THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON. OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1898.
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you read the uoted works of tin* blood atonem ent am i miraculous
noted Infidels and F reethinkers of “ m o n k ey w oik’’.
There is one great danger for In ­
ancient and m odern tiim s?
Of
ctnir»«* von have not, and if a ju -t fidels. We m ust he careful and
god should call on you today ami not let our m ental pendulum sw ing
ask you if you are an unprejudiced too far, now th a t it has started
w itness in this cas«*, ami found that hack away from these absurdities,
only
one si«!«*, In* and ¡ami u- info •. h • ■ r- fully as •• •
would cast you out from the grewt Wn« 11 w< have reached the p» ¡¡¡t
w hite witness box of eternal tru th . on the arc of vibration marked
There will be wailing and g n ash ­ Common Sens«* we must “ stop
ing of your m ental teeth w hen you short, never to go ag ain ”. And
wake up to find th a t your whole again we must not let our Infideli­
life has been a narrow , selfish, big­ ty m ake us infidel to true princi­
oted prejudice and an endeavor to ples nor to in stitu tio n s which pro­
avoid your part in lifting your fel­ mote them . H ere we are trying to
low men from the gloom am i m is­ build an institu tio n of learning.one
ery of a sem i-barbarous condition founded on the principles th at ev­
to a free, happy, united b ro th e r­ ery Infidel professes to believe in,
yet sonn* who make the loudest
hood.
In every age there have been the professions are, for no other than
N o tic e !
reform ers am i the conservatives. petty reasons, infidel to our work
T r u th w ill M a k e U s F re e .
There have been those who have and circulate lies fully as black as
A pencil m ark here denotes th a t your
dared to he the first to step forth t hose of orthodoxy.
To a C h ristian frien d .
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We had' a kind letter from a
num ber. You are earnestly requested
M any things that seem pleasant and receive the pointed spears of
to renew so that you may receive the pa­
per wit bout in te rru p tio n . W'e have de­ to one who has been brought up to the enemy and m ake wav for liber- friend who lives in the East, who
cided th a t it is best for all concerned
tv. There have been those who when had just visited a large eastern city.
th a t we do not semi papers longer than believe them , are false, and a l­
the battle was with the strong hut In his letter was the statem ent th at
tlie tim e paid for unless so ordered.
though
they
make
the
believer
h
ap
­
This will prevent any loss and we w ill
false hastened to the weak hut true. m any of that city would help hut
know ju st w here we stan d .
W e reijuest you t o s e n d us the nam es py for a short tim e or during his W ill you be one of the common for th e story afloat that J. E. Hos­
of Secularists who m ight become su b ­ whole life,yet falsehoods of all kinds herd to follow your divine m asters, mer, the president of Liberal 1 ni-
scribers and we will m ail sam ple copies.
keep the world in darkness. When the priests and preachers of today, l versitv, is an «*x-Methodist p reach ­
W’e hear a C hristian say, “ Well, or will you be one of those who, er, and that great fears were en ter­
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this belief m akes me happy, ami I j even as the heroes of the past, dare tained th a t as soon as the in stitu ­
tion was fairly on its feet he would
don’t want to believe any th in g stand firm and fight for liberty?
W e M u s t W a it.
else,” we cannot help pitying him | This is as im portant an age as go hack to his first love and turn
You are the institu tio n into a C hristian
for bis gross selfishness. How self- the world has ever seen.
We have been somewhat disap­ centred one must he to care more as great, if you arc in love with the school. Now this lie came from an
pointed it) not getting money for his own com fortable feelings,on­ tru th , as any hero th a t ever lived. Infidel in the first place, who is of
enough to pay for our hind er, and ly for a short time at the very best, W ill you love the tru th , or will you course crim inal in the sight of ail
we will be ohfig«*d fo wait before than for the great, beautiful, re­ cringe like a belabored hound un who know the tru th , ami honest
puffing more of it into the build­ deeming truth ! T he truth will (1er the lash of your own com forta­ Infidels should he on th«*ir guard
ble feelings, the popular cry to c ru ­ lest they he as much deceived by
ing.
We paid all we possibly MAKE US FREE.
Long years after we are dead cify tin* savior of Erect bought and these m ischief-m akers as others
could, hut we are determ ined not to
go too fast. One of the greatest and pe rhaps forgotten, the tru th s your cowardly fear of h u rtin g your have been hv the lies of Moses and
G o(o)d will the lam b, and thus prevent the o n ­
dangers to educational enterprises th a t we have believed ami taught financial prospects?
is th a t of running in debt and be­ and lived will go m arching on to help you in the one case and your ward m arch of our great Free-
The facts in the
coming so involved as to prevent victories for higher, better and h ap ­ im aginary gods will dam n you in thought arm y.
the other. W hich shall it be?
case are th a t J. E. Hosm er never
their ultim ate sin cess.
