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
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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.
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m ere
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sons, if accom panied by rational find out God? C anst thou find out
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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
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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
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passions; of infinite power, wisdom 'Thought
and goodness; the m aker and pre-
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Special Notice.
“ 2. He is one, and he is beyond
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“ 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.
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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.
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176 E lgin, all 17 jew elled, in 25-year
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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.
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goodness” could co-exist with a vast free.
O T T O W E T T S T E IN ,
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