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
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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
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i sure way ‘4 to remain f free , and
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worthless, unhappy
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help wine, .’, which cheereth God and m an, ’ and g * o to be promoted
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others to become happy, useful citizens is to refrain from its useentirel v. ri^ ’
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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
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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
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. of . . Sol. 5:1: , . ‘I , have
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, 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 .
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every ° ,,e t >at th irsteth , come y e to the waters, and
item plate the subject w ithout becoming prejudiced against
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come . ye,
liquid crime. All vou have to do is to think of
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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
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punishm
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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.
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‘‘Prov.
ready to
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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
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DePeatt is the right kind of a „
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prove a great help in the cause o f.. .
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Secularism. We predict for her a
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useful career.
Cal forma, and for he Liberal
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At the close of the lecture she „„
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him that we appreciate it. His
and read an application for member-
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terms will be reasonable so that a 1
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join to come forward and sign their •
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names. A good response was made
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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.
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. Elvin Ames made the University
The love of money is an evil but
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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.
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School
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closed
F riday
w ith
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the sealed bids for the University
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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
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evening of June 4.
Hurrah!
Fall in!
At last we have the
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