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About Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 11, 1897)
TIIE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1897. Correspondence. hallucinations of the bigoted. Respectfully yours, schools in a dozen towns, hut the all difficulties, which are but trifles Liberal University established at in reality, and arrangements are S oldiers H ome , D ayton , Onio. A ddison R. J rrrs. 8 i 1 \ » rton, January *"•, is demon* made for two lectures on my return Jan. 28, 1897.—To thu Editor: stiatiHg that it is not bee ’use of Mr. Crawford is a geologist and of W oodland , C owlitz C o ., W ash . Gods—who and what are thev? • Feb.9, E. M. 297.—Liberal Friends: "** ’ “’ “ T ° ''L? ‘* ralis',‘’1 but 00u,* ! « « u d en t of nature, having And from whence did they come? i t i < aus our lorcc» have not been or- a splendid crdlection of specimens j nncio*ea j wenci v<>u DostHl -.4 , _i , • ___ — .............................. . - ........ 7,' !- C c ^ • y o. /'o v re e.tf*MC .......... .i• <* -r o«• v' \ ; , : • / -. every ago of which W6 money order ior one uouar, t»r i .,o « ♦ . i’ • i • i" i lias not Iteen accomplished. have anv knowledge I t ¡ « ( L l i r r E t felt or heard a god? Not a living which send me the “T orch of R ev - i i ,i , ‘ “ * g 1 1 <,ellgh t* i • x- i i <.r. » e . . . 1 «wve tne work at Silverton pro- ful to commune thu« w ith im tn m soul H,nee creation dawned. Why son for one year l^gm n.ng with gri.s..i„,, ,licely> a „ (1 f01nmence a hcrself an(| k>ar„ (jf h(,r ™ then does man insist upon there the January 21 issue lour of the state, speaking first at wonders and beauties being one? We all know there is a ■'y eousin Mr. E. L. Davidson, X()rth Yamhill, Saturday evening, Sunday evening I 'am welcome,I book known as the h ble which of Oswego, Ore., kindly sent us a j.,nu..rv so TH p W.rth Yamhill i i ‘ , , e . . e l-aai , «January ou. I Me Aorth Yamhill by a hundred friends at Innrtim . contains no positive evidence he- copy of your little paper, not long S 'cular Sundav school w i« nr «« u;. i • , . . . i ,, , , , o cumr eunuay senooj wag organ- Citv, and it is unanomoiislv voted yond mere asserimn that there is ago, and we are all much plea<td ¡zed October 12 1899 and h„ •, »• » ,« h r / ‘ y . VOte 1 • viz v , -a -it v^ciooei la., id jn and has pros- nv the audience ihat I ’•ema n n v « ' one. with it. We hope it will p ro p e r OV£ro, ♦♦ i , ‘ , «av a .eiuain ovei t «x i , , ... i i ♦ i t « « l'e’cd, the average attendance each for another JectU’e M o n d ay dea ls it to be supposed fo ra mom- an(J great good, here in its S u n d a v b cin a o it •. . * a ^ ’ C l . , viz x , . u m ia y being a b o u t fo rty . lio n , p ite the fact that a m atm erie chi ,'« ent that the writer who composed W estern home. Lee 1 autzhlin -.t who«« n » r c i , . . ®nt C tfU18' 1 I ......................... h-’e Laughlin, at whose home I was tian brother is holding a revival, the story about Moses, Aaron, W e a!«, wish the new Frcethought entertained, will be remember, d as the audience increases fully one- Ahab, ami seventy of the elders university all possible success, as it one of th« pioneers in freethonght third, local liieuds furnish music who went in to the mountains and 'a just wnat we have needed for so who is ever at his post doing all he ami all are rejoiced. I get a n u m saw god standing as it were upon a long- (.an. H(? ,;ves tQ ber of subscribers to the T orch and pavement of sappiale stone, also W e send greetings to our Oregon of his patient and persistent efforts. L it il e , C andle promise ° of that thev saw (Y.l and did eat and Freethonght friends who have - p ," m i I ‘ , L, ‘ T " a “’ , and the Pr,,mi8e drink, told ,he truth when , he undertaken this noble work. " e local so,- ety piepared a must- several