T H E TORCH OF REASON, SIL V E R T O N , OREGON, TH U R SD A Y , F E B R U A R Y 4, 1897,
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other us free lovers
*n •Ji SUS a,i^ worrying about to each
After the building is completed
hell, infidels have been building and
those of our
opinion, we will need very m uch help in ob
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n un u j
*k railroads, Hteambouts and invent* to try to work together? We th in k taining apparatu s, hooks etc. and
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for our n o t, for if free lovers belong to our we will surely get it for every true
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help and comlort. And now they organization many o f our very best Secularist will do a little and m anv
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P u b lish ed ’ W eekly by the Oregon State’ building schools, churches and put their shoulder to the wheel and iut'»'- ihake muefo We ’ hope no
one will stan d back an d let a few
Secular Union.
»Sunday schools of their own, we he a great power in working for kill them selves lifting, hut now
prophesy th at orthodoxy will be hum anity, will hold them selves while the work lacks th a t m om en
J E. H O S M E R ....................... Editor. Jeft jn the 8|iacJe<
aloof and finally our society is. tum which it will gain when once
P W .O E E R - - - B u sin e ss M a n a g e r.
O u r n e w school-building a t »Sil- nothing hut a free love affair. But
fully started, everyone should take
verton
will
be
built
soon,
but
it
on the other hand if we ad o p t a right hold and with a he! aw! he!
E n tered at the fiostotfice a t Silverton,
would
help
us
very
much
if
the
Oregon, as second class m ail m atter.
m oral code and have some definite lift—for God’s sake? No, for H u-
Christians could give as much to guide and the free lovers have their n iain ty ’s sake.
ward this enterprise as infidels have own society, there will he no m is
y U lib C K I F lIO N K A TES.
' >ne Year, in advai c e ..........
iioo given in the past to help build or- understanding and when we get a
B rother H. L. Green, of the Free
Six Months* in a d v a n c e ............... ........
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thodox
churches.
worker he will fully understand Thought Magazine, speaks of us
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(n Club« of •> or more one year, in a d v a n c e ... 75
his duties and privileges. Our and the work in Oregon in the fol
Money should be sent by reg istered le tte r or
A n E th ic a l B a s is .
society has suffered very much from lowing friendly term s, th rough the
money order.
Please send uh the nam es and addresses of Sec
this very cause not only on account editorial colum ns of his magazine:
We th in k th a t our friend Mr.
u larists who are not teg u lar subscribers.
of w hat to us is one of the most
“ The T orch of R eason , the new
Underwood in his excellent article,
ruinous doctrines yet devised, free Silverton, Oregon, L iberal paper,
THURSDAY ...FEBRUARY 4, E.M.297. C haracter the Test of W orth, which
love, hut
also from other so- appears to improve with every issue.
appeared in the “ T orch ” Ja n u a ry
called reforms.
Mr. J. E. Hosm er, the editor, evi
H i t Us A g a in .
28, ex j tressed t he sen t i men t s of every
I t is tim e Secularists understand dently understands how to m ake a
true Secularist on the Pacific coast
In the city of .Silverton, Oregon,
th at in order to succeed, we m ust good paper and all th a t is needed
Yes, our Union should be established
last Sunday, at an orthodox church on an ethical basis and because we w<»rk more harm oniously, and in now is for the Liberals through the
which was built largely by the use have had no definite stan d ard we order to do this we m ust step out country to give it a generous sup
of infidels’ money, the Rev. ex have been the butt of ridicule of upon a distinct platform and adopt port. We earnestly request each
pounder of the tru th (?) talked societies th at have.
a definite plan of action. Dear of our readers to send fifty cents
along the same line as Dr. Locke
We believe th a t now we have a friends, if we can do this, we will for a six m onth s’ tria l of the
of P ortland did some weeks ago, U niversity started and young people have the best and brightest organi paper.”
when he gave us poor, lazy infidels are com ing to us for help to m ake zation in the world; hut as long as
“ The Liberals of Oregon in or
such a raking.
we
countenance
doctrines
th
a
t
are
their lives a blessing to themselves
ganizing Secular churches and S un
These poor mistaken brothers are and
so
offensive
to
the
nostrils
of
the
the
world,
we
should
day schools seem to u n derstand the
peculiar creatures to he sure. They hesitate no longer and as soon as we best people in the, world, just so long dem and of the times. Liberals of
are bound to b * behind in every can do th e work well, we should will <»ur work drag. Of course it is other states should follow th eir ex
thing. In gelling up a sermon as plainly define our position.
not for us to say just w hat our am ple.”
