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T O R C H O F REASON. SIL V E R T O N . OREGON, TH U R SD A Y , JA N E
To Raise F iv e T ho usand D o lla rs
fo r th e
U n iv e rs ity .
Secularists,
P. C. M<»sier,will give. $50
Lou Ames will give........ 50
A Friend will give.......... 50
provided th at
more men (or women)
will give the sam e
am ount.
W here are
the ninety-eeven?
L IT T L E
er, aided by the children; wolo by
E lm a Sm ith: and closing song.
A
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P O IN T S .
1 B /C T S
OF
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Scientific
W isdom .
“ L ittle habits gnaw big holes.”
‘ Let Reason Be Your G uide,” is
the subject of the lecture at Liberal
C hristians take a little moek< r
Hall Sunday evening.
for thy stom ach’s sake.
E D IT E D BY
ELIZA
MOWRY
BLIV • ; N
“ The New Uncle Josh ’ at Liber
M ust those who fulfill all righ - C ontaining condensed arg u m en ts L, , .
al H all, W ednesday evening, J a n .
v<n of Moral Secularism am i Right
e o n s n e s s d escen d in to he!! a - th e v
Living, ami against Supeiéîi-
I9th.
tio n , Im m orality and
sav J e s u s d id ?
P lea se excuse us.
In tem p eran ce.
A partition was removed at the
JU ST T H E T H IN G
Religion has never been an in
U niversity this week, throw ing two
rooms into one and allowing lietter dustry in the pursuit of which hon tu h an d to your C h ristian friends. Put,,
lished m onthly at
pci y ar ."
facilities for seating, on account of esty is th e best p o lic y .
trac ts each m o n th ), bv
D. P riestley .
the increased attendance.
m
N E W S AND NOTES.
The class in vocal music is m ak
ing splendid progress.
The dram a at Liberal Hall Jan .
19 will be given for the benefit, of
the Silverton M arine Band. Ad
m ission, 25 and 15 cents.
Miss K ate D ePeatt left Tuesday
for her home in A shland, where
she will rem ain until she regains
her health, when she will return to
her work in the Liberal I Diversity.
We will send the T orch of R eas
on one year to five new subscribers
for $3.75, and the p arty getting up
the club will receive fifty visiting
cards for hi* trouble. These card s
are just the thing for Secularists to
use, as they have an engraving of
the famous W ettstein badge heauti-
ully lithographed at tin* left of
the nam e.
T h e T r o u b le w i t h T u t o r .
(C ontinued from 4 th p a g e )
Pearl W. ( jeer will lecture at
Liberal H all Sunday evening. A had any connection w hatever with
good musical and literary program orthodoxy, and if Colonel Ingersoll,
will be rendered and will add to who was his personal friend, is a
the in terest of the meeting.
good judge of character, he was in
Notice the 99 changed to 97 this > deed a brave noble r. an as th e f«»l-
week. L et’s all try to keep it mov
lowing from the pen of the great
ing. If some can’t afford the $50,
perhaps th e y can induce some one Agnostic will show:
H enry M. Taber is my friend and
else t*> unite with them.
one of the best of men. In business
Some of the students, assisted by he is ju st, honorable, faithful, re
a few members of the faculty of liable. He keeps his word and
the Liberal University, are prepar-i does as he agrees. For integrity,
ing a d ram a which they expect to no m an ’s reputation is better than
give a t Liberal H all in the near fu his. He is an excellent citizen;
loves his country and its in s titu
tu re for the benefit of our school.
tions; taking an active part in m at
T he tracts of Scientific Wisdom ters of public im portance— try in g
have m et with such a wide sale to m ake the people better and h ap
th a t it has become necessary to pier. H e is on the right side and
print a second issue of No. I. Send alw ays has been so <ar as I know.
ten cents and receive fifty copies of He was a kind, faithful, and loving
them to distribute am ong your
husband; and he is a good, affect
C hristian Friends.
ionate father and grandfather. In
The program at the Y. P. 8. 8. C. addition to this he is a free m an—
last F riday night was one of the tninks for him self and gives to
best ever rendered by the society. others the result of his thought.
Capt. Ames and her “ crew ” are He is an exceedingly modest m an,
h ard at work on the program for rem arkably careful of the feel
T hursday night, which is the last ings of others; gentle in speech and
of the scries and will decide who is action. Long ago his brain was
to furnish the supper for the so shocked with the absurdities and his
ciety.
h eart by the cruelties of the Bible.
The following students have en He came to the conclusion th a t the
tered the Liberal U niversity this “ scriptures” were w ritten by u n in
week: Glen M cM illan, Alma F ish spired men, and that man should
er, Florence Fisher, Roscoe Ames, he governed by experience, obser
E lm a Smith and L aura Sm ith of vation and reason, instead of faith,
Silverton, and R alph D esart of ignorance and superstition. He
Sw itzerland, Oregon. T he faculty became a free m an. He is a close
an d students welcome these new and clear th in k e r; a n atu ra l logic
ian; a lover of tru th ; a friend of his
recruits.
race; a good, honest intelligent,
An appreciative audience a tte n d
brave, and successful man.
ed the m eeting at Liberal H all
S u nday evening.
Besides the lec
U n iv e rs ity F u n d .
ture by J . E. Hosm er, the follow
T he am ount given in this fund
ing program was rendered: Song
by th e choir; recitation by Lora is actual cash paid in, regardless of
what has l>een prom ised:
Ames; vocal solo hv
•r W innie W hit- Previously acknowledged. $561.30
lock; recitation by Leona A llen; H arry T. Sm ith, New York
1.00
so’o an d chorus by the choir; reci
M ATERIA L, ETC.
tatio n and ex* rcise by E lm a Fish- Previously acknowledged, $274.50
THE LIBERAL UNIVERSITY CO.,
S ecu larism is an in fan t now . but Silverton
be will gr w. C h ris
tia n ity w as in fa n tile «»ncc; hut it
g r ,jw to a d u lt age; is ii iw old a i d
• leerip it a n d w ill p ass aw ay . Let I
us raise u p S é c u la rism to ta k e its!
place.
F. S. M atteson .
.
.
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Oregon
j if he is fe<l
Ci'. PLAN & PITTMAN
B utchers —
If a personal God took s u c h a i
p rsim al in te re st in th e a lla irs of I
th e chihlrt n of Israel, it seem s!
s tra n g e ih a t he sh o u ld h av e so
long neglected the m any th o u s a n d s
w ho
need his guidance.
G race L. O rr .
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