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THE TORCH
Facts of H is to ry .
OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, THURSDAY, JU N E 30, 1898.
have the eflront»*rv
* or audacity • to
do so.
For historical facts clearly
prove sudi assum ptions to be false,
as figures can dem onstrate the
tru th of any m athem atical problem.
And no logic can overthrow, and
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no POphistry can set aside, these
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Jack,?. They will stand till the end
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of tl,np’ 1,1 pPlle of your efforts
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.eith er to evade, ignore or invalidate
them .—[Kersey Graves.
1 There were m any eases of the
miraculous birth of gods reported
in hi-tory before the case of Jesus
Christ.
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o Also m any o th er cases of g o d s
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bri,,tr born of virgin m others.
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3 Many ol these gods like C hrist,
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were (reputedly) born on the 25th
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of Decern r.
-4 Their advent into the worbl,
like that of Jesus C hrist, is in m any
Tea and Coffee.
cases claimed to have been foretold
bv “inspired p rophets” .
Tea and cotfe are often supposed
Stars figured a t the b irth of
8upp,y fw(,
the body
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several of them , as in the case o , jbe|ong t „ , hft e]asa o f 8nbstance8
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INFORMATION
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B xcH ange
As* there a n y th in g you w a n t? H a re you property to sell?
Do you w ish to baa a hom e? Do you Irish
to go into busf ness? Do you w ish
to exch a n g e real estate or
personal property?
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: which, acting through the n erv o u s[
6. Also angels, shepher ’
magi, or wise men.
7. Many of then,, like
were claim ed to be of
princely descent.
8,anC(.s wbieh Mc!t„ tbe cc|]s (o some splendid farm s near S ilverton, and last b u t n o t least,
S T in h e e tr
ir lives,
lives like
w’ere aDo
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nxe n his
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aiso actlon?
Wlthont
giving
threatened in infancy by the ruler rja ,
nf wh{c|)
dpve]op beat or
of the country.
energy are stim ulants. The active 1 -
SECULAR H O M E
9. Several of them , like him , principle ol tea and coflee is a stnn-
gave early proof of divinity.
10. And, like him , retired from n la ti.g substance called caffeine, a tract of land ad jo in in g the L iberal U niversity grounds
Which spurs the cells of the body to and b eautifully situated for homes. Below is a p a rtia l list
the world and fasted.
do more work. They enable a per- of the property we have for sale,
11. Also, like him , declared, “ My son to do a larger am ount of wrork
kingdom is not of th is w orld.”
in an em ergency, and when the
K. Seme °f them preached a body is tired they rouse the digest­
CITY P R O P E R T Y .
FA RM P R O P E R T Y ,
spiritual religion, too, like his
ive and assim ilative organs to re­
H a lf - A c r e L o t in W est S ilv e rto n ;
2 3 acres, well im proved, fine house,
13. And were “ anointed with newed activity, so th at these quick- beautiful location for residence. $200.
barn and o u tb u ild in g s, one m ile fro;,,
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C o r n e r L o t n ear th e L iberal t ni- S ilverton, $4000. W ill tra d e for larg er
oil”, like him.
ly prepare a new7 supply of food. | versitv. $100?
¡arm of equal value n o t over tw en ty
14. Many of them , like him ,were When they are used continually
Lots in S e c u la r H o m e , location m iles fiom S ilv erto n .
“crucified for the si ns of the w orld” . th e body learns to rely upon their to su it, at $25, $50 and $75.
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, i 4 acres of land in Silverton, O regon:
15. And after th ree d a y s’ in te r­ ..
3 1 8 acres of sp len d id fru it and farm ­
s tim u la iio n . Thus a h a b it o f d rin k - I two good houses, fru it trees, etc. Will
ing
land, well im proved, good ru n n in g
ment “ rose from the d ead ”.
ing them is formed which in not trad e for farm lan d ,
w ater, th re e m iles fiom S ilverton, a t $27
16. And finally, like him , are re­ easily broken off.
<t-^,o u s e anc^ Lot n e a r th e depot, p e r acre. Can divide if necessary to
su it p u rch aser.
ported as ascending back to heaven.
Coffee and tea also contain some
H o u s e and lot in c e n ter of tow n.
17. The sam e violent convulsions ta n n in , which is a substance used $375.
16 q
acres of fine tim b e r, r e a r s large
«»f nature a t the crucifixions of sev­ in tbe m anufacture of leather. It
H o u s e and barn w th
acres of saw m ill, $1(XK). Logs can be floated
land in S ilverton. $750.
n early all th e way to m ill.
eral are reported.
puckers and contracts album en
18. They were nearly all called with which it comes in contact, and
“Savior”, “ Son of G od” , “ M essiah” , is liable to hinder digestion. Much
Silverton is the hom e of Secularism , and fam ilies mov-
‘‘Redeemer” , “ L ord” , etc.
of the bad effect of strong tea is due ing here will have the splendid advantage of schooling
10. Each one was the second to its tan n in .
B oth also contain a th e ir children in the only Liberal U niversity in th e world,
member of the trin ity •* of “ F ather, * considerable q u an tity of an oil, Silverton is b eautifully situated in th e great W illam ette
Son and Holy G host” .
which evaporates quickly and gives valley in the foothills o f the Cascade m ountains.
A fíne
20. The doctrines of “ Original th e drb nks th eir peculiar odors and ! sp ark lin g stream affords splendid water power and g reat
W rite to us for fu rth er inform a-
Sin”, “ Fall of M an” “ The A tone­ flavors. It is m ainly this oil which advantages for drainage.
Yours for business,
ment”, “ The T rin ity ” , “ The W ord” , produces headaches and sleepless­ tion.
‘‘Forgiveness”, “ An A ngry G od” , ness and other troubles, when large
‘‘Future Endless P u n ish m e n t” , etc., q u an tities of tea or coffee are taken,
IN FORM A TION B U R EA U and EX C H A N G E.
etc., were a p art of the religion of Yet both drinks agree with the
each of these sin-atoning gods, as stom ach better when the oil is re-
W atkk S t r e e t ,
OpIMMito Liberal H all.
Silverton, Oregon.
tained
in
the
drink.
found set forth in several O riental
Tea and coffee are not necessities,
bibles and “ holy books” , sim ilar in
character and spirit to th e Chris- and men would be ju st as healthy W ho D oes Y our __
C u t T h is O u t
tian ’s bible, and w ritten , like it, by w ithout th eir use.
They have a
F ill it up, and forw ard w ith
“inspired and holv m en” before the reputation of retarding waste of the
$1.00 to th e
time of either Christ or Moses (he- I body, but this view is not founded
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L ib e r a l U n iv e rs ity C o .,
fore Moses, in some cases at least), upon definite experim ents.
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S ilverton, O re g o n .
All these doctrines an d declara- nervous system of children is easily
tions, and m any others, were taught im pressed by lea and coffee, and „ you require any
in various O riental heathen na- their bodies cannot stand the stom-
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t before
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C a rd s or C irc u la rs ,
tions Q centuries
the i birth
of t ' ulation and ex tra work which these
To the, P u b lish e rs a f the Torch
p L.irist,
i - . or i before
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B ill H e a d s ,
C h ristian ity
v induce.—[ L r r a n k Over-
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religion, was known to the world.
Will you, then, after learning these
facts, dare assert th a t C h ristian ity
is of divine em anation, or claim a
special divine p atern ity for its
O nly the priest, who
author?
loves his salary more th an he
loves the cause of tru th (and I fear
this class are num erous), or who is
deplorablv ignorant of history, will
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