THE TORCH OF I TASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1X9
N atio n al C o n vention.
might have a greater freedom than
To the Secularists, F reeth ln k ersan d ' t,PV e" j° > ed- . T h»y »owed, we
Lovers of Liberty in America:
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In no
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better way can we discharge our
American becular Union and Free- « i *•
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thought Federation will be held at ° '>l,gat,O,,s ,o theie deiid l"»neers. M a i n S t r e e t
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Washington Hall, 70 E . Adams St.,
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CARRY A COMPLETE STOCK O F
her 18, 19 anti 20. The object of ”° S " g rel,g'° l"‘
and
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ecclesiastical tvrannv. We should
this Congress is to transact the reg-
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* encourage them and aid them. If
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ular business of this association, to q11
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all would do their part the victory
devise plans for better organization
S u p p lies,
would soon be ours. The battle of
and for the prosecutian of its work
N EAR T H E B R ID G E ,
during the coming year, to advo­ Santiago, it is wrell known, was won
Books and
because every soldier did his duty.
AND BE . .
cate the complete secularization of
ionery.
Supposing
that
in
the
midst
of
the
our government, to disseminate a
battle a portion of the army had
knowledge of the principles of Free-
thought, and to enable Liberals to withdrawn, or stacked their arms Dealers in Fruits, Vegetables W ell Fed a t a
and left their comrades at the front
become better acquainted with each
to face alone that hell of shells and
and Confectionery.
other and to unite them in a closer
S m a ll Price!
bullets. We owe a duty to poster­
fellowship. The purposes for which
ity. We should strive to make the
this association was organized wrere
future better than the past has
FORSTNER'S^
never more pressing.
Its work
been.
must be both defensive and aggress­
We can leave our children no
■1$
ive. We must defend our institu­
richer
legacy
than
an
enlarged
do­
tions against the attacks that will
undoubtedly be made upon them m a i n of in tel lect ual liberty, theonly
. . . IS INVALUABLE TO . . .
sure foundation of our liberty. We
by the theocratic National Reform
hope that every Liberal will re­ C a r p e n t e r s a n d J o in e r s , for m o rtis­
Association and its allies. We must
spond to this appeal at once. Ev­ ing, such as le ttin g in locks, as it takes th e
prosecute with increased energy our
ery dollar will be faithfully •r ex- place of chisel and gouge; to
fight against the exemption of
church property from taxation, the pended toadvance the cause. Send C a b i n e t M a k e r s , for inlaid w ork,
your contributions to the treasurer,
patch in g , rem oving splits and
employment of chaplains, religious Otto Wettstein, Rochelle, 111., or to k"°tS'. 1,1
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pattern maker,
m a n u fa ctu rer of pianos, organs, sewing m achines, ag ricu ltu ral im p lem en ts, sash
instruction and ceremonies in our
our
secretary,
or
to
the
editor
of
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linds, fu rn itu re , nor ANY O T H E R W OOD W O R K E R , should he w ith o u t it.
public schools, Sunday law’s, relig­
this paper.
ious tests and proclamations,
AS A MACHINE BIT IT IS UNEQUALED.
J.
E.
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embburo , Pres.,
appropriations to sectarian institu­
It is th e only ronnd bit in th e world th a t
Atchison, Kas.
tions, donations of government laud
will bore a
E. C. R eiciiwald , Sec.,
for Roman chapels and donations
141 S. Water St.,Chicago, 111,
of government money to Methodist
S ilv e rto n
R e s ta u r a n t....
Auger Bit
Book Concerns.
Life means progress, and progress
As a result of our war with Spain
it is probable that Cuba, Porto means the frequent shocking of old
Rica and the Phillippines will be­ ideas and traditions by new doc­
come a part, or be under the pro­ trines. Such intellectual commo­
tectorate, of our republic. If so, we tions should be welcomed, and not
must demand that in providing for sought to be suppressed, as is so
their government the widest relig­ frequently done. China furnishes
ious liberty be secured for their in­ the world today an illustration of
habitants, and that no partiality be the effect of longcontinuance in the Ç Y ' n o r m
shown to any church. To accom­ old ruts of thought and custom.
plish these purposes Liberals must There has been no disturbance of
unite and co-operate for their own the intellectual repose of China for
protection and the extension of in­ hundreds of years, and as a conse
telligence, Freethought and liberty. quence there has been no progress,
We therefore urge Liberal thinkers and the great empire finds itself at
everywhere to attend and to con­ last without strength and an easy
tribute to this Congress. We shall prey to the aggressive nations
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strive to make the sessions inter­
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esting and profitable to them. Able
C lub R ales.
speakers will address them, inspir­
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