THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1896. C O M M U N IC A T E D . S IX S M IL E S - (C o n tin u e d fr o m f i r s t p a g e .) L IB E R A L U N IV E R S I T Y F U N D The following is a list of those who spectacle below him where the poor V ancouver , W ash ., Dec. 9, 1896 have su bscribed to th e L iberal U n iv ersity suffering children were being taught __To the Editor: In my letter to F u n d , w ith the am o u n t signed by each : by their own m other to steal. She th e Oregonia » of Nov. 21st, giving E S tew art, D ayville, O r ..................... $50 00 in her ignorance, ragged and almost L S D a v id so n ,P o rtla n d ,O r.............. 25 00 proofs of infidel p h ilan th ro p y as starved, resorted to this as the only Michel Steffen.V ancouver, W a s h .. 5 00 against Dr. C harles E dw ard Locke’s m eans of m aking a living. Here is H erm an K ehm , P o rtlan d , O r ___ 10 00 statem ent th a t Infidels support no W E P arro t, A storia, O r .................. 5 00 a hell on earth. schools or hospitals, I respectfully W G K ent, P o rtlan d , O r .................. 20 00 I " C j i l n a ih»* people arc hound > ,r Locke 1 ■' ’••••••••'• ’* W vert.on, Or................... m 00 tor a foreign hell at the rate of a D H e n g s t, P o rtlan d , O r .................... 5 00 liis error. After giving am ple time million a m onth all because the G ustave H ie k e th ie r, P o rtlan d , Or 20 00 to do so. and not seeing an y such ‘‘Ancl did my predecessor not m issionaries have visited there. Alice M Davidson, P o r tla n d ,O r .. . 20 00 acknow ledgem ent. 1 wrote him a find a place in ycur h e a rts? ” asked H ad they stayed away, the Chinese R Sylvester, P o rtlan d , O r ................ 10 00 private letter asking him again to he the new m issionary. “ Well, the would die in ignorance and in a c M P ritc h a rd , Sierro Valley C a l . .. 2 50 kind enough to do so; hut up to date next thing to it,” answ ered the cordance with the C hristian doc- B F H vland, C orvallis, O r .............. 5 00 W W Je sse , B arlow , O r .................. 5 00 nothing has been received by me cannibal guardedly.— F reethinker. trine, would have gone straight to j M atie V a n h o u ten , P o rtlan d , O r . . 2 50 from Dr. Locke in regard to the sub heaven on account of their igno ’ J E H osm er, S ilverton, O r .............. 10 (X) ject. I'th e re fo re subm it the con A 1 wavs to wear a sunnv to smile, rance. In this case, ignorance is Jo h n L eiteh , Mazo M anic, W is .. . . 10 00 tents of m y letter to Dr. Locke for Be it fair or cloudy w eather; bliss; hut the C hristian m issionaries J W H addock, New Y o r k , .............. 5 00 public perusal. For ’tis but a little while J F W right. N orth Y am h ill, O r . .. 2 50 | spoiled it all. They have preached Free T h o u g h t M utual Im p ro v e Dr. C harles EnwArd L ocke ;— W e have here to live together. th eir gospel to the poor Chinese m en t Society, Rock S prings, Wy. 5 00 D ear Sir,— In my letter to the Ore Wear a smile. who won’t accept it and, as a re Jo h n Wood P o rtlan d , O r ................ 5 00 gonian of Nov. 27th, 1896, 1 re W ho feels better for a scowl, sult, are sending them to hell at a A K Olds, M cM innvile, O r .............. 20 00 spectfully asked you to acknow l J H F isk, P o rtlan d , O r .................... 5 (X) Or a word in anger spoken? rapid rate. edge the error of your sta te R C Fulkerson D ay v ille.................. 3 00 H ateful glance, or ugly growl, If all these souls go to hell, are m ents in regard to infidel p h ila n A Officer, D ayville.......................... 5 00 Or some o ther evil token? not the m issionaries responsible f< r W C arsn er, W agner, O r .................. 5 00 thropy m entioned by you in your Wear a smile. W R S m ith , Silverton, O r ............ 100 00 >t? P. W . G eer . sermon o fS u n d ay Nov. 15. 1896. H o rn B u rtis, W atronsville, M ich.. 5 00 N ot a silly, sickly grin, You ought to have kindness enough II E K lein, S ilverton, O r ................ 