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T H E TORCH OF REASON, S IL V E R T O N , OREGON, TH U R SD A Y , AUGUST 12, 1891
There was a com parative lull.
Then, the wind seemed to take the
vessel, as if in grim sport, and bear
it right tow ard the prom ontory’s
point, beyond which there was a
sufficient calm to perm it the boats
to be launched.
( to be continued .)
No Evidence.
E ditor T orch of R eason :
The place and tim e to lx? happy
and make happiness is here and
now, and man must bear the con­
E. M., 297.
sequences of his own actions.
Some people assert th a t the be- :
lief in at least one of these Gods is
necessary for the welfare of the h u -j
m an race, as our laws, the duties of
SILVERTON, OREGON.
m an towards m an, were founded
upon this belief. This is a m istake;
<»ur laws arise from necessity and
Enclosed find
Dollars to a ssist in the ; H
are of hum an origin, therefore it is
im portant for m an to know him self ,0 Construction of the Liberal U n iversity at Silverton, Oregon. ’
and the position he occupies, so
Yours for Progress,
th a t he m ay judge what is right
and wrong for him to do.
Ohio.
R udolph S chneider .
Liberal U niversity C om pany,
Was there ever a beginning and
will there ever be an end of this
universe, and what was the cause
of all being? These are questions
th at have a t all ages puzzled the
investigating m ind of m an. As it
C u t th is o u t, o r copy it; enclose
Don’t Let the Work Stop.
is impossible for us to conceive of
u h a t you can, and f o r u a r d to
the sm allest particle of m atter to
J. E HOSMER, President,
We
are
afraid
th
a
t
wc
cannot
be changed into nothing, so it is
impossible for us to conceive of a commence our school till very late,
time when nothing existed, and unless we get more help to buy the
(X X X X X > (X X X K X > < X X X X X )< X K X K > < )< > O < X X K )
th a t all we now see should at any lum ber.
Now that the work on
time have been m ad eo u to f nothing, the basement and dining-hall is
therefore som ething m ust have ex­
nicely under way, the lum ber f<>r
isted from eternity and alw ays will
exist. Phis great cause of all being the U niversity should he hauled at
C an’t we raise $500 this
m ust he unlim ited and unbounded. onee.
It m ust be both cau<-e and effect coming week?
itself. M an’s total ignorance gave
rise to the belief in superior beings,
U n iversity Fund.
such as Gods, Goddesses, and good
The am ount given in this fund
and evil spirits. This belief we find
is actual cash paid irf, regardless of
with the m ajority of people of all what has been prom ised:
nations, am ong the civilized as well Previously acknowledge«I, $399 50
as the most savage and barbarous. A. Vanderpool, W isconsin,
5.00
10.00'
These beings are supposed to be John Leitch, W isconsin,
Oregon,
50.00 !
alm ighty, all wise and om nipresent. E. Stew art,
25.00
They are believed to have created Mrs. E. Sm ith,
J. L. B arnhouse,
10 00
Í.
this universe out of nothing at E. R. Laughlin,
tfc
5.00
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some certain time, and are now E. Straube,
5.(X)
ruling it and the affairs of man A. Officer.
5.00
W.
Carsner,
5 00
after th eir own free will. It is also
44
believed th a t a person’s soul or S. Ames
40.00
• 4
Mrs.
Barnhouse,
5.00 !
spirit can be separated from his
“ Keep th e Torch of Reason B urning.”
u
W.
N.
Jorgensen,
1.75 '
body when dead, and th a t these
MATERIAL, ETC.
beings have somewhere prepared a
place for these souls to live for­ Previously acknowh dged, $14850'
I . I). Allen, (rebate on land) 50.00
ever, while the body decays. Some C usiter <fe D avenport,(labor)
4.50
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people even believe th a t there are M artin K lein, (work)
11.00
two different places for the souls; Hard« sty&M oody, u
5.50
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the one to be a place <»f happiness
W here Our Lecturers Are.
and rew ard for those who have
Price, Ten cents.
pleased these superior beings by M bs . H osmer and M iss D e P eatt .
th eir ways of living h e r e on earth,
EASTERN OREGON.
and the o th er a place of everlasting E m m ett, Idaho,
August 10 1
4
4
44
pain, sorrow and punishm ent for Payette,
11
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t h o s e who have failed to do so. Council,
14
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Therefore men sacrifice and pray, H u n tin g to n , Oregon,
17
The above shows the exact size of the little song book we
4»
by which they im agine to please North Powder, •*
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have just com pleted. It contains thirty -tw o p a g e s * The songs
these beings and gain their favor. |
are set to fam iliar tunes and should be in every Freethought
But of all the m illions of men who
home and Sunday school. Send us an order. Price, 10 cts.
We give the Torch of Reason arid
believe th«se stories there is not
the F reethought M agazine for one
one th a t has ever seen one of these
year for the small sum of $1.50.
beings, or th a t has any other evi­
dence of th eir existence whatever. Now is the tim e to subscribe.
Nor has anybody ever seen the soul
A weekly paper for th e young people. E n tirely free from s u p e rsti­
Notice our ad for our New Song
tio n . Devoted to Secular Sunday-school work, and c o n tain in g les­
or spirit o f a , erson separated fo m
sons for each S unday. Per y ear, 26 ren ts.
Book.
These
little
hooks
have
cost
the b«»dy and continue to live after
uh much labor and we want to sell
death.
These stories are produced by them . Send for one and writ« to
hum an im agination and merely be­ \o u r friends about it.
lieved and carried over from gener­
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ation to generation, and man has
no evidence w hatever of their tru th .
Our work w i Î un piove as weM
We therefore have no cause to fear Mget a larger num ber of suhscrib-H
t<ers. ( je t up a club of 5 for $3.75,
$3.75^ j
A W eekly S e c u la r P ap er fo r S e c u la r-
any pain or punishm ent in any LJers. «»et
thu» ..■ » k -*1.25 a,.d i..-i|H ¡ s t g
Are you a S e cu laris t? A re you
future life, nor can we expect any Hand
he cause.
El
enjoym ent or happiness after death. El'
$ 1 .0 0 per Y ear.
. A. A-A. -A
. I Subscriber?
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