon ; 3 1 Q acres of sp len d id f ru it am i farm - Why this fragment is likely to he cheaper rooms in the Constable two good houses, tru it trees, etc. M ill ing land, well im proved, good running w ater, th ree m iles from Silverton, at $27 r ig h t w h ile a ll th e rest is w ro n g , he building. Now, the depository has trad e tor farm lan d . H o u s e a n d L o t n<*ar th e dep o t, p er acre. Can divide if necessary to is unable to say. .May we not then been abandoned altogether and the $750. su it p u rch aser. expect, th a t the relinquishm ent of crop of catechism s cont in ties to grow H o u s e a i,d lot in c e n te r of tow n. 1 6 0 acres of fine tim b e r, r e a r a large all other parts of this story, will bye beautifully less. H o u se a,1d barn wth acres of saw m ill, $1000. Logs can he floated and bye be followed by the relin- land in S ilv erto n . $750. nearly all th e wav to m ill. W ith the A m erican Bible Society q u ish m en t of th is rem aining pari .running behind n t thè rate of »150 - of » - [ S y n th e tic Philosophy. ,)00 „ year> wilh jt9 bjg blli|,n J, F rie n d s a u p Foes. A letter from one calling himself a Liberal, of California, ami a n o th ­ er from a servant of God, shows th at we are between two tires. The following are the letters. AN IL L IB E R A L OF C A L IF O R N IA . “ Your letter received telling pre- dicam ent of the T or :n and request- mg donations io Liberal U niversi­ ty. W ill say in reply th a t you needn’t send the T orch to me any more, as it is too narrow and bigot­ ed a sheet to suit my tastes, and I will never contribute one cent tow­ ard the support of such a so-called Liberal University as that in Ore­ gon.” (¡O h ’s SER V A N T OF CA N A D A . “ Your paper is mailed to me , . 1 , . , weekly, by whose au th o rity I can- not tell. I wish it to be distinctly . . J understood J w ant to see no more. Such a paper is a disgrace to any nam e am i to the town where it is allowed to be p rin ted .” Silverton is the hom e of Secularism , and fam ilies mov- a . ing here will have the splendid advantage of schooling . nm av . t mo mon cosing i,s i th e ir ch ild ren in the only Liberal U niversity in the world. ‘ ’ Pos,tn’' |es, t e out look for ^ jjveiqoll js heautifllllv situated ill th e great W illam ette aecnlartstn is grow,ng brighter, v a jj ¡n th e fo o th ills th e C ascad e mountai m is. A fine every dav. W. E. J . sparkling stream affords splendid w ater power and great advantages for drainage. W rite to us for fu rth er inform a­ A L in e fr o m Hebo. tion. Yours for business, the m arket and with the American E D IT O R T O R C H O F R E A SO N : Can you find space in your paper for a line from Hebo? IN FORM A TION BU REA U W v r i K STKEBT, and EX C H A N G E. Silverton, ()regon OpiMMite Liberiti H all. I attended church at this place last Sum lay, for the second t i m e ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- - ibis winter. The first time the ixila w este r n u n iv e r s it y the assertion th at the people of the and cr world were getting altogether too wise. I requested him to explain Eccles, iii. 18-22 and Heb. vii. 14. INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF ILLINOIS He sai«I there was nothing easier to explain, but he could not exnlain To teach, educate and confer degrees of scholarship uF»on those who by studious- •* T r , 1 ' ness are entitled to them m Art, Science, Literature, Law, Philosophy and Theol- it satisfactorily. He was asked qgy. It is well known th a t h u n d re d s of ¡»eople are highly qualified in various several questions b v a n Infidel nres- ’»nes of scientific research, and have become practical as well as theoretical schol- , » ' ars since leaving the school room ami are deserving of a degree suitable to their e,*t, and at length refused to answer cabling. Many are worthy ami fitted , ami W estern U niversity is fully authoriz- any more He saiil that the bible e(l to honor such w ith a su itab le degree. O th e rs, not q u ite ready, to a id them our plan is to d ire c t courses of reading and stu d y , followed by periodical ex am in atio n s, toroids him to argue with any per- when the e c candidate suitable per- and w hen th an d id ate is qualified, to g grant ra n t a diploma diplom a for a su ita b le degree, ac- son who d o e s not b e lie v e in t h e <'or