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About Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903 | View Entire Issue (July 22, 1897)
T H E TORCH OF REASON, SIL V E R T O N , OREGON, T H U R S D A Y , JU L Y 22, 1897 this life. He believe* that no book Instead of pointing to th e bible is infallible and is on his guard as au th o rity tin- Secularist points lest he he ltd into error by « h a t he to the great hooks of science a ml real Is. He heli* v es th a t e te r n a l says, “ these are the opinions of in< n I II I. < » X I.Y S E C T I. . n P a pek z. P l beihjieo <» n h i e P a c if ic ( «» amt . punishm ents and rew ard- are u n who have stu d ied ; study jhis»*, p.ibl.Rhed Weekly l»v the bn-em l U ni- just anti luineces.-ary and without com pare, reason.” If he does not versity t oiupaiiv. foundation. He looks upon the know the answ er to a problem he ~ ... E d ito r v C hristian as a brother who is srtys so frankly, hut w ill search J. E. HOSMER M an ag er iiiipiv m aking a gr< at m istake, with the youth and thus lead loin »>. W .G E E R H hut to he given a hearing and only into fields of pleasure ami useful E ntered at th e p<>-h.tliee at < dverton, to he met, reasoned with, hut never ness. The fittest will survive. I n ,•».»!. second-ci.oK II.all m atter. silenced by force. solid, perfectly understood organi- SUBSCRIPTION RATES. He does not lie, steal nor m urder M o n e y F o r L u m b e r. $1 00 z a tio n -“ known and read of all m en” < hi«- y e a r, ill a d v a n c e . but he holds one day as sacred or •Six u ionihs in a d v a n c e .................... ;,< and th a t is what the Oregon State The lum ber for the dining hall 2o as holy as another. He is a kind- 1 hice m ouths, in a d v a n c e ................ Secular Union is trying to perfect. In clubs of live or m ote, one year, hearted man, a good h u d ,a n d , a | is being hauled now, the carp en ter- I !) in a d v a n c e . . . . When we were in the C hristian tender father and a noble citizen. » '* a«a ‘" a ‘ * o,k a " d w” ex IM?e' M o lie y s h o u l d be sent by registered ranks, we could get a letter of intro le tte r or money or< er. Much of his tim e is used in th a t the excavation for I he C i.tv .t- from ■ our local m inister N o tite ' I" duction , , r studying the n a tu ra l sciences and -¡'y building will be done this n ttu v t, and, presenting this to the pastor OI * week The masons will soon begin A pencil mark here denotes th a t your . . . . • ,» r . ;„ ,i the great economic questions of our | weeK- m e n u so i.s wm ..o n . gio s u b s c r ip tio n Will e x p ir e w ith t h .- n e x t any proP-stant church in the I .. . and he gives liberally of the 1 0,1 the basem ent, hut what we want num ber. You an- earn estly requested , g U(et< or p ^ a p s ¡n the world, we . next is the lum ber for the u main to renew s o l hat you n.av z receive ’ . • • fruits labor ivr to support what mm receiv e th i p e a pa- - i- . . r , i r u n > h of i u his in i»«n»i m i« * " cxl is trie iu iiiih r per w ithout in te rru p tio n . . \Ye o u ld i im mm e ediately d i a t e l y receive teceive 1 . ........u ,u« ■»«... ,.f building. The b ill fo r the 110,000 W e have h a v e de- c could m friendly . . . f b u ild in g T h e hill for 110,00(1 • ‘ ,,av , , , i - i to him seems the tru e p rin c ip le s of m m u in g . m e m u a n cided th a t it is best tor .r ail concerned greeting and any help or advice the . . .. A f ipt hap not been ordered vet ho th , . ,,,,,,, . v justice and right. He is a good met nae not m en oruei u y i th a t w e do not send p a p tels e ... longer . ---- a n * (- * .