T
ORCH OF
VOL. 1
THE P ATH OF INDEPENDENCE.
R eason .
SILVERTON, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31. 1896.
NO. 9.
charge.
W hether a professor of
God in The C onstitution.
C hristians; but it is needed to m ake
m athem atics or chem istry believes
this a m ore C hristian nation.
in the experience or in the in tu i­
In 1875 the New York Independ-
“ 1 he jieople are not to be m ade
tional philosophy, in socialism or j ent spoke of the God in the consti­
more C hristian by it; but, since the
individualism , in Ju d aism , B ud­ tu tio n idea in the following pointed
nation cannot be C hristian unless
I hen h a ste, tru th -se e k e r, on th y wav,
dhism
or
C
hristianity,
or
in
none
m
anner:
N or heed th e w orldling’s sm ile or frown,
the people are, it is m eant to m ake
of these, is unim portant so that he
Phis being a C hristian nation, the nation C hristian w ithout af­
The brave alone shall wear th e crown
is thoroughly com petent to give in­ we have a right to acknowledge God fecting th e people.
T oe noble only clasp the bay.
struction in his special science.
in th e C o n s t it u t io n ;
because, as
Go, worker of the public weal;
“ 1 h at is, the object of th is am end­
W hen knaves com bine, and plot and plan,
Instruction in all th e principal things are now, th is is not a C hris­ ment is to m ake the nation C hris­
A ssert th e dig n ity of m an,
religions should he given— th eir t ia n nation, and needs such recog­ tian w ithout m ak in g the people
Teach th e dishonest h earts to feel.
principles, th eir history, the evi­ nation to m ake it one.”
C hristians.
Still keep thv independence w hole;
“ Phis having alw ays been a
dences and argum ents for and
“ By puttin g God in the Consti­
Let n o th in g w arp thee from th v course,
C h ristian nation, we have a right
against
them
,
as
presented
by
th
eir
tution he will be recognized by no­
And thou ehalt wield a g ia n t’s force,
to
keep
it
such;
and
therefore
we
ablest
defenders
and
critics;
in
­
A nd wrong ladore th y foot shall roll.
body else than those who already
need
this
am
endm
ent,
siuee
hitherto
struction also in opposing systems,
____
—A non.
recognize him ; an d therefore we
w
ithout
it,
we
have
only
been
a
such
as
Secularism
,
with
the
best
S election s From Ingersoll.
need this am endm ent for a fuller
th a t can be said for it, and the heathen nation.
recognition of him.
Io plow is to play; to plant is to strongest objections th a t can be
“ In o th er words we need to m ake
“ If we say we believe in God and
prophesy, and the harvest answ ers urged ag a in st it.
The students this a C hristian nation, because we Christ in the C onstitution, it is
an d fulfills.
should he free to form th eir relig­ are already such, on the ground true of those believing in him and
Give me the storm and tempest ious beliefs w ithout dictation or th a t if we do not m ake it such, we
a lie as to the rest; and as the first
ot thought and action, ra th e r than any com pulsory influence by the are not a C hristian nation.
class already recognize him , we
th e dead cairn of ignorance and teachers, whose business should be
“ Because the people are substan­
want this am endm ent as a recogni­
faith.
to discipline the m ind, strengthen tially all C hristians, we have a tion by the la tte r class, so th a t our
If ihe p< < p]e were n little more its powers and help the stu d en t to right, and have need, to m ake the
whole people shall recognize him .
ig n o ran t, astrology would flourish; acquire knowledge and not to im ­ C onstitution C hristian, to cheek
“ \\ het her we have an acknow ­
if a little more enlightened, religion pose their au th o rity upon students our powerful elem ent of unbeliev­
ledgm ent of God in the C onstitu­
ers.
would perish.
in regard to propositions that are
tion or not, we are a C hristian n a ­
“ We m ean to interfere with no
I w ant no heaven for which I unproven, or concerning v "ieh
tion; and therefore, it is th is recog­
m
an
’s
rights,
but
only
to
get
cer­
m ust give up my
reason, no scholars and thinkers differ.
nition of God th a t is to m ake us a
tain rights, now belonging to a ll, re­
happiness in exchange for my lib­
If one student is a Jew, a n o th e r
C hristian n a tio n .”
stricted
to
C
hristians.
erty , an d no im m ortality th at de a Catholic, another a P resbyterian,
Phe fact th a t the Christians are
“ Phis religious am endm ent is to
m antis the su rren d er of my in ­ another an Agnostic o r a Secular­
now uniting all th eir forces to
have no practical effect, its object
d iv id u ality .
ist, they should all have equal
m ake this a Christian nation by
being to check infidelity.
