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THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 189
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camps and in the mining regions,
closed with the far from pleasant
statement that the society’s income
had been lessened by the falling off
in legacies to the amount of nearly
$50,000 during the past year, and
that its greatest need at this time
is an increase in the donations.”
As we build, orthodoxy must
decay.
Rev. Dr. Radcliffe of the New
York Ave. Presbyterian church
said: “ My Romanist friend may
look not only with suspicion but
with disapproval upon my baptism,
my name and office; yet I can
gladly welcome his baptism in the
name of the Father, Son and Holy
Ghost, believing that with all his
Our press fund needs your
appear with new learners a u u su o n , attention at once. What can you
through the whole realm of nature, do for it?
we have new appearances, yet we
Under our present amended by
do not cry miracle; no more should laws we have no licensed lecturers,
w’e in the social or mental world. but we expect to have soon. Those
The same law of cause and effect who wish to lecture on our platform
prevails in every department of and who can fill the requirements
Nature and we are not to suppose should apply at once.
for every peculiar event a special
“Astral Worship” is the title of a
intervention of God and overthrow
of natural law’, but rather are to nicely bound and well-edited book
look for the natural explanation.
by J. II. Hall, M. D., published by
the Truth Seeker Co., New-
Throw Off the Yoke
York. The book shows that the
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world has had but one religion and
gleam of light from heaven that originated with the ancient
penetrates the blackness of the
horrible delusion; no voice from
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the eternal bids the desponding
heart rejoice. No fancied tones
from the harps of seraphim arouse
the dull spirit from its lethargy, or
allay the consuming fever of the
brain. The wreck of mind is
utterly remediless; reason
is
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prostrate; and passion, prejudice
and superstition, have reared their
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temple on the ruins of his intellect.
L iberal U niversity F u n d , said fund to be used solely for th e co n stru ctio n
I pity the unbeliever. What to
m ain ten an ce an d fu rn ish in g of th e L iberal U n iv ersity of S ilverton, Ore.
him is the revelation from on high
but a sealed book? He sees noth
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ing above, or around, or beneath
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him, that evinces the existence of a
C om m ittee on F in an ce.
God, he denies yea, while standing
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on the foostool of Omnipotence, and
gazing upon the dazzling throne of
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the light of reason, and denies
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there is a God.”
It is not our object to show the
absurdity of the statements and
insinuations of the above, but to
show- that it is a great wrong to
I prom ise to pay to th e o rd er of J ohn H icks , S ilverton, O re.,
teach the children that an un
believer is an object of great pity.
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The writer’s father was an un
said fund to be used solely for th e co n stru ctio n , m ain ten an ce and fu rn ish
believer and many of the boys and
girls who read such trash today in
ing of th e L iberal U n iv ersity of S ilv erto n , Ore.
our public schools are sons and
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daughters of unbelievers and we
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hold that it is as wrong to force this
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upon their children as it would be
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to force atheism upon the children
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of orthodox parents.
C a t th is out or copy it, fill in w ith th*> a m o a n t you w ish to subscribe, and retu rn to
We pity the believers and could
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show that the world is far less a
world of chance to us than it is to
superstition, his faith is in Jesus
the poor believer in miracles and that
Christ, and that he feeds spiritually,
far from our reason being prostrate,
not carnally, on the body of our
the unbeliever disbelieves because
common Lord.” It wouldn’t he
of his reason, w-hile to believe
such a great step for Presbyterians
requires no reason or knowledge.
and other orthodox friends to w-ork
But it is unnecessary to try to show-
side by side w-ith the Romanist.
the weakness of the extract to
Let’s get them together as boon as
those who have reason and w-ill use
we cau. They must come together
it, and he whose reason has been
before they can make this really a
wrecked by superstitious belief,
Christian nation and when we real
dares not doubt and so we refrain,
ize the rapidity with which Liber
hoping that all unbelievers will
alism is spreading over our coun
unite with us and help throw off
try we doubt that they will get to
the old yoke that has enslaved our
gether soon enough to do it at all.
people for so many years.
Mr. Radcliffe no need to hesitate
on the account of superstition, for
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his belief in the Father, Son and
P reviously Acknowledged
Holy Ghost is as superstitious as
J . W. H ., New York C ity.
anything his Romauist friends be
lieve.
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• • • iUbeital kJniVeirsitg f?und • • •
UNIVERSITY NOTES
Yone Santo is the nam e of the
U niversity’s little dog.
Louie Wolfard became a member
of the Y. P. S. S. C. Friday evening.
Walter Smith presented the
the school with a valuable specimen
last Tuesdav.
Captain Arnie Forward’s side
scored 55 points at the Y. P. S. S.C.
last Friday evening.
Miss Ethel Whitlock and Norris
Ames entered our school this w-eek.
Still there’s more to follow-.
A number of our students enjoyed
the entertainment given at Betheny
last Saturday evening.
Our little .Japanese retriever
donated by F. S. Matteson some
time ago, arrived last Friday. It
is a beauty.
Among our visitors this w-eek
were Mrs. Nellie Riches, the Misses
Markland, Mrs E. L. Smith and
Mrs. John Hicks.
The literary •r contest will take
place about May 9. Ten or twelve
of the students will ent>-r the con
test, and a splendid time is an
ticipated.
A minister was called to order
this week by one of
teachers of the University
speaking of our work good men
should not tell “fish stories.”
A number of fine books was
added to our library this week.
Don’t forget to keep them coming.
We must have a fiue library.
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After reading about the gods of
ancient Greece some of our students
think it would be just as sensible
to believe in Jupiter as it is in
Jehovah. Isn’t it strange what
wicked (?) ideas children will get?
The students are not compelled
to attend Sunday school but we
think it to their advantage to do so.
It pleases the conductors to have
them all there and it encourages
others to come. Come I
One More
Dear Friends:
Your letter and paper received
and will say the paper is good and
I think will get better as it gets a
larger circulation. I will help to
swell the number. Please find my
note for five dollars and one dollar
for my subscription to the Torch of
Reason. Hoping that Secularism
will prosper with .the republican
administration, I remain, yours
for truth,
E. R. LAUGHLIN.
Caleb, Ore.
U n iversity Fund
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