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THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1897.
Our Ideas Endorsed.
Very Satisfactory.
From Vale.
praying on the same line here.
Editor T orch of R eason : Al
Perhaps he thinks God don’t an
Editor T orch of R eason : Miss
Dear
friends:
I
enclose
here-
low me to sincerely thank you for
swer prayers as well in Malheur
Nettie A. Olds, the young and with two dollars and twenty five
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r'
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your article in your issue of Feb.
.
,,
J
countv
as
in
Grant
county.
brilliant Secular speaker, was here cents. One dollar from myself, and
T
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4, entitled “An Ethical Basis.”
.
.
1 enclose you a , letter
to my
two
evenings
of
last
week,
and
one
dollar
from
my
wife
Mrs.
Min-
u:
v
,
e for
young
man
and
your
Y ou a re a
T
,
,
,
„
.
daughter
V
lola
which
speaks
lectured to large audiences each
fund” itself,
r. K bhe will
... send , comes as re-
journal a new advocate of Free evening. It seems to me shecharm- erva , Johnson,
.
’ for the “press
1
copies
re
and
the
twenty-five
cents
for
a
Thought and I am much gratified
quested. \ iola never misses au
ed and satisfied the people here as three month’s trial subscription to
to see you take such a noble stand
opportunity to speak a good word
no
other
agnostic
lecturer
has
ever
the
T
orch
of
R
eaton
for
J.
W.
in favor of clean and moral Secu
for the T orch , Little Candle, or
done
before.
I
think
all
who
heard
Sevey,
Vale,
Oregon.
I
also
enclose
larism. Especially I am glad that
the Little Freethinker edited by
her agree as to her eloquence, correct sul.su
to
the
un.vers.ty
fund.
Aunt Elmjna w jth
<)f wigh^
the University is to be run on a
wish I were able to make it one j reniain
for the cause (>f
high moral basis. It ought to take reasoning and kind treatment of
those who differ from her in opinion hundred instead of ten dollars.
tl.ulh.
’ J , ohn R
J J O
HN8ON.
a much higher ethical basis than
E.
ohnson .
j
i i £ for upon
Secularism.
I can assure you that I am well
anv , °ur orthodox
schools,
.
. .
. We hope
r to have
J
.
.. .
her w ith us again soon,
From Iowa.
pleased with the T orch of R eason
ourlheory
is different from
theirs.
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VV e have had a very satisf'actorv and the Little Candle and I am
They teach , ,, that . the
effect
of sin
7
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Dear Secularists and Co-workers:
,
.
,
.
j
.
.
revival
meeting
here,
it
closed
the
and crime can be washed out, at
t
. doing all I can to get subscribers. As I am secretary of the Secular
I the 11
t • * , next
after Miss Olds’ I have been the means of getting
any time, by
blood .i of e n Christ,
, evening
,
Sunday school at this place and
.
, . .
• .r
whereas
our doctrine
is
that . there ' lectures. . It .. was a combination of you several trial subscribers, but so have been asked to send in a report.
r ree M ethodist, bout hern M ethodist, far I have not been able to get any
can be no escape from the penalty
I report as follows:
of violated law. The Silverton Soul Sleepers and Cumberland Pres yearly subscriptions owing to the
Our lights are kept trimmed and
University must teach the rising byterians. It was in full blast for hard times.
about four weeks. Total restlts 0
I hope sometime to have the burning. The Secular society here,
generation that comes under its
Very satisfactory indeed.
pleasure of meeting Mr. and Mrs. which signifies sociology, is growing
influence that the only way to
Very respectfully,
J. E. Hosmer. I already feel as in interest. The members realize
avoid the penalty of sin is to com
E. P. C.
though I were acquainted with that the true basis of education is
mit no sin. The University must
Coburg, Ore.
them as I heard them so w’ell science; also thai education is the
also teach its students that they
spoken of by Mr. Geer last fall when means of developing a purer, a
must do right because it is right,
Prefers Ethical Basis.
he was here, and since then bv higher condition of thought and
not for the purpose of gaining an
Editor T orch of R eason : We our county school superintendent, 'life. Good thoughts and pure mo
entrance into some mythical
tives are the instruments that bring
heaven in some future state of ex constantly hear some one asking F. J. Stanton, and Mrs. Ella Was about a higher type of mankind.
what we stand for or what princi son a classmate of theirs who has
istence.
We discuss important questions
The churches this winter in ple we advocate. No doubt Editor been teaching our public school write essays, and recite recitations.
many places are making a special Hosmer had these same things in this winter, and boarding at my We think it a very social circle
effort to convert people to orthodox mind when he wrote that article, house. Mrs. Wasson is a church where everyone has a chance to
not fanatical or
religion; let Liberals everywhere urging the Secularists of Oregon to member, but
exchange ideas.
labor to convert the world to simple define our ethical basis. We want bigoted. She has taken part with
We meet at the homes of the
honesty. That is the kind of re it understood that we represent us all winter in our secular meet members once every two weeks.
vival the world needs. If it may active principles, ami to prove this ings and Sunday schools. She will 'Though we are not many in num
be called ‘‘religion” it is the kind to the world it will be necessary probably teach our school again ber w*e feel that we are the friends
of religion that every young man for us to formulate our platform. next winter.
of progress and justice, and that
T should also like very much to
need» that starts out in the world. There can be no reasonable objec
nothing can stay the inevitable tide
President-elect McKinley has tion to this, and 1 for one, cry meet that tireless worker for intel of progress.
just appointed as his secretary ol ‘‘more power to your arm.” We lectual freedom, Mi-s Nettie Olds.
