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7 T H E TORCH OF REASON, SILV ER TO N , OREGON. FEB R U A R Y 23, 1899. REFLECTED RAYS. > 0 -0 -0 -0 -0 0 0 -0 0 0 0 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 0 0 -0 -0 ' custom s himself to the best, will not be satisfied with an inferior or spurious article. Six Tracts to Promote The P aris MPS. 0 . L. FIESTER , PROP. Man as be now appears will look like a toad com pared with the being who will inhabit the earth pome centuries hence. If we know a m an ’s religion, we still inquire as to his m orals; hut if we know his m orals, the question as to his religion seldom arises.— Lord Chesterfield. Think it all over and act from vourxown convictions. Never ask advice, for ninety-nine times out of a hundred it is all had. Be an in dividual. If you m ake m istakes, try not to repeat them . One m is take at a tim e is a gradual develop ment. Those people who are looking heavenw ard, or somew’here on high, for the sp iritu al, are groping in darkness. If there is such a thing, you’ll find right here all there is of us, and the sooner we begin to look within for life, health and hap p i ness, the more ap t we will be to find it. H abits and beliefs tau g h t us in youth should be carefully weighed, and if they do not stan d the test of reason, cast them aside. The rule of precedent is fast giving way; be cause a th in g once was, is no sign whv it should prevail todav. C ir cum stances alter cases and should alw’avs be considered when form ing h ab its or beliefs. In fact, beliefs should mostlv be held in abeyance until facts take their place. The Apostles. BY PARISH B. LADD, L. L. B. ...FASHIONABLE Scientific W isdom M ILLINERY,, Out of the twelve original apos tles said to have been selected by LA TEST STYLES C hrist, who were am ong his most L A R G E S T STD C K in tim ate friends, eleven could nei P R I C E S R IG H T th er read nor w rite; th e tw elfth was a tax tg atb ere r; th e elever were common laborers and fisher- SEE TH E »'ELY PRO D U CTIO N S men. After the death of their mas- ter they for a tim e secreted th em ......BY O U R ....... selves in Jerusalem and in out-of- the-w ay places in Judea, until the h j C 9 Q O "|~I’i m n ’lC I* ! death of Stephen, when a few of them came from th eir hiding plac es and appeared in the byw ays as 291 C om m ercial S treet, advocates of the cause of their fal len hero. Very little is known OREGON of them , and th a t little is found in SALEM the letters of P aul (which are charged to he forgeries), in the book of Acts, and in trad itio n . T radition has consigned them a ll to violent d eath s and ignom inious AND graves. From this obscure root sprang the C hristian tree which has S ilv e rto n , O re’ cast its blight and shadow over M a in S tre e t E urope and America. KINNEY PORTER In Place of C h ristia n ity : 1 Can Sms be Forgiven? 2 Does Christianity or Science Promote Civil ization? 3 Is Religion or Science More Reliable? 4 Evolution and Comparison of Religions. 5 Does Belief in Miracles Benefit? 6 Immortality or Annihilation? JU S T T H E T H IN G to h an d to y o u r C h ristia n frien d s. Send 2 cen ts for 6, or 6 cen ts for 25 tra c ts, to E liza M owry B livkn , Brook lyn, C o n n ., o r send 10 cen ts for 50, e ith e r k in d o r a s sorted k in d s, to THE LIBERAL UNIVERSITY CO., Oregon Silverton . . . . F o rs tn e rs ’s . . . . j& iyiiK ffin »rs* IS INVALCABE TO C a rp e n te rs a n d J o in e r s , for m o rtisin g , such as le ttin g in locks, as it tak e s th e place of chisel and gouge; to C a b in e t M a k e rs , for in laid w ork, dow- ellin g , p atch in g , rem oving sp lits an d k n o ts. In fact, no W a g o n o r P a t t e r n M a k e r m a n u fa c tu r er of p ianos, organs, sew ing m ach in es, a g ric u ltu ra l im p le m e n ts, sash , b lin d s, fu rn itu re , nor A n y O th e r W o o d w o rk e r, should he w ith o u t it. C h ristian ity , like other budding ARRY A COMPLETE STOCK OF m yths, would undoubtedly have died in its cradle but for the im petuous Paul and the cool-headed School B arnabas. Paul was a Jew ish officer, and unrelenting in his per AS A MACHINE BIT IT IS UNEQUALED. S u pp l es, secution of the C hristians, but he, It ’8 th e only ro u n d b it in th e world Books and like B rahm a, became converted h v th a t will Ixirea S Q U A R E H O L E and do all th a t an y o th e r a m iracle, after which his im petu b it will do. .