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THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1898.
Joseph Cook’s “Scientific
The program at the Y. P. S. S.
To Raise Five Thousand Dollars
Theism“ .
C. meeting Friday evening was very
for the University.
interesting and a large audience
[C oncluded from 1st page.]
was present. This society now has
x ^ x ^ Secularist«,
3. The oak leaf is one that did S T H E R E A N Y T H IN G YOU W ANT?
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P, C. Mosier, will give.$50 a membership of fifty.
ou Ames will give.. 50
not grow by itself.
If so, m ake y o u r w a n ts know n to us,
Current
Thought
for
the
present
A Friend will give..................... 50
4. Therefore, there is a leaf that and we will try and su p p ly th e m . If
D. Buckingham will give.......... 50 quarter is excellent. Mr. C. E. did erow bv itself
*’hat we d.?,for J 00 *8 wortb nothin8 to
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you, we will ex p ect no pay. C ast your
A. Slaman, M, D , will give. . . 50 B lanchard, the editor, devotes near-
. The gratuitous assumption here
eve over th e list, and th en w rite to us
R. C. Burtis will give.............. 50 ly the Whole iseue to the religion
ofl jn the gecond pr()positjon> and the Bead our ad on page «. Addreae.
A Friend will give.................... 50 humanity, to which aubject he doe. I ab8urdj
of th„ conclupion are of Box m
* I.Lvaiios', O b i .
C. F. Arnes will give................. 50
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P. Rauch will give................... 50 great justice
course apparent to every one. But M e rc h a n d is e —A buyer w anted for a
D. Bolton will give.................... 50
We are beginning to see good re- is this not a counterpart of Mr. large retail business in th e city of Sil-
Harry Fricker will give............ 50,
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...
terto n .
E Stewart will give
50 8UR8 from our labors.
I here w ill Cook s reasoning? Now, we see —
« ^ ’«keeper.- W an ted , by a widow-
A Friend will g iv e ......................50 soon be the biggest tumble in Or- I I that there are no leaves ° growing by
/ er> a lady as h o u sek eep er; one who u n ­
Mr. Hjermstad,
z
¡- m thodox stock that was ever known, themselves. Moreover, we can not derstand* th e care of cld ld ren and w an ts
Friend from Waldo Hills ( • • • •
p erm a n en t hom e. N one but a Lilteral
People are losing their awe for the conceive of a leaf that did not grow’ a need
ap p ly .
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i,W’^ ^i7e •.................... rn old dogmas, even those who don’t on a tree, or something like a tree,
L. E. Fuller will give................ 5 0 1
B
’
2 0 M en W a n te d .— If you are a Secu­
know
it.
and we are certain that the tree is larist and have $500 to invest it will pay
F. Wilkinson will give.............. 50
to w rite to th e In fo rm atio n B ureau.
J. E. Brooks will give................ 50
Our printing business has so in­ mother to the leaf,though not itself a you
In
w
ritin g sta te y o u r age, fam ily if any,
Julius Fisher.............................. 50 creased that we were obliged to hire a leaf. Why then may not matter occupation
and views in regard to relig ­
Adolf Wolf & Son...................... 50
ion.
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be the parent of human personality
another
printer.
Mr.
Stratton,
of
50
J. K. B uff... ,
g e n ts .— A gents w anted to sell th e
50 Portland, was employed and is without being a person itself? We E o A rstn
B. A. Leonard
er A uger Bit.
Money can be
50 proving a valuable worker, al­ see the organisms of rature, and m ade. Send 00c for sam ple, o r $2.00
A Freethinker........................ '
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though not quite ready to give up we know that they exist; hut as for full set packed in n e at box.
Warren Cärsner will give........ 50 all the old Santa Claus stories.
we have not seen any Person be­ 8 0 a c re s .—A bout four m iles from Sil­
J. L. Barnhouse will give.......... 50
hind them, where does Mr. Cook verton ; sm all, un fin ish ed h o u se; about
John Madden will pay.............. 50
5 acres cleared ; $000. B e tter see It.
