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h a v e b e en im p o s s ib le fo r a s m a ll
h o y to go s w im m in g on S u n d a y
w it h o u t b e in g b r o u g h t h o m e o n a
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w o u ld h a v e c e r t a i n l y b r o u g h t d o w n
A w ro n g is n o t r i g h t b e c a u s e it is th e w r a t h .
W h y , we s h o u ld lik e
r r a y - h e a d e d , n o r c le a n b e c a u s e it to k n o w , a r e t h in g s so d if f e r e n t to -
h a s been b a p tiz e d .— [ E x .
d a y ? — [ E v e n i n g T e le g r a m .
M a k e v o u r s e lf a n h o n e s t m a n ,
a n d th e n y o u m a y h e s u r e t h e r e is
P h ilo s o p h y
o n e r a s c a l le s s in t h e w o r ld .— [ C a r - 5
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b eliefs a n d id e a s is a n e c e s s a ry p re - ■ t h i n g a n d d e s c r ib e s h e a v e n s , h e lls ,
l i m i n a r y to t h e r e c e p tio n of t r u t h , g o d s a n d d e v ils t h a t d o n o t a c t u a l -
I ly e x is t.
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is o n ly a d a y o ld J
it is c a lle d a lie; if it is a y e a r o ld
it is c a lle d a m is ta k e ; if it is a c e n ­
tu ry
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it is c a lle d
a le g e n d .—
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P h ilo s o p h y s tu d ie s m a n .
R e lig io n tr ip s to s t u d y G o d .
P h i l o s o p h y e x p la in s .
R e lig io n o n ly m y s tifie s .
P h ilo s o p h y
s tu d ie s
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S ta t io n e r y .
o f o ld e r r o n e o u s
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ro rs fo r th e w r o n g - d o e r ; th e t a n g i ­
m a n s io n s in th e sk ie s.
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I n p h ilo s o p h y , w e t a k e it for
su ffic ie n t to c o n c e rn t h e w o rld fo r j
g r a n t e d t h a t we a r e s a n e a n d t h a t
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th e p r e s e n t a n d for a ll f u t u r e tim e .
t h in g s a re w h a t th e y se e m . I n re - ing» s u c h a s le ttim r in lo c k s, a s it tak es th e
— [E x .
lig io n th e y ta k e it fo r g r a n te d t h a t P,ace °*f O u se l a n d iroiige; to
C a b i n e t f / . a k e r s , *"r i»>hud v o » k ,
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d o w e llin g , is n e h in g , re m o v in g - p lii» a n .l
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T h e y feel t h a t c r e d u l i t y is s tr o n g , a m a a n d t h e D e se rt of S a h a r a .
P h ilo s o p h y se es n o t h in g h ig h e r
a n d h o p e t h a t r e f u t a t i o n s w ill he
a n y w h e r e t h a n t h e m a n w h o tr ie s
f o r g o t te n .— [G . W . F o o te .
to d o r i g h t.
W e w h o p o p u la r iz e sc ie n c e fo r
R e lig io n b e lie v e s th e r e is p e rfe c ­
t h e b e n e f it of m a n k i n d h a v e t a u g h t
tio n in a n i m a g i n a r y G o d w h o d o e s
th e c le r g y to b e h a v e th e m s e lv e s a
n o th in g .
b it, a n d re s p e c t p u b lic o p in io n ; a y ,
P h i l o s o p h y p r o d u c e s m e n ta l t r a n ­
we h a v e m a d e s k e p tic s of t h e b e st
q u ility .
of t h e m , a n d r e n d e r e d it im p o s s i­
R e lig io n g iv e s o n ly d e lir io u s jo y .
b le fo r th e m to p re a c h th e o ld h o r ­
ro rs a n d f r i g h ts a n d s c a r e s of th e
b ib le a n d C h r i s t i a n i t y .
