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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?
quickly ^«certain our opinion free whether ai.
invention is probably patentable. Communica­
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ness— the common a ttitu d e towards we are lapsing into heathenism . If
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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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