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Publl.hed .very Friday mornln. al Silverton.
Oreron. by
J. E. HOSMER, Editor.
Religion means the scientific appli
cation of principles of truth to the
needs of the ever expanding and rising
life of man and of humanity.
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Religion is Life!
It is the geat lifting power of Truth
and Love!
It must lift man out of darkness in
to light! Out of bondage into free
dom!
Liberty! Deliverance! Dominion!
Mastery! these are the high ideals in
spiring real religious devotion.
The chief concern of essential
Christianity (truth of Jesus) is Man!
The Teacher, the Parent,
the Child and the
W. C T. U.
By Mrs. T. E. l*reston.
highest aim is to remove altogether
from the sight and sound of the com
ing generation the evil influence.'» of
old King Alcohol.
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The W. C. T. U., as Francis Willard
expressed it, is organized Mother
Love and that being the case, there is
nothing for the good of the child thut
it has not and ia not doing.
Teachers and l’urenta are you not
willing to join hands with thia great
body of earnest Christian women and
help us, and let us help you to lift up
uiui purify the youth of our city, our
country, our nation, till it will be said
of the Ainericun pople they are in
truth u clean, moral, educated, temper
ate, Christian nation.
Yes, I know you will. It is hard,
earnest work and we must be very
watchful, faithful and prayerful not
only In our teaching and preaching,
but in our living and not only with our
voice, but our ballot condemning evil
in every form wherever we see it, for
getting policy, politics and the al
mighty dollar, always ready to uphold
the right, whether popular or not.
Working together what a wonderful
force for the upbuilding of the human
race will the combination of the four
b«: The teacher, the parent, the chihi
and the W. C. T. U. Come, let us res
son together, sayeth the Lord, ane! < ►
adopt for our Motto: For God, and
Home and Native Land!
THE GEM THEATRE,
MOVING
PICTURES
Never Gets Old
ENJOYED BY ALL CHILDREN AND GROWN FOLKS
Instructive and Educative.
When we hear the word teacher we
invariably think of two beings, the
one of long ago, teaching in the
Princeton lug school house, wielding
the switch, teaching the rule of three
and the A, B, C’s.
And tbe one of today in the modern
“That men should have Life”—and school house witu all kinds of appli
ances lor explauung all the subjects
“have it more abundantly!”
Whatever may be said of other mat are to build up the child life luto
systems of religion, the chief purpose a capable, healthy, moral, independent
of Jesus is “The Edification and Lib- man or woman, Hl to enter any walk
ot lite, prepared to till any business,
Thia paper «lands for freedom of thought, free carting of Man!
social
or professional position. Vi hat
dom of the pre*», freedom of speech. equality of
This primary purpose because lost a great responsibility tor the modern
opportunity and the relurton of righteousnei.». It
ia radically eppoeed to every form of superstition in the various modifications which
teacher.
and tyranny, or lieenvtnir or permitting anj form
Christianity suffered by its contact
of evil.
tne same two visions hold good for
with Paganism.
die word “parent.” Those oi long ago
There is found one of the defective drung, stalwart, true, earnest, hos
weaknesses in ourChristian (?) Ethics. pitable men and women who blazed the
Here lies one of the causes of church trail betore them and brought up their
impotence and inefficiency.
children to oe obedient, respectful,
Orthodoxy is still more concerned in honorable, teaching them the value of
WE MUST GROW OR DJE!
By Richard F. Tischer
its gods — in forms of worship — in an education, helping them to lean
honest,
inoral
lives.
And
then
we
think
creeds and traditions—in institutional
The Siherton Journal must keep its Subscription list
ol me many frivolous, pleasure seek
growing or it will surely die. We need your help, but we
No intelligent person will question authority than in the forces and pro ing society mothers and fathers, who
that most men, generally speaking, cesses which make for Life!
want to give even more than value received.
allow the children to rule the homes,
Ir its learned theologizings about
Get. us one or more al lifty cent» • year.
Use
recognize the wilderness of confusion
and the teachers, seeking pleasure at
at the present day, even though they gods it has neglected its first duty to any cost, allowing the sowing ol' wild
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may differ in ascribing causes, or, in ward man and humanity.
oats, from which not only the children,
A FREE PRESS
suggesting methods of escape.
In its idolatrous glorification of gods but the parents reap the full harvest. By Cha*. F. Randall, Capron, Okla.
