THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON. OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1*9X.
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M iracles.
less the testim ony be of such a kind '
th a t its falsehood would be more '
I should not believe such a storv - m
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iraculous ii.on
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were it told . me . by _ Cato, was a * pro- endeavors to establish;
>ui: u and j even in
verbial saying
t u a Q, t case there is a m utual
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ing the lifetim e of th a t philosoph tion of argum ents, and the superior
ical patriot. The incredibility of a only gives us an assurance suitable
fact, it was allowed, m ight in v al
to th a t degree of force which r e
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idate so great an au th o rity .
m ains after deducting the inferior.” j
The In d ian prince who refused to w h ^ any'm ’ie'lelìs'm “ 'th a t he saw . . .
believe the first relations concern- a dead n,a „ regtQred
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ing the effects of frost reasoned m edia,e |}. congider witb
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justly, and it n atu ra lly required | wheth„ ¡, be
probable t h a t , ? ! '
very strong testim ony to engagehis tbis pergon sbou| d ejther de(,ejve J U f c
assent to facts th a t arose front a be deceived> or , b at the fact wbjcb 1
state of n atu re with which Ite was be rft,ateg ghou,d rea)|y have .
unacquainted, and which bore so
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which he had had co n stan t and
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the superiority which I discover I
uniform experience.
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’ reject the greater m iracle. If th e kA/
thev were not conform able to it.
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falsehood of his testim ony would I
But in order to increase the prob- be m ore m iraculous than the event \fX
ability against the testim ony of which he relates, then, and not till
witnesses, let us suppose th a t the then, can he pretend to com m and
fact which they affirm, instead of my belief or opinion.— [H um e.
being only m arvelous, is really m i
raculous; an d suppose, also, th at
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the testim ony,considered a p a rt and
in itself, am ounts to en tire proof;
When have Infidels opposed in
in th a t case there is proof against
vestigation, education and scieuce?
proof, of which the strongest m ust
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W hen have Infidels founded iu-
prevail, out still with a dim inution
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of its force in proportion to th a t of t j)ejr belief?
itS an,agO ni6t
W h e n ^ h a s Infidelity afflicted
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laws of n atu re; and as a firm and known ag the “d ark ageg„ ,
unalterable experience has estah-
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l.shed these laws, the proof against religioU8 warg Hke tbe “ C ru sa d e s"? !
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a m iracle, from the very n atu re of
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m ent from experience can possibly i ch urch has?
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be im agined. W hy is it more than
tions and I )ogmas.
When nave Infidels m urdered the !
probable th a t all men m ust die; teachers of our race — as Bruno, j MZ
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th a t lead of itself cannot rem ain Servetus. and others?
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suspended in air; th a t fire con
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w ater; unless it be th a t these and burning their bodies?
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events are found agreeable to the
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L o c a tio n H e a lth fu l «
ed a violation of these laws, or, in 70>000 o f tb ejr fe|,ow ,nen jn 0[)e
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other words, a m iracle, to prevent week?
them ? N othing is esteemed a mir-
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S o c ie ty G ood.
a c l e i f i t ever happen in the com- the Jew s, killed th e N etherlander«,
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mon course of nature.
I t is no and ^ , 4 ¡„d „ |genceH?
m iracle th a t a m an seemingly in
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good health should die suddenly; bones, h air, ru sty nails, ,‘wood from
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because such a kind of d ea th , the cross," and other relics?
though more unusual th an any
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other, has yet been frequently oh- ple froIn th eir homeg> burIled hol(jg
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served to happen. But it is a m ir- iu Quakerg. tongues, whipped wo-
acle th a t a dead man should come nien> and burned 400
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to life; because th a t has never been
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observed in an y age or country, forts and refinem ents, such as the
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There m ust, therefore, be a uniform introduction of carpets, stoves, v lo -' ™
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experience against every m lracu- fins and organs into churches?
ities for Teaching.
For inform ation,
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lous event, otherw ise the event
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am ounts to a proof, there is here a through the mails?
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direct and full proof, from the na-
W hen have Infidels been dishon-
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ture of the fact, against the exist- est enough not to pay taxes on a 1 Mg
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ence of an y m iracle; nor can such billion d ollars’ worth of th eir prop- k | /
P R E S ID E N T ,
a proof be destroyed or the m iracle e rty, and little en mgh to force
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rendered credible but by an oppo th eir doctrine
into our public
site proof which is su p erio r
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schools?— [Ex.
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The plain consequence is (and it
is a general m axim w orthy of our
W oodw orkers, d o n ’t forget to send an
atten tio n ), “ th a t no testim ony is o rd er for a set of tb e E o rstn er Auger
sufficient to establish a m iracle un- B its. Price. $2.60 By m ail. See ad.
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