T H E TORCH OF REASON, SIL V E R T O N , O REG O N , T H U R SD A Y , NOV EM BER 17, 1898.
N ational Convention.
To the Secularists, F ree th in k ersan d
Lovers of L iberty in America:
The A nnual Congress of the
A m erican Secular U nion and Free-
th o u g h t Federation will be held at
W ashington H all, 70 E. A dam s St.,
in th e city of Chicago, 111., Novem­
ber 18, 19 and 20. The object of
this Congress is to tran sa ct the reg­
u lar business of th is association, to
devise p lan s for b etter organization
and for the prosecutian of its work
d u rin g the coming year, to advo­
cate the com plete secularization of
our governm ent, to dissem inate a
knowledge of th e principles of Free-
tho u g h t, and to enable L iberals to
become better acquainted w ith each
other an d to unite them in a closer
fellowship. The purposes for which
th is association was organized were
never m ore pressing.
Its work
must, be both defensive and aggress­
ive.
W e m ust defend our in s titu ­
tions ag ain st the a ttack s th a t will
undoubtedly be m ade upon them
by the theocratic N ational Reform
Association and its allies. We m ust
prosecute with increased energy our
fight ag ain st the exem ption of
ch u rch p roperty from ta x a tio n , the
em ploym ent of ch ap lain s, religious
in stru ctio n and cerem onies in our
public schools, Sunday laws, relig­
ious tests and
proclam ations,
ap p ro p riatio n s to sectarian in s titu ­
tions, donations of governm ent land
for Rom an chapels and donations
of governm ent money to M ethodist
Book Concerns.
As a result of our war with Spain
it is probable th a t Cuba, Porto
Rica and the P hillippines w ill be­
come a p a rt, or be un d er the pro­
tectorate, of our republic. If so, we
m ust dem and th a t in providing for
th eir governm ent the widest relig­
ious liberty be secured for th eir in ­
h ab itan ts, and th a t no p artiality be
shown to any church. To accom­
plish these purposes Liberals m ust
unite and co-operate for their own
protection and the extension of in ­
telligence, F reethought and liberty.
W e therefore urge Liberal thinkers
everyw here to atten d and to con-
trib u te to this Congress. We shall
strive to m ake the session» in te r­
esting and profitable to them . Able
speakers will address them , in sp ir­
ing music will be rendered, and
fratern ity and good cheer w ill
abound.
F u n d s are needed to defray the
e x p e n d s of the Congress and carry
on the work of the society. Its use­
fulness ha*« been im paired in the
past bv a lack of funds.
This
should not be allowed. C hristians
co n trib u te a n n u a lly an average of
S10 each for the su p p o rt of their
Ia <»ur cau se less w o rth y
of >upp >rv th a n th e irs ?
We have
c h u rc h .
uo rig h t to be indifferent to its
success and w ithhold from it our
support. We owe a debt to the
heroic men and women of the past
w ho lab »red am i suffered th a t W’e
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m ight have a greater freedom that» I
they enjoyed.
They sowed, we '
reaped, and we in turn should sow
th a t others may reap again. In no
a n d in S i l v e r t o n ,
better way can we discharge our
go to th e
obligations to these dead pioneers. M a i n S t r e e t
S ilv e r to n , O re
We owe a duty to our living work­
e r s — to sustain those who are op­
CAKRY A COMPLETE STOCK OF
posing religious superstition and
ecclesiastical ty ra n n y . We should
encourage them and aid them . If
School
all would do th eir p art th e victory
S u p p lie s ,
would soon be ours.
The b attle of
Santiago, it is well known, was won
N E A R T H E B R ID G E ,
Books and
because every soldier did his duty.
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tio
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Supposing th a t in the m idst of the
b attle a portion of the arm y had
withdraw n, or stacked their arm s
Dealers in Fruits, Vegetables W e ll Fed a t a
and left th eir com rades at th e front
to face alone th a t hell of shells and
and Confectionery.
S m a ll P rice!
bullets. W e owe a d u ty to poster­
ity. W e should striv e to m ake the
future better th an the p ast has
FORSINER’S ^
been.
We can leave our children no
richer legacy th an an enlarged do-1
m ain of intellectual liberty, th eo n ly
. . . IS INVALUABLE TO . . .
sure foundation of our liberty. We
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hope th a t every L iberal will re­
C a r p e n t e r s a n d J o in e r s , for m o rtis­
spond to th is appeal a t once. Ev ing, such as le ttin g in locks, as it tak es th e
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pended to advance th e cause. Send
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day, eating his supper w ithout
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H e knelt down, a- was his custom ,
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sleep,” and, after asking God to
bless b i» | apa, gran d p a, grandm a,
aunt and ev» n the serv an t girl, he
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ernpnasis, ‘‘You a in ’t in it.”
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