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Mr. Edwin Johnson, author of
Alex. Hardie will pay................ 50 the song entitled “ Torch of Reas­ obtain his facts to show that there
h o W is h e s to In v esti* —104 acres of
must be self-existent supernatural as W
Mrs. E. J. Sipith will give . . . . 50
good
Ixjttom land as th ere is in th e
Cal Geer will give...................... 50 on”, arrived in Silverton Tuesday Personality to account for man? sta te of W ash in g to n . W as offered $10,-
H. C. Edwards will give........ 50 evening. He is enthusiastic over All »easoning must begin by obser­ 000 for naked land 12 years ago. Sixteen
cows, 9 heifers, 3 horses, wagon, h a rn e ss­
James Officer will give.............. 50 the work of the University and we vation. Has Mr. Cook ever ob- es,
plow s, harrow s, dairy and u ten sils, 9
C. E. Glaze will give.................. 50 are sure he will he a great help as
served any Person superior to Na-
provided that
a student and worker in our great
ture? Possibly in his dreams; s u r e - 1 es, 2 barns, sp rin g w ater a t both houses,
more men (or women) cause.
Iv n o w h e r e else B ut s till h e b o ld lo rrie s of all kinds. O w ner h as m ilked
1 1 / will give the same We are tied up so with scho«l iy nownere eibe. n u t s till he h o ld - 35 C<?W8 and k e p t2 i head of young stock,
ly assersts that the only adequate c u ttin g p len ty of hay from th i is ex cellen t
£
amount.
Where are
work and the paper that we have cause of human personality is Di­ d airy and stock ran ch , w hich he now
the seventy?
offers, w ith all stock, produce a n d im ­
but little time to solicit subscribers vine Personality. And this is his provem ents, for $5500. W rite to th e I n ­
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or work on our Secular Home plan, “scientific answer” to the acknowl­ form ation B ureau a t once.
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but we hope that others will become edged difficulty in the design argu­ F o r S a le .—A fine little house in Sil­
NEW S AND NOTES.
verton, w ith one acre of land, for only
interested and push this work. Do ment.—The Brain And The Bible. $285.
“ F irs t com e, first se rv ed .”
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not wait, please, hut help us all you
F o r S a le o r T r a d e .—A farm , ab o u t 30
The big bus carries over a ton of can. It is in a noble cause. Help
Secularists would you not like to m iles south of The D alles. 320 acres, in
young people each trip.
it on!
have some letterheads printed with good school d istric t of ab o u t 100 schol­
a rs ; county road crossing Cascade m oun­
Two names added to the five
Those standing 100 per cent, in Secular sentiment and W ettstein’s tain s, daily m ail, sh o rt distan ce to saw ­
mill and flouring m ill, tw o stores, black­
thousand dollar fund this week.
the late examinations were as fol­ Freethought badge, to use in corre­ sm
ith shop, free wood and an u n lim ited
spondence
with
your
friends?
We
lows:—
Scientific
Course:
Lora
m
o
u n tain ran g e ; box house 10x22 w ith
Donations, received from Idaho
kitchen
and woodshed added, good
will
furnish
them
to
you
with
and Wisconsin, for the shingle fund Ames— General History, English
brick fireplace, both up and d o w n stairs
Literature and Rhetoric. Prepara­ your name and address printed on ceiled w ith m atched lu m b e r; post barn
amount to $1.50 this week.
; 3 m iles of good fence, 120 acres
tory Course: Clyde Mount—Gram­ them for 75 cents per hundred, 20x32
in
c
u
ltiv
tio n , ab o u t 50 m ore ready for
New scenery will be prepared for mar; Elvin Ames, Frank Brown, 81.50 for 250, or $2.50 for 500, post plow. T a he
ow ner holds deed from gov-
the drama, “The Cuban Spy,” and Anna Cline— Elements of Music; paid. Let the people know where e m m e t. Price $2000. W ould tra d e for a
place in S ilverton of equal o r less value.
the play will be exceedingly real­ Lillian Johnson — Grammar and you stand.
The price of th e place is based on its
istic.
m oney-m aking capacity, and it is now
Elements of Music.
