T H E TORCH OF REASON, SILV ER TO N , OREGON, T H U R SD A Y , OCTOBER
will do right w ithout being forced
to, and no punishm ents will be nec­
essary when no violations of others
rights are known, but even when
men are m uch more perfect than
they are now they will be obliged
to decide on rules of action so as to
work in harm ony in carrying on
the great work o f a civilized people;
and these rules will be the laws.
We cannot even then say th a t every
m an “ is a law unto him self” for
although all m ay agree to the laws
and all work in harm ony yet every
m an will be helping to m ake laws
for others and obeying laws th at
others have helped m ake and of
course will not be “ a law unto him ­
self.’’ Secularism and civilization
will increase; anarchy and b arb ar­
ism, like the m am m oth and m asto­
don will only be found in the fos-
siliferous rocks of hum an history.
both the professors and students
will do all in their power to m ake
their coming both l>eneheial and
pleasant. H oping to meet m any
new students, as well as the ol<1
ones, and become acquainted with
them , I am yours truly,
Silverton, Ore.
L ouie R auch .
i attended the Liberal U niversity
la8i year and will attend again this
year.
It has been a success in
every way.
Everyone who can
should attend and. help it along.
It is a grand undertaking, and those
who have so kindly given their as­
sistance will be rewarded by seeing
m any young men aud women help­
ed to an education th a t will be c a r­
ried out on a broad and liberal
plan, which will be of far more value
to them than such as is received
from sectarian institutions.
Silverton, Ore.
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“ Keep the Torch of Reason B urning.”
D on ’t G et Hurt.
Some of our friends th in k that
our editorials are •‘m eant for them ,”
but we very seldom indulge in per­
sonalities, and never unless in self-
defense.
In speaking of certain
facts with which we are acquainted
we only Jo so in order to illustrate
some principle, aud not to h u rt
anyone’s feelings. We believe th a t
there is no one in the whole world
who can overlook the faults of
others easier th an we can, for we
are thoroughly convinced th a t the
old free m oral agency idea is a
hum bug, and th a t we are all what
our inherited tendencies and our
environm ents make us; but a t the
same time we believe th a t all should
try to make our surroundings the
best we can, and w hen we w rite ed­
itorials this is what we are trying
to do. If we m ake m istakes, and
those who read are hurt in anyw ay,
they m ust try to overlook our sh o rt­
comings, as they expect us to over­
look theirs. Secularists should be
as a family of intelligent brothers
and sisters, helping one another to
correct th eir faults and living as
happy, useful lives as possible.
14, 1897.
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God and the G overnm ent.
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A governm ental recognition of
God m eans a recognition of him by
Price, Ten cen ts.
the force of the pains and penalties
which the governm ent has at its
com m and for the execution of its
purposes. W heu the governm ent
m akes a recognition of God, it
m eans that you mus recognize God
I h e a b o v snow ' the ex *ct size of the little song book we
in precisely the same m anner, no
have just com pleted. It co n tain s th irty -tw o pages.
The songe
m atter w hether you believe in it or
are set to fam iliar tunes and should be in every F reethought
not, or be counted out of the gov­
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ernm ent altogether. For the peo­
ple being the governm ent, wh t the
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governm ent does is done by the peo­
ple. You are either not the gov­
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ernm ent, or else you participate in
the governm ent’s action. If you I;
are a p a rt of the governm ent, you
m ust conform to the governm ent's
religion. If you are not a p art of
SILVERTON, OREGON.
the governm ent, you must suffer
the penalties which belong with
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disfranchisem ent.— American Sen­
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Construction of the Liberal U niversity at S ilverton, Oregon.
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Silverton, Oregon.
f
second school year of th e Liberal
U niversity, and have every reason Will practice in all courts of th e state.
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Special a tte n tio n given to ro lle d ions
to believe th at it will be as success­
and n o tary work.
ful as the previous y ea r’s work.
R oom 3, W olf B lo c k .
The prospects are th at we wdl have
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well as stu d en ts this year than we
had last; this indicates th a t others
* The G overnm ent nationalized th e Postal S ystem , whv n o t also
have become interested in our edu­
th e Money System ? A plan is told by C. ELTON B L A N C H A R D
cational work, and we already feel
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stronger in spite of the many
schemes th a t have been intended to
Caveats, and Trade-Marks obte’ned and all Pat­
deter our progress. Therefor»* let ent
business conducted for M o o c r a t c Fees.
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