close to P ortland as this, a country
We know that some will oppose i ethical standard should be, we
“ At first we discouraged our Lib
pastor should copy from some of this hut it is by discussion th at we m ust leave this with the members
eral friends of Silverton, Oregon,
the later issues of the O regonian; get at the tru th and we should not of th e O. »S. S. U. and if it doesn’t
in th eir attem p t to establish a Free
but we will adm it th a t Dr. Locke’s handle this question with gloved suit us, there is plenty of room out-
Thought university, because we
aforesaid sermon was a big hit. hands.
side; hut in our estim ation there
thought they could not succeed,
But leaving all jokes aside, it does
We are perfectly satisfied th a t is no danger of placing it too high. hut we notice they are bound to
astonish
people to hear a full- the work of the O. S. S. U. has seen
1 hose, who for a purpose or ig
establish a school at once, and so
grown m an say th a t infidels have hut very little success compared norantly would destroy us will
we now advise Liberals everywhere
never built schools, churches etc. with w hat it would have seen shout, “Oh, you will rob us of our
to aid them all they can.
The
when at the same tim e there is a provided it had had some definite liberty.'” Do not let such deceive
W estern Liberals do not seem to
free reading-room w ithin a few purpose in view. »So long as we you. Some people d o n ’t know
yards of his church in active work, shout liberty! liberty! and do w hat liberty is; they th in k it m eans have in their dictionary an y such
word as “ failure.” If we were to
which was instituted and iscontroled nothing more, what good docs it do? license, some to do this and some
give any advice in th e m atter we
entirely by infidels. In this same It is about as productive of good as to do th at. We m ust not be afraid
would say for the present call the
city an in fidelic school has been in the religious fanatic shouting, “ I see of being too good. Let us adopt
school a “ Liberal Academ y.”
A
stituted and is prospering. In this Jesu s” and falling over in a swoon. the very best moral code we can
university is a very big th in g .”
same city the most prosperous busi Some call this “ the power” hut we and then advance from th a t and
We appreciate the kind notice
ness men are infidels. The citv
the world will respect us and we
* is call it great weakness.
given us by Mr. Green, and are
lighted by an in lid e lic electrician.
M e w ant
less short
lived will do more in one year than d u r pleased to note th a t we have
W henever our Rev. friend has enthusiasm and more good common ing any previous ten.
surprised him by accom plishing
an audience, it is about three sense. We have great respect for
more th an he thought possible.
Do N o t W a it .
fourth inlidelic. Trie builders of everyone’s private opinions and we
The m anagem ent will still adhere
his church were infidel carpenters would never ask a person to change
It m ay appear strange to some to the name “ U niversity,” however,
and infidels’ money paid for the his ideas without being able to give
how we can talk of startin g our for our school is
no
sm all
most of it.
good reason for d o in g so but it is building as soon as the w eather thing. We invite brother Green to
It is when we look at his state evident that it is best for those who
is g‘»od, when our building fund pay it a visit and see for himself.
m ents in a broader light however, have radically different views on
only shows a little over $500 sub
th a t we see the enorm ity of their vital questions to he in separate or
Now.
scribed. It would be well for our
falsity. The Chinese, the Japanese, ganizations, and especially when
anxious friends to rem em ber th a t
In all kinds of work there comes a
the M oham m edans, the ancient the success of one faction is sure to
the people of Silverton have not tim e when if the right th in g is done
Greeks, the Rom ans, the B uddists destroy the original organization.
been called upon yet. W hen the it will lead to success,and we firm ly
etc. are all considered infidels. Take for exam ple the question
time is ready, it will not take long believe th a t in the work of Secular
Have they built no schools? Have m entioned in the editorial of the
for our friends here to raise the ism the tim e has arrived to con
th e y established no libraries? W hat Free T hought Magazine for this
$♦>000, or even more if necessary. struct, build up, organize and sys
do we owe to the A rabian philos m onth i.e.. the subject of free love.
We ought to have more outside tematize.
ophers? W hat do we owe to the We are of the same opinion as Mr.
help, for th is school is of interest
Now is th e time, and if we do
Greeks and Romans? .
Green, th a t free love is one of to Lil»erals everywhere; but we
not grasp the opportu n ity to m ake
But there is another wav of look- the most deadly and seductive
m ust not expect too much u n til we the Liberal U niversity w hat it
ing a t th is question. W hile chris- enem iesof the hum an family. Now
dem onstrate the fact th a t it is pos should be— w hat it can be easily
tia n - have been p u ttin g in their the question is, is it for the best
sible to build a school, then our made if we all do o ur duty, we
tim e building churches and god interest of our society for those
friends from afar will lift all they ought to join the Catholics and go
schools try in g to make people he- who are so radically opposed
can.
to counting our little b^ads.