Primary
paying a good incom e. W e will in v e s ti­
A Kindly Prayer.
gate any offer m ade.
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We want sixty-seven more Secu­ Course: Elma Ames—Geography;
larists to promise fifty dollars each Elma Smith — Physiology; Floyd
F o r S a le .—A fine litte hom e in Silver-
A little girl in a Pennsylvania
on the five thousand dollar fund. Allen — Spelling and Geography.
to n — *^-acre; apples, p ru n es, ra sp b e r­
Many stood way up in the 90’sand town, in saying her prayers the ries, ch erries, p e a rs; neat little house,
Who and where are thev?
and p a p e re d ; good sidew alk.
nearly all are doing good, honest other night, was told to pray for painted
P ’rice,
r'
$450.
The party at the dining hall last work.
her father and mother, who were
Saturday evening was a very pleas-
both very ill, and for one of the
W a n te d —A b u y er for a well eq u ip p ed
The
lumber
for
the
University
is
livery
le, (rood horses, good buggies,
affair. Gay young people — good
servants, who had lost her hus­ good b stab
arn
eses.etc.
C heap. W rite to u s.8
muBie-happy .lan cers-early good I " ,,w
ou ‘he ground and band. She faithfully did as she
nights
Mr. Edwnrds has it well stacked to was told, and then, impressed with
S ch o o l T e a c h e r.—A g en tlem an w ith
stand the winter rains. It will be the dreary condition of things, ad­ th irty y e ars' experience in th e school
room , who holds a te a c h e r’s sta te certifi­
“The Cuban Spy ’ is soon to be jq fine shape to put into the build- ded on her own account: “O God, cate,
would like em p lo y m en t as teach er.
played by Silverton home talent. It ing by spring.
Let us do our best take good care of yourself, for if Teach vocal and in stru m e n ta l m usic, 9
promises to be the best drama ever to have it paid for as soon as possi- anything should happen to you, w*e
S e c u la r is ts W a n te d .- S e c u la r is ts who
played in Silverton. Watch for ble. We need five hundred dol- should all go to pieces.”
are th oroughly in terested in th e cause
are w anted to h elp build u p a S ecular
the dates.
lars by January 1st.
A Greater Power.
co m m u n ity n ear S ilv erto n , Oregon. It
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is th o n 8 h t best th a t each m em b er of th e
F. 0. Seaton, of Barlow, Ore.,
Now’, c h i l d r e n , ’ s a id th e S u n - 'c o m m u n ity own a little hom e of h is or
made us a pleasant call last week
day school teacher of the juvenile he/own, which can very easily b e o b -
Lumber Fund.
and rendered some valuable assist-
class, “our lesson to-day tells of the tained‘ write to us.
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To raise $1000 immediately:
ance in getting the Torch of Reason Previously acknow ledged............ .*$571.95 powers possessed by kings and
R e a l E s ta te fo r S a le - 80 acres.
D.
B
u
ck
in
g
h
am
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30.09
queens.
Can
any
of
you
name
ready for the mail.
a house an d h a m , good o rch ard , all fenc­
Jo h n S. H olm an
ed, 8 m iles from Silverton, n e ar school,
still
greater
f>ower?”
Jo h n L eitch ....................................
2.00
“Yes’m; I can,” replied one little ’^ re8 ‘mProved. on m ain road. Price
W. C. Thompson finished his D. M arsh
1.50
fellow.
work on the dining hall last week
T w enty a c re s; 15 acres im proved, all
“W
hat,
Willie?”
asked
the
teach-
fenced,
good sp rin g , 1»^ m iles from Sil­
and donated a day’s work for the
v erto n . Price $700.
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W oodw orkers, d o n ’t forget to send an i e r.
good of the cause. He departed order for a set of the E orstner A uger i ‘‘Aces ” was th e u n ex p e cte d a n - ' <>ne ^ un’lre<l an.d sixty a acres
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Bit, Price. t2.«0 bv mall. Se...,»,
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beared. 4 noie, te n , 811« e rto n .
for hts lo'nie Tuesday.
Inform ation
Bureau
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