For two thousand years men have it has lost sight of the true worship
Now the child.—1 see before me two
professed the Christian faith and of social service—lost sight of man—
classes
of children, and teachers and
Th« Christians cianu the God ol the
name.
lost sight of the very purpose of parents. 1 think you have seen them
Bible is good, ui spite of the tact Uiat
For two thousand years the light of Jesus.
The subscription price has been changed from $104» to
loo.
it relates several instances of his lying
the Christian gospel has been at work
50 cents per year.
Jesus revealed the eternal Father
The first class are those who are and many other groos immoralities.
seeking to convert the old pagan
hood of God to help us to find therein taught to respect their teachers and Prayer could nut, possibly beuelil either
shadows of idolatry, corruption and
the divine Brotherhood of Man!
parents, anxious to learn the right and the Deity or the petitioner; yet, we « ► EDITOR OF SILVERTON JOURNAL,
usurpation.
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SILVERTON, OREGON.
He reveals the upward path, and, useful things of life and are aiwajs are commanded to pray; nothing but
For two thousand years has Chris
neipful,
healthy,
happ
y,
seektng
the
a desire for seif-aggrui.dixeinenl would
, for which send THE JOURNAL to
tianity struggled to bring liberty to by his teaching helps us make the as
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real pleasures, shunning even the ap- prompt sucn u demand; and ttus is
the captive, which was the noble pur cent that we may find and become
the following:
pearance
of
evil.
filled with the pure light—that we may
incompatiole with the humility sup
pose of its founder.
Name ..... —_________
The other class, who are allowed posed to oe exeihpuued by Jesus, nor
For two thousand years the Chris become filled with spiritual power—
tian church has taught—in His name that we may behold the beauty of the from the cradle up to have everything in uccord with the good God idea.
Address ____________
—principles of love, truth, justice, higher spiritual possibilities—that we and anything they cry for in the way
Genesis 22, 1, 2 declares that t,ou
Name —
too may understand and find the real of clothes, toys, pleasures, companions, tempted Abranam by commanding ium
brotherhood, peace.
anything that happens to strike their to slay his son Isaac.
With what result? What is the purposes of life!
Address ...
fancy, flittering from one thing to an
Fruit upon its Tree?
Does he stop there? Nay! "Ye must
James
1,
id
usserls
that
"God
tempt-
Name
Has ignorance, superstition, idolatry be Doers of my truth!” We must learn other, seeking nothing but their own etn no man.” Now, if the author of the
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pleasure. Never a thought of how
and poverty been overcome?
to apply constructively and wisely
liible
is
a
God,
or
a
man,
both
these
Address
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much suffering they cause the over
Has injustice, graft and corruption truth to life!
declarations cannot be true; and a he
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worked parents or teachers. Never a
been overcome in society?
Name
No, my friends, Jesus “descended” thought for their health or the build is out.
Has selfishness, greeu for world! to the lower plane of struggling hu
But James also says, in the same I < • • Address __
ing up of a character or reputation for
possession and power and brute lus manity!
chapter
and verse, “God cannot be
themselves that they and their friends
been overcome in man?
Name
tempted
with evil.” But numbers 14,
He “descended” to declare the higher may be proud of. Have we not these
Are we today free from the element
22,
23
declares
he
w
a
s
tempted
ten
truth!
.
two classes with us today ?
Address ....
al concepts, from the crude notions,
But when we hear the four letters times, and in consequence told a be.
He “descended” to reflect and to re
from th« mythical fetiches of past
In Luke 4, 2 it is related that Jesua
veal the light of the higher spiritual W. C. T. U. we think of only one
ages and of primitive races?
was
"tempted of the devil forty days.”
thing, the Woman’s Christian Tem-
If not—then has the hope, the put- attainment (abundant life).
Which of these two writers are you
I
perance
Union.
The
greatest
Wom
Jesus "came down” — to break the '
pose, the mission of Jesus and of
going to believe, Christians? Was
“Bread of Heaven” to feed the hunger an’s Organization in the world, having
Christianity been fulfilled ?
Luke
and James both inspired of God
a membership of over half a million
If not—what right have we to the ing hearts and starving souls of the
when writing theaecontradictory state
and
carrying
on
over
40
lines
of
work
poor in the wilderness.
