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About Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 3, 1898)
THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON. O REGON , TH U R SD A Y , NOV EM BER 3. I MW. National Convention. m ight have a greater freedom than - p . c ~ v i-i i ®n i° y ed* They sowed, we fo the Secularists, ’ r reethinkersand reaped, and .> we • in . turn should , , , sow Lovers of Libert v in America: lU. „ _ . , AND m. a , * „ , th a t others m ay reap again. In no 1 he A nnual Congress of the u , , . o i tt • . better way can we discharge our American Secular Union and I ree- „ij- . , „ . obligations to these dead pioneers, W a in S t r e e t S ilv e r to n , O re thought re d eratio n will be held at u- , ... r r n .A ^ ,, W e owe a duty to our li ving work- A a s h in g to n H a ll, 70 E . A d a m s St., _wa . . • .. , , " r ’ ’ e r s — to sustain those who are op- CASH PAID FOR ALL KINDS OF FAT STOCK, CAKKY A C O M PLETE STOCK OF in th e c itv o f C hicago, 111., Novem- ,• • . . , i ifl io i on ti i- f POi,ing religious superstition and HIDES, PELTS. ETC. her 18, 19 and 20. The object of eeclesiasticill t¥ ra n n v . We 8b(,llld thts Congress .8 to tran sact the reg- enooorage tbem ai)d ai(, them ,f S chool u lar business of tins assoc,ation, to a „ wou)d d(( , hpjr th e y dev.se plans for b etter organization would 8(a)n bp nup8 T|)e b att|p <>f S u p p lie s , and for the prosecution of its work , Santiag0, it ia we„ k ,,own> was „ „ „ HEATS SOLD AT REASONABLE B o o k s and during the coming year, to ; because every soldier did his duty. RATES. cate the complote secularization of Supposing th a t in the m idst of the S ta tio n e ry . onr governm ent, to dissem inate a battle a portion of the arm y had knowledge of the principles of Free- w ithdraw n, or stacked their arm s Dealers in Fruits, Vegetables thought. and to enable Liberals to and left their com rades at the front ® D ra k e & W e b b , become better acquainted with each to face alone th a t hell of shells and and Confectionery. Silverton other and to unite thorn in a closer bullets. W e owe a dutv to p o s te r Oregon fellowship. The purposes for which ity. We should strive to m ake the this association was organized were future better than the p ast has FORSTNER’S ^ never more pressing. Its work been. must be both defensive and aggress We can leave our children no ive. We must defend our in stitu richer legacy than an enlarged do tions against the a ttack s th a t will main of intellectual liberty, th eo n lv undoubtedly be m ade upon them sure foundation of our liberty. We IS INVALUABLE TO by the theocratic N ational Reform hope th a t every L iberal will re- C a r p e n t e r s a n d J o in e r s , lor m ortis- Association and its allies. We must spond to this appeal at once. Fv- ing, such as lettim r in locks, as it takes the prosecute with increased energy our ery dollar will be faithfully ex- I',ace of chisel and gouge; to fight against the exem ption of pended to advance the cause. Send C a b in e t M a k e r s , for inlaid w ork, church property from tax atio n , the vour contributions to the treasurer. dow elling, patching, rem oving splits and em ploym ent of ch ap lain s, religious Otto W ettstein, Rochelle, III., or to knots. In fact, no wagon o r p a tte rn m ak er, instruction and cerem onies in our our secretary, or to the ediior of m an u fa ctu rer of pianos, organs, sewing m achines, ag ric u ltu ral im p lem en ts, sash blinds, fu rn itu re , nor ANY O T H E R WOOD W O R K E R , should be w ith o u t it. public schools, Sunday laws, relig this paper. ious tests and proclam ation AS A MACHINE BIT IT IS UNEQUALED. J. E. R ems b u r g , P re s ., ap p ro p riatio n s to sectarian i n s t i t u It is th e only ro n n d b it in th e world th a t A tchison, Kas. tions, donations of governm ent land will bore a E. C. R e ic h w a l d , S e c ., for Roman chapels and donations 141 S. W ater St.,C hicago, III. of governm ent money to M ethodist Book Concerns. and do all th a t any o th er bit will do. KINNEY PORTER \ X / a t e r S tre e t.. M arket Auger Bit SQUARE H O LE Liberalism Checked. As a result of our war with Spain it is probable th at Cuba. Porto Rica and the P h ilip p in e s will be come a p art, or he under the pro tectorate. of our republic. If so, we m ust dem and th a t in providing for th eir governm ent the widest relig ious liberty be secured for their in habitants, and th a t no p artiality be shown to any church. To accom plish these purposes Liberals must unite and co-operate for their own protection and the extension of in telligence, F reethought and liberty. We therefore urge Liberal thinkers everywhere to atten d and to con trib u te to this Congress. We shall strive to m ake the sessions in ter esting and profitable to them. Able speakers will address them , inspii-; ing music will be rendered, and fralernity and good cheer will abound. PRICES. “ T h at settles it,’’ said Tom C h a lin , who attends a fashionable New York church, hut is said to be very close while he is ostensibly pious; “ ves, tn a t settles it,” he repeated. “ Settles w h at?” asked his wite. “ Settles the question of our hav ing chicken for d in n er on S undays I have ju st been reading th a t the clergy are filled wiht alarm because liberalism is creeping into churches. Now, the dim e I ’ve been putting on the plate every Sunday goes for chickens from now on. If the preachers are kicking about liberal ism in the cnurches PI, quit being liberal. T h a t’s all there is about it.” S e t of five, d ifferen t sizes, p o s tp a id .. .$2.60 Single b it, p o s tp a id ........................................60 A-1-ires», LIBERAL universty co ., S il v e r t o n , O e r q o n . p r m n rìm r ìnry v r y y y y y y y Tìnnr ìq OUR W HOLE STOCK O F F E R E D T O YO U AT Club Rales. The W eekly Oregonian is the best newspaper published in the Pacific N orthw est. The subscrip F u n d s are needed to defray the tion price is SI.50 per year. We expenses of the Congress and carry , , . - will give it, together with the Torch .... the work of the society. Its use- of Reason> for tbp exceedi , ,ow fulness has been im paired in the price „ f »1.75. You will get two p ast by a lack of funds. This p a .wrs for a |i t , |e m(>re tb a „ , bp should not be allowed. C hristians pr jce of <>np contribute annually an average of _____________ $10 ®ach for the support of their Rem em ber, if you send us the church. Is our cause less w orthy 1 nam es and addresses of 25 of of support th an theirs? We have your Liberal friends ami acquaint- no right to be indifferent to its ances, we will m ake you a present success and w ithhold from it our of a copy of the Torch of Reason support. We owe a debt to the Song Book No. 1. T his will only heroic men and women of the past cost you a few m inutes’ work and a who labored and suffered th a t we 2 cent stam p. Actual Cost! ADOLF W OLF & SON Silverton, Oregon. T ry the Torch for Job w ork