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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.
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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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