T H E TORCH OF REASON, SIL V E R T O N , OREGON, TH U R SD A Y , MAY 6, 1897.
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and yet, on the other hand, as you
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the h e a d in g ‘‘Are You W ith Us,” rious gospel of F reethought and
is the question you ask the Free T ruth should, and m ust be such as
th in k ers of Oregon. I answer yes, practice what they preach— and we
M AS
with all the little m ite of ability should never advocate an y th in g
and influence I m ay possess. I but what we practice.
We have been accused of being
have been a worker in the cause of
m ental freedom from the slavery of destructive and not constructive in
superstition for the past twenty-six our teaching; th a t w’e take away, b u t
years, and I have had the pleasure do not give an y th in g in return. W’e
of seeing some good fruits from it know’ this is not true. For, although
in different p arts of the west where we m ay have to clear aw ay the
rubbish before we build, we m ust
I have been.
It w a s with pleasure th a t I read alw ays rem em ber to build more
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of the work done in the late con th an we tear down. Give more
vention a t Silverton. I regret very th an we take away. No one has
T H E EVOLUTION OF T H E D E V IL
much th a t w e were unable to send more, nor as precious gifts to bestow
By H enry F ran k , th e in d ep en d en t p reach er of New Y ork C ity. T he
m ost learn ed , accu rate, scientific and philosophical analysis of his Sa
W e have t r u t h , '
a representative from our little as we have.
tan ic m ajesty ever before p u b lish e d ; 66 p a g es........................
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band of F reethinkers in this far reason and all the known beautiful
PR A Y E R
aw ay outpost of F reethought in p arts of Science and N atural
Its uselessness an d unscientific a ssu m p tio n . Some one h u n d re d a u
th
o ritie s quoted to show th a t p ray er can n o t, in th e n a tu re of th in g s,
Philosophy
on
our
side.
No
one
O r e g o n , but tim es are very hard
be answ ered. By H en ry M. T a b e r ...................................................................
here and we could not raise th e has ever offered their tim e, life and
IN PLA C E OF C H R IS T IA N IT Y
needed m oney for expenses.
energy for a better purpose th an we
An answ er to th e co n stan tly repeated questions w hich C h ristia n s ask :
“ W h at are you going to give us in place of th e religion of C h ris ti
As to the question of m orals, I do. Therefore allow me to say to
a n ity ? ” By H en ry M. T a b e r.............................................................................
especially in
confess th a t it is a delicate ques all F reethinkers,
T H E E A R T H NOT C R E A T E D
tion to h andle if we attem p t to Oregon, let us be united. If there
E xposes th e fallacy of p o p u lar cosm ic th eo ries; 39 p a g es......................
draw the line. Even am ong the should at tim es be som ething th a t JO H N TY N D A LL M EM O R IA L
W ith frontispiece of Professor T yndall and articles by H olyoake,
orthodox C hristian churches, w hat w’e cannot fully endorse, do not for
M ills, W atts, U nderw ood, W akem an, H uxley an d o th e r s ......................
was one or two hundred years ago th a t reason become ’ discouraged
C H A R LES D A RW IN
taught as m orality and a C hristian and break ranks. A nything may
His life and w hat th e work! owes to h im . W ith p o rtra it an d illu s tra
tio n s. By B. O. Fow ler and T. B. W a k e m a n ...............................................
duty, such as slavery, burning of be changed when it is found best to
witches, persecution of Q uakers, do so. It is not in the n a tu re of L IB E R A L IZ E D C H R IS T IA N IT Y
A collection of evidence, m ostly adm issions of th e clergy, th a t th ere
etc., is now repudiated. A correct things th a t we should all see and
is a g reat change tak in g place in ch u rch doctrines. By H en ry M. T ab e r.
and true knowledge of m orality is th in k alike in all things. T here GOD IN T H E C O N STITU TIO N
In g erso ll’s best arg u m e n t in behalf of th e e n tire sep aratio n of ch u rch
of slow grow th, and my observa fore let us not dem and more of
and sta le . By R. G . In g e rso ll...........................................................................
tions have been th a t even am ong others th an we are willing to give.
