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
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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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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.
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