THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1897. A Plan for th e E v o lu tio n of iu<es and F - . h o u g h t j . n d W isdom . corded in V —To th e E d ito rs of th e F re e th o u g h t ,,a- f* r8: The F reethinkers should labor lees to destroy C h ristian ity , and do much more to build up som ething a great deal better th an C hristian ity ; then the latter will crum ble and 7 , i ^ d X aX ------ ------- -- ------------- ------------------— _____ t i 1" an ! ‘ - a a d - n e y seducing as m any a l l d ' " • “ •d lead the young, step by aiders his own Z in g s of v X " liu fe l ^ c " " 7 . ‘’T H ° ' U8t b r e e d "tep, to realize there is so m uch im portance and l l - t s L ? r « l ^ n e s and harlots, an d a m ulti- th a t they w ant to learn and do dence- his <,,1 • L fcude of harm ful results, th at they will them selves tu rn from everything u,d will ? ' P' ’n8lbl* f,’r A wel1 »rdered hom e an d proper- frivolity and vices, because it wastes needed \Vhat incentives h ' n 'g ! V r a ' ned c b ' ld r™ dependent on th eir precious time, and injures believer except to ¡„ in rl ‘T b e , h ' 7 ’ a r* a m a n ’» greaiest incentives them selves and th eir friends. 'a n d th e k g / t i f v L it f C ‘Urc,h ’ ,o ^ h o r and virtue. H is m ainten- fall of its own w orthlessness. Give to the young, glim pses into dares and ™ T ,n ,n a tio n ? “ H fe ' “ P " * a " d her hope8 for I differ from the g re at English th e vast store h.atse of arts, science, list of sins are in t h e I iw \ " b e r c h ' ld te n a r e th e w o m a u ’s in c e n - Freethm ker, Mr. Foote, who recom- literature,philosophy, p h ilan th ro p e he d o n ’t re m id ° ’ T - “* “ ves ar,<l J°y- m ends close adherence to one idea, history and biography, of all ages the scientist k n o w ’ -',re 7 / 7 / • " ' ith free-|<,ve ¡” p'ace of n iai- —• i <111 ' .............. .re .1 ' a " . ,B nage> ” Verr m an baa <«» liberty to We are seekers after all ............................ tru th s, and nations, to awaken an un- studied - d i e d physiology „.ore, and the change as X n as b e 7 2 a E te ry * question which affects th e na- quenchahle desire to know more \ , ------------ 51----------------------- - c ,lw ,re IO RnOW n ,(„.e blbiw J a n d Bb he e 'h U‘'' k “ ° W W,’W. a ,tra c tiv e wom a»> or when- t turn i n n or n r t the hn 1 r u l i v i r l Luo a r* rig h t u n r l tsx *« • . . in d iv id n u u al, I has «nd to do ____ som ething worth doing, and b e ? t t,e t e r r........ ’ a n d a a w ro n tr. a and m i <mr oc should S iitp . and wrong, t»ur fnm forces u rd I y v within *.i.„ the vast . realm of ever his woman will not subruit subm it to N d tn r p n u v .s f • • a »<iiure never forurives sins* «m fH». ..11 1 • • w..man ■ _~ w in study out and teach ------------o-v th e right - so- m rtu’s achievem ----------------- ----- — ents a m in u th ie e p past a s ia an n a d scientist know», i r t h U n ° wishes. Beguilem ents and Intinn nf oil _x ___ a' il- , . i lu tio n o f a ll im p o rtant questions or the m u ltitu d e of present occupa- he m u s t s u l f r • ° 1 i ' ° tr y b ln decePtlon would flourish, an d jeal- the scientific religion fails to fill the tions, there can he found som ething sin. W h a ta re s in s '/D 7n "°-t ' T tO ° U'S'1'8 le'‘d ‘° 1 u a rrtls > »"¡cides, in- place it should, of evolving the high- adapted to each young person’s na- th a t brings harm I ° ' g t ' ‘ ' ' ' " " 8 "a n ,ty, aild m urders. If free-love est type of citizens, and , he fullest to re, capable of in ,-h i,,/,h e n , into o t ^ W1 X r h X ?b Wh“ ‘ — ™ > 'd .. ---- ---------7 — t -o.v w. in . m u g in e iu in to all-round developm ent of the indi- a busy w orthy life. B ut if the re-acts on th e doer, w hether he did have and rear children properly, if vifiual. I ’ve lived in M assachsetts, young are first led into church bon the wrong by direct act, or by e x T -? k/wlxi r i ___ a • , i Rhode Islan d , an d C onnecticut, dage, and m ade to believe th a t