THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 27, E. M. 300 (1900.)
For th e Torch o f Reason.
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Land, vouchsafed to a susceptible world.
g obbler, stick to thy last!
Jeru salem is not a town for amuse-
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m enu .Everything iu it is tinged
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with religious fanaticism , and the
^ o p art of an E astern jour- w inding around through the rub-
ney could
probably be of more t>ish and decay of narrow , filthy,
interest to your readers
who cro°ked streets gives one a very
have
never been there
th an I unfavorable im pression. Places of
wild, superstitious worship, with
th a t through a portion of the so-
no shadow of foundation for real-
called Holy Land. I ke wheezy ity, coveied with taw dry tinsel and
little engine over the poorly-built surrounded by a rabble of d irty ,
road from “ Jaffa” to Jeru sa lem ig n o ,a n t h u m an ity , forces upon us
lugs the com m on-looking little ? .fceling ° i,extreu,B disgust. Chris-
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BY H A R R IE T H END ER SO N .
A shoem aker found fau lt with an o il-paiuted slipper in
one of the paintings of a celebrated a rtist, but showed the
greatest ignorance in criticising the other p arts of the p a in t
ing. Hence has arisen the oft-quoted saying, Let the cobbler
stick to his last, and let every one atten d to his own business.
As a result of sticking to business come and see the rush
at S ilverton’s Busy Store and inspect the B argains, a t
James
coops, called cars, over the plain of each other with foul weapon!, and
>karon and through the deep, nar- the contem pt with which the Mos-
S ilv e rto n , O regon. P R O D U C E T A K E N
row, w inding gorges of the blueish
looks down upon them is only S T R IC T L Y O N E P R IC E .
Ju d ean H ills stead ily up an asceut to° we^ deserved. Both C hrist
from the sea of over 2500 feet to and. M oham i«ed are expected to
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again ap p ear in this holyf? | place, Our Job D e p a rtm e n t
the ancient city of Jerusalem , a COming over from the M ount of
-A L W A Y S GIVES-
place of im portance in South Pal- Olives, and one old lady iu the city
eetine 1400 B. C.
prepared to m ake for C hrist his
The extensive orange groves at
° / ^e a -
I t is w ritten th a t when th is wise
Jaffa are beautiful beyond descrip
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philosopher “ beheld the city from
tion in the fruit season, and large the M ount of Olives, he wept over H O N E S I S T O C K , F I N E S T I N K A N D E X C E L L E N T W O R K H A N S H I P
cam els, m arch in g slowly down to it. ’ Such is not surprising, if he
the shipping port laden with great saw it then iu as dem oralized and
burdens of th a t delicious produce, degraded a state as it is a t th e
form au interesting picture. The present tim e. In spite of ihe fact
th a t Jews are forbidden to im m i
scenery here and through those grate or to possess landed property,
an cien t hills of rock, enhanced by th eir num ber about Jerusalem
trad itio n and h istory, is a survey steadily increases, both of those
w orthy of m any sacrifices for the who desire to be buried there and
o p p o rtu n ity of enjoying. But so those who intend to subsist on the
ch aritab le funds of their E uropean
much has occurred here to m ould brethren. Sir Moses Montefiore,
F a ll t e r m b e g i n s M o n d a y , O c to b e r I, E . M . 3 0 « ( A . D. 1900.)
and fetter the w orld’s thought and Baron R othschild an d others have
em otion, th a t even the gorgeous, done m uch to relieve these unfor
NEW BUILDING WILL BE READY.
ostracized.
golden, purple, setting sun seems tu n ates— exiled and
S tudents given board and room s a t the L. U. O. Dorm itory at low rates
p ath etic as it spreads its m antle of T heir pitiable condition ia most
strik in g ly exposed at the place of
rich coloring over vast areas of w ailing, of which we will m ention
COURSES.
poverty, distress an d degradation, more iu detail later. No Jew s are
K indergarten.
Scientific.
the common result of ignorance allow ed to enter the san c tu a ry of
P rim ary.
Norm al.
P reparatory.
and su p erstitio n , which we tru st the H oly Sepulchre, but perm is
Law.
sion
is
extended
them
to
go
about
Commercial.
may in a m easure be relieved by
Classical.
the precinct of the tem ple of their
Courses
in
M
edicine,
etc.,
will
added
as
soon
as practicab le.
th e approaching end of the 2000- once-adored Solomon. Not one,
year epoch. Swarm s of m ission however, could be induced to enjoy
T H E O N L Y IN S T IT U T IO N O F IT S K IN D IN T H E W O R L D .
aries greet us a t every tu rn , neither the privilege, fearing his unholy
intelligent nor handsom e; and as feet m ight tread upon the sacred
STRICTLY NON-THEOLOGICAL.
the country is eutirely under Mos site of the H oly of Holies. Poor,
degraded, dying race! In th is ,,
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lem control, they are co n stan tly place, where they once reigned ^ <)r ’ a ta ’°# ue8 ar,d further particu lars, address:
com plaining of the S u ltan and his 7 'r'h h d ? 2,Z' ing 8p|e *ldur «
the
J . E . H O S M E R , P r e s id e n t ; o r P E A R L W Q E E R , S e c r e t a r y
<T,
n o rm v
^ v r e ia r y ,
governm ent. T he inconsistency of zenith of th eir vainglory, they a re ,
uow hum iliated to the s u r r o u n d - __________ ‘ V J T , )R E G 0 N .
th is becomes a p p a ren t to those who
of ragged, filthy beggars and
realize th a t Abdul H am id, with ings
llideousl
lanora
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th at card« lik e th e fo llow ing ropy,
uiueuuBlJ V-defoi'ITied
ueiouneo " lepers.
