THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON. OREGON, DECEMBER, 15. 1398. “ God” in the .School It is clear th at the virus of su- pern atu ralism in all its forms is the most insidious one the social reformer has to contend against; an d it seems to us im possible sue- cessfully to com bat it until the train in g of the children is conduct- ed w ithout any reference w hatever to theological ideas. “ G od” and all its connotations should be rig- idly excluded from all text hooks, until a t least a clear and scientific definition of the wotd has been agreed upon h \ t h e educational authorities. The French have set he could tell the children how it is, ‘•god’’ being “ beyond description’’, there are so m any descriptions of him ; and also explain how it is, ‘•g o d ” being, according to the best auth(,r ities, u tterly unknow n a n d ¡nscrowWe> 8O„ ,F men preIend lo kl)OW Bo niueb „ b()Ul hj( W i l l ' . T hege passages f rom some ancient writings m ight assist him: Plato.—“God is the father of the universe, the creator of nat ure, the sovereign beauty, the suprem e good, the rulillg mind) which (.o n tr„ |8 a l, things and perm eates all things. | b , |„ ade .the heavens, the earth . a „d the gods. He is the original AND KINNEY PORTER HEN HUNGRY a n d in M a in S tre e t S ilv e r to n , go to t h e S ilv e r to n , O re Silverton R estau ran t.... CARRY A COMPLETE STOCK <>F S chool S u p p lie s , B o o k s and S ta tio n e ry . N EAR T H E B R ID G E , ANI» BE . It life and force of all things, in the l') p a |p r a i n F r u i t V«.<r t »1 1 W e ll £*+ a , , > ^ » « U e rs in M U ltS , V e g e t a b l e s | VV C 11 r C G til d regions, upon the earth, why “god,” “ heaven,” “ hell,” and and u n d er ear(h He ¡a ami ('onfectionerv. S m a ll P ric e ! other theological fictions should j u ld t„ „(K)d » not he referred to In the school les-1 J ob.—“ Cans! thou by se a rc h in g ' a good exam ple in this m atter. mflV th at a t th e re is is no reason ethereal , m ay he he said ai i m m ere no reason sons, if accom panied by rational find out God? C anst thou find out FORSTNER’S in terp retatio n s; and we do not the A lm ighty unto perfection? Jt know th a t we should object to this is high as heaven; what canst thou if the u n d erstan d in g were honestly do? deeper than hell; what canst carried out. W hile, however,teach- thou know? Behold I go forward, era refuse to answ er the ch ild ren ’s but be is n()t , h ere. atld baekward> . . . IS INVALUABLE TO . . . very n atu ra l questions ir. regard to , canllot perceive him ; on the C a r p e n t e r s a n d J o in e r s , f° r m o rtis such m atters, on t h e g r o u n d t h a t hand, where he (lo th work, hut ing, such as lettin u in locks, as it tak es tb e they are too “ sacred” for discussion, | canno| bebo| d hini; bt, bjd,.tb place of chisel and gouge; to they should not be introduced at b i,nsa]f ()n tbe right balldi lbat [ C a b i n e t M a k e r s , l,,r inlai<l w ork, all. E verything put before a child canl,„ t see hiln Bnt be know eth dow elling, patch in g , rem oving sp lits and knots. In fact, no wagon o r p a tte rn m aker, should be m ade the subject of ra- t j,e way j take m an u fa ctu rer of pianos, organs, sew ing m achines, ag ricu ltu ral im p lem en ts, sash tional explanation, not mere ex- I.ao-Tsze. — “ The reason which blinds, fu rn itu re , nor ANY O T H E R WOOD W O R K E R , should he w ith o u t it. cath ed ra declaration. T his is the can be reasoned is not tbe eternal AS A MACHINE BIT IT IS UNEQUALED. only way in which a ch ild ’s mind reason Tbe name which can be It is th e only round hit in th e world th a t can be opened and its brain be de- nalne(j is not the enternal name. will bore a veloped Into a useful working ' W ould you go before it, you cat...... strum ent. see its fa c e ; would you go behind j To arriv e at some clear notion of it, vou cannot see its hack. If you and do all th a t any o th er hit, will do. the way in which thia question of look at it> lbere js nothing to fill o god PRICES. m ight he treated io the the eye; if you listen to it, there is Set of five, different sizes, p o stp aid . . .