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About Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903 | View Entire Issue (March 30, 1899)
T H E TORCH OF REASON, SILV ER ION, OREGON, MARCH 30, 1899. 6 for nothing th at cannot be proved to the satisfaction of all 1 have received a copy of the In- P -'P l« '<>r • » ,i,ne- II l,,ol‘1’ dependent P u lp it for December, j >'P"<> «»»>> "» d e a d ly " !‘re” '.le 1898, with its article, “ I Think we »he m ind, and says, with W K. Should Try to he C onsistent,” , C liffo rd ,-ft is wrong ,n all cases to m arked, to which I reply. tlBlieve °» '" - " « w f » ' evidence; 1 have been much interested in »»<! where it is présom ption to the Liberal U niversity, of Oregon, doubt and investigate, there it is because, as I understand, it is has- worse than presum ption to be- W ho is C onsistent? ed on pure science, free from all 1'eve. , IT . .. , u -. ta in t of theological superstition. , The Liberal U niversity, of SH- W K. Clifford says: “ The or- verton, Oregon, is not a m issionary ganized results of common sense for » "y "-ct, but stands for the dealing with facts are ju st science changeless laws of the universe,and and nothing more. All facts be- for ordered, organized, united and long to'science and are her portion purified hum anity the world over _ . . I.n /AH t to our Science has 1 brought us close forever. “ To deprive us of the scientific brother man wherever he m ay he, method is practically to deprive us anil is teaching us th a t “ the first of morals altogether. It is idle to principle of n atu ral ethics is the set hounds to the organizing and sole and suprem e allegiance of con science to the com m unity.’’ purifying work of science.’’ At a meeting of the clergy held Prof. C. H. H enderson says: ‘‘Like the content of L atin and in this city recently, the Rev. J. Greek in the Middle Ages, the con G. B utler (L u th eran ) said, “ Church tent of science at the present lim e union could best he promoted by is something greatly to be desired reducing the num ber of denom ina in and for itself in adding im m eas tions. There are now 150 denom i urably to the wisdom and gracious nations.’” Rev. Lucian Clark (M ethodist) ness of life, while the process of said he thought th at “ the churches gaining the content is a process U> ■ ■ I 1 M w -- - I w hich employs every sense and ev- und their pastors con hl busy th<*rn- ery faculty and from its necessities selves in keeping out of each other’s evolves new senses and new facul way.” Rev. T. 8. H am lin (Presbyterian) ties and represents a discipline of proposed a dividing up of the new the highest possible value." Ought not the public education possessions, “each denom ination He of the children of the country to be having a certain section”. based on the knowledge of the laws thinks this “ a great opportunity of the universe which science h a s , God has given the C hristian pen- won by testing, trying, proving and pie”. After 2000 years! A partial dem onstrating, through century god! Science is the priest at the altar after century of struggle with the ology? Theology, by persecution of tl»e universe ami the only inter- and torture, even to the d eath , pertor of its changless laws. She checked the progress of science as i asks no division of the world into much as possible. W ith the ener sections. She asks no one to ac gy of the universe at her heart, she cept w ithout sufficient proof. Obedience to the laws of the uni has been victorious in many battles, verse is the only thing in the uni to the great benefit of hum anity. But the fight is not over. There verse that can unite the people of are more than 150 sects, disuniting the earth. I was glad th a t an ap propri ami disorganizing, which have in the past done bloody execution up- ation for the Liberal University T hat it was not each other, each claim ing the was asked for. • 1 t . A I f i l l 1 hese sec , B E k K* from my Prem iu m Stock, Ja.oo per 13. T h e G re a t' Vitæ=0re Remedies No Need to Suffer from Any Disease. v it æ -O R E I to the fact th a t yet w arring with science, excluding the c, i.iti) to tti M r liolv light • • much m possible, »•>* “ '>” »‘1* « o p en tH ............re not or o n ly 'le t lin g it into their schools I yet ‘•irretrievably broken”, ami through stained glass. R. Virchow proves how m uch the country is in says: “ A church which cannot need of in stitu tio n s devoted to the .hear the light of science, or has to teaching of science, leading to a temper it with stained glass, should broad and deep hum anity, tru ea n d be laid with the dead.” ¡°fty morals, and a love of tru th in Most of the public scools of the k® crystal purity. -country are under the dom ination “ Men speak the tru th to each of one or another of these sects, other when each reveres the tru th who manage to get the public mon- in his own mind and in the o th e r ’s py to carry on th eir theories about niim l.” M. M. I vrneh . things — theories which cannot be W ashington, I). C. proved “ without our ceasing to be The article in the Independent men” . (The Bible proves(?) any- P ulpit, above referred to, is an a t thing and everything.) But when a tack on the Libera! U niversity be- claim for help to found a school in cause an appropriation to assist its the name of science, and free from work was asked of the Oregon leg- , g ical 1 th 1 eo ries, • is • made, ,.,.,/i«. tiiui',1 th eo lo tlieol- islature. E ditor Shawr has alw ays Bible as a u th o rity . C H A M P IO N S OF TH E N O R T H W E ST ro w n ’s r S ize , B e a u ty uff . . Bred fo and Egg P ro d u ctio n Plym outh / Rocks . . *• J. W. BROWN - . S ilverlon , Ore. E lix ir B a c te r ia c id e E u c a ly p tu s O il O re - O lin e M e d ic a te d S o a p Agent PEARL W . GEER S il v e r t o n , O r e g o n . I DO YOU WANT n f o r m a t io n burea JJ To sell property To buy a home To go into business To exchange real or personal property To work, or to hire workers ANYTHING W R IT E TO U S. WE CAN H E LP YOU Address, INFORMATION BUREAU W atkk S t r p k t , Silverton, Oregon. pposite L ib eral H all. 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