% T H E TORCH OF REASON, SILV E R T O N , O REG O N , IH V R S D A Y , DECEM BER 30, 1897. LITTLE TORCHES. By W . E Johnson He who casts a vote to give the p >or a chance to m ake an honest living th»es a work for the Lord.— [New Era. If the Lord is so good and of omnipotent power, why does he not himself ‘‘give the poor a chance to make an honest living”? W hy should poor folks work for the Lord, who alw ays lets them starve, so far as he is concerned? Eternal life is a germ ; planted in the hum an soul, as the seed in the ground, it will grow, if the con ditions are favorable, in its order ami in due time to branch, blossom and fruitage. — [M ethodist Re corder. But God m ade the ‘‘conditions” as well as the “germ ” . W hy should God m ake “ unfavorable condi tions” and then dam n hum anity for the result? The spirit of God comes to your heart’s door and knocks. He stands there while storm s g ath er and break upon his u nsheltered head, while the sun declines and night comes on with its chill and its heavy dews. — [ C hristian Advo cate. God ought to provide him self with an um brella to ward off the storm, or with a jim m y so th a t he can break in w ithout waiting. If God made the h eart, he ought to know how to get into it. Christ sent his disciples as sheep among wolves; and therefore said they should exercise great p ru dence. They go in faith, but they should at the sam e tim e act with good judgm ent.— [U nited Presby terian. A real wise “ sheep” w ho “ acts with good ju d g m en t” keeps away from the “ wolves”. God first made the wolves and then m ade the sheep to send in am ong them , just to see the fun. A nother evidence that God is a savage. 5 much good. The speaker lectures and goes away. The C hristians have kept away ev< rvbody they could and can “ do u p ” the speaker at their leisure, behind his back, and to an audience of their own choosing. And there is “ none to molest or to make afraid ”. The | local Secularists are aspersed and their lecturer m isquoted the people are misled and are like sheep w ith out a shepherd when “ the wolf com eth.” W ith a regular lecturer around, m atters would wear another aspect W hen the person who m isrepre sents facts knows th at his sta te m ents will probably be corrected and his sophistry shown up, he will n atu rally keep more w ithin hounds. Then again, the Infidels have an advocate and defender, and each does not have the burden to carry isolated and alone. And an organ ization, though sm all in num ber-, can exercise more influence than ten times as m any persons w ithout the strength th a t union gives. “ W hat is ev erv « b o d • \’s husinesis no- B u ild in g in C ourse of C o n stru c tio n . body’s business.” and nothing is accom plished. M ake it one per son’s business and make it an ob _ Ç___ a___ — ject tor th a t person to do th a t bus -w — iness, and the work • moves and progress is made. But there is no thing in sacrificing o n e ’s se lf, o n e ’s business and other interests for the fun of it. It is worth much to the children now here and to those of the future to he taught in these m atters, and Pupil s are Given Every O p p o rtu n ity to Learn W ithout Being H am pered by S uperstitions and Dogmas. not he left in . ignorance to he the I prey of the priest. P aren ts owe it to th eir children that while they « are spending money, tim e, care and labor to educate them for the b a t tle of life, this part of their educa tion he not neglected, so th a t in adult life they m ay he free from A Splendid Corps of Teachers and Good F acilities for the wiles of the priest and life he Teaching. Lor inform ation, address worth living. LIBERAL UNIVERSITY T H E O N LY S C H O O L OF T H E K IN D Free from Superstition Strictly Non-Sectarian L o c a tio n H e a ltlifu l S o e ie tv G ood. E x p e n s e s M o d e ra te . J. E. HOSMER, Ph.D., B.S.D , President, SILVERTON. OREGON. F. S. M atteson . “ E ngland would be a beautiful co untry,” says H erbert ( asson, The Difference. “ if it were not for the English. It would be a prosperous place if it E ditor T orch of R eason : were not for business. It would be The paper by K atie Kchm Sm ith a noble country if it were not for published in a late issue of the the nobility; and a moral country were it not for the churches.’'— Ex. I'tRcji, “ W hat Shall Liberals do to hr* saved?”outlines an excellent pol icy. No m istake will he m ade in TORCH OF REASON following it. A person in a locality whose business it is to work up the matter of organization and conduct the services, to he the exponent and NO. I. advocate of Secularism for its ad herents, who d istrib u tes lite ratu re for them, gath ers inform ation for them, receives m isrepresentation and abuse for them cheerfully and industriously and who is hacked by his state and national unions, from which he receives his commission •K E E P T H E TORCH OF REASON and auth ority , can accom plish good B U R N IN G .” according to his ab ility and indus try and the intelligence of the peo New and selected secular songs set to fa m ilia r tunes. ple among whom bis lot is cast. Eut a lecture now and then by T h ir ty -tw o penes. Price io cents. some chance pilgrim cannot do as ► a ’ q <><>< x > oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo < o o o o o -.o , ► ,== G ► -J S''*** Liberal U niversity Company, SILVERTON, OREGON SONG BOOK £f£ ................................................................ E. M., 297. Enclosed find ................................ Dollars to assisf in the Construction of the Liberal University at .Silverton, Oregon. G Yours for Progress, G ► G G G G G G G G G G G G C u t th is o u t, or copy it; «nclose w h a t you can, and fo rw ard to J. E. HOSMER, President, Silverton, Oregon. ,^ < > ^ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ‘ Try the Torch for Jobwork.