T H E TORCH OF REA SO N , SIL V E R T O N , OREGON, T H U R S D A Y , S E P T E M B E R Hi, 1897. and if our friends are mi-led and the superintendent of th e N ational H e|.e,ofl>re L i,w alH have have not hesitate, ju st at the outset when we Heretofore Liberals . .. ... . Indian School. We are pained to , need help most, our w ork will he The Only Paper of Its Kind. le.,rn that he is a Christian a,„| lan-n able to have permanent work- greatly ret aided. We are very Published Weekly by the Liberal Ini- ,j)at p|.ote»tantism is tau g h t 111 the ing- organizations because there much encouraged now f«»r a n u m ­ ’ 7 ? o X r u c U T C ^ '.^ «fit««!- 11 ’ "e,,is to° bad ,b a t th e have been two antagonistic ele- ber of our friends here are com ing poor Indian boy» and girls . . are ,nent8 that have tried to work t >- to our aid financially; Secular iam- r ' ----- ------- E. H osm er,....................... Editor taught this degrading superstition, gether. One of these elem ents can-J ¡lies are m oving into Silverton o i W. G eer,....................... M an ag er wbicb jeave8 iheir m inds in as had not organize even it alone because ' account of the U niversity and we condition as did their old In d ian its members are anarchistic or in- have been abb* to purchase a very E ntered at th e jxistoffice at Silverton, . , th « , Oregon, as second-class m ail m atte r. tra d itio n s; a n d w hen we th in k th a t dividualistic, m any of them not tine collection "f books for the ju st a few m iles from h ere is an - even believing in the organizations library, scientific ap p aratu s and a SUBSCRIPTION RATES. (M, other public Indian school where we call homes. It is im possible, very essential piece of fu rn itu re for One year, in advance................... 5t C atholicism is taught it m akes us for such to organize because they the building as soon a s it is ready, Six m o nths in ad v an ce.................... 25 sad indeed. T hree m onths, in a d v an c e ................ 'I hese In d ian s from have no definite ideas on the great \ ()W a l«»ng pull, a strong pull and In clubs of five or m ore, one year, , i inadvance....................................... 75 th e d ifferen t schools m ust m eet an d questions of the day out a r e gov- a pull altogether, and this beauti- Money should be sent hv registered ,f ih e y a r e i n t e l l i g e n t they m ust ,-rned l>\ their im m ediate caprices. , fuj, golden land ot the setting sun le tte r or money o n lei. J , bft^ t ,iere is a g r e a t difference T h is ren eg ad e e le m e n t h as alw a y s will witness the unfolding of a n ­ between Catholicism and Prob giant­ ru in e d ev ery work th a t th e S ecu­ other bud of our glorious W estern Notice! ism, and this with their n atu ral la jarI8| ris ts 8 jia. have tried to do because civilization. A pencil m ark here den o tes th a t y o u r , fro m c iv i l iz a t i o n . > h av .v e n o t u n d ersto o d subscription will e x p ire w ith th e next 3 * ‘ . becular istfe .... number. You are earn estly requested m ust, and does, ruin m any of our • t wbat has been the malt*»*; hu In d e p e n d e n c e . p.K,r brothers anti Kisters,,he n » t i v ,! 111)w u , „ w U who h a w ide..e ¡„ per w ith o u t in te rru p tio n , 'fiie following foolishness was cided th a t it is best for all concerned Americans. A m erican s, I he worst of it is th a t common concerning the main ques- th a t we do not send papers longer th an clipped from the editorial page of th e tim e paid for unless so ordered. this treatm ent makes m any «»1 them ^jons involved in saving the world T his will prevent any loss and we will hypocrites and tip n th e y are de- from the evils of ignorance, super- the Signs of the 1 imes: know ju st w here we stan d . “ T he feeling of independence rp, is by the very men who help i J . SLIIHHI gfjtion <1IIU a pd IC e a ty . ’s > fa f th .1 e r, xi Mr. O u r faces toward Silverton, ’ the them selves nor let others, if they great length of time Me do h ate T , , , ............ ,1 . 1 home of many Secularists and hut can help it. We ask all F reethink- to call a brother editor a liar, and Pugh, where we were advertised J f,„ a lecture ami c u .