W’e have pier times.
was a M ethodist nor a M ethodist
O C hristian friend (an d you are
gone now ju st as far as we can
i preacher.
Ilis first lecture was
without danger, ami we will go no our friend or at least we are yours),
B e N o t D e c e iv e d .
radical against the hum huggery of
farther until we can “ gather up the do not say th at you do not want to
believe an y th in g that contradicts
One reason th a t Infidels are inti- the orthodox churches and his last
slack”.
We know’ how delic is th a t they are people who was ditto, and all those io between
Of course it would be a great ad van­ your holy hook!
have been the sam e, and those to
tage if we had a few hundred dollars you feel, for we have felt the sam e, very much hate to he deceived.
come will he m ore . so. But this is
and could pay for the lum ber and but it is a false idea ami one that
A C hristian cares hut little if he not all. The president is not the
put eight or ten men to work now leads to much sin. to much in san i­
while it is fair weather. In this ty, to much sorrow, to the deepest, he deceived if it brings him hap p i­ only spoke in the wheel of a better
way we could soon get the roof on, darkest hell in the u n iv e rse — the ness here ami a good chance of fortune than the ow nership of cer­
The one is tain lots in a tinsel het veil, hut
and then we could all work inside hell of an ignorant, degenerate, de­ happiness hereafter.
during the rainy winter.
1 he ceived, priest-ridden people. Say, characterized hv a large develop­ “ there are others” , and the in s titu ­
tem ptation is to borrow money and rather, th at \ on do not desire to be­ m ent in the front part of the head, tion is as stable as the United
go ahead, hut we positively refuse lieve anything that is not true, and i. e. the perceptive» are highly de­ States gov« rnm ent.
These peddlers of lies will do us
to do this. We have already some no m atter if it causes you some un­ veloped, w’hile the other has more
small debts that worry us, and thus pleasant, unhappy feelings, for the developm ent on top of the head, some h arm , to be sure, hut we can
prevent us from doing our best sake of coming generation« and i. e., the head ru n s up to a peak. onlv do our best, and we call on all
work, ami we consider il the wisest what the real, genuine, honest There are exceptions to this gener­ honest thinkers to give us a fair
tru th will do for them , investigate al rule, of course, and m any who chance ami not be led into error by
plan to wait.
One of
The tuition is a very sm all con­ all sides of the greatest problem of have peaked heads are not C hris­ these infidelic Infidels.
tians, hut worship some other fan­ these peddlers took pains to get
sideration after taking out the our times.
Do not he afraid to stand alone tasy, on account of their en v iro n ­ word to a patron ami friend th a t at
am ount already paid by those who
Go w here your reason m ent, ami those who n atu ra lly the opening of school this, year we
paid in work, produce, etc., and if need he.
It would
take it all in all, although it leads you and if the universe rolls have great perception have been so had onlv thr«*e pupils.
‘‘grieves us to the h ea rt” , we are up like a scroll stay with your hon- neglected that their ignorance, a l­ have been no disgrace if th at bad
sure it is the part of wisdom to let est convicli >i.s. It is dishonest not though oftentim es after a great really been the num ber, and our
the work of building rest until the to investigate. It is wicked not to struggle, allows them to he led into teachers would have done good
stu.lv both sides.
You stand con- the error of trying to believe the work with the three; hut i* was a
rest of the lum ber is paid for.
When that will be, we suppose detniu d before any honest judge if absurd doctrines of the gods and lie calculated to keep hack the p a t­
(»od know s, h u t he seems to have a you h ave refu sed to give e a r Io th e devil-, angels ami witches, ghosts ronage th a t these friends will give.
H ave m l hol\ ghosts, heaven ami '«11, \V»* had from the very first, count*
H ardshell B aptist’s head on Id- I testim ony on lx»th sides.
shoulders and his thoughts “ are
past finding o u t” .
Let us pray!
The O n ly Paper of Its K in d .
() great and allwise God, if you
Published W eekly by th e L iteral 1 ni- are really and truly everyw here or
versity Com pany, in the In tere sts ot
anywhere, please get oyer thy re-
C onstructive, Moral Secularism .
vengeful, jealous, hell-tire attitu d e
.•.'I let thv orpha.n„,c.9,i.ldreiij • '
J. E. H o sm e r,...................... E d ito r
Infidels, know how long they m ust
P. W . G eer,.......................M anager
work and wait in order to build one
school m honor of the tru th . Please
E ntered at the jxistoflice at Silverton,
come thyself, or send th y carpen­
Oregon, as second-class m ail m atter.
ter’s son, to help us, and thou wilt
have as much honor as an allwise
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