THE TORCH OF REASON, SILV E R T O N , OREGON, TH U R SD A Y , MAY 27, 1897. THE CHRISTIAN BIBLE. Intemperate Lessons. SECULAR SUNDAY SCHOOL QUARTERLY T em perance Lesson. ‘*I)eut. 14:26: ‘And thou -h alt bestow th a t money for whatsoever No. 8. May 23. alcohol thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong One of the worst enemies th at m ankind has is a perverted appetite, drink, or for whatsoever thy soul «lesireth; and thou shalt eat there for it generally attacks us when we are young and ignorant of the laws before the Lord thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou and thine of health and when we have become old enough to recognize 1 he enem y. household.’ it has fastened itself upon us in such a way as to rob us of the very “ Deut. 15:14: ‘Thou shalt furnish him liberally out of th y Hock, strength necessary to overcome it. One of the very worst things young and out of thy Moor, and out of thy wine-press of th a t wherewith the people can do is to get tied to the habit of strong drinks and it is such ’ , . , . ,, „ ., . , ord thv an easy thing to do and the fact th at many are making a living by - J God hath blessed thee thou shalt give unto him .’ “ Judges . 9:13: ‘Ami the selling it has caused m any of our brightest bovs and girls to lead poor, . vine said unto . . them . , should . I , leave mv i . . lives. i- 'pu i sure way ‘4 to remain f free , and „ j i , i over the worthless, unhappy I he only help wine, .’, which cheereth God and m an, ’ and g * o to be promoted 1 others to become happy, useful citizens is to refrain from its useentirel v. ri^ ’ , ,, - “Second bam 6:19: ‘And he dealt among all the people, even I f we are total abstainers we will not only he safe ourselves hut we am ong the whole m u ltitu d e of Israel, as well to the women as men, to can teach others by example as well as by precept ami thus be doing every one a cake of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of good secular w'ork. Robert G. Ingersoll, our great advocate of liberty, shows in the wine.’ “ Psalm 104:15: ‘Ami wine th at m aketh glad the heart of m an, following words th a t he truly despises this monst* r th a t robs us of our and oil to m ake his lace to shine, and bread which strengthened) reason: “ I believe th a t alcohol, to a certain degree, demoralizes those who m an ’s h e a rt.’ “ Eccl. 9:7: ‘Go thy way, eat th y bread with joy, and d rin k thy make it, those who sell it, and those who drink it. I believe from the wine with a m erry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.’ tim e it issues from the coiled and poisonous worm of the distillery I u n til it em pties into the hell of crime, death, and dishonor, i t . - . ‘‘Song , . of . . Sol. 5:1: , . ‘I , have , dru , n k . my ~ wine , with my m ilk; eat, 0 dem oralizes everybody th a t touches it. I do not believe th at anybody ! ‘ <b 1 nk, yea, d u n k a lundantly, () »eloved. can contem this . ,>a‘ every ° ,,e t >at th irsteth , come y e to the waters, and item plate the subject w ithout becoming prejudiced against igai he th a t hath no m oney; come . ye, liquid crime. All vou have to do is to think of ... the v..^ wrecks „ .... ... , . , . , buy and eat; yea, come buy wine up<»n either bank of this stream of d ea th —of 1 he suicides, of the insanity, of a,,d milk w d io u t money an< w ithout price. the poverty, of the ignorance, of the distress, of the little ch ild ren !.. J er* 48.33. And joy and gladness is taken from the plentiful tugging at the faded dresses of weeping and despairing wives, asking anf ^ron) ine and o oab, and I have caused wine to fail from the wine presses.’ (G reat punishm ent.) for bread; of the men of genius it has wrecked; of the m illions who “ Dan. 1:5: ‘And the king appointed th em a daily provision of the have struggled with im aginary serpents produced by this devilish thing. And when you think of the jails, of the almshouses, of the king’s m eat, and of the wine wiiich he drank, so nourishing them prisons, and of tne scaffolds upon either hank— I do not wonder th at three years, th a t at the end thereof they m ight stand before the king.’ “ Amos 9:14: ‘And I will bring again the captivity of my people of every thoughtful man is prejudiced against the dam ned stuff called Israel, and they shall build the waste cities and in h ab it them ; and alcohol. they shall plant vineyards and drink the wine thereof; they shall also Questions on the Lesson. make gardens and eat the fruit of them ’ FOR INTERM EDIATE AND ADULT GROUPS. ‘‘M att. 11:19: ‘The Son of m an came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a m an gluttonous, and a wine-bibber, a friend of 1. Name some of the enemies of m ankind. 2. W hat is m eant by publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her ch ild ren .’ perverted appetite? 