25 00 Q U E S T IO N B O X . N or an everlasting giggle; to adm it th a t you were m istaken ' "iild any of th e orthodox creeds lie- W m. R ig h t, Rose L aw n, I n d ............ 3 00 F or the hum an tongue and chin in the charges you m ade or pro W ere not m ade to wag and w iggle come the u niversal religion? duce the proof to su b stan tiate your T o ta l .....................................................$403 50 Could Secularism (religion of h u m a n All the while. [Sel. T here are o th e r good, res posible p arties statem ents, and as said statem ents ity) become the universal religion? were published in th e leading A re th e creeds a great hin d ran ce to who have prom ised sum s ran g in g from The sexton bought wine for the paper of th e N orthwest you ought Com m union an d vinegar for his I b rin g in g about th e brotherhood of m an - five dollars up to tw o h u n d re d d o lla rs, alth o u g h th ey have not signed an y p a r to adm it publicly through the own use a t the same time. He i k itid ? How m any sp irits can dance on th e ! tic u lar a m o u n t, an d we hope th a t, now columns of the sam e paper, th a t took the vinegar to the church, p o in t of a needle ? I s n 't th is question we have sta rte d in e a rn e st, th e req u ire d you were m istaken in regard to and th is was duly consecrated and as im p o rta n t to m an k in d as any of th e am o u n t will soon be raised. infidel philanthropy. You ought adm inistered to th e com m unicants. questions of theology? Does any one Jo h n D iam ond of C oburg, O regon, really know a n y th in g about a fu tu re life? will d o n ate fifty d o llars, provided th e to have fairness about you to a d T heir faces, on finding how sour Is th ere any use in talk in g about th in g s m it the facts of history. You new u n iv ersity building is c o n stru cted by th eir blessed Savior had turned, of w hich we know n o thing? Nov, 20, 1897, and J o h n L eiteh , of Maxo ought to be liberal enough to ac m ay well be im agined.— W ales Should o u rp u d lic teach ers (th e p reach M anie, W is., hag b e q u ea th e d us one knowledge the statem ents of even ers,! confine th e ir teachings to th in g s o f | News. tho u san d dollars. an infidel when proven by facts and th is life? W hy? Jo h n n ie Chaffie—“ G randm a, will U N IV E R S IT Y L IB R A R Y . Do th eo rth o d o x people know w h at they history. You ought to ad m it th a t we all know each other in heaven?” are talk in g about when th ey talk of su p the church is indebted to infidel Those w ishing to become m ein tiers of G ra n d m a — ‘Yes, my child, we shall e rn a tu ra l th in g s.? Do Secularists know th is A ssociation m ay do so by c o n p hilanthropy for th e m agnificent know each other th ere.” ‘‘But what th ey are talk in g ab o u t w hen th ey trib u tin g one or m ore good books. G irard College and other grand in g randm a, we can m ake believe we are talk in g ab o u t th e th in g s of n a tu re ? M em bers who have joined d u rin g th e stitutions of learning. You ought W ho are th e w isest? W ho will do the m o n th o f D ecem ber. are out when some of them call, m ost good? also to adm it th a t the churches P. W. G eer. 10vol. C ooper’s C om plete can ’t we?”— F reethinker: have no legal rig h t or title to th e W orks. S E C U L A R SO C IE T IE S* M. E itzjerrell 2vol. H isto ry of C h r is t G irard College, and by teaching re NEW S FRO M P O R TLA N D . ia n ity . N ew ton, Iowa, ligion th erein th e will and in ten t H . L. A llen 12 vol. S c o tt’s W orks. The S u n d ay school w ants Miss Mrs, E. B. Moffit, Sec. of its founder is violated. Y our “ Olds again and when she comes we Riverside, Iowa, J. Fesler, absurd statem en t th a t infidels sup- Cresent, Okla. B. C. Brewster. “ : GOOD BOOKS : will fill the hall. p o rt no schools or hospitals will be Vancouver, W ash., to to to to to to t o 't o to “ Laugh and grow fa t” is an old Mrs. H. I). Bur rows. “ remembered ag ain st you w hen all Force and M atter, B uchner, c lo th . .