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About Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903 | View Entire Issue (May 4, 1899)
T H E TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, MAY 4, 1899 A /"k g j Brownies at Liberal morrow (F rid ay ) night. I inform ation Bureau Hall LITTLE POINTS. One m inister in Silverton thinks > o o o o o o o o <X/< x h > o < x > u u o < k >- o o o < The C hristian m inister of Silver- The above am ount in what we that he has a divine right to work T S T H E R E A N Y T H IN G YOU W ANT? owed on the lumber last week. in the vineyard of the Lord on ton preached on the 1st Psalm last I If so, m ake your w an ts know n to u s, N othing has been paid on the Sunday, hut that Mr, >m ith ha- no S unday evening, and represented and we wjij | ry and su p p ly th e m . If r ig h t w h a te v e r to w o rk in h is v in e - UK Infidels as the ungodly, etc. w hat we do for you is w orth n o th in g to above am ount, which still leaves Vtrd. Sm ith thinks differently. We offer a few points in reply: you, we will e x p ec t no pay. C ast your \ ... .. * , .,„1 « „ „ „ I eve over th e list, and th e n w rite to us. One will continue to r a n t a n il p r a t B|e8K„ l ¡R (he man who w alkelb Read our a<J on pgge# A(WwR> ami the other to plant and pay. jn lhe collncj| of nien who tell j IN F O R M A T IO N B U R E A U , The Misses Scott, of Salem, called things as facts th a t they know Box 100. S ilverton , O re . )< X X X X X > < X K > < X > O < X > < X X X > <><><><><><> on their brother John at the I ni- nothing about. $ 3 0 0 0 . —T h ree lots and b u ddings, n n i ♦ kr,co co n sistin g of a 2W -story hotel, a saloon versitv last Friday. T hey,in com NEW S AND NOTES. \\ ho are the scornful if not those b u ilt, i n g Ka blm kTm itli 8hop, two dwell- pany with their mother, start for who have scoffed at every discovery ¡ng houses and a b arn , situ ated in Oswe- > 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o o o o o o o o o o o o $486.05 The L ittle G randm others at eral H all Friday night. Lib- L ak e ( ity, I ta b , I go, O regon. p ro p erty . th is week, ^ a t raen of scj,.nce },av e m ad e? W ould traile for o th er 15 and John will join his father in Who are the sinners? Are they “ Lewiston, Idaho, as soon as the , ,, . , I D a ir y a n d F r u i t F a r m s .—A dairy The supper and dance given by U niversity closes for the vacation. n o t th o s e w h o h y p o c r i t i c a l l y s t a n d farm o f 33 acres, stood alfalfa land, and fru it farm of KO acres, 10 acres grap es, 2 and pray to he heard of men? the defeated side of the V . P. S. S. acres peaches and o th e r fru it, good M acdonald, of the T ruthseeker, Who delight in the law of the house an d b a rn s and o th e r o u tb u ild in g s. C. F riday evening was a grand suc refuses to publish an answer to tfcUtafc 1 All a D situ ated in San Diego co u n ty , Calif. cess. F ran k lin Sieiner’s attack on the I-Or(1 (N ature) they who te a c h , w i)| gen cheap or trade for a et(» k _____ 1# H aving engaged another p rin ter Libera) CniverMtv ,.n the grounda «he abaurd doctrine, of the Bible, »arm. and our office being enlarged, we th at it 1. personal. The sn . w e r | lhey whoteaoh modern •cienwT T o T r a d e .—T w enty-tw o acre fru it farm m iles south of Salem , O r e .; 4 are now able to do more job work. was w ritten hv Mr. Geer and was Do the C hristians bring forth acres , b K earin g o rch ard , m ostly w inter Bend it along. the tru th , hut it seems to m ake a their fruit in their season more ap p les, 2 acres stra w b erries, new wire fence, good bouse and b arn , p len ty of Exam inations all along the line difference who the personality re than do the Infidels? p a stu re , e x cellen t w ater, and tim b er fers to. “ Birds of a feather flock enough wood. W ould like to trad e for th is week. The great m ajority of Does whatsoever th e C hristian a larg er for place. 