THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, MARCH 16, 1>99.
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coming church will be the school of tions, and the only reason that peo-
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schools, and will gather these will- pie do not know it is because of
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ing and capable ones into an or- Christian deceit.
day.
The divinity school above men-
That element among the ortho« ganized, working form, and then
E n te red a t th e postoffice at Silverton,
dox which is so filled with the the world will begin to come to its tioned is within a few steps of the
Oregon, as second-class m ail m atter.
holy ghost that they can not see senses. People will rapidly be con- State University, and the following
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straight will still skirmish around verted to Secularism. The mists are quotations from its catalogue:
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meets all our requirements in the
Money should be sent by registered sail under the banner of Liberal­ gone, and a’ that and a’ that, we’ll
le tte r or m oney order.
divinity course. The same may be
ism will finally individually kick brothers be for a’ that.
There are many whose concep- saJd of ap the departments with
themselves to death, and the world
Notice!
will sail on to higher things than tion of the causes of the ills of hu- which we have associated our course
its dark night of ignorant super- manity is so poor and whose own of study, such as the departments
A h a n d p o in tin g to th is notice denotes
shortcomings so prejudice them of elocution, mental science, litera­
th a t your su b scrip tio n has ex p ired . naturalism and its riotous sens­
against the real remedy, that they ture, geology, philosophy, sociolo­
You áre e arn estly requested to re ­
new so th a t you m ay receive th e pa­ ualism.
By looking into the magic glass will combat every attempt along gy, etc.
per w ith o u t in te rru p tio n . W e have de­
cided th a t it is Ikest for all concerned of history, ground smooth and pol­ the lines of the coming church, but
“Although these schools have no
th a t we do n o t semi papers longer th a n
no great idea ever entered the world 0RGANiC connection , our students
th e tim e paid for unless so ordered. ished by the friction of contending
T his will p revent any loss and we will religions, we behold the religion of a perfectly welcome gueot, and so rnay avajj themselves of all the ad-
know ju st w here we stan d .
Stop it? T he popes, this, the true religion with science, vantages given by the University
W e request you to semi us th e nam es the future.
of Secularists who m ight becom e suh- priests and preachers of supersti­ the true savior of man, as its guide, of Oregon. We make a specialty
scriliers and we will m ail sam ple copies.
divinity course, aud offer no
tion, the proselytes of the devil of may wait the baptism of a few more op
THURSDAY, MAR. ,6, E. M. 299 wantonness and all the corruption- in the Jordan of rational thought; studies given in the university.
ists now occupying high places can but we who expect to do all our We present below the ministerial
no more stop it than a band of ig­ work this side of the stillness we course. It is so arranged that part
T h e C o m in g C h u rc h .
norant fishermen can stop the tide. call dealh, are very anxious to see of the studies must be taken in the
Children who are brought up to all we can of this good work before university . . . T he university
As soon as enough Freethinkers
we lie down to sleep.
GIVES CREDIT FOR CERTAIN WORK TN
have a true conception of the move­ self-control, honesty and purity
How can we best apply our en­ TH E D IV IN IT Y SCHOOL. »,
will
join
the
church
without
con-
ment now on foot, the old orthodox
ergies?
Then follows the list of studies,
filth will be swept from our coun­ vesion. They are already natural
specifying which are taught in the
try and in its place will stand the members, and will only have to
university.
most beautiful and beneficent or­ seek the fellowship of those who
S e c t a r ia n S c h o o ls F a v o re d .
are
working
for
righteousness
in
ganization that the world has ever
“ Do you wish to study for the
an
organized
form
to
he
admitted.
seen. Some think that there should
A. W. Prescott, of Salem, Ore., ministry? Then consider: that the
Others
who
are
tainted
with
the
only he one organization, and that
in the Oregonian of the 13th inst., university affords ample facilities
life-destroying
habits
and
thoughts
that should be the state (in a broad
writes an article we wish every for training in elocution and voice
condemned
by
philosophers
of
all
sense) and that, as people become
reader of the Torch of Reason culture.”
more perfect, this organization will ages and, by experience, proven to
might read. It shows what the or­ Then follow over three pages set­
grow more simple until it will take be detrimental to our race, will be
thodox people will do when they ting forth the advantages of the
hut little time from our regular converted to honesty, purity and
have a chance and what they are U niversity C hristian A ssociations
work to properly govern ourselves; mental freedom before being allow­
doing. Mr. Prescott says:
and two pages devoted to the uni­
hut it little matters what the ulti­ ed the high position of a worker.
“The people of Oregon may well versity:
The rules of the coming church
mate outcome is to be, it is certain
view with alarm the relations
“This growing institution, locat­
that an organization of all good will be very easily understood, but
which
exist
between
the
State
Uni­
ed in the city of Eugene, and adja­
men and women into a creed less, they will be very strict. There will
versity
and
the
Eugene
Divinity
cent to the campus of the Universi­
Freetbought, Secular organization be thorough conversion before fel-
School.”
Then
he
shows
the
facts,
for the uplifting of humanity from lowship is gained, and if one lapses
ty of Oregon, with which its rela ­
quoting
from
the
announcements
of
tions are most cordial , had its in­
the 1 iw, superstitious, criminal back into the barbarous ways of
both schools and the late bill pass­ ception in the brain of the present
our
ancestors
he
will
be
immediate­
state in which we now find it, is
ed by the legislature, which proves dean, E. C. Sanderson. . . And
needed, and when enough of us ly placed outside the gates by
beyond doubt that the state is aid­ without tuition and within one
learn that nothing short of perfect these latter-day puritans.
The coming church will be a ing the preacher mill at Eugene.
block are all the advantages offered
abandonment of everything which
Why,
think
of
it!
The
State
church
of
education.
Those
who
destroys reason—everything which
by the University of Oregon.”
University
is
largely
made
up
of
prevents development, will succeed, have grown up in the work of
In the twelfth biennial report of
then we will see the old churches teaching know that education is these embryonic preachers, who get the superintendent of public in­
crumble and the new Church of the hope of the world. They also full credit for their work from the struction is found these statements,
Humanity blossom like the rose.
know that if they could pick out one without examination in the
among others, in regard to the di­
The Christian churches have had the right thinking boys and girls, other, and pass from the state
vinity school:
great success in getting members some of them now grown men and school into the divinity school, just
by making people believe that women, and organize a school, it as from one grade into another of “The terms begin and end with
those of the university. Divinity
some wonderful change, called con- would be a wonderfully progress- the same school.
But what can Freethinkers ex­ students may avail themselves of
version, has come upon them, and ive school and one that would do
all the advantages given hy the
oftentimes the victims of this blun­ much good; for good people of men­ pect? We are too easy-going, and
der have really been changed (con­ tal capacity coming in contact with allow the fanatics to monopolize University of Oregon. They are
verted) to better conditions as far each other will evolve many great everything antkstand coolly by and admitted without examination on
as this secular life is concerned, and beneficent ideas. Now there see our own people driven to the the recommendation of the dean.
But what is now needed is a church are many teachers, and every one wall. Ereethought teachers must No studies given in the university
that will contain no deception, for of them knows of many such peo- now keep their mouths shut or be are offered in the divinity school-
such a church will convert thous- pie. They are scattered all over ( blackened as black as tar by foul . . . All students looking to­
ands to the true religion of progress the world. Their teachers respect slander while the advocates of the ward the ministry are invited to
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