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T H E T O R C H O F R E A S O N , S IL V E R T O N , O R E G O N , T H U R S D A Y , S E P T E M B E R 2, 1897
T h e S u rv iv a l o f T h e F itte s t.
Quacks and Quacks.
I t is e v id e n t th a t th e b elief a n d
te a c h in g of th o se p rin c ip le s th a t
a re of th e m o st p ra c tic a l v alu e to
m a n k in d is th e tru e relig io n , if re-
ligion it m a y be ca lle d . Now if we
can disco v er w h at th a t b elief a n d
te a c h in g is, w h at a g re a t boon to
h u m a n ity it will be a n d how fool-
iah we w o u ld be not to accept it.
I t is a self-ev id en t tr u th th a t to
try to b eliev e in a lie or w h a t is
c o n tra ry to o u r reason is an in ju r y ,
a q d th e re fo re m en o u g h t n o t to be
forced, nor tr y to believe a n y th in g
e x c e p tin g th e tr u th . T h in g s th a t
a re n o t pro v en sh o u ld not be ta u g h t
as tru e , b u t th in g s th a t a re pro v en
to be scientific facts sh o u ld be
ta u g h t in s te a d of th e u n p ro v e n
th e o rie s o f th eo lo g y . T h e re is no
fact m ore p a te n t th a n th a t th e
w orld is g ro w in g b e tte r a n d w iser
T h a t m ost tr a n s p a r e n t h u m b u g ,
O lco tt, is (o r was re c e n tly ) in Mel-
b o u rn e , w hich sh o w s t h a t Mel-
b o u rn ia n s a re as m u ch e n a m o u re d
o f a craz e, a n d as re a d y to su p p o rt
a p a te n t sh a m , as m o st people,
T h eo so p h ists a n d S p iritu a lis ts d riv e
a ro a rin g tr a d e u p o n n o th in g but
th e em p tie st p h ra se s an d m ost tra n s-
lu c e n t tric k s th a t ca n be im a g in e d ;
a n d in th is respect they a re q u ite
e q u a l to th e clerg y . In sonic respects
th e y h a v e an im m en se a d v a n ta g e
o v er th e o ld e r o rd e r of q u a c k s, for
th e la tte r tra d e u p o n e x h a u s te d a n d
o u t-o f-d a te re v e la tio n — th e T heo-
so p h ists a n d S p iritu a lis ts p re te n d
th a t re v e la tio n s now are as b risk
as ever. T h is h elp s to e m p ty th e
c h u rc h e s;
a n d th a t is th e o n ly
good th in g a b o u t it.
T h e m ore
q u a c k s th e re are in th e field, th e
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U b e ra i U niversity C om pany,
SILVERTON, OREGON.
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as th e y ea rs go by , a n d a firm be- less prey w ill th e n fall to th e s h a re
lief in h u m a n ity a n d its g ro w th o f a n y , a n d th e gospel q u a c k s m u st (
to w a rd p e rfe c tib ility is a b elief suffer from th is c o m p e titio n .— T h e
th a t is a g re a t ben efit to u s a n d L ib e ra to r.
on e th a t is fo u n d ed on facts. A nd
,
1 Notice our ad for our New song
a g a in : in o rd e r to grow w iser a n d ]}ook
T h ese little books h av e cost
b e tte r people m u s t p ra c tic e th o se u H m u c h lab o r a n d we w a n t to sell
v irtu e s th a t will a s sist in o u r evo-1 th e m . S end for one a n d w rite to
lu tio n to h ig h e r a n d b e tte r ty p es. your friends about it.
T h is is tr u e m o ra lity .
T h en the
Franklin S tein er’s Dates.
tr u e relig io n co n sists in a firm be
lief in ,a n d s y m p a th y for, h u m a n ity ,
F r a n k lin S te in e r’s le c tu re e n g a g e
in th e te a c h in g s of scientific, d e
m e n ts so far as now a r ra n g e d a re ;
m o n s tra b le tr u th s , a n d tru e m o ra l
ity . T h is is a ll p e r ta in in g to th is Silverton, O re.,................... Sept. 4-5
Canby, O re.,......................Sept. 6 -7 -8
w orld a n d we call it S ecu larism .
T h is is th e tr u e relig io n , a n d th e H ig h la n d , O re .,.............. . .Sept. 9
n e a re r C h r is tia n ity com es to p u re O regon C ity , O r e .,............ S e p t. 11-12
S ecu larism th e b e tte r it is, a n d M cM in n v ille, O re .,............S ep t. 18-19
W rite M r. S te in e r a t S ilv e rto n ,
w hen th e c h u rc h e s becom e tr u th -
seek ers in ste a d o f p re v e n tin g inves- O re., for e n g a g e m e n ts alo n g th e
tig a tio u ex c e p t in a narrow ’ groove lin e o f th e U nion Pacific.
c u t by p rie sts of long ago; w hen
th ey d isro b e th e m se lv e so f th e m y s E l HER HARDESTY,
te rio u s ; w hen th e y c u ltiv a te reaso n
a n d ju d g e m e n t in ste a d of th e ir
c h ild lik e fa n ta s y ; w hen th e ir e n
d e a v o rs a re confined to b rin g in g W ill practice in all courts of th e state.
Special a tte n tio n given to collections
ab o u t b e lte r c o n d itio n s in s te a d of
am i n o tary work.
g e ttin g people to b eliev e in s p irits
R oom 3, W o l f B l o c k .
an d m iracles: w hen ta le n t c o u n ts
OREGON.
m o re w ith th em th a n the a b ility to SILVERTON,
su ccessfu lly p la y th e h y p o crite ;
th e n a n d n o t till »hen w ill th e o r
th o d o x c h u rc h e s b eg in to grow , in
ste ad of re tro g ra d in g as th e y a re a t
p re s e n t.
In a ll n a tu re th e h ig h e st ty p es
S alem , Oregon.
a re n o t in th e m a jo rity a t first.
H u m a n b ein g s stru g g le d w ith th e
LEADING NEW SPAPER, DAILY AND
cave lion, th e cave h y e n a a n d th e
W EEKLY, OF WESTERN OREGON
cave h ea r, a n d so it is w ith th e
Its d aily consists of e ig h t paves
h ig h e st ty p es of th o u g h t, th e y m ust
and its weekly of tw elve. The
weekly is recognized as the leading
s tru g g le a g a in s t th e o ld e r a n d low
farm paper of its section. The
er id eas, h u t if th e c e n tu ry ju s t
daily plays second fiddle to no
paper in the U nited S tates printed
c lo sin g is a n y c rite rio n th e n e x t
in a city of S alem ’s size.
h u n d re d y e a rs w ill w itn ess a m ost
Its circulation is grow ing con
sta n tly .
w ond erfu l v ic to ry of m a n 's l»est
It is read and valued highly by
th o u g h ts o v er th e g h o sts, gods an d
a w idespread co n stitu en cy .
d e v ils th a t s n a rl a n d grow l as th e y
It has a b attery of linotypes and
o p erates a photo-engraving plant.
are d riv e n hack in to th e ir cav es of
Its ad v ertisem en ts are regularly
a s u p e rs titio u s am i ig n o ra n t age.
C u t th is o u t, o r copy it; enclose
w h a t y o u can, and fo r w a r d to
J. E HOSMER, President,
S ilverton, Oregon.
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