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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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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
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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
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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
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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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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