3. Name some of the strong drinks which rob “ Luke 7:33-4-5: ‘For John the B aptist came neither eating bread people of their reason. 4. W hy do people drink alcohol? 5. W hat nor drinking wine, and ye sav, He hath a devil. The Son of m an is is the only sure way to remain free from this slavery? 6. Should come eating and drinking, and ye say, Behold a gluttonous m an, and every Secularist be a total abstainer? 7. Who, according to Mr. a wine-bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! But wisdom is ju sti Ingersoll, are dem oralized by alcohol? 6. W hat kind of a stream fied of all her children.’ does he call it? 9. Name the wrecks along the banks of this stream . “ 1 Tim. 5:23: ‘D rink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy 10. Is alcohol a food? stom ach’s sake, and thine often infirm ities.’ ” Gem of Thought. “ R ocky” Only the wise can he brave, just, or tem perate Vice of every kind is ignorance.—Socrates. o/ ‘‘Prov. ready to hearts. member V q J U L fi. J U U U U L f i . J L f i J U L O J U U U U U U U L ^ Lectures and Lecturers. start for the Pacific coast in June, and will remain a few months with Miss Kate DePeatt of Ashland u8 delivering lectures in different Oregon, delivered her first secular parts of the state. We invite lecture at Liberal Ilall Sunday Secularists to give him a good re evening and was greeted by «ception and let him feel tl.at splendid audience who appreciated Secularism on tile Pacific coast the splendid lecture. Her subject amounts to something. He is to was: *• A Glance Behind the I nrtain give „ 8erie8 ,,f lectures in Silverton. and she handled it quite well for ,, v it i j . -. . 1 . one of her ago and experience. n » n - u r , B. b Underwood will lie with us Miss . . . . < th,s 8U,n,ner and we earnestly DePeatt is the right kind of a „ Q ? . .. . ?7 , , ... request Secularists to arrange for woman in the right place and will , ... , , , . * lectures. He will work for the prove a great help in the cause o f.. . • . Secularism. We predict for her a l". W'i8h‘"8 ™ - ^ e g o n and useful career. Cal forma, and for he Liberal , ... . . , University. He has already done At the close of the lecture she „„ » , . . , , , , . a. . . us valuaole service and let us show made a plea for the organization ... . t . , f . him that we appreciate it. His and read an application for member- . , , , . . .4. terms will be reasonable so that a 1 . . . , , , . . . rnay tiavean opportunity ofhear- join to come forward and sign their • .. . „ ,. . , mg him. Address him at 2653 names. A good response was made A . 1 * Evanston Ave., Chicago, to this and six persons applied for membership. This practically de Little Points. monstrates the success of our ethical basis, for people realize that when they join a Secular organization, Secularists are not fighting the they are taking a step toward the good that is in the orthodox church- and es 1)111 the Krertt, monster evil that is betterment of themslves in them. humanity. Franklir. Steiner of Iowa will Instead of feeling the presence of Thought. 31:6,7: ‘Give strong drink unto him th a t is perish, and wine unto those that, be of heavy Let him d rin k and forget his poverty and re his misery no more.’ ” a holy ghost wo should drink more deed to the University land! The of the milk of human kindness. work has really begun! And now Instead of worshiping a god we let every one do all he can to help should serve humanity. on the building of the only Liberal Will a Christian give you his University in the world. We must “cloak also” if you ask for his coat? have help! Try it. rn, . . . . Elvin Ames made the University The love of money is an evil but J not the root of all evil. Ignorance ano^ber donation this week. This could more properly be called the time it is two fine books for the root of all evil. library. Get us a subscriber! Next Saturday is the day that UNIVERSITY NOTES. c School , 1 v • 1 closed F riday w ith a the sealed bids for the University . , , mi ‘ lumber will be opened. The first bil1 cal,s for HO/XW feet. hearty Rah! Rah! Rah! Zip, Rah, Help the TORCH to shed its light! Boom! Liberal University, give us Room! " ’e expect men and teams to The Y. P, S. S. C. also adjourned l>e" in excavating for the basement Friday evening to meet again the next Monday, first Friday of next term. Captain Allen’s soldiers scored 158 points, n versity Fund, capturing the works by 68. The J*r«‘viou8ly A cknow ledged.............. $853 00 consequence is that she and her J. J. Jo h n so n , V ictoria, B. C....... 2 00 brave soldiers will be royally en- *J.‘ Utirdin, Fossil, Ore........... 2 50 tertained at the Liberal hall on the C,t'Mn8 S‘lverton “nd «> evening of June 4. Hurrah! Fall in! At last we have the T o ta l.................................................. $1784 50 Boom the TORCH OF REASON!