C H U R C H AND S PATE
F reeth in k ers—with m any— it takes Never a t anv tim e let a sm all
The Bible in th e public schools and th e new A m erican p a rty . By
“ Jefferso n ” ...............................................................................................................
years to fully understand it in its difference of private opinion be
n a tu ra l an d logical sense. I t is an come a b arrier to seperate u s, nor COSMOLOGY AGAINST TH EO LO G Y
Bv “ V in d e x ” ............................................................................................................
easy th in g for h u m an ity to go to use it as an excuse for inactivity,
T H E R E L IG IO N OF H U M A N IT Y
some extrem e, and often change Come to the front! If we all do
By J . Leon Ben w e ll............................................................. ...............................
from one extrem e to another.
this we can accom plish an y th in g R E L IG IO N AND S C IE N C E
“ R eco n ciliatio n ” refuted. By “ C o rv in u s” ...................................................
Do not m isunderstand me. I am we undertake, and our children
not finding fault with the doings of w ill some day look back with pride D W IG H T L. MOODY
An interview . By Susan H . W i x o n ...............................................................
our last convention; I am only con and g ratitu d e for what th eir
SECULAR SUNDAY SCHOOL Q U A R T E R L Y
tem plating w h at chances there m ay parents and gran d p aren ts have
A n eat little book on science and m o rality w ith lessons for 13 weeks,
for p rim ary , in te rm e d iate a n d a d u lt classes. By J . E . and M. P. H os
b e at some future tim e to m iscon done for them . M any of the noble
m er ..............................................................................................................................
strue its in tent and m eaning. We ones in the p ast considered the
W ORLD’S PA R L IA M E N T OF R E L IG IO N
can see th a t some religious and po same noble cause and work th a t
A laughable burlesque rep o rt of th e noted p a rliam e n t. D. K. T e n n e y ..
litical parties are alw ays try in g to w’e are engaged in today, w orthy to W H A T W OULD FO LLO W ON T H E E F F A C E M E N T OF
m isinterpret the C onstitution of the suffer and die for.
T hey have
C H R IS T IA N IT Y
T his is a splendid m issio n ary lx>ok an d an eye-opener for orth o d o x
United States to m ake it mean paved the way for us and thereby
people. By George Jaco b H o ly o a k e ...............................................................
som ething different from w hat it given us greater liberties aud
T H E M YTH OF T H E G R E A T D ELU G E
was orig in ally intended.
security th a n they had. Then wrhy
A com plete an d overw helm ing refu tatio n of th e Bible sto ries. By
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m es M. M cCann ..................................................................................................
Mv own view is th a t F reethink- should not we take up th e battle
ers should strive to be a m oral ex where they left off? We have an B IB LIC A L M YTHS
Shows plainly th e u n reaso n ab len ess an d a b su rd ity of m ost of th e
am ple to th e world in all th eir ac easy task com pared with theirs
Bible stories. By Professor D aniel T. A m es.................................................
tions, as well as teaching m orality, and we should honor them by L IF E AND C A R E E R OF C H A R L E S BRA D LA U G H
Bv George Jaco b H o ly o a k e ...................................................................................
and at the same time we should be carrying on the work which they
willing to stoop down and with a undertook, th a t for which they PRO G RESS OF EV O LU TIO N A R Y T H O U G H T
A ddress before th e C ongress of E v o lu tio n ists held in Chicago, S ep
friendly an d outstretched hand as suffered, and th a t for which, in
tem b er, 1893. By B. F. U n d e rw o o d ...............................................................
sist the fallen ones of both sexes, m any instances, they gave up th eir JE H O V A H IN T E R V IE W E D
Or O rthodoxy from H ead q u a rte rs. Good for d y sp ep tics who desire to
and raise them lip, and place them lives.
M IC H A EL JOHNSON.
laugh am i grow’ h e a l t h y .......................................................................................
on a higher level, both in th in k in g
Vale, Ore., April 16.
W HA T C O N STITU TES A F R E E T H IN K E R
and living. Do not expect th a t
By H . L. G reen
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The will of the present is the key
such work can be accom plished in
STANDING UP FOR JE S U S
O r w hat th e ed ito r of the F reeth o u g h t M agazine th in k s of J e s u s ..........
a day or a year. It takes time to to th e future, and m oral character
is
eternal
destiny.—
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oratio
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