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About Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903 | View Entire Issue (June 24, 1897)
T H E TORCH OF REASON, SIL V E R T O N , OREGON, TH U R SD A Y , JU N E 24, 1897. S cien tific W isdom . religions. Their evolutions, and scientific evolution. In thi» issue of the T orch of R ea - • ». How souls grow and decay. o n Eliza Mowrv Bliven sta rts her great work. We hope that m any will No future life. Annihilation prefer- S S S S S SS S 2S SS S S2Ÿ ???Ÿ Ÿ ^< > < > < > ^< x >< h ><><><> ch > o <><> a b le . 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 OO-O-OO-C 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 0 0 respond to the call and enroll as 6. No god creator. N atu re promoters of Scientific Wisdom. We believe th at her plan is practical alw ays was. Evolution. 7. P ray er does nothing: nature. . '«■' ' ¿'à ,■ thought, talk, work, and hygienic ideas of the century. living, does it all. All one has to do is to write to her b. ( h ristian ity or Scientific at Brooklyn, Conn., and ask to be enrolled as a Prom oter of Scientific Temperance instruction, to conquer tfc th e drink curse. ’J Wisdom, and she will give full in 9. f h ristian ity responsible for structions in regard to the m anner political corruption, drunkenness, of operation. poverty, crime. Science prom otes m o rality ,in d u stry ,p e ace , h a p p in e s s , E n ro llm en t of P ro m o ters OT prosperity, justice, wisdom. WWW» S cientific W isdom . 10. C hristianity enslaves women, People need Scientific W isdom to breeds the social evil, is a cause of T H E EV OLU TION OF T H E D E V IL By H enry tr a n k , th e in d ep en d en t p reach er of New York C itv t i . promote m orality, health, happi- divorce. Science will overthrow m oat learned, accu rate, scil-otUie anil p h i l o s o p h i X n a W s o A i s sn ness, ind u stry , prosperity, patriot- tb ese and Free-love, and establish tam e m ajesty ev er ladore p u b lis h e d ; 66 pages analysis »« «>- 25c PR A Y ER ...................................... ism, justice, p h ilan th ro p y , and m u tu a b y beneficial m arriage, Its uselessness an d unscientific assu m p tio n . Some one h u n d red au- other right physical, m ental and Necessity of overthrow ing te a n X S By°Hen7y Malf f i 7 r T . " '* ’. ° ' moral developments. This would re^M’°n , to establish scientific meet- 10c IN PLACE OF C H R IS T IA N IT Y evolve the highest type of citizen, Wer tO th e c? n 8 tan t,y repeated q u estio n s w hich C Chrif active in prom oting the “general K inds of instruction needed h ristia n s ask : u n ity ? ” “ b / h ^ M . T ab er?. 'i'“0" ‘he rel,gio" of ' C h risti- welfare” and w hatever is beneficial, ior developing ideal citizens provid ..................................................... 10c and reduce all kinds of evil. ed by prom oters of Scientific Wis- T H E E A R T H NOT C R E A T E D E xposes th e fallacy of p o p u lar cosm ic th eo ries; 3» pages is,. Our object is th e evolution and donK JO H N TY N D A LL M EM O R IA L ................. propagation of th is Scientific Wis- For br°adcasting these, we want Wiila °f Tyr..l«II «»•' <*«<<dee by H olyoake dom. <)ne Tract D istributor in each tow n, M ills, W a tts, ( nderw ood, W akem an, H uxley and o th e rs ^ ......... ’ 15,. Prom oters of wisdom should la r^e vi,lage, and city-w ard. One C H A R LES DA RW IN study out the scientific solution of ' in vacb state should s ta rt the tk u J U' By jp o * f \! w ’),?/ ami T'* i V uJ ' ith portrait a n d ’Ih istra- all questions which perplex the enr<dhnent; then each T ract Dis- L IB E R A LIZED C H R IS T IA N IT Y ' ...................................... 16< people, and w hatever they need to trlb u ,o r secure from one to ten A collection of evidence, m ostly ad m issio n s of th e clergy that ‘here learn should be tau g h t everywhere otber8, tH1 ™ cover the country. GOD ch u rch d o ctril“ * - By H en r’y M .T a b e r. 10« bv - means of . lectures L« k h 1 fact D istributor will Tn.rurc 1 ♦ arg u m en t in • x» behalf , • of th e en ti 1 u discussions is c u s s io n s , uv i n p d a t y v ■ lu g e i s o li ii’ H best and S . Bv K. G . 'inge’rsofi " °’ * * * " * ” > of church and lessons, in Scientific Sunday tb e publisher one d o llar when the .... " ‘ ................. .............................................. 10c Schools and meetings, and by tfr^t tia c t is printed and receive C H U R C H AND S TATE -J e f f f r s o n ”" 1 ’** PUb,‘C 8Ch° ° l8 and th e new A m erican p a rty . By tracts broadcast, and new spaper copies of each, ho as to articles. Teach the causes of d is’nhiite one kind each m onth for COSMOLOGY AGAINST TH EO LO G Y ..................................................... By “ V in d ex ” ................................ diseases, m iseries and evils, to a -Vear> T H E R E L IG IO N OF HUM A NITY .................................................. 10‘’ make people m oral, healthy and W’H he enrollm ent secretary J . Leon B en w ell.............................. wise. until a secretary is secured in each R E L IG Bv IO N AND S C IE N C E ............................................................ 15c A leaflet trac t of 500 words can btate> Send your address to “ R econciliation” refuted. Bv “ C o rv in u s” contain enough condensed infor E liza M owry B liven . D W IG H T L. MOODY ‘ ........................................... 25c Brooklyn Conn. An interview . By Susan H . W i x o n ........ mation to produce concentrated SECULAR SUNDAY SCHOOL Q U A R T E R L Y thought and conviction, if the A neat little book on science and m o rality w ith lessons for 13 weeks reasoning is sound, and each arg u Oregon to th e F ro n t. < h prim ary, in term ed iate and a d u lt classes. By J . E. and M. P . Hos- ment is brief, clear, and strong E ditor T orch of R eason : I have W ORLD’S PA R LIA M EN T OF R E L IG IO N ............................................. Our first work is to obtain, p rin t a s a m p le copy o f 1IT„ rT? la,1* hable burlesque report of th e noted p a rliam e n t. D. K. 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By God, and prayer, and , convince them ’ tin t,Oh 15e that scientific wisdom is right, is 1 am gla<i to see my old home B IB LIC A L M YTHS >tinws piandy the unreaHnnahlHiieHH and a b su rd ity of m ost of the needed, and will he m ore beneficial state (O regon) getting to the front. Bible stories. By Professor Daniel T. Arnes. than religion. All who will help May the good work goon and other 10c L IF E AND C A R E E R GE C H A R L E S BRA D LA U G H w rite these, send your most con states follow Oregon’s exam ple. By George Ja co b Hoi v o a k e . . . . 15c vincing argum ents to me. The —J. II. D ickson . 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