or "Le m ust wear herself out support* am ple or word led the other into ing herself and children on m eagre where alm ost everybody believed thodox salvaiion is the “ the one harm ful practices; for we are social in orthodox C h ristian ity (if they thing needful.” how m any of them pay, or by gratifying m en’s pas dependent creatures, and no one did not practice it.) I have seen can afterw ards be won into seien- sions, especially if the men foster can suffer or do evil w ithout in ju ry how tem perance, hygiene, science, tific religion early enough to to each m em ber, the doer, the liquor saloon and brothel tem p ta and political reforms are ham pered m ake of their lives all it tions to ruin everywhere, and m ight tem pter, and th e innocent included. by their faith in prayer, the bible, be? To give them a chance churches preach “a sin-cursed A scientific religion will teach its plan of salvation, its God, so th a t to s ta rt “ wives obey your hu s right, the p aren ts how vices are co n trary to N ature’s world, bands,” ‘‘forgiveness am i happiness there is scarcely any advancem ent. m ight first be led to doubt the laws, and w hat harm results. in an o th er life! ” All kinds of plans, societies, meet- Christian ---------- ------- 6..... , ailu religion, and »ee see m th a a j t urn ‘his Hence tins will m ake people more ^ »* need laws m aking m a n ’s re ings, for a n y k in d of im provem ent, scientific religion would beproduc- m oral th an C hristianity, because edueational or reform atory, are sub- tive of better results, and th a t sponsibility for bis fam ily greater, we see there is no escaping the re and securing to wives greater p ro merged by th e belief th a t church- som ething practically beneficial sults or punishm ents, except to work is more im p o rtan t, and all should take the place of prayer- tection for them selves, and control Jearn an d obey N atu re’s laws and spare tim e m ust b e devoted exelus meetings and sermons. of their children, but this is to be not sin. bins and th eir punish* ively read brought about by woman suffrage, But the - parents am and i m the e masses , to th at. They * will not ----- m ents m ust be investigated, listed, books and papers or atten d lectures of the people are of only o rd in ary and hygienic education of women, and taught. E very disease is the on an y such subjects, believing intellect, and th eir train in g from and n«»t by the insidious infernal result of sm s. In san ity , intem per- it is the devil tem pting them astray , earliest childhood has m ade toeir fallacies of free-love. Every m an mce, poverty, crim es, all miseries, There m ust be m illions of well-in-i belief in C hristianity, its bible, its prefers a woman th a t will allow no a re o tn e r results. tentioned people thus held in bond- gods, an,I future life /a p art of their other m a n ’s advances; then everv Let the scientists trace the results agn. If they were all set free brain, w hether they try to live it or m an should he so w orthy th a t one bacK to th eir causes, an d teach tne from their belief w ithout found«- not. Our question is, h .w can we woman shall he kept health y and relatio n s clearly, and they will lion and led into such knowledge s ta rt these to doubting, and how happy, and have full confidence in bring all people to believing in him. th a t their spare time would be de- m ost quickly lead them into under- scientific m orality, and to doing voted to prom oting scientific mar- standing why God, bible prayer The bringing up and teaching of vigorous work stopping the causes. ality, health, and the general wel- and future life, are all u n tru e, and ( hildten is m ainly done by women, Arhen sickness, death, or any fare in the num erous needed prac- th a t there a e better, stronger in- to m isfortune comes, the Christian ‘ m the home and schools. ° ** Then 1 hen to tical ways, w hat a m arvelous centives to m orality, prosneritv regards it •« “ • i develop strong, wise men for th e fu- i ' oa ra s it as a m ysterious disnen- tup«. ♦!.