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About Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 30, 1897)
% THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 189; 3 Scientific W isdom. ' miracles, have become familiar to him in the present day; and at this Helps toward th e T ract, “ False Claim s Christianity — Science Pro moment contemplated as simple motes Civilization.” — Bv Mrs. and natural consequences of which M. M. T u rn e r. i he comprehends the mechanism an d the cause. Man, in fathoming na- “There are fundamental ideas .bn social edihce I*« arrived which » the is , turn,has .. „ at , <1 iscovering * lhe . built, .. — pivotal . , ideas * j i v r. rlie • >. of earthquakes, of the about which ' .. , ! ’ . T , . periodic motions of the sea, of suh- the social world turns. In each of . „ , , , . terraneous conflagrations, of mete- these a thousand others germinate; r . , . ’ , . 4, . .. 4l ’ ors> the electrical fluid, the and the thousand are wrong if the , ... . t * j " hole of which were considered by line is wrong. th e following are I r j „ . . . . . J , f , r i lls an(?estors and still so bv the ig- examples of these erroneous funda-: . . , . “ , , . . , i • . i norant as indubitable signs of hea- mental, pivotal ideas, which have TT. . . . . . r , veu s wrath. His posterity, in lol- liecome stock notions of the people: i • . ’ i v , , • lowing up, in rectifying the experi- ‘Csesars and Napoleon’s are civi iz- , , , L 1 ence already made, will go still ers; royalty is related to God; the further and discover effects and creator made some to be served and causes which are totally veiled from others to serve; standard belief is eyes. . The . . i , present cym i ne u united n iie u e efforts n o n s o of more important than standard A» , . , . ,.. , the human species will one day per- character; morality divorced from i ' . * 1 , , naps penetrate even the sanctuary religion is dangerous.’ , , , . / . , . - . , °f nature and throw into light “Any social structure founded many of those mysteries which, up upon such alone is a monstrosity. to the present time, she seems to “The best possible character re have refused to all of his research sults largely from a careful study es. of our relations to others, from a In contemplating man under his right understanding of all our rela true aspect, in quitting authority to tions which are interwoven every follow experience, in laying aside where among men, in all phases consult l reason, in suomil- submit- , j . . v error .« w i to vwiissuiL e a s o n , in and departments of life,” These!,- ,. • . . . , , tn)g everything to physical aws, relations are taught by science, not f . , . . . . , ’ tl , , fro,n which his im agination ha» theology. vainly exerted its utmost power to “Instruction in pure human eth withdraw them; it will be found ics, divorced from religion, becomes that the phenomena of the moral a study of the relations which exist world follow exactly the same gen among men in this real world. Re eral rules as the physical, and that ligion is a system of beliefs and the greater part of those astonish hopes. Ethics is a system of prin ing effects which ignorance, aided ciples of conduct for man as a so by his prejudices, makes him con cial being in this life; its realm is sider as inexplicable and as won eternally a realm of actualities.”— derful, are natural consequences [Popular Science Monthly. flowing from simple causes.—[Bar on D’Hol bach’s System of Nature. W hen? \\ henever the barriers of priest craft in this country or the world are a thing of the past, then, and not until then, will all humanity realize the freedom and good for which this world is intended. Let the good work toward liberty and freedom go on until that time is reached. I am now 52 years of age and I hope I may live to see that time. W ith good wishes for the T orch of R eason and the Liberal Univer sity. E x -C atiiolic . F iv e S e ria l S to ries. 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