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THE TORC H OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1898.
pulpit and m ake way for some man
who can do this.”
CURRENT EVENTS.
The scene in the church when
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Dr. Miller made his statem ent was
Yellow fever seems to be travel affecting. As lie ceased speaking
ing north along the Mississippi he walked down the aisle and left
valley, and death» are frequently th e c h u r c h .— [ E x .
occurring.
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H obson h as succeeded in raisin g
l i e su n k en S p an ish cru ise r M aria
T eresa an d tow ing h er to G u a n la n -
C ivil G o v ern m en t U p h old in g
R eligion .
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amo harbor.
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To sell property
To buy
•/ a borne
To go into business
To exchange real or personal property
To work, or to hire w orkers
A N Y T H IN G
S u n d a y ,th e 11th, two newsboys
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were arrested in New York for snout-
The Dreyfus case still hangs fire j()g the nam e of a newspaper
in France and seems far from being “ extra,” to a ttra c t the attention of
“ brought to a head.” T r o u b le is prospective buyers.
The m agis
liable to ensue.
trate before whom they w’ere taken
The president has appointed a told them they had m ade th em
W R IT E T O U S .
W E C A N H E L P YOU
committee of eight to investigate selves a nuisance, and fined them
three
dollars
each.
the various departm ents of the
But w hat m akes the shouts of
arm y against which com plaints
the newsboys a nuisance oil Sunday
have been made.
wlier it is all right on other days
A ddress, IN FO R M A TIO N BU REA U
The great rate war which has of the week?
Oh, it is religion —
W a t k k S t r e b t .
Silverton, ( tregon.
been carried on by the transconti- th at religion which bolds Sunday O pposite 1 iberni Hull.
nenfal lines for some time past is I as a sacred day, during which
now at an end, and travelers will everybody ought to keep quiet,
have to pay nearly twice the There is no other explanation th a t
am ount charged a week ago. This car, he offered.
settlem ent was brought about by
The civil governm ent of the city
-D E A L E R S IN-
the C anadian Pacific's acquiescence of New York lent itself on th a t oc-
in the decision of the inter-state casion to the m aintenance of a re
commerce commission.
ligion. This is an undeniable fact.
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Oregon
convened
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special session last Monday. The
Are U n ita r ia n s C h r istia n s?
last biennial session failed to o r
ganize and Oregon has been without 1
A w riter in th e Toronto M ail an d
a senator. Quite a senatorial con
test is im m inent this term, hut it is E m p ire of S a tu rd a y la st, sp eak in g
to he hoped that it will be of short • of a “ jo in t memorial service m C’Qrner Main and \\ ater Streets,
SIL V E R T O N , O RE.
duration and Oregon will have a n m em ory of M r. G ladstone, held in
other senator at W ashington this St. G eo rg e’s H a ll, L iverpool, at
w in ter.
which Presbyterian, M ethodist, Un-
A
How to Make
G reat B ritain, Russia, France itarian and C ongregational m inis
and Italy , it is said, will shortly ters took p a rt,” says th a t “ it cer-
forw ard an ultim atum to the Sultan tainly argue«, if nothing more, a
M’i.n
k1*■ a
> ,»v•« .r«*. a mi ” ». ji »• k»«
of Turkey, sum m oning him to ac very lax hold on the foundation
The G o v ern m en t natio n alized th e Postal System , why not Also
t
h
e
Money System ? A p lan is told by C. ELTON B LA N C H A R D
cept Ita ly ’s proposal, which in tru th s of the C hristian religion to
in his book e n t i t l e d .................................
cludes the dismissal of the Turkish recognize the U nitarian m inistry
troops, and thus end the Cretan and U nitarian doctrine as even re
question.
If this is not complied m otely connected with C hristianity
with the four great powers will send (th e very name im plies th is .)” In
——___Postpaid for 25 Cents.
fleets to the Dardinelles.
short, a m an who believes in only
All profits on th is l)ook will be given to th e L iberal U n iv ersity .
one god can not he a true C hristian, It should f>e in th e h an d s of every th in k in g p erso n . A ddress all o rd ers to
Resigned from Ministry.
The TORCH OF7 REASON, Silverton, Oregon.
according to this w riter’s point of
view. Or, to put it another wav,
P endleton , Or., Sept. 26.— Rev. a man is not even rem otely con
Hugh Miller, pastor of the First nected with C hristianity unless he W ho D oes Y o u r
B aptist church of this city, has re believes in three gods. “ C hrist
F ill it up, and forw ard w ith
signed his pastorate and left the ia n s ” might very reasonably be
$1.00 to th e
m inistry. He m ade the following ta j.en as the fair designation of
statem ent to members of his church th o se who endeavor to “ follow
L ib e r a l U n iv e rs ity C o .,
yesterday.
¡C h rist” as an ideal, w hether he
Silverton. Oregon.
‘A week ago I read my resigns- were a m an or H gO(l; an(1 jn
If you req u ire any
lion.
I «day I desire to asHigo a 9en8e the U nitarian8 would easily
cause. It is sim ply this: There i« : stan d a t the head of all C hristian
C a rd s or C irc u la r s ,
“ movement nowadays gathering
for their intelligence, culture
force called the Liberal m o v em en t.; and honesty- lndeed, , he U nj, a r.
B ill H e a d s ,
To the P u b lish ers o f the Torch
I his I am compelled to join, since iane are m(|ch t(>„ ardpnl wor8,)jp.
o f Reason:
N o te or L e t t e r H e a d s ,
I can no longer hold the views of pers of tru th „ nd
8ense
Please send th e T orch of R eason to
S ta te m e n ts ,
the orthodox church.
I am not and freedom to win approval from
m y address for one year, for w hich I e n
T ic k e ts , P ro g ra m s ,
leaving the m inistry because I do the old school Jehovistic evangeli
close $1.00.
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not believe in Jesus C hrist, in the cals.— [Secular Thought.
A a rn e .
B o o ks o r P a m p h le ts ,
bible, in the church and in religion,
hut because doctrines held by or
“ Pa, what does th a t mean about
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Post office.
thodox churches I can not faith- that m an being gathered to his
fully preach and conscientiously fa th e rs? ” “ W hy, m y son, th a t
an.v other P rin tin g , you will serve
endorse in my pulpit m inistrations, means th at he went to heaven.”
.vo’, r °wn in terest and help support
Therefore the only honest course “ And are his m others all in the
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for me to pursue is to step from the |o th e r p lace?”
rinting ?
will execute thell, prunipt| v, tas,ef(1|lv. S frl/e