% T H E TORCH OF REASON, S IL V E R T O N , OREGON Call for the Congress of 1897. A Suggestion. T H U R S D A Y , OCTOBER 21, 1897. N. J e r m a n , J . H , Lyons. JERMAN & LYONS, E l HER HARDESTY, It will be in order for Brown U ni S ecularists and F ree thinkers of the U nited S tates : . versity to again dem and the resig P A IN T E R S . W ill practice in all courts of th e state. You are hereby requested to meet nation of President Andrews, for Special a tte n tio n given to collections in convention at H ardm an H all, in the reason th a t in an address to House, sign am i carriage p a in t and n o tary work. the city of New York, on F riday, the students of the university, on ing. P aper-hanging anil interior R oom 3, W olf B lock . S atu rd ay an J S unday, the 19th, resum ing his office, he affirmed his decoration a specialty. Charges S IL V E R T O N , OREGON. 20th and 21st of November. reasonable. \\ o' k guaranteed. belief, founded upon personal obser Friends, we shall meet in this vation, th a t in th e east the Crescent Congress under favorable condi was in the ascendant over the Cross, S IL V E R T O N ... tions The tim es are auspicious. that M oham m edanism was gaining ¡&@<diaj(g©<d! P r i< § ® $ Heresy is becoming popular, even more than C hristianity. Upon other in m inisterial circles. The spirit au th o rity it is stated th a t M oham We can fu rn ish th e follow ing lxx»ks well bound in cloth ; good p rin t, sta n d a rd of Secularism is pervading our m edan and B uddhist m issionaries sizes, for th e ex tre m e ly low price of ecclesiastical institutions, our liter- in America and Europe are m aking . . . A r t i s t i c W o rk 60 c en ts each, postage 10 cen ts. D on’t fail to tak e ad v an tag e of th is offer. ture, our whole social life. R eli more converts than C hristian m is O rigin of S p e c ie s................ C has. Darwin gion, giving way before continual sionaries are m aking in Asia and DescentofM an................. “ W hen you w ant a .... bom bardm ents and repeated as Africa.— Ex. F irst P rin c ip le s............ Herl>ert Spencer G ood S m o o th S h a v e D ata of E th ic s ................ saults, has abandoned the strong E m e rso n ’s E ssays Or a F irst-C lass........ The Privileged of The Earth. S a rto r R e s a r t u s ............ T hom as C arlyle holds of dogm atic theology, and is H a ir -C u t H istory French R evolution “ seeking refuge in the fields of Discourses of E p ictetu s Mrs. Besant finds th a t M adame — CALL ON- h u m an itarian ism . It m ay be that P ast and P re s e n t........... T hom as C arlyle B lavatsky foretold the troubles H y p a tia .................................. C h as. K ingly it is in this way th a t it is gradually A utobiography of B enj. F ra n k lin E. E. T A Y L O R . through which the Theosophical to d isap p ear—by becoming absorbed Fifteen Decisive B attles of th e * * * * * Society is passing, but this unfavor W o rld ............................ E. C. C reasy in broader phases of thought and T en n y so n ’s Poem s able “cycle” is to end next vear, S il v e r t o n , ............................... - O regon action. S h elley ’s Poem s eertianly before the end of the cen L ongfellow 's Poem s In the m eantim e we m ust con P o p e’s Poem s tury. “ This society,” Mrs. Besant tinue the work b< fore us. It is M ilto n ’s Poems says, “ is the ark of spiritual tru th .” H ood’s Poem s im portant th a t F reethinkers should B u rn s’ Poem s and those who do any sort of work com bine. W ith so m any exam ples R obert B row ning’s Poem s for it are “ the privileged of the B y ro n ’s Poem s around us illu stra tin g the power of sm all p rin t e a rth .” It rem inds us of the glori organization and of com bined effort, Shakesj»eare’H Poems Salem , Oregon. ous reign of the saints on earth , sm all p rin t it would be the height of folly in us A ddress, which was alw ays going to begin, L E A P IN G n e w s p a p e r , d a il y a n d not t<> have the benefits of such J O N E S ’ BOOK S T O R E , though somehow it never got a W E E K L Y , OF W E ST E R N OREGON methods. There are im portant 291 A lder S t . PO RTLA N D , O R E . real start. “ Ye arc the salt of the questions dem anding our attention. Its daily consists of e ig h t pages e a rth ,/ said Jesus. “ We are the and its weekly of tw elve. T he TheG od-in-th»‘-constitution am end weekly is recognized as th e leading salt of tiie e a rth ,” says Mis. Besan*. m ent was again introduced in con farm p ap er of its section. T he The <»ne is as accurate, and modest, daily plays second fiddle to no gress at the last session. Our Na p ap er in the U nited S ta te s p rin te d as the other.