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, POTCll ()f ¡\CclSOn 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 A , o , n n un u j *k railroads, Hteambouts and invent* to try to work together? We th in k taining apparatu s, hooks etc. and The Only J S ecular Paper Published on he ing , ail ,, m , anners of , things . K for our n o t, for if free lovers belong to our we will surely get it for every true Pacific Coast. a n s i \ , ,] help and comlort. And now they organization many o f our very best Secularist will do a little and m anv • ■' V;', ' :•' ! i 4 M ' 1 ‘ P * n'g •»,ho oih<:r ‘.rl.-e 'WVuid g la d ly 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 ............... ........ ’ ? thodox churches. worker he will fully understand Thought Magazine, speaks of us 1 hrce Month«, in a d v a n c e ................................. 2.> (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.