H I E TORCH OF REASON, S IL V E R T O N , OREGON, TH U R SD A Y , A P R IL 21, 1898. conditions such th at now there are enough who see the truth to form a nucleus. W’e will unite here in the west. We will es­ tablish a school. We will publish to the world the tru th and send it by living epistles. Investigation will then soon become popular, a r volution of thought, take nlaçp . . ’ii u be ours. . a Secular- , ,nd . victory will . A r ; ,, 1 v • h a v e made ist. do you believe in th e h a rm o n iz - ltig of our race? Do you believe that by doing away with creedism, men now stran g e rs or enemies will become friends and brothers? Js there any shorter or better m eth- Effect of Preachers’ Opposition. ( continued from t h ir d pa g e .) any unkind rem arks about him. 1 hey will even go so far as to ac­ knowledge that he was a good man, at least that he m eant well. Some of them , from the more Liberal de­ nom inations, as the U nitarians, will even . come out and hold un 1 Thom as Paine as a sam ple of t truthfulness; ru th fu ln e s s : and such preachers as the Rev. Copeland, of Salem, will in time compel other m inisters to come for­ ward and acknowledge P aine’s , . . , Wort ° r 1 >e J° r< e ect are get' Od of uniting mankind than tb e , ‘>»8 P '- ^ e enough to adjust them- . j tl - i r selves to present conditions, and one we have undertaken? Ih in k of , ’ the C hristian religion itself is sub- ,he possibilities, yes, the actual re- ject t0 ewlM ion> and no niatter 5 LIBERAL UNIVERSITY ». T H E O N L Y S C H O O L OF T H E K IN D F re e from S u p e rstitio n S tric tly N o n -S ectarian Pupils are (liven Every O p p o rtu n ity to Learn W ithout And, if you how tenaciously the churches try to Being H am pered hy S u p erstitio n s and Dogmas. suits, if we succeed! think our plan is not an idle stem the cu rren t of evolution, they dream, go through, or over, or un- are g radually being dragged along j I ^ O C E i t i O F l , , i a i , hy its irresistable force, der, or around every obstacle and J w.i»«»v H arry F r ic k e r . come and help us. P ortland, Ore. I I C c 1 1t 1 T f t 1 1 S o e ie tv G ood. E x p e n s e s M o d e ra te . Scientific Wisdom C.ikcnpinfiAn Per ’ “ar <5° copies m onthly) $ i . I < ELIZA MOWRY BLIVEN, OUDStripilOll per Month (50 copies), 10c. ( I Sec’y Tract S ociety. Brooklyn, Conn. P u b lis h e d M o n th ly by th e L ib e r a l U n iv e rs ity C o m p a n y E N T E R E D A T T H E S IL V E R T O N VOL. T. OREGON, P A Splendid ( ’orps of Teachers and Good F acilities feaehing.. Lor inform ation, address for J. E. HOSMER, Ph.I)., B.S.D , President, SILVERTON. OREGON. S T O F F lC E AS S C O N D -C L A S S M A T T E R SILVERTON, OR., APRIL, E. M. 298. No. 6. C u s ite r & D a v e n p o rt Im m o r t a lit y or A n n ih ila tio n ? H E A L E R S IN- A baby knows little. Brain-cells and body, received fro »» p a i n t s , m ultiply as plants grow, from nutritious food. Intelligence trr»»ws with brain-growth. Thought, conscience, memory, all knowledge, are activ i­ ties of living brain cells, growing and decaying with the brain. L arg­ est, healthy, cultured brains, with finest convolutions, think and know most. Intoxicants, u n h ealth y foods, narcotics, inactivity, diseases, de­ Corner Main and Water Streets, stroy nu tritio n of the blood; then body and brain weaken ami die. By SILVERTON, ORE. choice we use certain p arts of the brain, and thus exercised, these parts grow; hence, developm ent corresponds to character. The brains of all anim als and insects, in q u an tity and q u ality , corre­ spond with their intelligence; the intellect-part in man as far exceeds these as his thought-capacity, variety of activities, keener enjoym ent DEALERS IN and suffering exceed theirs. Aggregation of organs, brain, etc., in cor­ rect order and favorable conditions of chem ical elem ents, produce life- activity with consciousness th at can see, hear, reason, propagate. The organs giving out, destroys this balance of activity, life. Death ends A G R IC U L T U R A L IM P L E M E N T S nourishm ent, circulation, brain-activity, m ind s, com pulsory, eternal living? Horrible! At eighty, health, happiness, faileth; tired, surfeited, worn out, d e a th , eternity’s peace, an n ih ilates all. W e choose from nature s exhaustless treasure-house of beneficiáis and hurtfuls, according to our k n o w le d g e of Than You can Get It Elsewhere. results, and m ake life a heaven <»r a hell. Rewards and punishm ent- are tran sien t.o r life-long, according to our virtuous or sinful doings. We do nothing deserving everlasting bliss or endless torm ent. Scientist»* cannot find heaven, hell, nor bodyless souls. Desires are not realities. Death-bed visions are flightiness. Im m o rtality is ‘orthodox soothing- -vrup” for all losses. Reunions would disappoint. W h a t c ru e l, h e a r t ­ less happiness if m illions shriek’d in torm ent! Spiritualism suits im ­ aginative dream ers, easiiv “ gulled’’ hy free-love seducers, slight-of-hand mysticisms in darkened rooms, and mesmeric m agnetism of strong will power over weak, superstitious minds. Dearth of good results proves its fallacy. 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