THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON. APRIL 13, 1X99.
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Defective “ Proof.”
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crites. Intelligent people cannot
believe in gods and th eir wonderful
Do you ta k e th e
T o rc h o f Reason?
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L ad ies’ Bazar!
As proof that “ this is a C hristian doings in the light of modern sci­
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It
is
only
One
D
ollar
a
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ear,
and
nation,” it is often cited th a t this
co n tain s reading m a tte r th a t you can M illin e ry , Ladies’ and C hildren’s
ence, and they are forced into a de­
country was discovered by a Roman
not get elsew h ere for th re e times the
ception
which
soon
bears
fruit,
and
m oney. I t com es every week, too.
Catholic, th at it was first colonized
Goods, Notions of All Kinds.
bv the ‘‘Pilgrim F a th e rs,” th a t thus misled they become frauds,
Do you ta k e th e
Roger W illiam s and W illiam Penn although still praying, talking and
were founders of two of the earl\ singing for Jesu s’ sake. This is W e e k ly O regonian? Dressmaking, Tailoring, Dyeing, Cleaning
It is p u b lish ed a t P o rtla n d , ore.,
and Repairing.
colonies, th at other settlem ents not a C hristian people, although it
and co n tain s m ore an d l>etter infor­
were made by religious men, th at
m ation in regard to th e Pacific
is much too much so. Do away
N orthw est th a n any o th e r pa p er.an d
George W ashington prayed a t V al­
is th e best news p a p er in Oregon.
with
the
fraud
of
C
h
ristian
ity
and
O L D H A T S Iv'iADE N E W .
iev Forge, th a t the P residents in
You get six teen pages of good read ­
ing m a tte r each w eek, including all
their official utterances have often establish Secularism in its place,
th e news of th e n atio n an d the
referred to religion, th a t all the and we will at once see the great
w orld, for only $1.50 a year.
Produce Taken in Exchange.
states Qave had Sunday laws, etc. arm ies of young and old who are j
Admitting for the sake of argu­ now m arching to the p e n ite n tia rie s,! W ill you a c c e p t
ment th at all these things consti­
reform schools, mad houses, brothels | A Good O ffer?
C hild ers &. S m ith
tuted evidences of C hristianity,
For
th
e
n
e
x
t
th
irty
days,
you
can
\\ a te r S treet,
they still come very far short of and dives right about face and
get T he Torch of Reason and T he
U nder P hoto G allery,
W eekly O regonian ’>oth one year for
warranting the conclusion nam ed. inarch to the schools, colleges, u n i­
only $i.5U, th e price of th e Oregon­
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OREGON.
Suppose we inquire how m any versities, and lecture halls of Sci­
ian alone. T his is only a lim ited SIL V E R T O N
offer. You should tak e advantage
things there are in the history of ence, m any of them becoming cap ­
of it a t once.
this nation which indicate the op­ tains in a higher and nobler civil­
Send all o rd ers for su b scrip tio n s and for
. . . . F o r s tn e rs ’s . . . .
posite of C hristianity. Can any
sam
ple
copies
to
ization.
one doubt but th at as m any or
TH E TORCH OF R E A SO N ,
even more acts and utterances
S ilverto n , Oregon.
H it H im Again.
might be cited of an opposite c h a r­
IS IN VA I.VA H E TO
acter to those relied on for proof of
C a rp e n te rs a n d J o in e r s , for m o rtisin g ,
the nation’s C hristianity?
such as le ttin g in locks, as it tak e s th e
An exchange says th a t a small
place of chisel an d gouge; to
Columbus, for exam ple, enslaved church was sadly in need of general
C a b in e t M a k e r s , for inlaid w ork, dow-
the helpless natives of the West repairs, and a m eeting was being
elling, p a tch in g , rem oving sp lits anti
Indies, pursued them with blood­ held in it with a view of raising
knots. In fact, no
hounds and put hundreds of them funds for th a t purpose. T he m in ­ M a in S t r e e t
W a g o n o r P a t te r n M a k e r m a n u fa c tu r­
S ilv e r to n , O re
e r of pianos, organs, sew ing m achines,
to a cruel death. P lainly, there­ ister having said th a t $500 would
a g ricu ltu ral im p lem en ts, sash b linds,
C A RRY A C O M PL ETE STOCK OF
fore, Columbus was not a C hristian, be required, a very wealthy (and
fu rn itu re , nor
and this country was not discov­ equally stingy) m em ber of the con­
A n y O th e r W o o d w o rk e r, should he
w ith o u t it.