W hy, a
la r g e p o r tio n of th e h u m a n e c le r g y
o p e n ly r e p u d i a t e h e ll a n d e t e r n a l
to r m e n ts , a n d a r e e n d e a v o r in g to
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R e lig io n f u r n is h e s th e m m a n y
in m a te s .
P h ilo s o p h y p itie s r e lig io n .
R e lig io n fe a r s p h ilo s o p h y .
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W HO M A K ES OUR
SHOES?
P h ilo s o p h y is c a lm a n d g e n tle .
R e lig io n is w ild a n d c ru e l.
im b e c ile t h a t w o u l d n ’t h u r t a h a ir
In p h i lo s o p h y m en o u t n u m b e r
of a m a n ’s h e a d on a n y a c c o u n t.
w om en.
T h is is a g r e a t i m p r o v e m e n t o n th e
M a n y m e n a n d w o m e n a r e n e i­
p a s t, a n d we h a v e h u t to u n i te a n d
t h e r p h ilo s o p h ic a l n o r r e lig io u s , h u t
p e rs e v e re to d e s tr o y r e lig io n a n d its
“ w o r l d l y - m i n d e d .”
c o r r u p t i n g in f lu e n c e
a lt o g e t h e r .
T h e c iv iliz a tio n of a n a tio n m ay
H o w e v e r slo w o u r w o rk m a y seem
be e s t im a t e d bv th e n u m b e r o f its
to he, it is e x p a n d i n g a n d p r o g r e s s ­
p h ilo s o p h e r s .
in g , a n d m u s t a d v a n c e u n t il S e c u ­
T h e b a r b a r i s m of a c o u n t r y m a y
la r is m in so m e fo rm s h a l l o c c u p y
be k n o w n b y th e n u m b e r of its r e ­
th e w h o le fie ld o n c e h e a r in g n o t h ­
lig io u s d e v - te e s .
in g b u t t h e w e e d s a n d p r i s o n -
Bruno, the philosopher, was m u r­
p l a n t s of r e lig io n .— [ L il i e r a to r .
dered by religion.
A lm o s t e v e ry S u n d a y th e l i t t l e
Jo h n
C a lv in , t h e
r e lig io n is t,
h o y s in th e c o u n t r y go s w im m in g , o u g h t to h a v e b een h u n g by th e
a n d y e t n o n e of th e m a r e d r o w n e d , sh e riff.
A lm o s t e v e r y S u n d a y t h e r iv e r s
P h ilo s o p h y is c o m m o n se n se .
R e lig io n is “ i n s p i r e d ” n o n s e n s e .
a n d th e c r e e k s a n d t h e p o n d s
T h e r e is a g o o d tim e c o m in g for
s w a r m w ith s m a ll h o y s, y e t n o
d e a t h s a r e r e p o r te d .
T h e r e fo r e , p h ilo s o p h y .
s o m e th in g m u s t h e r a d i c a l l y w ro n g .
Y e a r a f te i y e a r r e lig io u s c o n c e p -
In t h e g o o d o ld d a y s w h e n w e tio n s g ro w less a n d less in te n s e .—
w e re a s m a ll b o y t h in g s c o u l d n b [ I n d e p e n d e n t P u l p i t .
ADOLF W OLF & SON 5>
Silverton, Oregon.
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u n t il h e is s to p p e d a g a in . T h is is
1 osop ly sees
t ia , e x c e p
a ls o th e p o lic y of s u p e r s t i ti o n i s t s . th r o u g h m a n , N a t u r e fo rm s w it h -
W h e n o n e y a r n is r e f u te d th e y o u t p a s s io n a n d w ith o u t in te n t io n .
R e lig io n b e lie v e s t h e r e is g o o d
d r o p it a n d go s t r a i g h t o n w ith a n ­
o th e r . S o m e tim e s t h e y d o n ’t e v e n d e s ig n e v e r y w h e r e — in G r e e n l a n d ’s
T ry th e T orch for Jobw ork.