Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903, October 21, 1897, Image 5

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    THE TORCH OF REASON', SILVERTON, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1897.
ENROLLMENT TO ENCOURAGE. EVOLVE AND PROPAGATE
SCIENTIFIC WISDOM AND MORALITY.
Friends of Progress.
rihls enroHs all who believe in Scientific Wisdom and Morality in
place of Christianity. This list will weigh in winning popularity to our
cause by showing the numbers on our side, will e ,u 4 ^ g e X r w and
aiso show where there is enough to eUrt Sunday Scientifi! meetings
NAME:
ADDRESS:
__
The Promoters.
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xfh° r U1 help, in a“y Way to evolve or propagate Seien-
ific \ lsdom and Morality in place of Christian religion. This will be
the real working force, and all signers should state what they will do
so we will know just where to look for each kind of worker needed.
NAME:
ADDRESS:
TO DO WHAT:
A. Wolf & Son
R espectfully inv ite you to visit
th e ir establishm ent and con­
vince yourself th a t they are
show ing the greatest line of
G eneral M erchandise in Marion
county at popular prices.
Mail orders given prom pt atten tio n .
Yours to Please
A. WOLF & SON
Silverton, Oregon.
C u s ite r & D a v e n p o rt
Tract Distributors.
fn dL? ik rt°lls ik -86 WnO, pay
for Hfty coPles eaeh
the twelve tracts
to distribute. 1 his will be the advance force, opening the way for Sun
day Scientific meetings, Sunday schools, lecture bureaus, etc., etc. All
signers state plainly the amount of tracts they will take.
NAME:
ADDRESS:
AMOUNT:
DEALERS IN-
• • • •
GENERAL M ERCHANDISE
Corner Main and Water Streets,
SILVERTON, ORE.
Hicks & Ames.
DEALERS IN
Hardw are, Tinw are, Stoves,
A G R IC U L T U R A L IM P L E M E N T S
All who take the T orch need not send for blanks, as they can sign
the hlaiik in the 1 orch and secure other signatures to it aDo Then G uns, F ish in g Tackle, C utlery, Sporting Goods, Etc., Etc.
copy off the lists and send to the secretary; or send me your own address
SILVERTON, OREGON.
on a postal card, stating which list you wish to be enrolled in. I will
send a blank and an enrollment paper (for awhile at least) to each who
enrolls as a promoter or tract distributor, and will send a copy of the
revised plan, in November, free to each of the first fifty promoters or
tract distribtors enrolled. Sixteen have written to me favoring the plan
for the evolution of Freethought and wisdom. Most of them have prom­
ised to help promote it in some way; seven of them by distributing tracts
two will try to start scientific meetings, four have written articles to help
on the first tract, one is preparing to hold debates this winter etc etc
After the first tract and revised plans have h^en printed and are ready
for use, the enrollment ought to proceed rapidly; hut we ought to have
many more distributors enrolled before the first tract is printed for they
can t reach the people without help. Has not each Freethinker a duty
to perforin to liberate and elevate his fellow citizens, or are these too
waiting for a god to do everything for them? Do your duty, whether
We Will Do It For You
the next man does or not, and perhaps he may follow your example
I ease concentrate all your thoughts on the second tract subject:
alse Claims of Christianity. Science Promotes Civilization.” In the
plan as outlined in the T orch of March 25th, you will find one para­
graph on “false claims” which will do for a guide. Send all helps for
the tract to me, instead of to the T orch ; I am to select the best and s-nd
themi to the editor. Don’t think you must write a long article. Some
I han You Can Get It Elsewhere.
can do that, but I prefer that most of the helpers should send me short
letters; only two or three of your best arguments, or telling examples nr
quotations, so I can select from a half dozen letters, the best from each, I
to h i a column in the T orch . All helps for the second tract must reach
me during October. Four helped me on the first tract and I want four­
teen to help on the second. Which of the four deserves the honor of
fielping most / Each reader can judge for himself.
Brooklyn, Conn.
E liza M owry B liven , Secretary.
Secularists
Or Anybody
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