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About Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903 | View Entire Issue (July 29, 1897)
« THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1897. modern universities in the United time. After th is free d istrib u tio n , rival tracts. The editor or the pub- N, J e r m a n , J . H . Lyons. Stales, for there aie hut very few each Prom oter should pay ¿ c e n ts a lie may decide which w riter w ins JERMAN & LYONS, that are not tangled up with some Copy, or 15 cent« for 10, for all copies the honors. I shall rejoice to be P A IN T E R S . form ot theology. The estab lish of the pham phlet they are willing to beaten, for my object is to secure ment of our U niversity is an un d er taking of so gigantic proportions that we m ust not expect nor wish it to be of toe rapid a growth. Here students of all ages are lo learn lo have aim s w hich are ‘‘p u re ly scientific” or in other words they are to become philosophers (T ru th Seekers) in the broadest sense of the term. There are m any things favoring this {ocality for such an in stitu tio n . There is more freedom of thought in the West. The clim ate is not too warm in the sum m er nor too cold in the w inter for the best work of students. This is a great fruit country and we hold th a t fresh fruit in its sea son is a great advantage to those of sedentary habits. There are nevei any hard th u n d er storm s, cyclones nor blizzards here to worry or dis tract one’s m ind from its work. W ithin very short distances we have represented all the different topographical, geographical and geological stru ctu res of the earth. One who wishes, m ay clim b to the top of a snow-capped m ountain, study the leaves of the great stone book from the lowest stra ta , or the wonderful life-forms of th e great ocean. T ruly it will not he N ature’s fault if our school for the study of her laws does not m ark an epoch in the history of hum an progress. F ro m E liz a H o w r y B liv e n . Between now and the first of September, 1 shall not have tim e to write much; hut a little each week will keep our work m oving on. Be sides answ ering inquires, and o b tain ing helps tow ards the tracts, I w ant to fin d one or more, in each of sev eral States who will obtain and send me lists of Liberal people there. I w ant to obtain addresses of about 100 Liberals in each state, by the tim e the firtt tract is ready, say Oct, 1st. Then I want printed an«l sent to each, a p a m p h le t in as cheap a form as possible (or a T orch Supplem ent) to contain the original plan for the Evolution of Free- thought and W isdom. The pam phlet must also contain the E n ro ll ment paper and the first tract. It seems alm ost necessary th a t we have all of it together to send to inquirers and for use in obtaining Tract Distributors and other Pro moters. P erhaps some others wonhl help pay for part of the p rin tin g if they knew about it, so we could d is tri bute more free copies. 1 think we can make the March 25th ami Ju n e 24th T orches do till this little pam phlet is ready. All who become Pro moters. all other Freethinkers, and also those who are alm ost F reeth in k ers, should have a copy of the pam phlet hut all the rest of m ankind should receive onlv one tract a t a use, and 10 cents for 50 copies o f the best tracts obtainable for the either tract, or $1, a year which the prom otion of Scientific Wisdom Tract D istributors are to pay for 50 everywhere. of each of the 12 tracts. Kll w h o e n te rth e lists on the first Each prom oter should subscribe fpact must send in th eir attem pt so for t h e ‘‘T orch of R eason ” if they it can be printed, and the contest wish to keep track of how the work thereon close by the m iddle ol Sep- progresses. I would like to answ er tern her. because my pam phlet m ust all appropriate inquiries through the contain the successful tract, or one T orch , and give credit there, for compile«! from the best of each, and w hatever helps I m ay receive. Be Bi p rin t by Oct. 1st. W henever a very good argum ent 1 he subject of the first tract as for eith er of the tracts is sent me, given in the enrollm ent paper of or I find any by reading or think- ¡Ju n e 2 1th ,is ‘‘C haracter of God and ¡ng, I believe I had better send it Bible im m orality; how religion pro right on to the T orch ; a n d th u s k e e p motes licentiousness, dishonesty your rea«lers interested, and feeling **nd wars. Scientific knowledge of th a t the work is m oving on, and H>,,s and punishm ents promotes thus win them into th in k in g , and m orality. ’ But I am afraid th a t hunting up helping argum ents to isso bold a statem ent th at C hristians send me. But I must answ er some W’B refuse to read it. So while the inquirers direct, and select and tract roust prove this, the subject send for some freethought pamph- will he sim ply “ Can sins he fo»- lets, and write to some who may given?” We may find it necessary help on the enrollm ent, tracts, etc. modify or obliterate sum«* of the and I intern! to complete th e first “ ther subjects in th a t list, to win tra c t and the re v is'd plan for the their being read; what they must pam phlet between Sep. 1st and Oct. prove is mapped out in th a t list. 1st, so w hatever I writ«* for the 1 hough only one can win the T orch for some tim e m ust la* brief, honor on each tract, ail who try (excepting such parts of This as von "'BI he developing th eir own brains can use). *n the right direction, and learning I have 12 ‘‘pigeon holes,” to be to write in th a t clear, concise, strong labeled with the 12 subject*, rea Jy convincing stvle which m akes the for the a rg u m e n ts papers, hooks, ideal author. Most all w riters and etc., th a t I get hold of, appropriate publi«*, speakers are too wordy, for to help in the preparation of th e 12 ,ew n,,w i,lea’ ll,e-v Kiv<! “ *• P erhaps some m ay prefer to tracts: go when I am ready to write choose a subject th at I have not each, whatever m aterials have come s»*lecte«l, and write such a powerful to my hand for th a t tract, will he tra c t, th a t it will he used in place together. I w ant a request put in o f my suhj» cis. Let us have a year the T orch th at all who have any of developing power in beneficent freethought tract w riting to open pam phlet, old paper, or hook, con the wav and lav the foundation for tain in g ap p ro p riate argum ents for the evolution and propagation of any of the tac's will send such to Scientific Wisdom through Sunday me, or copy off w hatever is ap propri Scientific Schools ami meetings. ate and ju st send th a t, as well as a r gum ents th«*y think out themselves. 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