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About Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 3, 1899)
T H E TORCH UF REASON, S IL V E R T O N , OREGON, A C G C ST 3’ 1899' 6 ,.res, n t .error of .he little fellow by We ..id no, come here in '49 or the .p rin g of '50, but came here on Jan. 16.1899 Little Torches. T o S e ll G o o d s acceding to his request to tell father for him and thus save him th a t hu- BY W. E. JOHNSON. _______ m iliation. No doubt she th in k s God knows what is best for us, 8U(.|, a state of terror is “ good for and gives us, not what we w ant,but him ”. Anyway she seems little arid S trictly one price to all. T he o ld -tim e m e rc h a n ts said, “ You c a n ’t do i t ” , but we are doing it rig h t along, giving you b e tte r goods and m ore for vour |1 what we really need. [N ashville enoUg^ concerned about th at. But th a n ever was know n in Silverton. For a few days we have a l in e of C hristian Advocate. when she hears the prayer to the Then w hat in Tophet is the use fabled toy-tinkerer in the sky, she of continually coaxing and praying is “ in despair, because she is sure ...........i r _ 75 » k o t w U n hp *D *" " " " ------------ . ¡ 3 300 0 0 Yds i u s Yukon iu k o u r Plaids i a i u s a a v t ..............1Cz, / o Yds. x ub. Crepe v r e p c v Cloth, i u m , 15c, 1 0 , re n g .. God to give us this k or th at, when he be dc8lroJ.edo, •» .................................................... 15C duced to.................................... UOC will give Uh what wt neei m j ow. knows there is no god in the loo yd«. W oolettes, 20c, re d u c -in 25° Yds. Lawns, 10c, reducedn(. L o fears rg . e(j tQ ....... ’ .............KJC to .............................................. U0C Religion is neither theology nor toy-m ending L„_:----------- business, and l ^ she a theosophy, is more than all this: jegt ¡ier ^Oy discover the tru th 1 To 36 L adies’ Sum m er Skirts. _ _ I ’ER it is a discipline, a law a a” a void this awful discovery, she 30 CT. re d u c e d ..................... indissoluble engagement. [Cath > “ Simnle lie Sentinel blows “ good and strong . himpie Mail Orders Promptly Attended to. Samples Sent on Application. So religion is a “ yoke” , is it? | faith ” is so valuable a thing th at it Then those who wear the yoke m ust be m aintained even a t the ex- m ust be cattle. We have suspect- pense of the integrity of m other- S IL V E R T O N , O R E G O N PRODUCE TAKEN S T R IC T L Y O N E P R IC E . ed it before, but now we have the hood! Surely the last is not the least of thing straig h t from headquarters F aith is like celery, in th a t it tl.e trin ity for which an Ingersoll T h e G re a t grows best in the d ark .—[W ar Cry. contended: “ L iberty for Man, \\ o- Sure I And the d ark er it is the m an and C hild.” J. H. M. better faith grows. Indeed, as in at P o p u l a r P r i c e s ! FIVE S P E C IA L S DREYER & C R A IG Vitæ=0re Remedies the case of celery, toadstools and burglars, darkness is essential to faith. If you have any doubts about the vital tru th of the religion of Jesus C hrist, try it. — [T e x a s B aptist S tandard. I, for one, have tried your relig ion, and found it as absolutely use less as a snakeskin bandage is for fits. I was never so m iserable as when I was religious. No Need to Suffer from Any Disease. Rem em ber, 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. T his will only cost you a few m in u tes’ work and a two-cent stam p. 1 ! 1 i 1 . . . . THE . . . . N ew Barber Shop D e s ig n s T N F O R M A T I O N B U R EA U YOU C o p y r ig h t s A c . E ditor T orch oe R eason : Agent PE A R L W . G EER S ilverton , O regon . As physical health depends on N ext Door to M orley's. the divine blessing on nourishing food, so also to an even greater ex A. A. A R M S T R O N G , P R O P . tent do m ental vigor, intellectual Shaving, 10c.; Hair Cutting 15c. resources and spiritual strength.— [Belfast (Irelan d ) C hristian Advo- 50 YEARS’ ca te. E X P E R IE N C E I f th a t is true, why d o n ’t you send for the preacher instead of the doctor when you get the appendici tis? We dare you to m ake this ap plication of your wonderful faith. T rade M a rks “ A Test of F a ith .” I E lixir B a c te ria c id e Eucalyptus Oil V IT Æ - O R E I O re -O lin e I M e d ic a te d Soap Anyone sending a sketch and description mny quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an Invention is probably patentable. Communica tions strictly confidential. Handbook on Patents sent free. Oldest agency for securing patents. Patents taken through Munn A Co. receive fecial notice, without charge. In the Scientific American. The little story in last week’s A handsom ely Illustrated weekly. Largest cir- Torch, headed as above, is a true culatton o f any scientific Journal. Terms, f3 a year: four months, ft Sold by all newsdealers. and pathetic one. I am sure it is w orthy of more than a passing Branch Office. 625 F S U W ashington. D. C. smile. We see a small boy sobbing in Six Tracts to Promote bed, because he m ust “get up e a rly ” tomorrow and go to a reckoning with a stern —possibly b ru ta l— fa- t ther. 1 say possibly brutal because ' \ \ ^ 1 § £ | ( ) 1 Y | a man who is “fond oi duck h u n t In Place of C h ris tia n ity : in g ” m ust be, to say the least, cruel; and little Douald’s experv 1 4 Can Sins be Forgiven? ence with him has tau ght him th a t 2 Does Christianity or Science Promote Civil- he is capable of being very angry ization? with a little innocent child. So he ? >s W ™ °r Science More Reliable? MUNN & CO.36"’™4” ’ New York Scientific WANT To sell property To buy a home To go into business To exchange real or personal property To work, or to hire workers ANYTHING W R IT E T O U S . WE CAN H E L P YOU Address, INFORMATION BUREAU W a t e r S t r e e t , Silverton, Oregon O pposite L iberal H all. How to M ake Good Times for all Time T he G o v ern m en t n atio n alized th e Postal S ystem , why n o t also th e M oney S ystem ? A plan is told by C. ELTON B L A N C H A R D in h is book e n t i t l e d ................................. U N C LE S A M ’S H O M IL IE S ON F IN A N C E >----- Postpaid for 25 Cents. All profits on th is l>ook will be given to th e L ilieral U n iv e rsity . sobs in terror and dread of to,nor- ; 5 Does M¡ef ¡n Benefit? It should lie in th e h an d s of every th in k in g p erso n . A ddress all o rd ers to row. His curiosity and childish g Immortality or Annihilation? The TORCH OF REASON, S ilverton , Oregon. love of a toy had, for a tim e, over come his fear of his father’s w rath, JU S T T H E T H IN G and he had disobeved. But tom or to h a n d to your C h ristia n frien d s. 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