THE TORCH
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REASON, SILVERTON.
O REGON , TH U R SD A Y , NOV EM BER 3. I MW.
National Convention.
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obligations to these dead pioneers, W a in S t r e e t
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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-
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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
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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
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and for the prosecution of its work , Santiag0, it ia we„ k ,,own> was „ „ „
HEATS SOLD AT REASONABLE
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during the coming year, to
; because every soldier did his duty.
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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
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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
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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.”
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of support th an theirs?
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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
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heroic men and women of the past cost you a few m inutes’ work and a
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ADOLF W OLF & SON
Silverton, Oregon.
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