$2.60 •school, suppose th is passage from nothing to fill the ear. B ut if vou Single h it, p o stp a id ........................................ 60 the H in d u Vedas were read: u8e it> jt i„ inexhaustible. G reat 1. I here is " t i e living and ttu e rea8on jg all-pervading; in love it god; everlasting, without parts or j nourished! all things.”—[Secular Ailiin-«, LIBERAL UNIVERSTY CO,, S il v e r t o n . O e r g o n . passions; of infinite power, wisdom 'Thought and goodness; the m aker and pre- ____________ server of all things. Special Notice. “ 2. He is one, and he is beyond T he a d v ertiser, P . (). Box 40, Silver- ton, M arion Co., O re., desiring to form a description. eolonv of E aith ists, w ith th e assistan ce “ 3. H is glory is so great there of o th e rs, for th e rearin g , train in g and education of castaw ays, in accordance can bo ne image of him. Auger Bit SQUARE p f w r m w ith th e m ethods laid down in O ahspe, “4. He is the incom prehensible would confer w ith o th ers like m inded. spirit, who illum inates all and de lights all; from whom all proceed, by whom they live after they are horn, and to whom all m ust return. Holiday Goods. W atches, D iam onds, O pals, C hains, “ 5. No vision can com prehend B racelets, B uttons, E arrin g s, Bins, R ings, Silver N ovelties, Souvenir him , no language can describe him, Spoons, Silver and P lated W are, C ut no intellectual power can com pre G lass, A rt P ottery and C hina, Gold and F ountain Pens, Gold ami Silvar H eaded hend h im .” Canes, etc., etc. All the best and latest T aking a passage like this, a novelties in the m ark et. The “ B. W. R ay m o n d ” “ A ppleton, teacher m ight give his class a q u ar Tracy & C o.,” or th e “ O tto W e ttste in ” ter of an h o u r’s very useful lesson, 17 jew eled, full ad ju sted w atches in 25- year gold filled h u n tin g cases, now only em bodying some valuable in stru c $30. T he “ ('re sc en t Street,** or th e 149 tion in philosophy and science. He and 150 E lgin, or the “ O tto W ettstein Special” e x tra fine, 21 jew els, now only m ight show how very closely the $5 m ore. In 25-year screw cases. $3 less. ancient H indu ideas correspond The 17 jew eled, ad ju sted , lower grade, in sam e eases, $20.50 and $17.50. Best 7 with the more modern form ula jew eled in silverine e a s \ only $4.50. The tions of them in the C hristian “ b ailies’ O tto W e ttste in ” e x tra tine, or 176 E lgin, all 17 jew elled, in 25-year creeds. Then he could analyze the caw s, latest style, $25; 15 jew els, $14.50: different sections. He could ask, 7 jew els, $11.50, in sam e cases and in plush box. T he w arran tee on all 15- W hat is m eant by “ living” ? and y ear cases is now 20 years, and on all 20- then the m eaning of “ w ithout parts y e ar cases, 25 years. Do not forget my beautiful Free- or passions”. And then he could th o u g h t Badge or C harm , and th e a rtis t ask how “ infinite wisdom an d ic Ingersoll Souvenir Spoon. P ric e lists and mv t ract. “ I heism in the Crucible.'* goodness” could co-exist with a vast free. O T T O W E T T S T E IN , am ount of folly and evil. And then i R o c h e l l e , III. HO LE r n f ìnnf ionr ìonr Tìnrr ìq OUR W H O LE STOCK O F F E R E D T O YOU AT Actual Cost! ADOLF WOLF & SON Silverton, Oregon. T ry the Torch for Job w ork