¡onery. ous tem per made him as much an PRICES. Set of five,different siz e s,p o stp a id . .$2.60 enem y of the Jews as he had before “ I will teach the people to reason Single b it, p o s tp a id .................................. 60 been of the C hristians. Dealers in Fruits, Vegetables a rig h t,” said Logic. Tertullian, the orator, called “ I will in stru ct them in th eir so A ddress, LIBERAL UNIVERSITY CO, Paul the ringleader of the sect of and Confectionery. cial duties,” said Ethics. S il v e r t o n , O r e g o n . Nazarenes. “ I will explain the m eaning of The fanatic called Simon, of the existing th in g s,” said Science. ‘‘Yes, yes!” cried Religion. “ But town of G itton in S am aria, com menced to preach prim itive Mosa- where do I come in ? ” “ T h at is w hat we w ant to know,” ism, of which he pretended to have found the sacred utensils. He cu r said the others. ed the sick, raised the dead, restor “Small pox is a good th in g ,” said ed the blind, and did m any other the sufferer. wonders by laying on of hands. PRICES L O W E R T H A N E V E R . “ I deny it!” said the pathologist. A lthough a pagan and a conjuror, We have ijbout 75 Dewey su its, enough “ Then why did Sir G reatm an he was m aking m any converts. to clothe a com pany of _ have it? W as he not an excellent ..................... P hilip, learning of Sim on’s suc young A m ericans. P er su it, including cap politician, a lite rary genius, a fine cess, rushed to his aid, followed by B rin g y o u r boys an d girls along. $1.25 shoes reduced reasoner, an unim peachable m oral the apostles Peter and John, when to 75 c e n ts; $1.50 shoes reduced to $1.00. — ist? W hy did he have it? all worked together and rivaled J e A few p airs left a t ........................................................................................ I Why? Because he caught the in rusalem in the num ber of converts. Mail Orders Prom ptly Attended To. Samples Sent Free fection!” said th e pathologist. B arnabas, the m ost enlightened on Application. of the C hristians, seeing th at this The m an who honestly desires nothing but tru th , is ready to pagan Simon was likely to outdo T h e O n e -P ric e M e rc h a n ts , prom ptly part with error, no m a t the faithful in m iracles, rushed to S IL V E R T O N - OREGON. ter how dearly he m ay have cher the aid of Paul, who was likely to PRODUCE TAKEN ished it. H e is also ready to change destroy, not only him self, but his S T R IC T L Y O N E P R IC E his mind when tru th invites him to cause, by his own egotism and self- do so. I t is the bigot or th e self- will; when the tw o acted together O ur Job D e p a rtm e n t conceited m an th a t wishes to hold on the C hristian side, turned their ALW A YS G IV E S opinions sim ply because it is his shafts against Simon and his m ir adopted creed or perchance because aculous powers, u n til they crushed ‘ he has alw ays believed th a t way.” him. In this way, and by this But he who has tasted the joys of com bination and tru st, Simon lost real tru th , wishes to follow it, wher and C hrist won the place on the B I-C A U SE IT G IV E S ever it m ay lead. T ru th is alw ays trin ity .— [H ebrew and Christian H O N ES T STOCK, F IN E S T IN K AND E X C E L L E N T W O R K flA N S H IP the very best thing, and he who ac M ythology. UNDER FIRE! A H e a v y A d v a n c e A lo n g th e L ,ine! Dewey S u its. z ^DREYER & C R A IG ^ z o __ Satisfaction