ered by a C hristian.
gregation arose and said th a t he
S
chool
The P uritans settled New E n g ­ would give one dollar. Ju st as he
AS A MACHINE BIT IT IS UNEQUALED.
land; but with their pious custom s sat down, however, a lum p of plas­
S u p p lie s ,
Il is th e only ronnd b it in th e world
may also be cited their cruel perse­ ter fell from the ceiling and hit him
th a t will I »ore a SQ U A R E H O LE
Books
and
and do all th a t any o th e r
cution of Baptists and Q uakers. Is on the head, whereupon he rose
bit will do.
the proof to be draw n from them up hastily and called out that he
S ta tio n e ry .
PRICES.
Set
of
five,different
sizes,p o stp aid .. $2.60
for, or against, C hristianity?
had made a m istake; he would give
Single
b
it,
p
o
s
tp
a
id
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George W ashington prayed at $50. This was too much for an e n ­
Valley Forge, it is said. But if thusiast present, who, forgetful of D ealers in F ruits, Vegetables
A ddress, LIBERAL UNIVERSITY GO,
this be pToof o f the nation’s C hris­ everything called out fervently.
and C onfectionery.
S il v e r t o n , O r e g o n .
tianity, what is proved by the fact “ Oh, Lord, hit him ag ain !”—
that the same person was known to Times H erald.
utter profane oaths?
Remember
If religious forms, religious laws,
Secularists would you not like to
and official religious proclam ations
are evidence of national C hristian­ have some letterheads printed with
ity, what is evidenced by the prac­ Secular sentim ent and W ettstein ’s
and th a t when you want First-class Goods at
tice of the great m ajority of the Freethought badge, to use in corre­
P o p u lar Prices, a trial will he enough to con­
people in disregarding such laws spondence with your friends? We
vince vou where to trade and get the biggest bar-
and proclam ations?
will furnish them to you with
W hat is evidenced by th e fact
gains for your money.
your nam e and address printed on
that not only in society generally,
This week we open our spring line of Ladies’
but even in the orthodox Church, them for 75 cents per hundred,
S k irts and Dresses. Ask to see our Scotch
there is habitual disregard of the SI.50 for 250, or $2 50 for 500, post
Law ns— 1G yards for |1.00. No trouble to show
day believed to be the C hristian paid. Let the people know where
Sabbath, to an extent which elicits you stand.
’em . T hey are world beaters.
loud com plaints from C hristian
Mail O rders P rom ptly A ttended To. Sam ples
ministers?
Sent Free on A pplication.
In short, if the professions of the
people are generally favorable to
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D R E Y E R & C R A IG
Christianity, for how much dues
E X -G O V . J O H N P . A L T G E L D .
SILVERTON. OREGON.
this count against practices which
P R O L U C E TA K EN
must be called unchristian in es­ A B o o k for t h e P e o p le S T R IC T L Y O N E P R IC E .
S ALL T H E F A M O U S S P E E C H C S , L C T T C R B ,
tablishing the claim of C hristian C O N M T A E IN
S S A G E S ANO E S S A Y S OF T H E A U T H O R .
U E OF N A T IO N A L IM P O R T A N C E A NO
character for the nation?— [A m eri­ E P O V E P R U Y L A IS R S IN
T E R E S T E A R N E S T L Y C O N S ID E R E D .
O ur Job D e p a r t m e n t ^ = = _ > -
can Sentinel.
T r u s t s , M o n o p o l ie s , G o v e r n m e n t
always gives
O w n e r s h ip , C iv il S e r v ic e , T a x a t io n ,
The above, from a paper calling M oney Q u e s t io n , T a r if f , E d u c a t io n .
KINNEV
'"PORTER
Aguinaldo’s Power is Broken,
a/
"LIVE QUESTIONS”
itself “ C hristian,” shows th a t even
those who are still under the el»nnl
of superstition are beginning to see
E le c tio n F r a u d s , S t r ik e s , L abor
O r g a n iz a t io n s , I m p e r ia l is m and a
H u n d r e d O t h e r T o p ic s D is c u s s e d .
the light from the torch
G eo . S. B owen & S on , Unity Bldg., C micabo .
f-reason.
C hristianity is what makes hypo- .
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