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E v o lu tio n , an d C o m p a ris o n o f R e lig io n s .
fpH E strongest of every species of animals and plants incr< ase their
I strength, skill, etc., by the law of natural selection, survival of the T H E O N LY S C H O O L OF T H E K IN D
fittest, and have evolved from a few rude forms, through millions of ages
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to the most fully developed of mankind. In any variety, different
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climate, food, special exercise of different organs, cross-breeding, etc.,
produce other species, which, propagating hereditary tendencies ami
strengthening peculiarities for thousands of years, have made all the
'varieties of plants, animals and mankind. Fossils in rocks prove this
Cultivation and cross-breeding to secure new improved vegetables fowls
ami cattle prove it every year.
Between Africa’s man-like gorillas and negroes there are missing
links; but this is explained hv the fact that the Indians are now de­
creasing before the alder whites. As reason developed, the weaker races P u p ils are Given Every O p p o rtu n ity to Learn W ithout
served the stronger, for protection; then imagined they might secure
Being H am pered by S uperstitions and Dogmas.
protection from storms, diseases, etc., by serving the most powerful ele­
ments—the sun, etc. Worship and sacrifice thus begun, changed into
imaginary gods, with priests for mediators, who elaborated the rest of
religion and wrote the bibles. The Christian and Mohammedan bibles
are the latest. The Vedas, or Brahma bible, is the oldest (1400 B. C.).
Between are the scriptures of China, Persia, Egypt, Greece, etc.
Horace Greeley declared, “There is no doctrine of Christianity but
what has beer anticipated by the Vedas”. Alexandria, the royal capi­
tal of Egypt, 2000 years ago contained a vast library and great theolog­ A Splendid Corps of- Teachers and Good F acilities for
ical schools, which drew religious devotees from all nations. They com­
leach in g .
For inform ation, address
pared religions and learned from Buddhist missionaries, who travelled
J. E. H O S M E R , P h .D ., B.S. D , P re sid en t,
everywhere teaching the wisdom, virtues and miraculous life of Crish-
na, the trinity and creation.
S IL V E R T O N .
OREGON.
All nations borrowed from India and recast their own religions,hence
all became nearly alike, excepting names, places and dates, each nation
claiming a savior of immaculate-virgin birth, with like vi/tues, wisdom
miraculous powers of healing, moral teachings, temptations, crucifixion
and ascension. Josephus describes a sect ef Jews called Essen» s who
DEALERS IN-
lived in Alexandria and Judea. They were travelling preachers and
healers, living and teaching the strictest virtues and philanthropies.
Before Christ, they taught exactly what the bible claims Christ first
taught; just what Crishna laught in India 1200 years before. The ear­
liest mention of Christ or Christianity in historical records is A. 1). 104
Corner Main and Water Streets,
when all accounts of the Essenes end. Hence at that date the Essen-
ian Jews must have adopted this stolen child of Hindoo paganism
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Christianity. For proofs, read Kersey Graves’ “Sixteen Crucified Sav­
iors.”
Our institutions of learning, in charge of Christians, keep all ignor­
ant of other bibles. The real causes, discovered by science, overthrow
supernatural causes. Which should he taught ?
DEALERS IN
F ree from S uperstition
S trictly N on-Sectarian
L o c a t i o n H e a lt h f u l
S o c ie ty G ood.
E x p e n s e s M o d e ra te .
C t is it e r & D a v e n p o r t
M erchandise
Hicks & Ames
H ardw are, T inw are, Stoves,
P romoters and A ll F riends :
teen Ciucified Saviors”, study it
Every reader of the T orch is re­ well yourself, then loan it to th<
A G R IC U L T U R A L IM P L E M E N T S
quested to send to the editor before ministers, and they will have to he-
March 1, whatever reason you come Infidels or Brahmins. More (runs, Fishing Tackle, C utlery, S porting Goods, Etc., Etc.
would give to prove either or all of than half the world are Brahmins
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these topics: “Createdor Evolved?” now, and all believers in a god
‘‘Mo God” ; “ Nature Always W as”. ought to be, because that is the
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You may he original or quote, but source of all so-called revealed re­
you must not send over fifty words. ligions.
Each do your part and we will
The tracts opened the way here
have a page full.
Don’t he like so we have had three scient ¡tie Sun­
most Christians, always growling day meetings and expect to continue
because God don’t set somebody them right along. They take, so
else to do what they ought to do o th e rs talk of attending them,
themselves.
j Would you like such? Work, and
Are \ou distributing tracts? The don’t be timid, and you can bring
editors of “Truthseeker,” ‘‘Free- them about.
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thought Magazine” and T orch of
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R eason praise them as just the
thing; besides I have tried them
Last week Mrs. Bliven called for
and proved they do the work pro- opinions on the question of immor-
posed.
If you
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thinkers and finally have scientific
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The babe knows little. Reason
Sunday meetings, that will develop
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worthy, wise citizens all around grows as the brain grows.
you, it is your own fault, not your knowledge is activity of living brain
neighbor’s, because you are ahead cells; hence mu^t end when the
and should keep them learning, brain decays. I would get tired of
Besides distributing fifty tracts each },n eternity of heaven’s sameness,
month, to keep them thinking ami doing nothing, or of endless work,
talking, pro and con, till they he- and prefer never-ending sleep,
come convinced because they
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