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 <><>
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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.
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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
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Wisdom, and she will give full in
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ristian
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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moral developments. This would re^M’°n , to establish scientific meet-
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A collection of evidence, m ostly ad m issio n s of th e clergy that ‘here
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Teach the causes of d is’nhiite one kind each m onth for COSMOLOGY AGAINST TH EO LO G Y .....................................................
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