Christian name?
for the uplift of humanity and the ments ? If so, then God inspired one of
For two thousand years men have
He “descended” into the dark valley
downfall of the saloon and all its ac them to write a lie, didn't he?
sought and prayed for the higher re of corruption, of priestly idolatry and
James, in the 1st chapter, 2d verse,
cessories. It has broken down all sec
alization.
usurpation that the blessed summit—
tarian barriers and women of all de teUs the “Brethren” to count it all joy
For two thousand years the noblest light of truth might destroy the dark
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nominations are working in unity for when they “fall into divers tempta
of earth’s children have suffered mar ness, which held and paralized the
tions, knowing this, that the trying of
a common cause.
tyrdom for the faith and hope that in very souls of men with superstition’s
This great organization was the your faith worketh patience.”
them lie.
fear.
Why then the command to pray
means of securing scientific temper
Touched and quickened by that same
“Know
the Truth!” This is the ance
,
instruction in the public schools “Lead us not into temptation,” if do
divine spirit of consecrated devotion passionate cry of Jesus, for knowledge ( of every state, whereby millions of ing so is for our good?
to truth and the highest ideals and of Truth is the key to all Power.
( children are taught the true nature of
Christians, do you comprehend how
visions of their own souls which in
What Power? Power to what End i alcohol and its effects on the human truthful and consistent your Bible and
spired the great carpenter-prophet of and Purpose?
system. After seven years of faith your Bible God is?
Nazareth to give himself in life and
ful
work it secured regular quarterly
Power of Deliverance 1
in death to the service of truth and
temperance lessons in the Sunday
Power to overcome all inherent
humanity, these brave heroes have
schools.
CLOSING CHICAGO YARDS BLOW
* a good one to read and pa** to a neighbor.
carried the cross of progressive ad weakness!
It has always been first and fore
TO
CATTLE
MARKET
Power
to
resist
all
temptation!
vance up the steep and rugged path
most in securing reform laws for the
by which some time real freedom and
Power to correct all undesirable protection of children.
real happiness shall be attained.
Chicago, November ».—“The cattle tmnmmtmtnnnmtmmtmmunmmmmmumtmnnmœœmœmmmmnm»
habits!
Its work against concealed alcohol
Century after century men have
Power to overcome all delinquencies in fake and patent medicines has re- market is bound to be upset at least
mingeled their hopes, prayers and as and destructive tendencies!
suited in legislation and has saved temporarily by the closing down of the
Chicago stock yards,” said Professor
pirations in common worship and in
The power to overcome lack of self many a child’s life by bringing moth
E. L. Potter, beef specialist in charge
man service.
ers
to
the
realization
of
what
so-called
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confidence, narrow prejudice, class
of the O. A. C. Animal Husbandry de
So today. We open our hearts, our bitterness—all false social, national soothing syrups contained.
THE ESCAPED NUN FROM MT. ANGEL CONVENT
The W. C. T. U. established the partment. “The effect of turning away
minds and souls for spiritual uplift, and race distinctions.
- OR -
t>4,000,000
worth
of
beef
cattle
dur
individually and collective'y.
The power to pluck out of our own School Savings Banks. The Portland ing every week that the plants are
THE
LAST
STAND
OF
DESPERATE DESPOTISM”
We pray for the light of faith, for hearts and lives all bigotted self-con W. C. T. U. established the first Baby
shut
down
will
be
far
reaching.
Much
Home
in
Oregon.
, .for one copy
the newness and fulness of spirit.
ceit and pharaseic self - righteousness
The first Rescue Home, the first De of the western stuff that has been find
copies
.for 12
We pray for strength to go forth to and selfishness.
pot Matron, the first County Police ing its way to the Chicago yards will
4.00
coplea
60
proclaim the truth as it may be re
The power to sweeten, to beautify Matron was all accomplished by this be diverted to other packing centers,
7.00
.for 100 copies
vealed te us.
and spiritualize our own lives and to organization.
notably Kansas City and Omaha,
82.00.
r
.for 500 copies
We pray for courage of fidelity to cultivate noble man and womanhood
The child’s welfare work is carried where the unusually heavy supply
50.00
.for 1000 oopiea
our highest and noblest ideals, even and true Christian character, that we on by more than a dozen different de must glut the market. The inevitable
HELP
AROUSE
OUR
AMERICAN
PATRIOTS!
though denied and rejected of men; may become “Workmen approved — partments of work, each touching child effect of a continued quarantine will
yet always reaching up, always search who need not be ashmed.”
J. E. HOSMER, Silverton, Oregon
greatly disturb the normal channels
life at some point.
ing deeper for spiritual truth and di
uf
trade
in
cattle
and
meat,
produc
What is the real purpose in life?