«= change for the b etter would soon be and * happiness? ■ • T urn th e H wav " « .o n of Providence” “ to wean " ’ haVe seen all along the line! lear11 " b a ‘ ‘''- y would be open for S u n d ay scientific tnen, from the vaniue., of lh l. fife ° PP°.rlU,,lty 1 he C hristian E ndeavor already schools, and lectures and the press to m en. nearer to God, n h g e ple binds some m illions of young peo do th e rest. Lead them to believe and draw tnem W ould free-love lilierty, or liouie instead of the resuit ot th eir own ple, by a pledge to give so much th a t this life is all th*re is, and m aintenance læst favor this? d h d i is g a rd 1' , o f o f .h eir lime and m eans to church- n a tu re ’s forces and m a t e r i X X ig . m n o ra X n c ^ e a w a n X X re X SUiBnti“ C ,eligi° n mU8‘ '7' e r,b " lw Scientific religion m ust overthrow meetings, ^l/_ng8\ p ray r,' y er, ''r ’, bible-reading b‘ble’r e .“ llng and have been, eternal like tim e mid l e a r n and obey to a v o id o t h e r ,r e e ; ,O''e “ 8 Wel1 " 8 c h r i s t i a , l i l y , a n d evangelizing work, th a t th ey have space; and show th a t evolution, not sim ilar evils. H te<lC 1 h;,PPine‘M« here is depend- no tim e nor strength left for any creation, lias brought alrnut w hat is: T ne Seieutlsts m ust face the “ " V ’" "r"’™1' ' 7 ' "cientifie, hygenie, or political study, th a t there can be no god hack of social evil. T ne fallacies of i,„ • . * / w ant tH Pr,>PO"e o n e w a y social reform, or an y kind of edu n a tu re , a n d prayer, o n h o d o x y , free-love d o ctrin eso u g n t to be ex- wl‘lch’ .l l ,iaen,s 10 ll‘is “good cational developm ent after leaving and th e bible falls worthless. R at posed to save tne young an d s u r - 11""- C° '“ ' ng”1 m ight ** fasten ed , school, except in the line of Chris a t the sam e tim e they m ust be led face-thinkers from bein g led a s rav p ' ' ,|",8e "ending tins plan to sev- tian theology. They give p art of to see th a t to get the most out of fine hom e needs two heads- r™ ° ,he *," tor" of L i',eral p apers their spare tim e to th a t, but I think this life (th e m ost happiness, pros- the fa th e r to ea rn th eir living and f ^ i th e“ C“ n to most of thorn it is a rath er d is p e n .y , an-1 lengtl, of life,) requires the m other to m ake the home w hat d *‘C"d . U ndertake carry in g it out, tasteful m any seek rel- d r u i ty “ , ' ■ from • which ................ J knowledge of n a tu ra l laws and it suould he, so to u t all s n a il I ,C‘" 'd 1,7 ,n v e,,t " ° n,«thing la,,. ties and V i,X P ' Ung,ng ,n t° frlV,,h- n r ic t obedience thereto. This will tidy, co ntainable, h ealth y and M rsM I H - ties X and vices "• I T - . . . '" a k e th e m m oral. h appy; this, w ith b r i n e , , . / , . A - L X M“ 7 K h ap p y ; this, with bringing un her h 7 W° rk f° r A scientific religion would open C h ristian ,,y teaches th a t God chi,uren w orthily, is enough work b ' g'H" ' ' a " d ,‘clent,fic tem perance t ’ the young all th e wonders and forgives Sins. So ihe believer, de- for an y woman esoeciallv ?, «hs I the 8aboolM *" ,he “ *'*t p ractical, ’ ■auties of the universe, the prac pending on forgiveness, sins. He read e.m u g l,’to he a lit'guide and ' “ ’" r"a ‘‘b ln *> Ph i|a n 'hropic work I tical mea of n a tu re ’s exhaustless regards as sins w hat God forbids, com panion. I f the m other m ust 7 . / ’, . 8h° Uld f° r’ ht'»res, the scientific reasons for hut th in k s h»*, him-»*lf, surelv is no » a m th eir living the c h il d r e n l " a ‘ helps possible! Can to he curse,!, so if he repJ ,lt3 home inust be . t g t f e d f“ r ' 1 < ’' b - 7 - “ '" ¡« c studies I k - m ore m ortality, tem perance, in d u stry , 1:1,1 justice, the work of the noble and by God wif, forgive. ’ love ,„ e men ca7 ^ a i '“ Z 7 " ‘ a ;i,l b r a v e teachers, reform ers, gen- As long as a m m , believes in a sponsibility, and m ay s , X X , " ” •>"U" 1 „ 7 P '> ’