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
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th
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G
illies,
cloth
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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
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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.