Torch of reason., December 16, 1897, Image 1

R eason
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VOL 2.
SILVERTON, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER Di, ¡S97.
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W hen the World is Free.
ceed, we m ust continue our efforts; the idea • ! churches in which io would he incum bent on them to
and we ought not sim ply to con- worship; nor did t hechurch of Eng- have regular lectures, at regular
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and P ^ces, as once in two
tin u e th en ), we sh o u ld in crease land; nor did the M ethodists when
F ar th ro u g h the future shines the golden j , hcm > , „ r eff()rt jg a ]w a y g , h „ m e # g . they left the established church; weeks ° r a »‘<>nth. G radually we
Of b ro therhood. A new h u m an ity ,
ure of success. B attles a r e won by nor did the B aptists when they set 7 “ u,d have the vvhole Pta,e di vided
Foretold » -y p o e t. p ro p h et, sa in t a n d
and discipline, as well as up a separate creed; nor the Pres- in t° eircu it^ and provided with
Will work to g eth er, when th e world is by num bers.
Discipline alw ays byterians; nor the C ongr-gational- HP‘’akt‘«*H just as the church has
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fosters courage, and ^ouiage is ists, nor any of the other sects, not now» each one keeping a faithful
T hen science and religion will join h an d s ! strength.
Do we lack discipline? even the M ormons.
Now why did record of hia w,H'k> including funer-
And follow N a tu re to D iv in ity .
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Then strife will cease betw een u n ited I*
lack th e co u rag e it they not each adopt a new plan of als conducted, visits to the sick,
lands,
would inspire, and the strength it carrying on th eir work, and drop eicd also a11 of his receipts and ex-
And peace will prosper, w hen th e
the old idea of building churches P ^ ’ditures, and such o th er m atters
w’ould give.
world in free.
everywhere, and form ing circuits, aH m i2hl be S q u ire d , and report
Then those who toil will b e th e o n e s w h o
I t w ould seem th a t o u r o rg a n iz a -
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tion, ’ working ® harm oniously J and and p u ttin g a preacher in charge of the 8ame tn the S tate Secular Un-
The slave no longer th e n will bow the
They m ust
which in turn would report to
knee;
persistently along thes^ lines, m ust each one of them ?
American Secular I ni<»n. W ith
T he king will th en be driven from his become popular and increase in have had some good reason for it.
th ro n e,
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When we look about us and see how j a w o r k K y^tcm like this, would
The }>eople reg n an t, w hen th e world is num bers rapidly, provided we find
free.
a wav to get b e fo re the people and these organizations have succeed-! not <)Ut cause begin at once to n a p
ed, are we not bound to conclude 8raild er results; would not Liberals
Then greed and poverty will pass aw ay, tell them of our objects, and of their
everyw here take new courage, con­
And all will share a tru e p ro sp erity .
im portance. T o get the people to th at they deemed the old way the
The God of M am m on, w ith his feet of
tribute more liberally and w o rk
listen to our argum ents is the best and clung to it for th a t rea-
clay,
If the reports of
Will be dem olished, w hen th e world is greatest trouble we have to contend son • Ami does not their success more earnestly?
free.
these circuit lecturers were faithful-
with. As sure as we get new list- prove th a t they were right? W hat
m ade they would how who our
Then will be the title law — th e G olden eners we m ake new friends and &(><,d reason can we assign for n<»t
Rule
earnest followers.
If we cannot j P l,rsu’”g ’beir tactics?
W e need rient are, an £ lvt "s, from time
Will be e n th ro n e d —tbe law of eq u ity .
The priest will vanish w ith his creed get them , then our following m ust 1110*'c a d a church, although to say to tune, an t e a o our stength. We
and school,
come only from those who evolute U‘~'ecubir ( h u rc h ”, as “ Ph© First
)U ‘ t m>, g ia ua y, >e l a y in g
And tru th will flourish, w hen th e
out of old ideas into the new by the Secular Church of P o rtla n d ”, o r ! tbe l a u d a tio n of a power which,
world is free.
T hen will be h a p p y hom es, an d h a p p y j »low process of th in k in g alone, “ Jhe
Morrison
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m en,
j w ithout th e aid of help. As Free- C hurch”, would not sound objec- o o set h e p o w e r o tth e c h u r c h -
A n d h a p p y w om en, rm sed from Slav-1 th in k e r g
g e c u ia r ig
we
tionable; on th e co n trary , the politically or otherwise.
erv,
A part of thlH sy stein could also
And happy children
All th e d a rk has- tim es feel lonely, and it is no woii- word “ch u rch ” would to some ex- ,
been
W ill he forgotten, w nen th e world is d e r , although, in f a c t, w e a r e n o t tent modify the p r e j u d i c e s so m e he the organization of Young Mon’s
free.
alone. In every com m uiiitv there now en tertain toward our cause.!