Before any other society had taken
vine reality, ever seeking to grow into
What is the real purpose and object up Mothers’ Meetings the W. C. T. U. ing a surplus in some quarters and a
those higher spiritual experiences in all spiritual and social endeavor? had organized them in 37 states and scarcity in others.
Do you believe in dreams? Your
bring us into conscious time and touch
A BIG BARGAIN!
“Of course some of the live stock dream of a home will come true if you
What is the purpose of Science— territories.
with the Infinite.
The
influence
of
this
organization
can
be
held,
but
much
of
it
will
be
will let the CASCADE REAL ES One acre, half in clover, 8-room house,
While I hope that we shall never Philosophy—Religion ?
has been strongly felt in the purifica forced by lack of feed and other TATE COMPANY tell you how to buy
city water in the yard, good well, 40
The higher spiritual Life! The con tion of our literature and art and in causes to find a market somewhere
cease thus to reach upward seeking
a home on the installment plan.
young fruit trees, 15 old ones, chicken
after divine reality, let us not become scious realization and attaining of the suppression of immoral shows, The extent to which this will force
life’s higher possibilities!
Buy a lot in Geiser’s Addition— house, fine Jersey cow, 35 chickens,
confused in mythical dreaming.
bill hoards, pictures and post cayls.
down prices cannot be known, since
Where? How?
It publishes a child’s paper, the the Chicago yards have been in con best buy in Silverton—must sell and grapes, good barn—everything foi
Let. us not lose ourselves in aimless
Within cur own higher »plritual Young Crusader. It has two branches tinuous operation for almost 50 years you get the advantage of the forced only |3250. Easy terms. No better
metaphysical and theological specula
tions.
for the children known as the Young and we have no closing precedent to sa'e. You can pay for this let and
Selfhood!
the CASCADE RFAL ESTATE CO. bargain in Silverton I See the Cascade
Through conscious Self-Realization! People’s Branch and the Loyal Tem base estimates on. Closing for a few
Let us clearly distinguish between
will bui'd you a bunglow—pay for it Real Estate Co. over the Journal of
poetic moonshine and the clear sun
By finding the Divine nature in Man! perance League, where the young can days should not be serious since in tead of paying rent to the other
fice.
meet together and learn lessons of about one half of the $4,000,000 re
light of scientific truth.
Now and Here!
purity, love and obedience, also the ef ceipts are accepted on Mondays. But fellow.
It is for us to prove all things!
Here is the way out of the wilder fect of alcohol, tobacco and narcotics. if the prevalence of the mouth dis
It is for us to reduce vision to fact; ness!
Watch the date after the name on
The W. C. T. U., by its influence ease forces closing over a period of
faith to works; hope to knowledge.
Through Self - Realization and and patient, persistant work, has been several weeks the effects must be se the little green label and if you want
The Experiment of reducing
Religion to be effective—to be help through Self-Regeneration alone will the means of removing the sight of rious.
the price of thin paper to 50
the Silverton Journal another year re
ful—to be real must be attested and come constructive Social Reorganiza- the saloon and all its accompanying
cents per year for a period of
“In case cattle prices drop materi new your subscription promptly, it
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tion!
verified in conscious experience.
30 days has proven such a
ally
there
will
probably
be
a
cheaper
will
save
us
much
time,
work
and
ex-
evils from many thousands and mil
a
success that we have conclud
One ounce of verified truth will out
Spiritualized humanity is the key lions of children and I am thankful meat supply in the unquarantined pens*. Help us all you can.
ed to make the reduction per
weigh all of the theological specula to that form of society, which shall to 83y that it has been one of production districts, while meat prices
manent. Keep them coming in
be like unto a kingdom of Love, Peace the main spokes of the wheel that has will rise in markets normally supplied
tions the world has ever heard of.
See the CASCADE REAL ESTATE e bunches! It is the correct an
at last removed the monster rum from by the Chicago packers. Thus we are
Religion, to be of real value, must and Happiness
Here is a practical problem upon our own beloved state of Oregon and apt to see prices fall for producers and COMPANY for the best paying hotel a swer to the hierarchy’s prosecu
become a vital woking force in human
tions and falsehoods.
deve’opment and a power for progres which the workers of the world must helped to keep our dear little city in at the same time rise for a large body bu-iness—house full a'l the time, part
c* ih, balance or» time or in trade.
the dry list And our greatest and of consumers.
sive unfoldment in society.
unite.
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