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
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.
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B a c te r ia c id e
E u c a ly p tu s O il
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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 .
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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.