17 the students have worked hard and to g eth er.” doeth prosper? Do they prosper in th e standings will be good. Last Friday evening the mem Nothing is added to the lum ber bers on the victorious side of the fund this week, and it looks as if Y.^P. S. S. C. were obliged to be in we m ust have “ an outpouring of itiated before being allowed to eat th e holy ghost” in order to build th eir supper. Alone in a darkened th is summer. Let us pray! i room ; seized by two young giants; blindfolded; turned around and O ur school closes with a much around till dizzy; head chucked larg e r attendance than we started through hole in wall; mouth w ith last fall. We m ust now put opened; spoonfull of mush! Ho, u p the new building in order to ac ho! H a, ha, ha! Never m ind; com m odate the students next year. another year is coining. Each F reethinker should so love his principles th at he would give LOCALS. one d ay ’s work th at whosoever w ants W oodw orkers, d o n ’t forget to send an to get an education free from the old superstitions m ight go to a Lib order for a set of th e F o rstn e r Auger B its. P rice, $2.60 by m ail. See ad. eral U niversity. A g e n ts .— A gents w anted to sell th e any way more than honest, en er F o rstn e r A uger B it. M oney can lie getic Infidels? m ade. Send 60c for sam ple, or $2.60 for full set packed in n e at box. W ho are the ungo(o)dly if they are not those who teach th at the innocent should suffer for the guilty; th a t there is an eternal hell; th a t belief in th a t which is con trary to one’s reason is essential to one’s happiness; th a t keep honest people from uniting to save the world from its ignorance? 13 8 0 a c re s .—A bout four m iles from Sil verton ; sm all, u n fin ish ed h o u s e ; about 5 acres cle are d ; $600. B e tter see It. 11 F o r S a le .—A fine little bouse in Sil v erto n , w ith one acre of lan d , for only $285. “ F irst com e, first se rv ed .” 4 For S a le .—.4 fine litte hom e in Silver- to n —J-ij-acre; apples, p ru n es, rasp b er ries, ch erries, p e ars; neat little house, p ain ted and p a p e re d ; good sidew alk. 3 the P rice, $4.50. W hat is the chaff which winds of civilization are driving S e c u la r is ts W a n te d .--S e c u la rists who away? Ts it science and m orality are th o ro u g h ly in te reste d in th e cause are w anted to h elp build up a Secular founded on the tru th s of science, or c o m m u n ity n e ar S ilverton, Oregon. It is it the old rib story, the holy v ir is th o u g h t b est th a t each m em b er of the co m m u n ity own a litile hom e of his or gin tale, the (holy) ghost stories, h e r ow n, w hich can very easily be ob , . , , . Money to p aten t good ideas m ay be 10 Letters from young people living aec()red fey our ajd AddrcR9 Tre Pat. the m iracle nonsense, the holy ta in e d . W rite to us. in different parts of the country are EN'r R ecord , B altim ore, Md. priest’s book and the thousands of R e a l E s t a t e fo r S a le. — 80 acres, already coming in, asking about other deceptive fables? house an d b a rn , good o rch ard , ail fenc R em em ber our clubbing rate w ith the ed, 8 m iles from Silverton, n e a r school, our work, accom modations, ex O regonian only lasts for a lim ited tim e. Who shall stand in th e judg 35 acres im proved, on m ain road. Price penses, etc., for next year. Many Read our offer on page 7. $800. .5 m ent of the enlightened future T w enty acres ; 15 acres im p ro v ed , all will be here if we can only get Ladies who wish cut h a ir o r com bings generations and in the congregation fenced, good sp rin g , 1% m iles from Sil woven into sw itches m ay leave th e ir ready for them. v e rto n . P rice $700. 