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N a tio n a l C o n v e n tio n .
m ight have a greater freedom than
Tney sowed, we
To the Secularists, Frvethinkerw ai <1 they enjoyed.
reaped, and we in turn should sow
IjO\»-r» of L iberty in Am erica;
1 he A nnual Congress of the th a t others m ay reap again. In no
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Am erican Secular I nion and Free- .'better way can we discharge our
•ligation!- to these dead pioneers.
thought Federation will be held at
W e owe a d u ty to o u r liv in g work- V f
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W ashington H all, 70 E. A dam s St.,
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in the city of Chicago, 111., Novem­
p o sin g relig io u s s u p e -s titio c a n d ¿ A y
ber 18, 19 and 20. The object of
this Congre.-s is to tran sa ct the reg­ ecclesiastical ty ran n y . We should y f
encourage them and aid them . If S X t
ular business of this association, to
devise plans for better organization 1 all would do th e ir part the victory t Ay
The b attle of
and for the prosecutian of its work would soon be ours.
Santiago, it is well known, was won \ f /
during the coining year, to advo­
cate the com plete secularization of because every soldier did bis duty. ¿ A y
our governm ent, to dissem inate a Supposing th a t in the m idst of the W
knowledge of the principles of Free- battle a portion of the arm y had
thought, and to enable Liberals to w ithdraw n, or stacked their arm s ¿ A y
become better acquainted with each and left their com rades at the front
other and to unite them in a closer to face alone th a t hell of shells and
fellowship. The purposes for which j bullets. W e owe a d u ty to poster- ¿Ay
this association was organized were ity. Me should strive to m ake the
never more pressing.
Its work future better th an the p ast has W
been.
must he both defensive and aggress­
Me can leave our children no ¿J;
ive.
e must defend our in s titu ­
tions against the a ttack s th a t will richet legacy than an enlarged do-
undoubtedly he m ade upon them l main of intellectual liberty, th e o n ly
by the theocratic N ational R e fo rm 1 sure foundation of our liberty. M’e
Association and its allies. We m ust hope th a t every L iberal will re­
ptoseciiie with increased energy our spond to this appeal a t once. E v ­
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tight against the exem ption of ery dollar will be faithfully ex-
pended to advance the cause. Send
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church property from tax atio n , the
em ploym ent of ch ap lain s, religious \o u r contributions to the treasurer,
instruetion ami cerem onies in our Otto W ettstein, Rochelle, HI., or to
our secretary, or to the editor of \ f /
public schools, Sunday laws, relig­
ious tests and
proclam ations, this paper.
J. E. R ems burg , Pres.,
ap p ro p riatio n s to sectarian in s titu ­
A tc h iso n , K as.
tions, donations of governm ent land
E. C. R eichwald , Sec.,
for Roman chapels and donations
141 8. W ater St., Chicago, III.
<>f governm ent money to M ethodist
Pupils are Given
Book Concerns.
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Every Opportunity to Learn
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Such A rg u m e n t!
As a result of o u r war with Spain
it is probable th a t Cuba, Porto
tions and Dogmas.
I. He M itt l altnage, the present
Rica and the Phillippines will be-
sa in t of the P ro testan t church, said: k j j
come a p art, or be under the pro­
-A h! infidelity, stand up and take
tectorate, of our republic. If so, we
j o u r sentence. In the presence of
m ust dem and th a t in providing for
God, angels and m en,stand up,thou i | /
th eir governm ent the widest relig­ m onster! Thy lips blasted with bias- • /
ious liberty he secured for th eir in ­ phem y, thy cheek scarred with M r
habitan ts, and th a t no p a rtia lity be
uncleanness, th y breath foul with \ | /
shown to any church. To accom­ the corruption of the ages! S tand X -
plish these purposes L iberals m ust up, saty r, filthy goat, buzzard of M Z
unite and co-operate for th eir own
nations,leper of centuries! S tand up,
protection and the extension of in ­ thou m onster, infidelity! P art m an ’
telligence, Freethougbt an d liberty. p a rt panther, p a rt reptile, part M Z
We therefore urge Liberal th in k ers
dragon, stand up and take th y
everyw here to atten d and to con­ sentence! Thy hands red with the ¿ 1 -
trib u te to this Congress. We shall blood in which thou bast waded, M Z
strive to make the sessions inter­
stand up and tak e they se n te n c e ”
esting arid profitable to them . Aide
The above is about as sound an J K
speakers will address them , inspir­ argum ent as Talm age can m ake in M Z
ing music will he rendered, and :
favor of his god, bible and Chris-
fral ern lt \ and go* id cheer will
tia n tiy . His m ain object for preach- ¿ A >
abound.
A Splendid Corps of Teachers and Good Facil­
mg such lies and slang, is tor the M Z
F unds are needed to defray the money there is in it. H e knows
ities for Teaching. For information,
expenses of the Congress and carry th at C hristians would ra th e r pay ¿ A ^
on the work of the society. Its use­ for such outrageous statem en ts,th an M Z
address
fulness has been im paired in the for som ething th a t may elevate and M /
past bv a lack of funds.
This better m ankind. - [ F reethougbt ? A >
should not be allowed. C h ristians Ideal.
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co n trib u te a n n u a lly an average of
*ach for the support of their
Rem em ber, it you send us the y A ^
church.
Is our cause less w orthy
names and addresses of 25 of
of support th an th eirs?
We have
your Liberal friends and acquaint-
no right to be indifferent to its
" * uc u ¡11 make y , >u a present
success and w ithhold from it our of a copy ,,f the Torch of Reason
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support. We owe a debt to the
Song Book No. 1. This will only
heroic men and women of the past
cost you a few minufawork and a
who labored and suffered th a t we 2 cent stam p.
L o c a t io n H e a lth fu l
S o c ie t y G ood .
I^ x p e n s e s M o d e r a t e
J. E. H O S M E R , Ph. D., B. S. D.,
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