-e rt. After f"w fa,,i,lics- The tide w as.lelight- ers to he sure and remember th at we are not going to, but we wish to l.uikling a bonfire Miss | , ePt.alti I fttl for it was a lovely e v e m n g a n d our work is now in such shape that ask our intelligent readers what is Mrs. II osmer, Mr. Geer and the with the feeling th a t we had m ade ¡t cannot be defeated even if some the most appropriate nam e to give w riter asc-nded the thron.*, a large another successful battle against of ()Ur boj(je8t. eneinieS are willing a m a n w h o s a y s ,“ th e f ir s tu e c la r a - and fear we t<) v c n ri,n inate themselves in order to tion of independence agaist God farm w agon, w hich had been fixed ignoranee, superstiiion ‘ iii» n « w > ......A ,in »1... „ „ . defeat - - . to he was m ade by Lucifer in the courts f.,r the p ttn a w , ami for at. tit two « iided u holne th *’ '>""’ldif:ht OJ si"g- w . hat they m u st know k fo u rs Lave aL eotertaionm nl ¡'>g " “ f »««'d a ' - ' ,l“ d3’l " ? 1‘lie r i„ h t of heaven, etc., etc.?” We are will lio u rs gav» an t ill. rianim m 1 b e a „ tlfu | 8 ;a rs a n d w o n d erin g how* g ' . i-r » songs, recitations, g u itar m usic,etc., men can s.ill gr..pc about in the Som e of th e que««ions a Secular- ing to wager our life th a t the w riter and expounded our ideas of Secu- d a rk cav es of old religi-ns when a ist should ask him self when growled of those foolish words don’t know larisrn to [» a a prom prom iscuous iscuous auaienee audience 1 l'ttce thought and investigation a t by wnv one « of - --r,— >1 these selfish, good-for- th a t there is a God, a Lucifer, a court of heaven, or a G arden of .ickers. Some were much [ '¡n.n8 .'be'n the I10thi„g> tear-.luwi.-e v .-r y-t h i „ g I cr (if hop-pick . . . . . ! I m a u tifu l, in s p irin g lig h t of m o d ern , . , and •' yet he says, ju dogs-in-t lie -m an g V W hat 1 1 Eden, E pleased and a p p la u d e d , o th e rs w ere ci -’ er, » a re . • st as has this growler done for the cause, though he knew* all about it, th at sad and some seemed to have the ami w hat is he now doing? Are “ the first declaration of inde - V a lu a b le A d d itio n . xdd 17'h-century sp irit of p ersecu ­ thi re any selfish or vindictive mo pendence against god was made tio n afojused. One sister made th e . T h is week has been an eventful W hat ought we to ark w hile th e lecture wW was r r m m»rK wmm cm- ()1H. ¡„ the his,„ rv ,.f our U rivcrs- fives l,v e" fo- his grow ling? . Is " this ■ — by lucifer .” ......... progress th a t th»‘ Pl*e«l<«‘r ' ‘ought d y f.,r we have been a ‘ le to secure grow ler’s mod»* of livii g in opposi- call a m an who w ill m ake sucn to be knocked off the wagon.** We sotne very tine additions to our tion to the E thical Basis of the idiotic statem ents as th e se ? But just the mere statem ent is w. re inform ed afterw ard th a t the p arap h ern alia. F irst, we have se- O. S. S. U? H ave those whom In Ja.ly is an Adven-ist ami it is s une- c " red what goo be misled action should he crushed out of the ,we u tte re d n o t a w ord th a t we are . * ‘{¡,¡^«4 of m edkal VneychJpedia "»to th in k in g that the evil reports children, and the reason th a t the pot thf^roughly <*»mvinced is true, and even now after her expression of assault upon our person, we have rn n v il feelings toward the sister th at would lead us ,0 wish to in- and about th irty other volumes of which two or three growlers are C h ris tia n leaders want to m ake de valuable Ixioks for the library. Add trying to circulate arc tru e am i we pendent idiots out of the peoph to this an elegant secretary for the hope th a t everyone interested will originates in the desire to use them president’s office, a fine magneto- b.arn t he facts and help us to cor- for building up their unreasonable ni,K n,H ! a t» tios(op» these falsehoods as far as we churches and schools of “ faith .” As and a num ber nt n atu ral history «>■« re ><• h»*r or d ’Btroy Vi..» 1 1.... ex M >p cim • ens and « it •. seems th . « at our can; for ♦ the Ixrx aiumndu x/ mm T/Aflz de- ! no , fill 111 an QF being has any knowledge success / of our IX work hum ju her teligion j ends very largely upon our friends« of a God, “ independence of G od” is cept l»v the us»* of reason. \\ ’<* h