students, for the Uni- uruui wn u vne( cal program for the evening of the versitv, all of which cheers Respectfully, writer never mentioned how God lecture, an<l at the close we enjoyed the heart and lightens the E lva D a vi i » son - B lack burn . appeared? Was his hair black or a delightful social, a prominent burdens of the Secular preacher, red, his eyes blue, black or gray? feature of which was the lunch There are many earnest friends at University Notes. Was he Idack, red or white, tall or , , , . , served b-v the ladies of the society. Junction, and the time is ripe for a short? The absence of a minute , . . . . 1,0 work of selecting college I have promised to visit North local society a ml Snndiv« ,i description of the creator of the colors and a college veil haw ena«tz-rl V om L iii , • , , rni c i tty and . unday school. universe is evidencesiifficie.it tin t 7 1 7 , , i l,d8a" ua« d ' a ,,h d l a8aln dur" ’S the 8ec"»d Thete is a great demand for lectures inverse is evidence sufficient th t the attention of stiidentsand faculty week of March. The T orch of and the lime is not far distant they never saw this god at all. this week «nil 1; »♦ .v i t > r (,lfctant th . a n wide i open for e an R eason our Secular w ill I he door was i left qn . . . a, . . . { . will , light the . homes KT , of sev- when „ 11 teachers vtaentrs win » ■ ■ a il c , • ■ I he new students this week are cral friends there and North Yam- figure prominent lv in th e nrowr**« unlimited play cf man’s imagina- * f at • u-n -n i i , c , p»o.mnenuy in the progres s' ” C1yde Mount of Marion County, hill will keep abreast of the times, sive society of every citv and town II J 11. and i r Louie • r n \r ,.n ___ ..r cl . I T I. _ J J 1 ,IU , Charles Page ,,f T Polk Prof. L. U. McCann, of the public in Oregon. I meet Mr. Van Ranken, W illiam Drap, r very concisely Ranch from the Willamette Univer- school, is a valuable exponent of Mr. Sihbets, the genial opera dw ells upon th e p rim a ry cau ses of liberal principles. house manager, his noble wife, and m an ’s religious or s supernatural u n e rn a tn ra l nro- man’s pro On Thursday evening F eb ru ary , promising daughter Minnie, Mr. bome of the students claim that pen si ties about as follows: We 4, I am at Independence, a promi and Mrs. Frank Wilkinson, Mr. and will suppose the first man was our regular calisthenic exercises nent business center in Polk Co. Mrs. Geo. Bailey and son, Miss Sadie created ami placed up »n this earth. are causing their muscles t-» grow We all certainly Although Secular lectures are al- Cummins, Dr. N. L. Lee and family He had never seen anything wonderfully. most entirely new here, our friends at whose home I had the pleasure ami knew nothing. He began his enjoy this part of the training. The new pupils ale nil good e«>*l.usiastic, and we have Ihe to dine. I shall not soon forget this wanderings over the earth, sees his Shadow, it moves when he moves I 8,udent8 and will be a great h e lp |° pLera ho,,8e “ ■’'f o ^ l- ly seated, genial family, nor my first game of stops when he stops. W hat is it? a" d e''«ouragement to all of 11». , nie' ll"K resulted in much good parlor billiards played with the He discovers a pool of clear water; Last week Mrs. A. C. Macdonald, ,*? \ 5 ,'' ‘ 1 tna*'aFcn“enO 'f Mr. Dr. and his son. It took the united naturally he lays down to drink, ' ’»other of the Macdonald of the j , . rn > '' W1 w . alld efforts of the son and myself to He has never recognized his own Truthseeker, sent us three tine books aU^ ‘ er a so in< assisted, match the Dr. but we were fortunate face, he sees the reflection of him- 0,1 geometry and this week Mrs. M \ UHC )" ‘ls iscouisec »y Prof, enough to win the game, even at self approach the surface of the J. Olds, motherof Mis« Nettie Olds, S (^ b^ r a to the credit of the close margin of two points. I water ami rec- de as he approaches sends us several fine works for our ,^n<. d am a great lover of home sports, and reced s. Wha. is that thing Kbrary. aud‘; 7 - The Professor ,« a broad- and hold to the opinion that if a r 'e i _ m .j “ U e c a n .