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About Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 2, 1897)
« sniping turn. W ould scientific N. J a r m a n , J . H . Lyons. pl^s led the .lews into like ch aracter teachings or bible teachings on S un JERMAN & LYONS, and leads the young and easily days most, benefit h um anity? By E liza Mowry Bliven. I will now show what kind of tem pted of today into like d ishon Introducing an exam ple in each helps I want, hut this m ust not re esty, greed, licentiousness, phari- H o u s e , sign am i carriage p a in t strict any who prefer a different sccism, etc. W hat led to religious argum ent will wonderfully brighten P aper-hanging and interior line of argum ent, <»r can propose a w ars? Science shows the evil re- this up and m ake it very much ing. decoration a specialty C harges wiser treatm en t of the subject; the suits of wars, lx>th to the victor more convincing. More th an half reasonable. W ork guaranteed. more variety the better. T hink be and the vanquished, studies out of these argum ents must be left out yond me and thus lead me to think their cause, and teaches the pre to m ake room for the exam ples, hut ventives of aI1 all »»rs. wars God ordered all those left out can he utilized in S IL V E R T O N ... better, deeper and wiser, th at the ve,,t,ves tracts may be excelsior. I invite the Jew s to the o th er races and the other tracts. Come, try vour criticism s and suggestions to im . , a PPr°P riate th eir property, lands hand at it, and th u s help on this prove this. Probably there are and w’ves> though he had m ade beneficent work to open the eyes of other argum ents th at should be in- ^ em adt Hut most of his children all m ankind to the worth of scien ..... A rtistic Work 'troduced, and some of these m ust did not worship him , because he tific wisdom and the harm of reli _____________ be abbreviated and others left out, d id n ’t create them right, or d id n ’t gion. bring them up right, as he could if W hen you w ant a .... for they are too long. I think we C an S ins be F o rg iv en ? Good S m o o th S h a v e should introduce no argum ents in he was all powerful and ail wise. Was he p a rtia l? So he chooses a By F. M. Ynn De Bogart. this trac t th a t belong in the others, Or a F irst-C lass........ For the T ract t ’o n te 't: few sinners and forgives them , and or only one brief argum ent, and H air-C u t curses the rest now, if orthodoxy is A sin is a violation of the laws of then refer the reader to a following -CALL ON- trac t for others in the same line. true, instead of teaching them why nature, and did anyone ever violate Make all argum ents as terse, clear i ^ le' niUst stop sinning, as the one of these laws and escape n a _1 •__ W hat the tu re ’s pu n ish m en t? If a m an were ***** and undeniable as you can. Use scientists are doing. bible w riters attrib u ted to the to jum p from a four-story building S il v e r t o n , no repititions and as few long words O regon as possible. Those who have any- w raih of G od’ 8cience has been to the ground lie would he doing a th in g to offer tow ards the first tra c t 1 proving due to ,,a tu ra l causes, thing th a t n atu re had not intended after Septem ber 20th had better Science teaches th a t every crim inal him to do, and he m ig h t’ pray for send it direct to me, and send an- act dePrives ° thers o* their ju st the Lord to put on brakes during other copy direct to the T orch if r rights. Note crim inal acts in the his entire descent, and yet would you wish, because it takes so long bible, and their injustices in each he be any better off when he reaches to get m ail batik and forth across case to other men. Also note G od’s the ground? If a m an indulges in strong drink the continent th at it will be too late lack of wisdom, power, m ercy, ju s to excess, he ruins his body and his for me to use unless I have it about tice, etc. (G ive t h e ’verse.) Cor. W ater and L ew is The bible contains the scientific m ind; can any su p ern atu ral power October 1st. S treets. wisdom and moral stan d ard of tin place him in the same physical OUTLINE FOR TRACT “ CAN SINS BE tim es when it was w ritten, hut the strength and noble m anhood th a t FORGIVEN? ” great advancem ent or evolution of would be enjoyed if he had never D ouble Rigs and Saddle H orses alw ays Sins are acts th a t bring harm to on hand a t th e low est prices. A corral science since, has brought about a touched the vile stu ff? And yet ourselves or to others. Tracing connected w ith th e h am for loose stock. much higher stan d ard of m orality, we are told th a t he m ay repent of In fo rm a tio n reg ard in g an y k in d of evils back to th eir causes shows , , • - , , . , and much th a t people then sud - all this on his dying day and God stock p ro m p tly a tten d e d to, by person o r letter. H orses Boarded and Fed on , . p