T H E TORCH OF REASON, SILV ER ION, OREGON, MARCH 30, 1899.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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r S ize , B e a u ty
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S il v e r t o n , O r e g o n .
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o p p o sed o u r w ork, a n d sa y s th e re
your own interest and help support
ogy in te rfe re s an d forbids.
||o nee(j for L ilierals to b u ild ;
the Liberal University by eend-
Science is not a sect, nor is sci- schools. We are sorry he is so l
ing yo*»r
yo’tr orders to us. We
will execute them promptly, tastefully. State.
dice sectarian.
It asks credence blind.