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T H E TORCH OF R EA SO N , S IL V E R T O N , OREGON , MAY 24, 1900.
in the Outlook. All m anner of ex
cuses and reasons a re assigned for
Nearing the End.
this “ alarm ing condition,” but sin
BY CH ARLES K E N T TEN N E Y .
gularly enough th e w riter overlooks
A shoem aker found fault with an oil-painted slipper in
the prim e and only principle cause,
one of the paintings of a celebrated artist, but showed the
T hat- the C hristian religion is nam ely, th a t the people are getting
greatest ignorance in criticising the other parts of the p a in t
slowly, but surely, approaching its tired of being hum bugged, and
ing. Hence has arisen the oft-quoted saying, Let the cobbler
end, is well illustrated by the fol- whale and kindred stories have no
stick tcvh'n¿¡¿si, -I.?
low ing extract b'om an artiv le-in ¿onger the c h a r m to com p e t Their
Rev. Lym an A bbott’s “ O utlook” attendance, or force dollars from
As a result of sticking to business come and see the rush
for March 17th, under the head of th eir pockets.
at S ilverton’s Busy Store and inspect the B argains, at
“ Decline of M ethodism ” , and an ar-
The support given the Liberal
tid e in the same issue by Rollin U niversity is a sure indication th a t
Lynde H a rtt, entitled “ Regenera- the public is rapidly dropping away
tion of New E n g lan d ” :
from the “ God of their fathers,”
“ Some tim e since, we pointed out and tu rn in g its attention to the
the fact th at the great Presbyterian certain realities of life. Not many
S ilv e rto n , O regon.
com m union was showing a decline years ago the originators of such an
in m em bership and in financial sus institution would not only have S T R IC T L Y O N E P R IC E
PRODUCE TAKEN
tenance.
Even greater astonish been ostracised by society, but our
m en t comes in the discovery th a t good friends Geer, Hosm er and
th e M ethodist church is now losing W akem an would have been burned
in num bers.
Bishops
Fowler, at the stake, and th e stockholders
N inde and Joyce have issued an added to the flames to keep them
address to the church calling for a c unpany.
week of prayer, during which daily
Now th a t our good friends, the
services are to be held in all M eth M ethodists, are going into the
odist churches throughout America. wholesale prayer business, as a cure
The address states th a t statistics for dim inishing m em bership and
for the last y ear show a decrease in depleted treasury, all Infidels will
the num ber of m em bers in the be interested in discovering the
church, and urges every M ethodist effect of prayer when applied to
to take himself to prayer and to G od’s own organization.
Such
‘call m ightily on God for help.’ W e frantic efforts will undoubtedly
venture to suggest th a t the decline frighten some weak-m inded sinners,
in num bers in both the P resby and who would not be sinners if
terian and M ethodist com m unions they were not weak m inded, into
is not altogether due to lack of the fold, but their stay will only be
N o. 2 .
prayer, but also and even more to a tem porary, and their acquisition
lack of ‘works.’
will be more th an offset by the loss
“ Several m onths ago G overnor of those who insist upon some slight
Collins, of New H am pshire, issued evidence and reason for their faith.
“Truth bears the Torch in the
a F ast Day proclam ation which be
search For Truth.’’
People do not now absent them
cam e im m ediately and very widely selves from church, as a rule, be
notorious.
It was criticised in cause they have lost all interest in
newspapers, rebuked in serm ons the welfare of the race, but because
excitedly discussed on street cor they have become better educated
S IL V E R T O N , O R EG O N :
L IB E R A L U N IV E R S IT Y PR ESS
ners, an d attacked in ‘poems.’ Its th an form erly, and are doing their
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offense was direct. I t intim ated own th in k in g and see the u tter
th a t the C hristian religion was d y folly and absurdity of C hristian
ing out in New H am pshire.
claim s. It is not because they are
PRICE TEN CENTS.
“ To all appearances the alarm ist becoming worse, but because they
governor has merely stated in h y are becoming better men and wo
perbole w hat is lam entably true in m en; because they are broadening
fact. W hat he says applies with in their ideas and conceptions of
more or less pertinence to nearly w hat life is and their du ty to them
Six Tracts to Promote
all the farm ing districts of New selves and fellows. In this city, as
50 YEARS’
E n gland. M aine, for instance, has well as in every other, a lecture on
E X P E R IE N C E
two hundred and eight-two p asto r alm ost any subject except religion
In Place of C hristianity:
less churches. Not a few of those will pack our largest halls to over 1 Can Sins be Forgiven?
once sacred edifices now serve as lowing with men and women who 2 Does Christianity or Science Promote Civil
ization?
cheese-factories, dance-halls and could not be coaxed into a church»
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Is
Religion or Science More Reliable?
T rade M arks
road-houses.
Other states show showing th at the people are eager
4 Evolution and Comparison of Religions.
D e s ig n s
som ew hat analogous conditions, for any kind of rational discussion. 5 Does Belief in Miracles Benefit?
C o p y r ig h t s A c .
Anyone «ending a «ketch and description mm
Through large sections of the agri- These people are the vital force of 6 Immortality or Annihilation?
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W hat is here said of the P resby ism th a t will not retard our onw ard
Silverton, Oregon.
terian and M ethodist churches, progress, or relegate us to the dark
and of pastorless and deserted ages brought about by strictly
M ton
churches in New E ngland is true, C hristian rule,
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