“otta,,t'--8nlell xxx 1 and .1 .. , who is now lecturing „f m in nature d e d man appreciation . . Mies Olds, and with her due beautiflil truths, greater effort was made to make feel it. Io him ,t grew into a In different parts of the state, for I met also Dr. S A. Mulkey, Joseph home pleasnt, fewer young people sp r , t A sap-rna.ural beyond our University, sends encouraging Hershhurg and other warm friends would be forced to public halls for amusement. Mr. and Mrs. Milliaru, n,mdel1- ! reports in regard to student. She <>f the cau<e Master He sees the tre s waving to and says we may count on many stud- A,»id hearty good will I leave daughter Gertrude and fro, he heats and feels the wind dents next summer and several eu- p ri<l«iir « # r» ir u t Mem, with whom I made my home, b u te a n n o ts e e itf w h a .is it? From tire families will undoubtedly move me , , n , n are among the ever increasing whence comes this invisible power? here as soon as spring opens p H 7 A H "7 T 7 number who practice true Lib He sees the firmament shrouded ------- P __«_pens. F. H yland and h,s good wife. I eralism. They will be valuable also spend a pleasant afternoon in News and Notes. with darkness. He sees lightning leaders in the local Sunday school . the home of Mrs. Henkle-Bennett, flash and hears , « , the thunders roar: he Pro,,,,nent social position formerly vice-nresident of th e O q Q which we trust is soon to be organi lie sees mighty tree shivered to which Seculurism is coming to oc- it m /. ,, « ent of the 0 .8 . &. zed- N ettie A. O lds . atoms; his nature is overcome will, cupy in the Western states is ce - , , « d v ‘ln‘ Coburg Feb. 10. terror. W h a tis it? To him it as- tain I v gratifying to those who have , a" d 9eVere ph>'8i’ sumed and grew into an Almighty labor'd am i sacrificed for the 7 in ,'h '7 , 7 ’H '" ' University Fund God. A thing which, through cau-e. Almost every s X y U “ , ^ 7 7 T ‘7 h t H Ì4 t f i l i » U *. I 1 A 7 ( w / t/1 a V ii I i l 111 f m an’s stupidity exists to this day, based exclusively upon heltef Man has created and worshipped hundreds of gods, ami what is so entertaining is the ridiculous fact f iat to man, the god he worships is better and superior to all olher g als. He respects no other m an’s or creedist’s god. I hope this may have a tendency to remove the P r p p t h f i l l C Xn t f r i P n i l Q i v l l i l llU V O ra a . a permeated with libera) thought; a |ife and°dem h tha’t ’ bring "conifort large percentage of .he orthodox and peace in the fading twilight of congregations are favorable to the ¡„dividual existence * principles of Secularism, and noth- « i. i ing is bringing them to the front ■** ,u ’ ' " P " '• banT aud like th . Oregon system of l7 a l or- 7 " “ 7 “ 7™ ganization. Although this system 8pln “al (r,end8’ Me88r8' Crawf,,rd has been in vogue but two 'vears 7 7 - 7 ’ Ph’ ' 0«raPhen,> a,ld the result is not alone thriving 7 '^ famllle8' rhpy are 80me- Secular churches and Sundiv d ' ™ * d over the pros- I Muuudj peel8 for a lecture, but we surmount Previously Acknowledged......... $395.50 A K Olds, McMinnvile, O r........... 50 00 Mrs M J Olds, McMinnville........... 50 00 Louisa E Henkles, Corvallis.......... 5 00 John Price, Scappose, O r.................... 10 00 T o ta l............................................... $510 50 Wanted-An Idea B I L roArc t.7 :i'i,r :_th e I maX bring you w ealth. W rite J 6 H N W S D D E R B U R H ft CO . Patent A tto r ney«. Washington, D. C., fo r their •1.800 prl«e offar and new u *t or on« thousand Inventions wanted.