TH E TORCH OF REASON, SILV ER TO N , OREGON, TH U R SD A Y , JU N E 3, 1897,
SECULAR
SUNDAY
A p ril 11.
SCHOOL
LESSON.
N a tu ra l H is to ry .
H O LY
No. 2.
In n a tu ra l
FISHES.
FISH
Fishes are vertebrates which have cold blood, a id live wholly io the
water and breathe by mean* of gills. The parts which correspond to
the arm s and legs of other anim als are usually very short, ami are
called fins. The eye of a fish has no motion, and the pupil is always of
the same size, both in light a id darkness; the ear is wholly enclosed by
the hones of the head and hence it is generally believed that they hear
only the loudest sounds.
The num ber of eggs laid by one fish is often very great,- the salm on
sometimes laying tw enty thousand and the cod more than nine million.
Most fish possess a singular organ called the “swimming bladder.”
This is a kind of pouch situated close under the backbone, and filled
with a gas called nitrogen. The fish can rise or sink by means of com ­
pressing or expanding this pouch, without using its fins or tail.
There are more fish than all other vertebrates put together. Those
th a t live in shallow water are usually of brighter colors while those that
live in very' deep water are generally dull in color. Some fish have
very peculiar ways. In Central America there are fish which leave their
ponds when the water dries u p a n d ju m p along over the ground in. large
droves in search of more water. A nother kind has th e power of lving
dorm ant in the mud until it rains ami thus preserves its life. A nother
kind clim bs up the tru n k s of trees, and Hie archer fish of .Japan lives on
insects which it shoots with a drop of water blow n from its long snout.
It can in this m anner shoot an insect th a t is four or five feet away ami
then as it drops into the water the successful archer im m ediately
swallows its prey.
QUESTIONS
ON THE LESSON.
1.
To w hat branch of the anim al kingdom docs a fish belong?
2. Tell about the fishes’ eyes. 3. Can a. fish hear uh talk? 4. How
m any eggu does a salm on sometimes lay? 6. Tell about the “swim­
ming bladder.” 6. \\ hieh are p rettier, fishes that liv«* in shallow, or
those th a t live in deep w ater? 7. Tell about four kinds of fish th at
have peculiar habits. 8 to 10. Tell fish stories.
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U n iv e rs ity F und.
H is to ry .
STORIES.
J ‘" ah 1:17: Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up
Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three
n ig h ts .
Jonah 2:10: Ami the Lord spake unto th e fish and it vomited out
Jonah upon the dry land.
M a't. 14:17-21: And they said unto him , we have her«' hut five
loaves and two fishes.
said, bring tlc'in h ith er to me.
And he
com m anded the m ultitude to sit on th e grass, and took the five loaves
ami the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and
gave the loaves to bis disciples, ami the disciples to the m ultitude. And
they did all eat, and were filled, and they took up of the fragm ents
lh at rem ained tw -lve baskets full. And they th a t had eaten were
about five thousand men, besides women and children.
Luke 5:4-7: Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon,
launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.
Ami
Simon answering, said unto him, m aster, we have toiled all the night
and have taken nothing, nevertheless a t th y word I will let down the
net. And when they bad this doin', they inclosed a great m u ltitude of
fishes. And their net brake. Anti they beckoned to th eir partners,
which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them ;
ami they came, and filled both the ships so th at they began to sink.
Lx. 7: L - 2 1: • 1 bus saith the Lord, In this thou sh alt know’ th at I am
the Lord; Behold, I wiii smite with the roti th at is in my hand upon
t h e waters which are in the river, and they shall he turned to blood. *
* And the fish that were in the rivers died; ami the river stank, and
the E gyptians could not drink of ¿he water of the river; and there was
blo"d throughout all the land of Egypt.
¡Matt. 17:24-27: W hat thinkest thou, Sim on?
Of whom do the
kings <>t the earth take custom or tribute? Of their own children, or of
stranger-? Peter saith unto him , of strangers. Jesu s saith unto him ,
Then are the children free. N otw ithstanding, lest we should offend
them, go thou to the sea, ami cast an hook, ami take up the fish th a t
first c o n n - th up; ami when thou hast opened his m outh, thou sh alt find
a piece of money; that take, and give unto them for me and thee.
“ F is h y ”
Science will beautify the lives of those who will arise
from the dark recesses o f error.
LESSON.
T h o u g h t.
“ And Jonah was in the belly of
and three nights.”
the
fish
three days
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seat three thousand people. Hon. showing it.
