Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903, September 02, 1897, Image 7

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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
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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 ­
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W hat the tu re ’s pu n ish m en t? If a m an were
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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
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, 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 .
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be the cause of evil and is regarded eternal glory while his wife ekes
sins cannot be forgiven. (Give an
. .
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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 .................... “
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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 ................
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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 “
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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
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w l,>
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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?
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