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do n()t know them excep( m aterial; it it the cause we seek t„ i «*’»>■. 1>««r»ry clubs, g y m n asiu m ,,
to b e ;
From b e tter unto b e tte r m en will clim b bv accident.
It is no wonder we m aintain. T h e idea is to give our etc., to su p p lan t sim ilar church or-
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wonder when the first thing to
W hat S hall Liberals Do to Be , greet us in every town is one or
more church spires, and not one of
Saved?
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tures, organize Sunday schools, get tbe church from its own ground,
up socials and other entertain- Woldd not »uch a system be also
merits, as the churches do. Let n/ ore »«Dsfactory to our speakers
them erected to o u r cause. We our speakers be paid by subscrip- “ lan roam ing over the co u n try ,
FROM A PAPER BY KATIE KEHM
hav undertaken to designate each < tinns, collections and donations, as from state to state, as they now do,
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o t h e r by wearing a badge, but how
p re a c h e rs are.
As things are delivering lectures her- and there,
In presenting this paper I have m any wear them ?
The badge is arranged at present the people do at long intervals, poorly |»ai*l, and
chosen for my text, “ W hat shall we all right as far as it goes,hut we can not hear out lecturers, except oc- 8 1 yH'g resu ts th a t < o u ld hardly he
do to be saved?” I do not refer to hardly say we are satisfied and casionally, and never at stated
** satis actory to theinsclv» s or
our souls, nor to any concern we wish to stop at th at. J u s t fancy the ^ me8, I ” the m eantim e our friends A° e
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m ay feel about the C h ristia n ’s loneliness, the u n ce rtain ty and the
in the way of atten d in g some
inies av» changed. Ih e p pres-
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heaven, b u t!
°I I me
,ne v ( u hristian
>n is
not ™„.O
satisfied
wi
heaven.
l l refer to the adoption strain our speakers m ust suffer ” ° ne O
ris n a n churches,
cnurct.es, al- cut generat
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ur-u with
of some m ethodical working plan, traveling over the country, from though they do not prefer it, per- J 1 e ° \
f‘e ,,n o ,L it dem ands
which shall more speedily secure place to place, never sure of a baps; whereas, if we had an a b l e ( 8^ rnet
a l’H ',fit of the age, some-
for the dem ands of if our
and tn n g © ^ m w , ’ [ soni
our Union
Union pop-
pop- greeting,
greeting, or
or a a hall,
hall, or
or an
an audience,
audience, 8pe
bPe a a ker,
ker, with
wit • a a regular
regular place
place and
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p jiractical,
ra ctic al,
or even a collection large enough to tim e ° f le c tu r in g , we would soon 8O,,ret l in g io inter» st. I t dem ands
u la r favor and su; pport.
We th in k these d dem ands are just take them out of town How lone- build up a large attendance, and I <ak r th a t ta n aw aken thought
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it is . for
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to hear the
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and ought to be t h re e law.
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— derive a lniost a certain in c o m e . T o a,ld pP " r
they are of so much general irn- church liells ring every Sunday and i' (art " ith we might have to rent a
1 * <)Ct:a8|ona ly r< fleet the cheer-
portance th a t we co n trib u te tim e see the people going to church, i,a H> »» the churches do when they u s l < ° iil ’ sp< akers who see
and money to cause others to th in k while we must stay a t home or b rst sta rt.
After a w h ile , by the 8or,)< thing good, ,md sweet, and
as we do about them and make roam the fields, because we have a *d
festivals, contributions, etc., J y ’us In the world, instead of al-
them the law.
no congenial church to attend. Is a ^ ef the fashion i,C the churches, ^ a y M som* th in g had and gloomy.
I f enough people were already of it true th a t w eean n o th av e church- we could b u y a lot, and build <>ur j
a ver.v few preachers fill these
our opinion our efforts m ight cease, es as well as the C hristians? Why <,wn ball, or church; and the con-
’ Mn fbort€ w h o do are so
If even those who are of our opin- not? D on’t we w ant them? Is it KreMa tion by this time m ight be re- we 1 e
hold their pul-
ion would be more earnest, perhaps because we would be copying the 8ar(h'd as a per m anent one.
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B en in r, Spurgeon
then our efforts m ight cease. But ways of the C hristians? When the
Jn sm aller towns and country
©wton, and are w ell
the facts are, our dem ands are still L utherans broke away from the places our speakers would be pro- to post 'because^he*" 'd o ^ o t k n ^ v
free.
ignored.
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