VOL. 1.
8ILVEBTON, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, ¡897.
NO. 17.
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a n “ d ii a w s i rj ru
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Secular N ew s.
scientific exposition of the different tellectual progress consisted in the
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religious systems prevailing among destruction by Christian fanaticism
k nndrt.v bCl'^ H e sso n quar
May give a shock of p leasure to th e
° ne
a ^te r of the celebrated Library of Alex- er les are now ready and may be
fram e
-uch an education, still experiences andria, which contained all the had at this office at ten cents each.
More exquisite th a n w hen N ectarian
l^ie need of a definite law or rule of intellectual treasures of antiquity,
If any of our regular subscribers
juice
faith m ay then attach himself to
an incalculable loss to science,1 d o not g; t th e T orch of R eason
Renews the life of joy in h a p p ie st h o u rs, any religious sect that may seem
which can never be replaced. It is regularly, please notify us at once
It 18 a little th in g to speak a phrase
g o o ,J , 0 h i
,
Of com m on com fort, w hich by dailv use L u
e i a i u > Usually asserted in praise of Chris­ and the mi-take will be corrected.
lia s alm ost lost its sen se; y et on th é ear ' W
le c o m n i u n *, y should bear tianity that in the middle ages the
e have made arrangements to
the
cost
of this special fancy!
Of him who th o u g h t to die u n ren o w n ed ,
Christian monasteries were the *>uld’8,‘ w‘n,e
Katie Kehui
’tw ill fall.
As regards Christianity, or the preservers of science and literature, S,nith ’s lectures, which, no doubt,
Like choicest m usic; fill th e glazing
Paulinism which is falsely called but even this is correct only in wiH l)e 8rerttly appreciated by our
eye
! Christianity, it stands, by its dog­ a very limited
W ith gentle te a rs ; relax th e k n o tted
sense,
since readers-
hand
matic portion or contents in such boundless ignorance a ml rudeness
The regular quarterly meeting of
To know th e lionds of fellow ship again ; striking and irreconcilable, nay,
generally
prevailed
in
the
monas­
the executive board of the 0. S. S.
And shed on th e d e p a rtin g soul a sense, absolutely
absurd contradiction teries, and innumerable ecclesias-
U. will he held at Liberal Hall
fM ore precious th a n th e benison of
with
all
the
acquisitions
and
prin­
friends
tics could I.ot even
cven read. Valu- Sunday Marqji 7 at 3:3d p. m. All
ciples
of
modern
science
that
its
A bout the honored d e ath b ed of th e ric h ),
able literary tnasures on parch«- fien d s of the cause are invited to
future tragical fate can only he a ment contained in the libraries of be present.
To him who else were lonely, th a t
a n o th e r
question of time. But even its the monasteries were destroyed, the
The entertainm ent and social
Of th e g reat fam ily is n e a r an d feels.
ethical contents or its moral prin­ monks when liny wanted money given at Liberal Hall by the Secu
—T alfourd.
ciples are in no way essentially selling the books as parchment, or
lar Sunday school of this place on
P rogress in S pite of C h ristian ity. distinguished above those o f other tearing out the leaves and writing
\ \ «lshington s birthday was largely
peoples, and were equally we|l and p sa lm s upon them.
Frequently attended and all seemed to enjoy
It is therefore clear that for our in part better known to mankind
they entirely effaced the ancient themselves.
present age and for the future, a even before its appearance. Not
classics, to make room for their
foundation must be sought and only in this respect, but also in
b ive Secular Sunday schools have
foolish legends and homilies; nay,
found for culture and m o rality , its supposed character as the world- tt.o
of the classics,
classic« such as been started in the last four months.
the reading
reading
dilferen, from th at which can be religion it is excel,ed by the m uch, Aristotle
for of e x the
a m p t T Z ’ d such as v
v lit 1 more lecturers in
furnished to us by religion. It i s ; older and probably most widely forbidden by papal dUreea.
the field the increase would be
no the b a r of bod that acts diffused religious system in th e. In Xew Spain Christian fanati greater.
ib is demonstrates the
mnelioratl.lgly or ennohlingly upon world, the celebrated Buddhism, cism immediately destroyed what- success of the work.
anners, o which the middle ages which recognizes neither the idea ever of arts and civilization ex
H. C. Davenport, the cartoonist,
furmsh us with a striking proof; j of a personal God, nor th at of a isted among the natives, and that has c >nsent< d to furnish us with
1,1 the t unobling .,1 the conception personal duration, and nevertheless, this was not inconsiderable is articles giving bis experience dur­
h t,. H o h I" X
.
g°e r teaCheS
"xtremely Pure- amiable Isllown >-y the numerous monuments ing his recent visit to Rome. This
hand „ hand with the advance of and even ascetic morality.
