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QUESTION
BOX.
W H IC H A R E Y O U ?
Do y o u believe in g h o sts? V h n t
There are tw o kinds of people on e arth
today.
a b o u t th e holy g h o st?
J u s t two kinds of people, no m ore, I sav.
A re o rth o d o x people S p irtu l-
N ot th e sin n e r an d sa in t, for ’»is well ; * .» rr , v b e lie v e ih
.. s n i r i . s
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is ts ; r h e y believe ill s p irits ,
understood
e r
th e
T h a t th e good are h alf bad a n d th e had I
as ^ le A d v e n tis ts sa y ,
are Ivylf good.
e le c t a r e soon to be c a u g h t up in
N ot th e rich and th e poor, for to count a th e a ir in th e tw in k lin g of a n eve,
m an s w ealth,
to m e e t C h rist, w h a t w ill th o se on
You m u st first know th e sta te of his c , ,
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t h e o t h e r wide of th e e a rth do?
conscience and h e a lth .
hl th
t h e y go tw
Iw e lv t e th o u s a n d five
Not th e h u m ble and proud, for in i life’s
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NO.
of
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clashing id eas, th is jungle of th eo ries
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and snpjiosi
t 1 ions, I have evolved
gem s of p ractical
know ledge.
B ut
ih is ev o lu tio n h as been m ore rap id along
som e lines th a n o th e rs. In th e field o
m echanics, h o rtic u ltu re , sto ck -raisin g ,
farm ing, m edicine, th e a rts an d sciences
we find th e th eo re tic al alm o st e n tir e ly
displaced by th e p ra c tic il. In every
Add of th o u g h t, w here m an could gain
a dual know ledge by o b serv atio n an d e x ­
p erim en t, belief h as been d isp laced . A
glance a t th e h isto ry of m an is sufficient
to illu stra te o u r p o in t
ing years
D id G od in.ik»* a ll thing.*?
Did
B iing each m an his la u g h ter and each
m an h is tears.
be m a k e th e devil? W n a t d id be
No; I he two kinds of jieople on e arth m a k e h im for?
th a t 1 m ean,
Are the people who lift, a n d th e people
who lean.
A P R A C T IC A L R t L IG IO .
W herever you go, you will find the
w orld’s m asses
An address delivered at. the E ig h th
Are alw ays divided in to ju st th ese tw o
A nnual C onvention of the Oregon S ta te
classes.
And oddly enough, you will find too, I Secular U nion, Oct. 4 th . ’96, hv N ettie A.
O lds:
ween,
There is only one lifter to tw enty who
It.is n a tu ra l for all things to tkke on
lean.
the condition of th e ir su rro u n d in g s.
In which class are you? Are you easing Erom th e frailest spear of grass to th e
the load
m ost perfect specim en of h u m an in te l-
Of over-taxed lifters who toil dow n th e ligence, ev ery th in g is affected by th e va-
road?
n o u s elem en ts w ith w hich it cornea in
Or are you a leaner, who lets o th ers contact, and w hatever tne n a tu re of th e
- hear
f
; su rro u n d in g elem ents, so in a g r e a t de-
Your ¡»ortion of lalx»r an d w orry am i gree will he t lie n a tu re of th e th in g af-
eare?
E lla W h eeler W ilcox .
fected.
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I To those who have lieen ta u g h t to be-
S e c u la rism is n o t sim p ly t h e liev‘ *" th e free «S’e» cy of th e hum an
.
m ind th a t m an t h in k s as he chooses
d e a lin g aw a y o f o ld m y th s a n d regardless of his organization or su r-
1.
W ith a know ledge of th is fact, we, as
In m an s p rim itiv e age, h e knew n o th ­
I S ecular people, realize th a t for every ing of n a tu ra l law. H e did not know
iR we suffer to d ay th e re is a n a tu ra l how to place h im self in h a rm o n y w ith
cause.—th a .....................
t th e h a rv e ...
st e of .„ 1U
g rain
s and h is su rro u n d in g s, co n seq u en tly th e ele­
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^n d t’ »g governed by the n a tu re of th e m en ts w ere his c o n sta n t foes. In those
a n d ^ n d itio >> th e soil. [A nd in a n cien t ------------------
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tim es, when
people UWBIV
dw elt in
“lp re 8 e n ta tl°n of m y su b je ct t o d a y .c a v e s a n d h u ts .e u d u r i n g d i r e f u l d is c o m -
I he needs of a P ractical R e lig io n .” I forts, w an ts an d m iseries, life was an
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v n d ea v o r to show th a t one of u n ceasin g stru g g le w ith n a tu ra l forces,
'.e iallve
th e p rim e , causes
for o u r u n h a p . . p . y con
.
—n- a g ain st w hich th ey w ere ab so lu tely pow
ditioti today is th a t th e d o m in a n t relig- erless.
ion is v isio n ary an d th eo retical ra th e r
W h a te o u ld those ig n o ran t people do
th a n p ractical.J
w hen th ey felt the m ig h ty p ressu re of
xve know th
since m
th e u h n u m an m i in d t,lv w»nd, w hen c'o u d s sp read o u t over
tn u a t »nice
be..«,, to for... opinions, the«, have been | tbeirhea.ls concealing th e .u n , and awe
h U ,,d ,e?