Previously A cknow ledged..........0 7 8 4 50 W. J. B ryan will speak there the
Theologians answer argum ents
C itizens of Silverton and vicinity, 260 00 day before the opening of the
The lowest hid for tin*, hill of
bv refusing to discuss, and over­
110,000 feet of lum ber is $077.50. T o ta l.................................................. $20-14 00 C hautauqua assem bly.
throw skeptics by ignoring facts.
the contract will soon he let.
Dr. C. Elton B lanchard of Cleve­ The scientists answ er argum ents
SECULAR NEWS.
land, Ohio, noted for his lectures with facts and overthrow
1 her«; is some talk of changing
the
and
writings,
has
been
invited
by
the location of the University from
priests by the use of reason.
the
Oregon
State
Seep
lar
Union
to
Next
w
e
e
k
we
will
publish
the
Coolidge’s hill to a tract west of
Preachers do not tell all their
m em orial
sermon delivered at visit the state of Oregon, and we
T. I). Allen’s residence.
doubts.
Salem, May 30, by Rev. W. E. are inform ed th a t he will he here
The provisional deed th a t was
When men get better than their
Copeland, pastor of the U nity within the next twelve m onths and
obtained from Ai Coolidge & Co.
church.
devote a lew m onths to the Secular gods, then the gods die.
was not satisfactory to m any, and
P arties desiring to take a d v a n t­ cause in Oregon, contributing to
Many people who are cruel to
we will be obliged to secure a
the
Liberal
U
niversity
one
half
of
their friends here, talk and sing of
straig h t w arran ty deed or lone age of our book offer on th e fifth
the
money
made
by
his
lectures.
page of this issue should order
meeting them “over there.” How
much support.
S
ecularists
should
he
prepared
to
their books at once as the offer
would it do to lie kind and loving
Frank and Atny Forw ard are
give him a good reception.
will likely he discontinued after
and make each other happy here.
visiting their sister in Salem this Ju ly l*t.
W agner, Oregon, will celebrate \\ e meet our friends every day,
week.
the Fourth of Ju ly in S ecular style and this is a good place, if we will
1 he Silverton M arine Band Or­
this year as usual.
Miss Kate De but make it so. We have no proof
We wish to thank the students
chestra will give a concert at Lib­
who so willingly marched in the
Peatt will deliver the oration.
that we will ever have another
eral hall, F riday evening, Ju n e 4.
procession decoration day.
Pearl W. Geer, president O. S. chance. Let us improve this one.
Silverton can boast of «me of the
J e rry Desart is putting ir. m u c h best hands on the Pacific coast and S. U. will soon sta rt on a lec­
Some Christians believe that
o f his spare tim e m aking cuts for
ture tour through southern Oregon
' a splendid concert is assured.
their god is everywhere; the heath­
our new S. 8. S. quarterly which
and California.
The eom edv-dram a JA N E th at
en of old believed that their gods
will be out in about twenty davs.
The enemies of the O. S. S. U.
*
was advertised in the T orch last
were in the rocks, trees, animals,
As soon as the comedy-drama.7 week for Ju n e 5, has been post­ are circulating false reports in re­ streams, etc. Does belief of this
JA N E , is played Miss Kate De poned until S atu rd ay evening, gard to our ethical basis. Be sure kind do any g«x>d?
vou know what it is liefore you
Peatt and Mrs. M. P. Hosmer will Ju n e 12.
The priests have always prevent­
condemn it.
sta rt for eastern Oregon on a lec­
ed man from using his reason.
The F ourth A nnual Assembly of
ture tour. They will deliver the
L ittle Points.
first lecture of the series at Liberal the \\ illam ette Valiev C hautauqua
In the fable, when Adam and
Association
will
meet
at
Gladstone
hall, Silverton, Sunday evening,
Eve ate of the fruit of the tree of
If people were as anxious to do
Park, Oregon City, Oregon, Ju ly
Ju n e 13.
knowledge they must have been
13-14, 1897. A num ber of cele­ good as they are to m ake m oney, poor, ignorant, man-like animals.
C aptain Vilen’s side of the Y. P. brate«! speaker* from ad parts of they would all 1 h * comfortable and
Doesn’t it seem too bad that a god
S. S. C. will !>e royally entertained th e United States will be in a t­ happy (rich) in one decade.
would punish the whole human
at th«’ Liberal hall next F riday tendance. The m eetings will be
It there is a god th a t loves the race for this one ignorant mistake
evening after the concert.
h-ld in the auditorium which w ill' world he ha* a very poor way of of trying to gaiu knowledge.