< THE TORCH Her eyes sparkled with liquid b ril liancy, like the splendor of wine. They flashed with a thousand changing expressions, for her spirit was responsive to all the influences of the varying hour. ‘•Listen to m e,’'sh e said, “ while I sing you a song. I wrote it myself. The music is an old Scottish melody that I picked up.” She sang:— OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 27, ls97. The S um m er's Campaign. Oregon S tate S ecular Union The Liberal University closed last F riday with th irty nine students in regular attendance. T his ends the first school year of the first L iberal U niversity. The students have labored to m ake it a success and to them great credit is due. It now rem ains the du ty of us all to bend every effort to build the new build ing, so th at we m ay be all ready “ Love tosses on a d a rk n in g sea, Where wild winds b r e a th e th e ir m elody. next fall to go ahead with our work The rolling billows give no r e s t ; not ham pered in any way. Love finds th e sam e w ith in its b r e a s t; It is the intention of the Oregon A n d 'so it yearns for som e sw eet shore, State Secular Union to keep from W here • life shall blossom for everm ore. three to five lecturers in the field “ Love like a pilgrim roam s afar, in the coast states for the next And w atches every changing star, four m onths soliciting funds and And gathers every ra d ia n t flower, students for the U niversity and And sees it fade w ith su m m e r’s h o u r; And so it y earn s for th a t deep hom e building up the cause in every way. W here nothing fades and n a u g h t doth O ur lecturers will be licensed by ro am ." the state organization which license “ You see it doesn’t am ount to will be a guarantee th at the person much, but I wrote it m yself; and holding it is intellectually and it’s nobody’s business how poorly I m orally capable of expounding the write. I enjoy the privilege all to principles of Secularism and right myself. Do you th in k you can living. remember them ?” Right here it may be well to add “ Y es,” said C harlie, “ as long as a few words in regard to our ethical I live.” j basis which defines the require “ I ’ll w arrant you’ll forget them. m ents for lecturers and teachers. Come, sing them with me, and There seems to be some m isunder perhaps you won’t forget them standing am ong some of our Until day after tomorrow. If you mem bers and m any of the o u t keep then so long, I shall feel quite siders. No one can get a lecturer’s license now who is not of good moral honored.” C harlie sang the song with her character and exem plary habits. and others also; and the g o ld e n ! This insures our societies ag ain st moments flew, and dangerous being disgraced by the actions of moments they were to C harlie’s peace the lecturers, and it also gives the lecturers a recom m endation as to of m ind. true worth. People who advocate After a while she jum ped up. a future life are not licensed by the “ I said little Pete could paint. O. S. 8. U. On account of the Look here.” And she showed some trouble we have had with lecturers b rilliant landscapes full of color, of th a t belief it was deemed and flowers deftly painted on plates necessary to m ake this restriction and frames and screens. E vident and avert all further trouble. T his ly, she could handle the brush with o f course excludes S piritualists and fine skill. it i> well th at it should for Secular- It was all a wonder to Charlie. ists and S piritualists can only work He drifted along th e dazzling together by working in separate or stream of love, though he felt every ganizations. There is no occasion moment as if he should go tum bling for hard feelings, for it is best for over some cataract. It was utterly both parties and sensible ones on foolish to th in k for a moment th a t both sides realize it. such a b rillian t and fortunate Our lecturers are ready to start woman would ever consent to be on the road at any time now as the wife of one who could offer her soon as dates are made. There is scarcely an y th in g in the way of no time to be lost, so, kind reader, wealth or position or talent. no m atter in what part Oregon, Charlie had very little faith in his W ashington, C alifornia or Idaho own ability. He looked upon him you live, write and tell us w hat the self as a very o rd in ary m an, and chances are for a lecture at your made no pretensions to excellence p la c e and neighboring com m unities. Our lecturers m ake no regular of any sort; and he h a d n ’t the charges for their services, hut we slightest idea th a t he could present expect people to furnish a hall and anything to B lanche th at would entertainm ent for the speaker and then do the l>est they can in a win her to his side. financial wav. All the lecturers “ It seems to me you are looking are donating their work and all the rath er m elancholy,” said Blanche, money th at is taken in goes to the as the hands of the old-fashioned S tate I nion a fte r paying the clock in the corner began to creep lecturers’ actual expenses. No m atter where you live, try toward twelve. and arrange forone or more lectures. “ I am m elancholy.” said Charlie. No one will be sent to fill the * " I t ’s alm ost tim e to go.’’ engagem ent who is not intellectual “ No m atter about th a t You ly and m orally capable of advanc ing the cause of Secularism . can call ag ain .” PE A R L W. G EER . (TO BE CONTINUE!».) Pre-. O. 8. 8. U. 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