THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1891 are sure that this work is worthy of thousand for the work at first. At present the Liberal Hall is being our best endeavors. We wish that those outside of used but to say the least it will not Silverton could be acquainted with afford suitable accommodations so the noble young men and women the need for a new building is very who are working here to gain an great. Our motto is “ Universal education and with what interest mental liberty.” On the opposite side they are looking forward to the of the enclosed blanks you will find time when théÿ will have a build acutof the proposed building. Now ing with suitable recitation moms write your name on that immortal so that one grade will not interfere scroll of fame and rustle up some with the other’s work. The students contributions if they be only fifty and teachers are all looking for cents each. We will succeed. Your D. ward to this time and the time friend, when wo, will have a new and better From Idaho. home where the work of decoration, mounting specimens, etc. etc., will Council, Idaho, May 10, ’97. be permanent. We cannot appeal to your super Editor Torch of Reason: I enclose noney for renewal of stition as many other institutions do. but we do appeal to your com subscription. I first subscribed for mon sense. Please take hold of this your paper for three months, as a J Our Stock work, for it needs your assistance at trial, and now' I cannot possibly Of /Tedium-Priced once. We have now’ subscribed, get along without it. As long as I counting land and all, less than $3000 and wre should have, before can get the necessary money I will we commence work, at least $5000 be a subscriber. It strikes me that and this would only finish and a great mistake is being make by Mail Orders Given Prompt Attention furnish part of the building. So preachers and oth rs instructing Yours to Please you see this work needs your help. children and those seeking in We are doing all we can. The formation by teaching things they ! Liberals of this little city subscribe cannot prove, that has never been S ilverton, Oregon about $1000 cash besides the land. proven and things that are contrary The very life of our cause depends' to the laws of nature. No greater upon the success of our University wrong can be done to the growing and every liberal in the United young than to make false impress States ought to pray for our success ions upon their youthful minds. in a way that will do us some good. ! I)o not tell your children things Do not hesitate! We need your for facts that you do not know to he help now! true. Bew’are of false ideas. Be frank with your child, tell him you An Open Letter. do not know these things; do not try to stuff him with some old DEALER IN Silverton, Or., May 13, 1897. erroneous idea that has been My Dear Will:— handed down from your great Chemicals, Drugs, Medicine, Toilet Articles, Perfumery Yours received. I will be punc grandfather. Allow him to hear and Soaps, Stationary, Patent Medicines, Paints tual in answering. Perhaps I didn’t both sides, and as the child grows and Oils, Combs and Brushes, Etc. make it as plain as I might. I un up to manhood his reason and derstand everything better now’ my judgement will select the path he SILVERTON, OREGON. self so can explain better. Here chooses to follow through life. The child naturally looks to its goes. Once upon a time—I suppose parent for an explanation of all The teachings of the that is the way to begin but my things. story is newer so can’t be com parent carry great weight with the menced in that way. The Secular young child, therefore if the parent ists are w’orking to build up a teaches myths and miracles the ------- DEALERS IN-------- Liberal University—at present the child naturally becomes sujiersti- only one of its kind in the world. tious and it takes a long while be Here everybody is at liberty to fore reason is able to prove their think for himself and the students fallacy. As long as we become oblivious are not compelled to listen to learned discourses upon the good to this w’orld in anticipation of an Corner Hain and W ater Streets ness of the Lord God or Holy Ghost, other, just so long will we be and are not required to waste half rocked in the cradle of superstitious SILVERTON, ORE. an hour every day in singing fear. Let us make the best of things praises as I did when “I w’as young.” You know already how on this earth that we possibly can; JOHN HICKS ’ SAMUEL AMES much all the orthodox teachings let us wait until we get to the dwarf the mind so you see how all bridge before we cross it. Accord important is the work. Morality ing to Christ’s command, “take no and charity is the only religion thought of the morrow,” apply it taught here. The purpose is to fit to this case, and take no thought DEALERS IN students for pure, useful lives. of another world until we come to Now’ everybody in sympathy with it (if we ever do.) In the mean the objects should not hesitate to time let us turn our attention to do all they can for the cause. Four this world, try and help the poor A G R IC U L T U R A L IM P L E M E N T S acres of land has been donated for and unfortunate, seek after truth the purpose and about one thousand and honestv, and live in a brother- Guns, Fishing Tackle, Cutlery, Sporting Goods, Etc., Etc. five-hundred dollars has been ly love. SILVERTON, OREGON. MORGAN P. GIFFORD. subscribed. It will take five- A. WOLF & SON J . 13. H a m m o n d D R U G G IS T C u s ite r & D a v e n p o rt ....GENERAL M ERCH ANDISE Hicks & Ames H ardw are, Tinw are, Stoves,