« ^ . . ... ..id th e tim e paid tor unless <OUld give. giv< ¡ess so ordered, m a n of G o d could « ow we ____ i ca u se we did not feel justified justified in .cause 11 I<1 11• T his will pn-vcnt any loss ami we will ji,,d t h a t am o n g tr u e S e c u la rists Now if this were tlm whole story ordering it sawed until we were 1/tu.ti Llhl'I’P Wtt . . I exists, ’ - only I kT q ¡nut t„e«'youW m ’ StHIld. “ , t h e names , this sam e . br„.berb,.nd Now we m ight say as some do, “ Let every sure we could pay for it. of S e c u la ris ts w ho m ig h t become sub- jR very lim ited on ac- one lielieve as he chooses; as long what we want is at least five bun- s. rin< rs .OKI W» » io j i count of tlie lack of o rg a n iz a tio n . as people d o n ’t bother me I will let dred dollars in the bank before we THURSDAY, JULY 22, E. M. 297 We can sc- in the future the them alone;” hut no honest Chris- order. We should order a t once, gradu d displacem ent of the C’hris- tian nor honest Secularist can It is only a question of tim e when A re You W a s h e d ? tia n d e n o m in a tio n s by th e m ore do this, for the u ltim ate effect of we will have the money, hut time cosm opolitian brotherhood, free one’s life-work on t his and com ing is precious and as the sum m er is W hen men who are prom inent in 1 . . . . , from all superstition and hypocrisy generations, fur good or for evil, is alm ost gone we ought not to delay any work turn out had, it hurts . .' ,, the cause for which they have been an d u m t.n g .n t.s lov.ug eutbrace a I Bin)p,y |l(Iy,„ id ,,„ r c„ m ,,utlltioD) an o th er week. Secularists, can we laboring for those who are not g° O< inen a “ ‘ an< h " ‘l > and conscientious men and women, get the five hundred? thoroughly grounded in the princi- as >t displaces these old forms lle they C hristian or Inlid..|, can not pies will let go and perhaps never grows larger and larger " " " 1 t h e , fee ,)appy with(>ll, , rying t(( all G re a t E n c o u r a g e m e n ts . he induced to take hold again: hut old weaknesses have become ex m et , U r, g(M(d they c a n . An(l 8O Dr. F ranklin says in his autobi we should he so thoroughly cun- a " ‘' thJ l'-u.,,pum proph es.es" ‘ He ,)a,t k g w s (he C hristian work- ography, “ I soon after obtained, v in c e d o f the genuineness of th e poets have been h .lh ll-d W .11 you ¡|)g p) ge, the j nfidel (o ,)Hicvei through mv friend H am ilton, the principles of Secularism hy this l>e one to he p t is rap. 11 aI„| t },e ¡„(¡del w orking to get the p rin tin g of the Newcastle paper i a h ig . n to . reaso n . » h er life? A re •’ you capable? 1 C h ris tia time, th a t no individual could he- money, another profitable job, as I Can you m ake yourself capable? 'p^e ideal Chi*tia e corne r n e a stum bling block to us. 7 " ' ” ¿"i J the filth of , ’ ' ■ then thought it; sm all things ap- W hen one proves him self weak we A ‘ ? '>u wa’ llel1 frn,n a »d precept I» '"“ ’* t he y<"ln g a8P>- . . , 1(>8e in 8ma|i cir. should become all tl.e stronger and «dhshness, superstition and I,ypoc- riUlt ,„ r SUCWK8f„| living, to the P a r i n g great to those in sm all cir ung, Simula income an i g . • o .... ... . . .. . , enrnstances. cum stances, and these to me were bible. If th e y o u th is superficial, rem em ber th a t it is principle we are ris^ * really great advantages, as they he reads but little, and only working for and not individuals. S e c u la r is m vs C h r is tia n ity . ihose^goo.! parts io which his a.ten-1 WCTe Bre a t encouragem ents.” . If all others forsake what to us is ----------- tiun is specially called. He Im cm esl E very one wh<> h a ’ e ''er tn w l right it is no excuse for us to hypo- Let us exam ine an ideal Ct.ris- I"? eritieallv work for what we th in k tia " a " d a " 'd™ 1 S ecnlari-t and one of the happy, unconscious s tu m -: <*° work f,,r ,h e Publlu is w ro n g e r p u t ourselves in t|„ . I see which is the better and then bling blocks.o others; hut, if he is a how the th en,young, stru g g l.n g fel- th in k er, he reads m uch more, and J low felt an d w hat great encourage- detestable State of doing nothing. >>ve up to the ideal we choose. W hen the th e soldiers of a a brave brave m e ideal m n u v.iriM i»,, S i e v e s th u i« a .v n Sma When soldiers of The C hristian t , <|(>ubts such stories as the lollowing: I n)ent even a k,,,d letter ........................ .................... ................................................................................................................................± : „ : ™. 8i r . : ™ J » ,:.,:;;, G od; he therefore believes in eter- burying a m an, th a t behold, they Hlart’n8 in - o< philosophet enemy swinging into place for action they do not nreaK raiiK sanu nal punishm ent and eternal reward, spied a band of m ec; and thy cast the ,,ead > but h 's experiences conic to action they do not break ranks and run nor throw down their arm s and H e looks upon men who do not be- Inan ¡nt(, the sepulcher of E lisha: i ‘‘K as uiessages of advice and love prepare to go to sleep, but they ’¡eve, as lost— a great detrim ent to I a n d w|,en the m an w as let (IOWn , l l r o m a k l , , d a n d n o , l e f r , e n - trium ph lo w in g , in a larue measure to-daj accom plish. A great change m ght, under nrnner conditions, he brought i i about nt once. Peihap.* some are w aiting lor some one m an, some modern N apo’ian to sj ring up and , ,ea(l " s ,o vic,ory> hut 1,0 geh eral, no m atter how wise, can conquer a pO8t without trained soldiers. VV’h a tw e in*ed is o rg an izatio n —a Iorch of Reason to lhi. s,,.,,lari>1. ,,( strengthen th eir works ami get every- Hie world ami and not to be given rtlHl touched the bom s of E lisha, he z fc - - A W . . V -w . W x-w . W * . W . Z , * ■ Lw Z 'V W W • • l 1 1 I • C 99 th in g in order for a desperate HVen H hearing, no m atter how revived, and stood upon his feet.” struggle; and th ere never yet was a honest <»r sincere they are. His Then our young friend asks b attle won hy those who give up concern is more for the eternal questions hut is soon silenced by because a com rade weakens or home beyond this life than the life being told that it is very wrong to proves traitor. here a,,d now- He does not lie, question the word of God, aud is We m ust expect some to fall in steal, m urder, nor work on the instructed to pray, and is prayed this struggle against the brazen Sabbath. He is a good, kind-hearted 4,ver; but th is does not settle the wrong of the age, but h-t us close m an, a good husband, a tender qu« stion and if the C hristian in- up the ranks aud never think of father, a noble citizen. Much of fiuence is strong enough the poor, defeat. Victory is certian! We his time is used in reading the misguided youth becomes hypo- can not fail! C ircum stances are bible to understand w hat God’s critical or defiant, a slave or a such tla t every thing we say and will is concerning bis life-work; brigand. do in this cause of Liberty is a vie- much taken up by p ray er and sing- Isn ’t this th e tru th ? Look tory and a series of these victories ing songs of praise to his m aker, at the world after nineteen hundred is as sure to bring a final triu m p h aud a goodly portion of the fruits years of C h ristian teachings. Isn ’t as the law of evolution is to pro- of his labor is given to support the it. full of hypocrites and slaves and duce higher forms of life. church and G od’s representatives brigands? There are men and There is one verv im portant fact here on earth . H e is a good m an. women who are tru e and noble, I t ’ ’ II C H I I I I . n u u iv .il i i The S ecularist believes th at his hut alas, th ere are m illions who are th at we should alw ays keep in Io <t IlJ r ill. i i v m i v j C h r is tia n A u th o rity . As paradoxical as it m ay seem, we have good C hristian au th o rity th a t there is not a real C hristian ¡„ t jie United States. The Metho- d j9t,B a nd others with whom we |,ave conversed claim th a t the C atholics are not real C hristians a n d the C atholics claim th a t the protestants are children of the devil. A dventists, U n itarian s and 1 ni versai ists are called infidels by a ^ / rwe o7 no C hr^tihui Hect7 h a t is not far from being C hristian according to some good C hristian au th o rity . B rothers and sisters of earth , there is too much t° do here to bother about the o m h e ^ ti^ V