O<
M lm p u ts on vatu a irs is not counted a an eye? D id th e in sp ire d w rite r I advanced, along every lin e, o p in io n s
<d th ese w o n d erfu l th in g s know ¡«very conceivable hue, ar.d it m u st
N>»t th e h appy and sad, for th e sw ift fly
a d m itte d by
all th a t from v o u u t im
th m
is n sea
th e e a rth is ro u n d ?
•f
tii
»»spiring Hashes of lig h tin g d a rte d
th ro u g h th e clouds acco m p an ied
by
ro arin g th
u n - d e r,
e W
world
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• , as if
“ th
VI1Ü
UriCJ w ere
c a s h i n g dow n to d e stru c tio _ n _ ?
The
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a. . _
ram p o u red , d em o lish ed a n d w ashed
aw ay th e ir h u ts. T he days becam e
sh o rte r. H eavy gray clouds rolled u p
from th e h orizon, and cold, w h ite little
flakes d ark en ed th e a ir. Soon e v erth in g '
was covered, th e whole surface of th e
e a rth , as ta r as th ey could see, covered
w ith th e cold w hite m an tle.
By n ex t su n rise th e poor savage could
not leave h is h u t. T he a ir was b rig h t
and clear, hut, stin g in g cold. S o m eth in g
,nuHt be got to cover th e sh iv e rin g body.
Eire m ust lie lig h ted in th e h u t o r cave.
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I have but little w eight ; h u t we m u st re-
of a n c ie n t creeds a n d th e a s s a ilin g & , m
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em ber th a t ignorance is th e one effect- I
of sc rip tu a l in s p ira tio n ; it is n o t I md weapon w ith w hich su p e rstitio n lias
p ro v in g th a t a fi-h n e v e r sw allow ed ' ',lJ*.d m an k in d .
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vv e have only one way of judging 1 e-
Jo n a h ; it is n o t th e d e n y in g o f th e tw een i he tru e and th e false ami th a t is hv
Bible Ie a v e n , a n d h e ll, N o a h ’s ark t e exercise of reason. If we b ar on.
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| every new t.i o u g h t l»e< ause it d o ts not
» I coincide w u h o u r pre-conceived o pinio n s.
p ro v in g th a t th e e a r th n e v e r s fa o d R Ls very good evidence th a t those o p in - '
amt |
still a t Ih« c o m m a n d of J o s h u a ,,r P ions
’“ 1’ are not founded on observation
« '« rv a t.o n and
expei .ence, are not based upon reason.
th a t th e e a rth is m ore th a n six T ru th courts investigation ; e rro r sh u n s
th o u sa n d y e a rs ohl. No! secu larism it. We <mould endeavor a t all tim es
i«» Welcome freely every new th o u g h ts,’
am i th e G a rd e n o f E d e n .
I t is n o t 1«,.!,,..;»
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■s not simply these Hungs. Rather („r it ¡,
tha[ we an. a|,k. ,o ........ o f S ilv e r to n , S a t u r d a y
even­
climb
It is p h ilo so p h y , scien ce, th e Search-
ing* N o v ., 14. C h o ru s , D u e ts ,
i»g o u t o f b id d e n tr u th s .
I is
KEASON ev e r s e a rc h in g for new
s p e c ia l m u s ic a l n u m ­
facts, a n d a c c e p tin g tr u th for an - an<1 " *,en M, v nien ano woinen engage«» a n d
'I 'o n t y and not authority for truth, happiness, i
„sure
b e rs , O r c h e s t r a m u s ic , a ll
th e e a r th , su n , m oon
and
•Mars a n d e v e ry th in g o f w hich th e
uppriswiofin.. ««„Ia.,,i¡„,p,,,tla? ito c o n c lu d e w i t h a p a n t o -
hu m an m in d is c a p a b le o f conceiv-
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I t ¡S tile b u ild in g of
m im e , ‘W h e n t h e c a ts a r e
HT
self.
The
c ru sh in g
'» t o f a ll th in g s th a t
o b stru c t
a w a y t h e m ic e w ill p l a y .’
m o ral g ro w th I t is th e k n o w - ! tion8’ u e u o u ,d ‘ ease
them
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t,le la d d e r of tru th and help crow n hu-
m ani y w ith th e laurels of hap p in ess.
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m a tu uui
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hich
, H appiness
a r
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every nunm n ¡»eing is striv in g to a tta in .
»** those th in g s which resi.k in th e ir a n -
it is
»heir folly, Imt ra th e r would I pity th e ir
I it/nnrari4»<A
If we
«»•.* could i become lu
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th e
p e r f e c t accordance
a c c o rd a n c e w ith I
orga" lzed 1 i 1 n 1 perfect
those powers u n d e r whose influence h e
was unfolded, we should cease to blame
° u r fellow t . .a tu re s lor th e ir iinperfec-
to hold
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eio d u d es lltih t Opiness is w rong is found in n a tu re below him , and hl.
L astly , it is c h a r ity ^ h r o a il, u n iv e r- advan ement b om a lower to a highei
c h a rity te n d in g e v e r o n w a rd to- P aH' 16 goVeHlud h> I,u* '•ame laws th a.
« i d th e peace, h a rm o n y am i h « p - n T n 7 “of,‘ h i" ’'’ inr
iU" er devel' ,<’-
.•¡ness o f th e h u m a n r a e t.
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A d m is s io n
io c e n t s .
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GOOD N IG H T T A B E E A U .
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