The now in m ins whieh place b e X a will be something entirely new and
cm zation. Let us then give up , doctrine of Zoroaster or Zarathrus- doubt the former existence of a tol- no doubt relished by our readers.
inaking a show of the profession of, tra also, 1800 years B. C. taughtI era bi y high degme of c X r e
Bu
A gentleman of this town who
pocritic.il words of faith, the , the principles of hum anity anti tol- ! in the place of this not a trace of was received into the Christian
t’h it t ,Ur| >St °I " " • Be*,us to >e ''rauon for those of different modes ¡Christian civilization is now to be church at a recent revival here,
that they may be continually shown of thinking in a m anner and purity | observed among the ex^sring Im
came in and subscribed for the
, o it lies by the actions and deeds which were unknown to the Semitic dians, and the resident Catholic I ok < h a few days ago. W hether
this is significant of a change of
I e future w.11 feel far ..lore happy t.anity.
Christ,anity originated in a state of tl.e greatest gnorance mind, or a desire to know both
and contented when he has not to !a n d spread as is well-known a t the and stupidity
sides, we do not know.
contend at every step of his in, el-1,¡me of a general decline of man-
Thus Christianity has always
U n iversity Notes.
ai forward development with n ers, and of very great moral and acted consistently in accordance
. - t -rmenting contradictions be- national corruption; and ils extra- with the principles of one of the
e need a pianist who can also
tween knowledge and fa.th which ordinary success must I k , partly fathers 0 the chumh Tertulian assist in primary work.
plague his youth, and occupy his explained by the prevalence of a who says: “ Desire of knowleXe
Our chemicals and apparatus
mature age unnecessarily with the sort of inte.iectua, and moral d i , is no logger m - X y since S
having arrived, we arc having in­
slow renunciation of .he notions ease, which had overjaiwered the Christ, nor is investigation neC-
teresting work in chemistry and
n ith he unbilled in his youth, spirits o f men after the fall of th e ! essary since the Gospel ”
natural philosophy.
. . . X T ? ?
.’ T '‘‘ke I ancient civil zation and under de-
If tl.e civilization of the Euro-
The question for debate tomor­
•
om mankind, and al,sorb a moralizing influence of the gradual [ pean and especially of Christian
gr-at part of his best intellectual collapse of the great Roman empire, nations has notwithstanding made row evening at the Y. P. 8. 8. C.is:
powers
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»wnuing made Resolved, That capital punishment
.
But even at that time tiiose who such enormous progress in the should be abolished.
attainable goal. At any rate, the : stood inlellectualiy high and looked
course of centuries, an unprejudiced
Sometime in the near future we
leant that we can expect in thin re- deeply into thing.«, recognized the
consideration of history can only will have an oratorical contest.
G>ect from the state and society of whole danger of this new turn of
tell us that this has taken place Prizes will be awarded to those
he future is a complete separation mind, and it i, very remarkable
lietween ecclesiastical and worldly that the best and most benevolent not by means of Christianity, but Who are adjudged victorious. Any
in spite of it. And this is a suf­ member of the University will be
affairs, or an absolute emancipa- of the Roman emperors, such as
ficient indication to what an extent admitted and drilled free of charge.
tmn of the state and school from Marcus Aurelius, Julian, etc , were
pvprx-
1 •
1 • n
" X"
u., nurcuu», Julian, etc., were this civilization must still be ca-
this
ucation muG he ‘fou“
»X
i’” 0’“, “ t ; " •'>er8,‘CUtOrS ° ' ^ ^ 1 ° '
— * n e 1 e he
d e class
d in ¿ in a p physics
t ^ n ? ! ¿‘
ho’st week
Z i
succeeded in capturing a ghost and
knowledge not u n o n fa ith - ■' ,1 ^ ,r,Htlan"y> whllst 11 was tolerated »hall be completely freed from the confining
confining it
it in
in a a small
small viol.
viol. It
is
It is
religion h i l i | „ i n f , h ’i , d
the bad O1" * - " “ch «a Commodus, narrow bounds of old superstitions: wonderful
w,,.n derfu| to
to relate
relate that
this nctive
that this
active
r Hg.on itsel should lie taught in Heliogabalus, etc. When it had and religious em barrassm ent«-- .®-'alelem ent would obey only «er
l he public schools only as religious gradually attained the superiority, Buchner.
' I ‘.a'c ^ s o n s , #nd for tbese it wouli
do just as it was told.
To give a cup of w a ter; y et its d ra u g h t
Of cool refresh m en t, d ra in e d by fevered
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