6 O ne h u n d re d an d six ty a c re s; 12 ! o rd ers a t th e Torch of Reason office. of the righteous, the priests and preachers of ancient lies or those acres cleared , 6 m iles from S ilverton. Tomorrow evening the Liberal O rders by m ail prom ptly atten d e d to. P rice $300. 11 U niversity closes its y ear’s work W gh farce (com ic) a( Libera| who “ cleave to th a t which is D a ir y F a r m . — 480 acres of deeded by giving an en tertain m en t, which HaH p r iday evening. Doors open good?” lan d , 80 acres in m eadow and balance we tru st will prove both instruct- a t 7:30. If there is a God who is as good g rain hay land, p a stu re , etc. A good ive and entertaining. It will con- ------------------- stream of w ater ru n s th ro u g h th e farm as the best preacher can im agine a th e y ear ro u n d . Also 320 acres of tim sist of short orations, essays, songs, Secularists would you not like to good man to be, whose ways do you ber c u ltu re an d hom estead w hich can drills, operettas, tableaux, etc. lie proved u p on for $200. Good house, have some letterheads printed with im agine he would adm ire m ore, d airy w ith u ten sils for m ak in g cheese E arn est, conscientious C hristians Secular sentim ent and W ettstein’s one who preaches un ad u lterated and b u tte r, sm okehouse, blacksm ith . , . .. . , , , shop and tools, and large, new b arn to have deprived them selves, and in Freethought badge, to use in corre- right living and progress or he who hold head of cow8> >50 calvea and 100 • . i . spondence with your friends? We m any instances sacrificed, a great \ teaches th a t, no m atter how good a tons of hav. Good well a t house and J will furnish them to you with , , . . i b a rn . T his fine d iary farm is located in deal in order to build their hospi- man or woman is, he or she m ust one of th e finest little valleys in E astern ta b , orphan homee and schools. your name and address printed on believe as the preacher does or be O regon. T he ow ner finds ready m arket 1 for all his cheese an d b u tte r’ a t high W hat are we going to do to show them for 75 cen‘9 Per hu»dred, eternally dam ned? p u ces, and has m ade enough m oney at th a t we are as earnest, honest and * 150 ,o r 25°- or *2'50 for Post th e b u sin ess so th a t he can afford to re- N He W ishes to locate in Silverton ” X hose w a v s s h a ll p e r is h , t h e tire . HV U ir-IIVC lUlillU III conscientious?' Paid- Ijet ,he P^’P1“ know where th C hristian wavs of eating bread and apd educate h is children in tl e Liberal you stand. . . * *. . ¡University. He offers all thi th is for onlv" drinking wine and calling it the $3000—one-half down an d balance on Last week we received the follow- -------------------- ing books from our friend, Dr. Remember, if you send us the flesh and blood of a heathen god, easy te r m s ; also 130 head of c a ttle and som e hogs will be sold very ch eap for Stoll: “ Devotion to the Blessed nam es and addresses of 25 of or the Secular way of teaching the cash. A ddress th e In fo rm atio n B ureau. 13 Virgin Mary in North Am erica,” your Liberal friends and acquaint- elem ents of which bread and wine S ilverton, O re. “ T he F aith of Our F athers,” “ Doc- ancces, we will m ake you a present are composed and their values as T e a c h e r.— A g en tlem an , 40 years of age, residing in M issouri, desires to trin a l and S criptural C atechism .” of a copy of the Torch of Reason a food? move to Oregon if he can get a position as T he penciled m arginal notes in Song Book No. 1. This will only teach er or find som e congenial work. these books indicate careful and cost you a fexv m inutes’ work and a The Five L ittle Fiddlers will! has excellent recommendations and , _ a J , ___ i_ v . , has had very successful experience in critical study. tw o-cent sta m p . 1 m ake you laugh tomorrow night. tne school room. 19