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T H E TORCH OF REASON, SILV ER TO N , OREGON. FEB R U A R Y 23, 1899.
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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.
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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
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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?
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for 50, e ith e r k in d o r a s­
sorted k in d s, to
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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
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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
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enem y of the Jews as he had before
“ I will teach the people to reason
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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
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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.
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“ 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
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have it? W as he not an excellent
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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 ­
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Why? Because he caught the in ­
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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
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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
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