< THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 13, 189: broadened by the study of the sci­ ences they become gentle and kind and where brotherly love has sway, war is unknown; robbery, dishon­ esty, intemperance, violence, and lust are things not necessary to be forbidden; property is secure; life is valued for the good that may be done in this life; poverty is not known; sickness is overcome; child­ hood is made bright and happy in­ stead of darkened by ghost stories; old age is honored and made bright, receiving the homage otherwise wasted on gods and angels; woman is made the equal of man instead of his slave, and man becomes a self- reliant, improvable and improving creature of nature instead of a cringing coward or an avaricious hypocrite. The Secular virtues which some Christians have were taught by pagan philosophers long before Christianity was thought of. Fathers and mothers loved their children thousands of years before the gospel-writers copied the golden rule and claimed it as one of Christ’s sayings; but although Christianity came with the degrad­ ing doctrines of faith, intolerance, and blood atonement, yet the father’s and mother’s love could not be blotted out. In spite of the words ascribed to Jehovah’s sou that, “If anv man come to me and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he can not be my disciple,” iu spite of these horrible words and in spite of the fact that homes have been broken up, sons and daughters os­ tracised, and fathers and mothers abhorred on account of this religion of Christ, in spite of the fact that today people who could and would save the world from its poverty, ignorance, and crime, are standing aloof from each other instead of uniting, the great principles of fra­ ternal and parental love still re­ main, and we believe that these great Secular thoughts are growing as the minds of men develop and will at last displace the old doc- trinesof hate. Friends of humanity, be not deceived by names or pro­ fessions. Set the genuine infidelity known as Secularism beside the be­ lief in gods and devils, and the myths of a heaven and a hell; set it beside the doctrine of the inno­ cent suffering for the guilty; set it beside the doctrines which for nine­ teen hundred years have blocked the wheels of science and progress at every turn, and then choose be­ tween the two. S IL V E R T O N ... Oregon State Secular Union Organized i HS q .... Incorporated i S q j . UNIVERSAL MENTAL LIBERTY Barber Shop .A rtistic W o rk When you want a.... Good S m ooth Shave . Or a First-Class........ H a ir -C u t -CALL OX- E. E. T A Y LO R . Old Rags colored with “ PERFECTIO N ” Dyes will make beautiful Car­ pets and Rugs, and, unlike other dyes, the colors obtained will not wash out or fade. They are simple and econom­ ical to use, and the new “ Per­ fection” Cotton Dyes are espe­ cially adapted for Rugs and Rag Carpet making. For Sale By A ll D R UGG I S TS . GUISS & SON, Wholesale Agents. 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