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H IE TORCH OE REASON, SILV ERTO N , OREGON, JU N E 22, 1599.
his his own death as calm ly as of
any event th at was soon expected,
NEWS AND NOTES.
and his only hopes and fears were
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for his m other and other loved
The business m anager is expect I ones whom he was so soon to leave.
ed home from the E ast soon.
Many students expect to come
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D on’t listen to those who wish to
destroy our constructive work, hut
watch your chance to help us make
it a success.
they will surely get to heaven, u n
less St. Peter proves to l>e a Roman
I Catholic.
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Mrs. Hosm er contracted the
m um ps on her way home and was f 8 THERE A NYTHING YOU WA N T ?
1 If so , m a k e y o u r w a n ts k n o w n to u s ,
obliged t<> abandon her bicycle for a n d w e w ill t r y a n d s u p p l y t h e m . I f
w h a t w e d o f o r y o u is w o r t h n o t h i n g t o
again next year and bring others a livery team and railroad.
y o u , w e w ill e x p e c t n o p a y . C a s t y o u r
with them. They are all anxious
The O. S. S. U. paid M. P. and '
e y e o v e r th e lis t, a n d th e n w rite to u s .
to know if the new building will be J. E. Hosm er $25 for their lectures R e a d o u r a d . o n p a g e 6 . A d d r e s s ,
ready, and we hope to rej>ort fav at the convention. This money
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will be used to help the Torch Box 100.
S il v e r t o n , O r e .
orably next week.
L. Rauch and Chas. Page a r blaze.
Our Secular prayers have been
answered. Colonel Robert G. Inger
soll has recognized our work and rived in Silverton Saturday and
helped us financially.
Mrs. Hosmer and her oldest (the
The O. S. S. U. elected an able editor) came Sunday night. They
set of officers, and we hope much had a very successful and pleasant
good work m ay be accomplished trip through the land of sage and
bunch-grass.
during the eoming year.
F rank Forw ard, a former stu d
ent of the Liberal University and a
well-known young Liberal, of Lib
eral parents, died last week a t the
home of his m other in Silverton.
F ran k died as he lived, in fear of
no gods nor devils. He talked of
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In the absence of the University
forces, Silverton has had a religious
revival. The C am pbellites have
“ gathered in ” several children and
two or three full-grown men and
women. I f these purified lambs
learn to keep down their doubts
H. C. Page returned from his
eastern trip last week. He brought
Mr. and Mrs. D. King with him
and reports th at other Secularists
will follow.
Remember, if you send us the
nam es and addresses of 25 of
your Liberal friends and acquaint-
ancces, we will m ake you a present
of a copy of the Torch of Reason
Song Book No. 1. 'ib is will only
cost you a few m in u tes’ work and a
two-cent stam p.
$ 3 0 0 0 . — T h r e e lo ts a n d b u d d in g s ,
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