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
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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 "
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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 •
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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-
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tru th s, and nations,
to awaken an un- studied
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the vast . realm
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ever his woman
will not subruit
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a m in u th ie e p past
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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 ^
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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
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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
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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
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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
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develop strong, wise men for th e fu-
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change for the b etter would soon be and * happiness?
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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-
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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
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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
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ties X and
vices
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'" a k e th e m m oral.
h appy; this, w ith b r i n e , , . / , . A - L X
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h ap p y ; this, with bringing un her h
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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
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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
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home
inust
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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
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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
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