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T H E TORCH OF REASON, 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 23, 1897.
it seems to me. we strike bed-rnek. claim more th an their ju st rights.
The
•‘The moral motive, therefore, Strikes result from injustice.
arises not by contem plation of the cause of m urders, riots, theft, etc.,
gratification given by a certain d» e is one claim ing more th an his due.
of conduct to G 'd . 1« urines from Justice is founded on experience,
the viv'd ideal repres» n ta tiu i of history, biography, which prove by
the relation between a< ii<»n and facts, not by religion, what con­
life. The com pulsion cf m orality duces to the welfare, prosperity and
is inner, and not outer com pulsion, peace of individuals and nations.
its au th o rity inner, ami m»t outer Intem perance, diseases, lack of m en­
au th o rity , its restraints those aris­ tal ability, etc , are due to lack of
ing from the connection of cause, hygienic k m w b d g e, ami ot»eOi' i < e
Hygienic knowledge is
and effect, its sanctions natural, thereto.
not su p ern atu ral; essential, not for­ based on facts, not on religion.
tuitous. The foundations of the The social evil is both unjust and
m oral cotie thus belong to the very u n h y g ie n ic .— E. M. B.
n atu re of sentient life itself, and its
dictates therefore possess a validity, Poor Excuse Better Than None.
a reach, a significance, a sacredness
The Nt-w York Observer excuses
to which no other can conceivably
the annual sum m er decline in re ­
lay claim.
ligious activity by rem inding Gs
‘‘T h at to affiliate ethical princi
readers th a t opportunities to serve
pies in this way upon n atural law
the lord may he found everyw here,
adds im m easurably to the deep and
and th at sea-shorn and m ountain
terrible n sponsioilities with which
m ay be recognized as sanctuaries
life is coming to confound the
where praise may perpetually
m odern m an, must he acknowledged.
ascend to the great Creator.
This
Front no other point of view does
is all right as lar as it goes; but the
the high seriousness of conduct, the
trouble is th a t if church-going may
im periousness of duty, ¿he s tre n -
be dispensed with half the year on
uousness of living, h* come so em­
such grounds as these.it may easily
phatic; in no other way are we
be dispensed with the other half of
forced to so trem endous a realiza­
the year for equally triv ial reasons.
tion of all th at is m eant by the
W hen the tim e coined th a t religion
fatal chain of action ami conse­
is carried on w ithout the aid of
quence—a chain, the links of which,
churches and paid clergy, then will
fragile and delicate and silken as
C h ristian ity suffer a decline and
they may seem, are yet woven in
fall.— Investigator.
the loom of etem itv , and are never
to be swept asunder. ‘Not heaven
Notice our ad for our New’ Song
itself upon the past hath power.’
Iujustice, dishonesty, im purity of Book. These little hooks have cost
every kind, will and m ust, in the! us much labor and we want to sell
everlasting order of the world, work them . Send for one and write to
out th eir inevitable results, all our | your friends about it.
prayers, all our remorse notwith-1
stan d in g .”
E l HER HARDESTY,
This quotation from Prof. H u d ­
son’s work is profound, and ought
[Ig & W .
to su it th inkers.
But as an ex­
am ple to those who would learn to W ill practice in all courts of th e state.
Special a tte n tio n given to collections
write brief!v, as for a tract, and so
and n o tary work.
as to he understood by ordinary
R< m )M 3, W o l f B l o c k .
people, I condense the whole selec­
S IL V E R T O N ,
OREGON.
tion into the following:
“ M oral conduct betters existence, |
adds to its happiness, decreases its
pain, makes life more worth living.
Tin* m otive is not the pleasing of
God, but the relations of cause and
eff< ct.
J b u s , conduct, d u ty , re­
Salem , Oregon.
sponsibility, rest on knowledge of
“ the fatal c h a in of action ami con­
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Its daily consists of eig h t pages
E liza M owry B liven .
anil its w eekly of tw elve. The
s The
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M orality.
M orality is doing, hence it is not
a science, for science is what men
know, system atized.
M orality is
nearer an art, but it is founded on
the scientific principles of justice
and hygiene.
The little chihl takes a n o th er’s
playthings, perhaps breaks one;
the o th er reliels; words h*ad to
blows. It began with injustice. So
wars result where nations or rulers
weekly is recognized as th e leading
farm pap er of its section. The
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Its circulation is grow ing con­
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It is read and valued highly by
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I t has a b attery of linotypes and
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Its ad v ertisem en ts are regularly
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