posed o seu io ne rigni is now known to > will forgive it all and send him to reasonable term s. « • in s , t o n n n i • « , h m ( . n t . u t«> he right IS BOW kROWIl t< sins to p u n ishm ents proves th a t . . • „ __ . i e . be the cause of evil and is regarded eternal glory while his wife ekes sins cannot be forgiven. (Give an . . Pnniok * as crim inal. Should ihe bible he <>ut a m iserable existence a t the exam ple.) P unishm ents are pre N. J. HARDESTY. taught in day schools or Sunday w ash-tub and his children, poisoned ventives, hence sins ought not to schools? If the young are allowed with drink before they were born, he forgiven. Teaching the scientific to read it will it not lead them to follow the exam ple of their faiher reasons will m ake people more be im m oral, dishonest, etc., because and go to a d ru n k a rd ’s grave. Are afraid to sin than bible teaching does. Show how the bible teach the p atriarch s were im m oral, dis -such teachings as this, going to honest, and greedy, and yet God bring better m orals into Ihe world, ing of forgivness promotes im m or and produce a posterity th a t the ality, vices, crim es, diseases, etc. chose and blessed them m ost? We can fu rn ish th e follow ing Ijook* Science teaches our dependence future m ay be proud of ? Would well bound in cloth ; good p rin t, sta n d a rd Show how scientific wisdom obliges sizes, for th e ex tre m e ly low price of on each other, and m an ’s responsi it not he better to teach the inex people to he honest, just, in d u s -.,.,. 60 cen ts each, postage 10 cents. D on’t 1 hiJit\ for most of his own and orable laws of N ature and show the fail to tak e advantage of th is offer. trious and prom oters of the general others’ sufferings and happiness. people th a t however little they m ay O rigin of S p e c ie s................Chas. Darwin welfare. Show th at sins, which escent of M a n .................... “ “ The bible teaches our dependence violate on© of these law’s they’ are D F irst P rin c ip le s............ H e rb e rt Spencer bring harm to others, the bible for D ata of E th ic s ................ '• <» bids men io punish. T ract No. 9 on God, and m akes God responsible, sure to receive their punishm ent? E m e rso n ’s Essays not m an. Science traces all evils, W ould we not do more for ______ moral- S arto r R e e a rtu s .............. T hom as C arlyle will treat <>f ih e results. isto ry F rench R evolution “ “ Science teaches th a t we m ust back to their causes, am i b aches the Uy by teaching the m anner in H Discourses of E p ictetu s sure punishm ent for every sin, and which sin reacts on the sinner than P ast and P re s e n t.......... T hom as C arlyle punish the guilty to protect the innocent, and h is unjust I- make worpe f '« longer we coi. »e would to teach him th a t he m ay H y p a tia .................................. C has. K inglv A utobiography of B enj. F ranklin the innocent suffer for the wrong tinue 8innin8- Religion teaches that spend h.s life in sin, and by his Fifteen Decisive B attles of th e doings Of others. Show some harm m a " m ay li " al,n,w ‘ tl,e la81 l"*',,encB d ra K d<,wn m any a noble VS o r ld ............................ E. C. Creuf v n y so n ’s Poem s m om ent ol life and then he forgiven ’»»inded young m an or young wom S T h en elley ’s Poems resulting from teaching the plan of an«! blessed through all etern ity , no an to the depths of degradation L ongfellow 's Poem s redem ption. Belief in forgivness Pope’s Poem s leads to self conceit, intolerance to m atter how much harm he has and on the last day refient and re M ilto n ’s Poems done, or how m any he has lead into peat those words, “ T here, shall be Hood's Poems ward others, persecutions, etc., to B u rn s’ Poem s ruined. science Science n more joy in i.e heaven over one one sinner sinner R please God ami h i p him against sin and caused to h e rutneu. .u r c jo y ... a v e n over obert B row ning’s Poem s (he undeserving. T h e b ib le le a c l.e s ‘«««hes the causes of intem perance, 'h a t repenteth th an over ninety B yron’s Poem s sm all p rin t th a t God will furnish ever, th in g to 8OC' al ev"- l " 8" " ltv > P -v erty , etc., and nine ju s t persons” ? is such S h ak esp eare's Poems win fi" nnci out h” now to alleviate tenoning as inis sm all p rin t the believers and protect them from ana ‘' " d wl" d ,,ut w l,> "H '-viate, teaching th is going to a do much all evils; and belief in m iracles am! nearly banish them . Religion f°r m orality in this world? Address, savs believe ami prav and • God will > ’ I * loads them to expect an inflowing - . - JO NES’ BOOK STORE, nf i u .. l , remove these evils in his own good H 291 A lder S t . PORTLAND, ol every! hing without much work. . , h n ,.r «..rb u ;n n /. • ... o Dme and wav. Science is what M ' ” r * will improv ( tREOON. 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