$1 00 else you have said, or ever will say, adage, and if you w ant to put it , Spokane, \\ ash., R. Sharpless, “ Locke on H um an U n d e rstan d in g “ . 1 40 W agner, Oregon, An Ideal R epublic, p a p e r .................. 50 will be forgotten unless you adm it into effect, ju st come to the en ter Robt. C arsner, “ A risto tle ’s E th ics, G illies, cloth . . . . 1 40 publicly th at you were m istaken; tain m en t next S unday night. Yale, Oregon, Lillian Johnson “ T he N a tu re C ure, Dr. C onger,(new ) The “ Dewey S isters” are prim e N orth Y am hill, Oregon, c l o t h ......................................................... 2(X) and, unless you do, you will stand Sam e as last in le a th e r e tte ................ 1 00 M iss Roxie L aughlin, “ in the pillory of h isto ry as a de- favorites in the city now. W hy? V olney’s R uins, c lo th , 75c p a p e r ... 50 fainer a calu m n iato r of the living They sang last night for the “ W ood-; P ortland, Oregon, A da Dewey, “ V ital Force, A. C hevannes, “ ___ 20 M cM innville, Oregon, A risto tle ’s Politics, E llis, c lo th ........ 60 and the dead. In conclusion, dear m en” and are now in dem and for T rials an d T riu m p h s of L abor, Ber- Mabel H opkins, “ Sir, I w ould respectfully rem ind other concerts in the near future. Silverton, < )regon, n ard i, p a p e r ....................................... 50 H y p n o tism , How it is Done, its you of the fact th a t the day W e are all grieved to learn of Mrs. J. D. Guiss. ‘‘ . 1 ses and its D angers, Ja m e s R. has past and gone forever, when the sad and u n tim ely death of Mr. First Secular C hurch of P ortland, Cocke, M. I)., c lo th ......................... 150 Dialogues of P lato , tra n s la te d by even m inisters of the so-called S. P. P u tn am an d Miss May Col C lara Bailey. Sec. v, c lo th .......................................", 80 First Secular Church of M cM inn Del C are Holy Gospels can afford to defame lins in Boston, S atu rd ay last. M a r’s H isto ry of M onetary ville, Win. L am bert, Sec. S ystem s, c lo th ................................... 2 00 or speak u n tru th fu lly about infi The C hristm as en tertain m en t F irst Secular Church of Silverton R e n a n ’s Life of Je su s, p a p e r............ 50 dels or unbelievers of the C hristian will be som ething well worth see m eets every other Sunday, 7:30 p.m . M olecular H y p o th esis of N atu re, Lock w o o d ........................................... 25 religion ami its useless dogm as ing. We are not going to have a Mr. John Hicks. Sec. H andbook of C u rren cy and w ealth , The Silverton Secular Sunday W a ld ro n ............................................... 50 and ironclad creeds. I sincerely S an ta Claus, hut th e “ Queen of R a p h e a l’s A strological A lm anac an d hope th at you will he honest and P len ty ” and all her atten d an ts School meets every Sunday in Lib E p h e m e r ic ......................................... 35 eral Hall at 2 p. ru. You are ea rn Language of th e S ta r s ......................... 50 fair enough to adm it your error will be in evidence. estly invited to atten d and help W h ith e r are We D riftin g as a N a and publicly acknowledge the same. Miss B ertha Dewey as “ Cleopa tio n , W iley, p a p e r ......................... 50 I have the honor to rem ain re tra ,” Joe Kemp as “ K ephron” and in our great work o f advancing the We keep u p w ith th e tim es in L iberal, cause of j science and m orality. Progressive and Reform books, an d ask spectfully yours for tru th and rea Mr. J. H. Fisk as “ Marc A ntony” you for all y o u r book o rders, will fu rn ish J . E. H osmer , son, vs. m yth and superstition. you any book w an t a t th e lowest will render the fam ous “ Poison M rs . J. D. Guiss, Supt. price. A ddress you all o rd ers, W . E. Jo n e s, IL D. B urrows . Scene.” Secretarv. to 291 A lder stre e t, P o rtlan d , Oregon.