— F reethinker. tional Association, with its allies, in a city of S alem ’s size. Its circu latio n is grow ing con fought this am endm ent before the A Broad Departure. sta n tly . »Caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained and all Pat congressional com m ittees, and for ien t business conducted for MODERATE FEE«. It is read and valued highly by A New’ York dispatch says it is Oun O f f i c e »a O p p o s it e U . S . P a t e n t O f f ic e the tim e being defeated it. The a w idespread co n stitu en cy . »and we can secure patent in less time than tnusc [remote from Washington. It has a b a tte ry of linotypes and am endm ent has been reinstated, reported in high official circles th a t Send model, d r a w i n g or photo., with descrip o p erates a photo-engraving p lan t. tio n . W e advise, if patentable or not, free of backed up by a petition which is A rchbishop Corrigan has been nego ¿charge. Our fee not due till patent is secured. Its ad v ertisem en ts are regularly ? A P a m f h l e t “ How to Obtain Patents,” with claim ed to have attached to it the tiating with S uperintendent Jasper read hv th e m asses, liecause th ey »cost of same in’ the U . S . and foreign countries ¿sent free. Address, read th e S tatesm an for th e news nam es of m illions of signers. We of the public schools for the affillia- it co n tain s, an d th e accu rate and must meet the conspirators again tion <>f parochial and public schools In terestin g m an n er of its telling, O p p . P a t e n t O f f i c e . W m m i n q t o h . D. C. in th a t city. He has offered, it is th is coming w inter. The people C. B. IRVINE. M anager m ust be aroused to the im pending alleged, to tu rn the C atholic schools danger and educated in the princi with their 70,000 children, over to ples of liberty and justice. The S ab the m unicipal school authorities, i How to M a k e ----- b ath question and th a t of the bible provided he is perm itted to give an in the public schools also require hour’s instruction daily to the C ath ht » . T* «-5»-» en • » » •■g— » TT» *-?-» «— consideration. The efforts of bigotry olic children of the public schools. T he G o v ern m en t natio n alized th e Postal System , why not also and intolerance must he thw arted This is the stipulation. He makes th e Money S ystem ? A plan is told by C. ELTON BLANC HA RD no other, either as regards text w herever possible. in his lxx»k e n t i t l e d ................................. b«»oks or teachers. It is said m any In our discussions there should U N C L E S A M ’S he the broadest latitu d e in the ex other m etropolitans are anxious to pression of opinion. There m ust adopt a sim ilar policy if it meets H O M IL IE S O N F IN A N C E . the approval of the apostolic dele- be absolute freedom, subject only >------ Postpaid for 25 Cents. gate. to such regulations as m ay he nec All profits on th is Ixxik will be given to th e L iberal U n iv ersity . It sh o u ld be in th e h an d s of every th in k in g person. A ddress all o rders U ) essary in c o n d u c in g t h e C o n g r e s s U n iv e rsity F u n d . The TORCH OF REASON, Silverton, Oregon. in an orderly m anner, and with The am ount given in II iis fund i due regard to the rights of al, th e members. Let us meet and consult is actual cash paid in, rega rdless of in a sp irit of friendship, of concilia what has been prom ised: tion, and of cordial co operation. Previously acknowledged, $410.80 l.OOl If we do this we shall have a grand ! W. M. R ichards, Oregon, A weekly pap er for th e young people. E n tirely free from su p ersti 3.50 and glorious Congress, from which C. E. Glaze, tio n . D evoted to S ecular Sunday-sch<M>l work, and co n tain in g les 5.00 “ we shall retire refreshed in spirit, ,J. E. Johnson, sons for each S u n d ay . Per y ear, 26 cents. M utual Im provem ent Society 5.00 | Confirmed in o u r ponyiotjon“, and 1 50! stim ulated to more effective action W. E. Page, Oregon, 25.00 ¡ and to greater achievem ent «luring A. S lam an, D akota, 1.504 \V. N. Jorgensen, Oregon, the year to come. C B. W aite , Ac’ing President. John McArdle, Iowa, 1.00 E. E. R ei < h W ald , Secretary. MATERIAL, ETC. O tto W ettstein , Treasurer. Previously acknowledged, $228.50 T. B W akeman , New York, 6.00 E. J. T h u rm an (w ork) A W eekly S e c u la r P ap er fo r S e c u la r J. B. R emsbu H g , K ansas, 10.00 A. A. 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