A rgum ents cannot he answ ered liberty to hold and to avow their
“ I t is to interfere w ith no m an ’s causing the Christian religion to he
w ith insults. K indness is strength respective beliefs. All should have
rights, hut only to m ake the unbe­ recognize in the C onstitution, shows
Anger blows out the lam p of the an opportunity
to become ac­
th a t if we wish to he free, an d not
lievers concede to C hristians the
m ind. In the
exam ination of quainted with the different system s,
in the sam e condition as were the
right to rule in th eir interest, and
great questions every one should theories and beliefs and with the
to give up like claim s for himself. people during the d ark reign of
be serene, slow-pulsed and calm. argum ents aud criticism s relating
“ It is m eant to have no practical R om an Catholicism , we m ust o r­
to
them
.
Intelligence is not the founda­
effect, and therefore will be of great ganize and m eet the enem ies of
tion of arrogance. Insolence is
C haracter should be put above use to us.
liberty with our united forces.
not
logic.
E p ith ets are
the creed. The form ation of good
“ We w ant to recognize God, and
P o liten e ss P a y s.
arg u m en ts <»f malice.
habits, training in the wavs of a C h ristian ity as our n ational duty
A good story is told of a dog th a t
Across the highw ay of progress, m oral life is o f course of prim ary to Deity, hut intend to give no effect
the church has alw ays been build­ im portance.
to such recognition, pleasing God one day discovered an organ-
O ur great institutions of learning by ju dicially voting ourselves pious, g rin d e r’s monkey seated upon a
ing breastw orks of b ib b s, tracts,
hank w ithin his m aster’s grounds,
com m entaries, prayer-bo« »ks, creeds, have been approaching the liberal and nothing more.
dogm as and platform s;
and at stan d ard here indicated but m ost of
“ We shall leave all religions in and a t once m ade a rush for it.
'Phe m onkey, which was attired
every advance, the C hristians have them are yet far from it. The curse equality before the law, and m ake
g ath ered behind these heaps of rub­ of sectarianism im pairs their use­ C h ristian ity the adopted religion in jacket and hat, aw aited the on­
set in tran q u ility , so undisturbed
bish an d shot the poisoned arrow s fulness. In tim e we m ay expect of the nation.
of malice at the soldiers of free­ th a t this evil will be elim inated
“ C hristianity, being justice re­ th at the dog halted w ithin a few feet
from all our colleges an d univer­ quires us to p u t down infidelity of it to reconnoitre.
dom.
sities.
The anim als took a long stare at
by taking ad v an tag e of our n u m ­
W hat a U n iversity Should Be.
M eanw hile schools on an unsec­ bers to secure rights which we do each other, but the dog was evidently
recovering from his surprise, a n d
In a university of learning all tarian basis where they can be es­ not allow to others.
branches should be taught by com­ tablished deserve all possible en­
“ Justice to C h ristian s isone thing was about to m ake a spring for the
intruder, when the m onkey raised
p eten t teachers.
Students should couragem ent. I hope the one an d to infidels another.
h av e the o p p o rtu n ity to study the started at Silverton will prove suc­
“ W e being a C hristian people, his paw and saluted by lifting hie
different sy stem ?^ o f philosophy cessful, and realize the hopes of its th e Jewish and unhelieviug por­ i hat.
The effect was m agical. T he dog’s
If it tion of our people are not, of right,
an d religion, as well as the various founders and supporters.
head and tail dropped, and hesneak-
social and economic theories, w ith ­ shall succeed in doing on a small p a rt of the people.
out being required to adopt any of scale even, w hat our great univer­
“ And so having no rights which ed off to the house,refusing to leave
sities ought to lie doing on a large we, as C hristians, are bound to re­ it u n til his polite but m ysterious
t hem.
Professors in every departm ent scale, it m ay serve as a kind of ex­ spect, we m ust adopt this am en d ­ visitor had departed.
should he selected with reference to am ple for them to follow, and m ent in our interest.
“The pride of science is hum ble
th eir qualifications to instruct in perhaps hasten their Seculariza­
“ Passing th is act will not m ake when com pared with the pride of
the b ranches in which they have tion.
B. F. U nderwood .
an y to be C hristians who are not ignorance »
An easy p ath it is to tread
The p a th the m u ltitu d e will ta k e ;
But independence dares th e «take
If * hu t by fair conviction led.