Ih e neatly b p elieve
rin te d and diutribiited all over th e U nitw l
his m any hundred wives and his ” form er are everywhere untirin g ly
h elp uh to build th e L iberal U ni-
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re re ity . H eader, how m any can yoo d is tr ib u te to
ver^ corrupt reign, i8 a decided im- > QCVOtCG
w
t o ujatL
m a k iu
i n g g m t h e o t r t r a a v v e e l l e e r r s 8 k » mju advantager
ad v an tag e? i T tua
h is w w i l ill
you n n o o th th in in g g h o t
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provem ent over the depraved “ Old We m iserable with a continual, 7 h ^ X eve7?munch,nay help thf>
of Kr<*-
D avid” and his son, Solomon, with
c rY
B akshish.” The
PETALUMA INCUBATOR
ia abaolntely perfect aa In Inrahator eaaenttal»—p r o p e r a p p llc u -
...F IV E .
th eir well-stocked “ harem »” and | ‘«•to*-. ^ h t l e » 8 m aim ed and re-
t lo n a n d d ia lr lb u t lo n o f b e a t a n d n n i l . t u r e , r r a u -
l a t l n n a n d v e n t i l a t i o n . F o r 60 t o JSO »ton«. WE FAY
REASONS
W HY
pulsive, are a t all available points,
FREIONT ANYWHERE in th o V . 8. H a u d x o m . - r a t a l , " f r £ i
wise “ san h e d rim ” of ancient tim es; forcing them selves upon one’s a t
P e ta lu m a In c u b a to r C o . B o x
, P e ta lu m a , C a k
a
YOU
and the m issionary, with his Bible tention— helpless, pathetic victims
close to his sm all h ea rt, is there to of N atu re’s merciless law, uncon-
Six Tracis to Promote
m o u l d H elp to B u il d
teach the subtle, cu n n in g native i
by intelligence. I he Ruo-
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era,
! 8iau hospital for lepers is doing
w hat he will never hel.eve. T h a t m uch to alleviate their dietrees, but ^ L i b e r a l U n iversity
A T S IL V E R T O N . O R E G O N
those degraded old Jews were in- ¡t js quite inadequate in affording
1 It will h e lp m any young m en and
1° Place of C h r is tia n ity :
spired and holy(?) men of God, in general relief; and as there is no
am ong y“’ln^ ? orn<!” to a higher education who i
close, daily com m union with him, law prohibiting
l~'1 '*
- m
- - arriage
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lepers, the future field of work will ih Y n u X .’ " ' Kr<’W " P W,thoU‘
grea* ’ Ca“ Sl?« be F°rgi™’?.
satisfying his jealousy by the sh ed
be extended, for their posterity is
2 It will ed u cate w orkers for th e g re a t
.
or Science Promote Civil-
ding of innocent blood, and th a t num erous.
forw ard m arch of F re e th o u g h t an d Pro-
ization.
gress.
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Is
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Reliable?
seuseless
A braham is a m ar-
Josephus says th a t “God took up " o r * _ 5ii t
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velous exam ple of faith for them his abode in Italy after the Jews th a t S e c o l a d s ^ h ^
i!
° n ? 0^ 0“8’
ab-
were fallen;” and surely it only re- th in g .
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Benefit?
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ulate,
is perfectly
perrectiy
a
quires a sight of these poor,wretched 4
will h asten th e tim e w hen-R eason
mnurtalitv or Annihilation,
surd. These unreasonable efforts creatures to overw helm ingly con- iV,".1. *,77*1 "'t'1 " u f V * w,IPn 8,,Perf’ti'
JU ST T H E T H IN G
will, no doubt, in tim e te r
v in c e o n e t h a t his present q u arters
5 I t will give you an o p p o rtu n ity to
m in ate in T urkey in the sam e d is a r e not at J e r u s a l e m .
build yourself and o th ers a m o n u m en t. t o h an d to y o u r C h ristia n frien d s. Send
2 c e n ts for 6, o r 6 c en ts for 25 tra c ts ,
We may be able in the future to w hile you y e t live, th a t will do a m illion
graceful and horrible way that they
to E liza M owry B livbn , B rook
tell you som ething of those most
grxxl th a n th e m ost costly
have in C hina.
lyn, C o n n ., o r send 10 cen ts
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. interesting spots of the w orld’s his-
for 50. e ith e r kin d o r a s
Passing through th e great Roman tory, the C hurch ot the Holy Sep-
I f a l l h e lp a l i t t l e , w e c a n a c -
sorted k in d s, to
wall a t the Jaffa gate, the traveler ulchre and the “ H ararn esh Sberif,” c o m p l l t h m u c h . W i l l y o u h e lp T H E
L IB E R A L U N IV E R S IT Y
surveys ancient Zion, th a t fountain ¡or Solom on’s Tem ple.
,a little ?
Silverton, Oregon.
. Satisfaction
C O -E D E C A T I o N A L .
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Scientific W isdom
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