M rs . A llen M offitt .
the treasury Mr. Lyman J. Gage, cannot afford to be misunderstood I wish we could have several hund
Newton, Iowa, Feb. 6, E. M. 297.
the president of the first national on such vital points. We can well red as good as she is scattered
bank of Chicago. Mr. Gage was afford to be without the help of throughout the United States. I
Editor T orch of R eason : Yes,
toat
class
of
indi\iduals
w
ho
ac
hope
she
will
find
it
convenient
to
born some 61 years ago not far
let us have an ethical basis, defi
cept
certain
tenets
of
our
belief
visit Eastern Oregon on a lecture nióte and positive.
from where the writer of this letter
was born. He was a poor boy. under the impression that liberty tour in the near future.
The world is <>ur country, let to
is
license.
Give
the
workers
in
our
I
wish
I
w
’ere
able
to
send
a
He never had any orthodox relig
do good, be just, and promote
cause
something
tangible
to
strug
couple
of
my
children,
Edwin
and
ion but he had what is much better
righteousness, b e our religion.
gle
for
and
you
will
certainly
see
a
Viola,
to
the
Liberal
University.
the religion of honesty. He com
“ Do unto others as ye would that
quickening
all
along
the
line.
We
I
shall
try
to
send
one
of
them
any
menced life at the foot of the ladder
others should do unto you; and do
must
put
ourselves
and
our
way
this
fall.
of advancement and has been con
not untoothers that which ye would
thoughts
on
a
practical
basis
as
We
are
doing
what
we
can
hen*
stantly ascending, because he could
tha’ otliersshou'd not do unto you.”
well
as
a
just
one.
Any
basis,
so
for
the
s,
read
of
Freetbouuht,
and
be trusted in every place in which
This is a good foundation to
he was employed, and he now has long as it is not undeniably bad, is although we are not making the build our code on.
eains we wool«I like to, we are still
the esteeem of all who know him, better than none at all.
F. S. Matterson.
The
harvest
indeed
is
plenty
and
making
our
influence
felt.
The
be they rich or poor. For that rea
Turner, Ore.
the
reapers
few’.
Some
are
reach
Rev.
James
L»*wer
(Methodist)
has
son thousands who do not agree
with his political views will be ing out after the grain in a wav been holding protracted meetings)
W ho can think
f nome sim ple
pleased to see him a member of that doe« you good to see and con both at Vale, and up the river at j W a ilte d — ttfl ¡[¡83 o thing
to patent?
P rotect your Mean ; th ey may bring you w ealth.
template,
but
alas,
how
many
are
school
di-triet,
No
24,
and
although
W rite JOHN WKDDBRBÜRN * CO.. P a ten t A ttor
President McKinley’« cabinet. His
neys, W ashington, l>. C.. fo r their gl.WMj p rise offer
gathering
in
nothing
but
the
dry
he
has
plead
at
every
meeting
for
and
n ew list or on e thousand Inventions w anted.
religion is about the same as was
Abraham Lincoln’s and we are glad husks and chaff of life. We want converts to Christ he has not had
to say that for the last two years to show the world that we are liv one come to the mourners bench.
he has been a reader of the Free ing for something. To do this He preached in one meeting that I
Thought Magazine. And that is effectively, we must know “where attended that God answered nearly
the kind of men we hope to see the we re at.” Th *re is such a thing «it ol his (Lcwer’s) prayers and as
Silverton University send out into as pinning things down to too film a sample he told us how lie prayed
Caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained and all Pat
the world.
Men who can be a point for practical use. We have at a revival meeting at Canyon ent
business conducted for M O D E R A T E F e e «.
O ur O f f ic e is O p p o s it e U , s . p a t e n t o f f ic e
trusted. Men who love humanity. the teaching and experience of cen- City, Grant county, for one hund- and
we can secure patent in less tune than thus«
remote from Washington.
turies,
ami
the
brightest
and
l>est
red
and
fifty
converts
during
that
So I am glad to know that “ 1 he
Send model, drawing or photo., with descri{>-
5n. We advise, if patentable or not, free of
Torch of Reason” and the “Silver- thought of the present to guide us revival and how God had answered charge.
Our fee not due till patent is secured.
pm l e t , “ How to Obtain P aten ts,” with
ton University” are each to repre-
wi’b such aids we ought to be him by giving him one hundred cost A Paw
of same in the U. S. and foreign countries
sent the highest phase of Liberal- flble to make our position clear and and fifty-two, being two extra for sent free. Address,
i.-m. Yours truly, H. L. G reen , strong.
Z. J. M artin . good measure I suppose. I don’t C .A .S N O W & C O .
—Editor Freethought Magazine.
Poplar, Ore.
see why he didn’t do some of his O f f . P a t e n t O f f ic e . W a s h in g t o n , D. C.
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