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I 3 T H E TORCH OF REASON, SILV E R T O N , OREGON, A P R IL 20, 1899. RIGHT LIVING is globular in form and larger th a n in which the outer ones row the the germ. The germ seeks contact mass through th e w ater, while th e Easter Stanzas. with the ovum and pushes itself inner ones perform the functions of A C atholic Sex D ance .) against it; while the ovum shrinks digestion, reproduction, etc.; and away at the point of contact, rises orders and wishes m ust be com- BY ISAAC A . POOL. up on all sides and envelopes the m unicated through the m ass to rh is is the day th a t C h rist arose, germ ; the filam ent then drops each cell, in order to secure har- C hrist arose; awav, the germ disappears, and the monv of action, and yet there are rhis is the day th a t Christ arose, And wiped his nose, cell, the u n it of life, is complete, no nerves. T he substance of th e j IS A BOOK O F . . . P ut on his clothes. W herever n u trien t particles come cell body, and of the m ass of cells, And raised him self to fool his foes, And organized th e prince of show s. in contact with the cell, it im pro-! performs the function of nerves as vises a m outh and takes them in; well as brain; and in our bodies the For this th e C h ristia n s m eet today, Meet to d a y ; then it becomes sm aller in the m id cells have not entirely lost this For this th e C h ristia n s m eet today, dle th an a t either end, and still function. To ran t and pray This comic w a y ; sm aller, u n til only a filam ent con Every m icro-organism is an in A debt they owe to G od to p a y ; * nects the ends; then the filam ent dividual, a person; and personality And drive th e ir friend th e Diel aw ay. breaks and there are two cells, as belongs to every living being. The rhev eat his body, d rin k his blood, D rink his b lo o d ; much like the one as peas in the I, the m ysterious Ego of the p h i I’hey eat his body, d rin k his blood ; On th e follow ing and losophers, is as com plete and dom i same pod. They nip s in ’s bud k in d re d S u b jects: Bv d rin k in g b lo o d ; The cell, by a process of diges n an t in the first, cell, and in each 1 hev pour th e w ine a ceaseless flood, tion and assim ilation, changes non individual of every species of a n i And eat th e body of th e ir god. living m atter into its own living mals, as it is in the complete m an. j S e lf C o n tro l This is the day th a t closes L ent, substance, and as all anim al bodies But according to the I). D.’s and Closes L e n t; rh is is tiie day th a t closes L en t, are composed of such cells, the the religious scientists, personality, S e I f R e s p e c t W hen all re p e n t, transform ation is explained. The will and intellect are the special! W h a t is M o ra lity To fast c o n te n t; And after this th e tim e is sp en t one-celled organism s in a stag n an t attributes of a soul. If so, then I [n frolic, dance a n d m e rrim e n t. pond, says B inet, “ are essentially earth, air and water teem w ith ! W h a t is Ign oran ce rhis m orn we see, in g reat su rp rise, the sam e as the cells of which our ; souls; and they even course through In g reat s u r p r is e ; Fraud a C rim e rh is m orn we see, in g reat su rp rise, bodies are com posed” . So, by ob our arteries, for under the micro- J u s t a t su n rise, serving the m icro-organism in pond sco[>e the white corpuscles of the H a b it, 2 n d N a tu re To fool th e wise, rhe m ighty m onarch of th e skies water, we may see how the process blood are seen to he little anim als j P o liten ess Perform a d ance to blessed e y e s'* And i es of our bodies are carried on. leading an independent life. It’s tim e for C h rist to go to bed, The two cells by grow th and divis when th e special pleader for im- I W isd o m Go to lie d ; ion become four, the four become m ortality adm its (as Prof. Jam es, j E tc , e tc ., e tc . [t’s tim e for C hrist to go to bed ; The ch u rch is dead ; eight, and so on; and although they of H arv ard U niversity, does) th a t Its useless head are much alike, they are not ex act im m ortality m ust be claim ed for all should now to com m on sense be wed, O ne of these c h a p te rs is \'or let th e people’s purse be bled. ly alike, for they g rad u ally become the living, and all that have lived, W o rth m ore to b o th But we who stand on freedom ’s legs, unlike, until in the com pleted a n i if it is claim ed for m an, his a rg u Y oung and old th a n th e F reedom ’s legs; mal there are m any d istin ct kinds m ent is a ‘reductio ab su rd u m ’. P rice of th e book. But we who sta n d on freedom ’s legs, AVe court our Megs, In the next lesson I will explain of cells adapted to perform differ And eat “ paas eggs” : ing kinds of work. But the first the process of thought. We keep our cash w hen Jesus begs, . . . IT SH O U LD BE IN . . And d rink no su p e rstitio n ’s dregs. cell did all the kinds of work which are finally performed by the m any April 13, 1884. Law and Growth kinds of cells. The first or d e ta c h ed cell is independent; the m any For the Torch of Reason. In ‘'G eneral Notices,” P opular kinds are dependent upon each Easy Lessons in Philosophy. Science M onthly for November, other and on the whole organism . The one-celled anim als g ath er in 1898, “ The S tate: E lem ents of H is BY C H A R L E S C L A R K M IL L A R D . nd re c e iv e a § 0 .@ ® groups in the water and play like torical and P ractical P olitics,” by le a tly c lo t h - IV . “ lam bs in a p astu re” ; they are a t W oodrow W ilson, is reviewed, in b ound c o p y , p o st p a id . Cells are the u n its of living m at tracted Io one side of the co n tain part, as follows: “ The conclusion is ter. A cell is formed by the union ing vessel by light, or sunshine,and expressed th a t law grows with the A G E N T S W ANTED. grow th of the com m unity, cannot )f a living m ale germ (sp erm ato “ frightened” to the other side by zoon) with a living female cell, or “ a drop of acetic acid” ; they hunt leap too far ahead of it and m ust -ADDRKSS- ovum. The germ is an elongated, for their prey and flee from their not lag behind it.” There are two roundish body,term inating in a long pursuers, seize and devour some kinds of growth of the com m unity: tail-like filam ent which it uses to species and pass others by; and in One, in num bers and w ealth; the O regon S ilverton propel itself forw ard; and the ovum m any other ways prove th a t they other in knowledge, based on the possess an intelligence like our own. tru th s of the universe as scieuce, ♦ In allusion to a m yth of th e Irish i t is im p o rtan t to notice th a t the bv proof and dem onstration, has Six Tracts to Promote Catholics, th a t w hoever sees th e sun rise iiitei preted them , which leads to lowest species perform all their acts on E aste r m o rn in g will see th e son m orality, integrity, dance for jov th a t C h rist is risen. L ater, w ithout ‘any special organs. They intelligence, I find in I’seudodoxia E p id e m ic s, by Thomas Brown, L ondon edition of 1660, eat with only a tem porary m outh, 1 " '¡ ‘.V »"<1 t»» allegiance of con- this q u a in t reference to th e sam e su b digest w ithout a stom ach, recognize science to the com m unity, which is jec t: “ We shall not, 1 hope, d isparage the religion of hum anity. In the the resurrection of our redeem er, if we objects at a distance w ithout either In F’lace of C h ris tia n ity : say the sun d oth not dance on E a ste r eyes, ears or nose, control their first form of growth, “ law grows day. . . . W h e th e r any such m otion with the growth of the com 1 Can Sins be Forgiven? t h e r e were on th a t day w herein C hrist bodies w ithout nerves, and come to m u n ity ” ; in the second, law he- 2 Does Christianity or Science Promote Civil arised, sc rip tu re h a th not revealed, their conclusions w ithout brains. ization? which h ath been p u n ctu al in o th e r re con es less und less necessary, the cords concerning solary m iracles; and 3 Is Religion or Science More Reliable? By a gradual process of “differ- m achinery of governm ent more ami 4 Evolution and Comparison of Religions. the A reopagite, th a t was am azed at the en tiatio n ” our organs with th eir , , , . e c li p s e , took no notice of th is, and if , , . , , more sim ple and less expensive. 5 Does Belief in Miracles Benefit? m etaphoricall expressions go farre, we functions have bten developed from . %litt r _ M an becom es a law of rig h teo u s- 6 Immortality or Annihilation? may fie >x»l«i to attirm not only th a t one , , ,. , sunne danced b u t tw o arose th a t d a y ; th e cell; ’ in the first instance as 1 n e s s u n to , h . im s e .. lf a n d th e h ig h e s t J U 8 T T H E T H IN G th at light api>eare<l a t his n a tiv ity and have described: and secondly, by a , , , • 1 ’ . developm ent to be found in the darkness a t his d e a th , and y et a light a t reaching from the beginning . , . .. . • , to h an d to y o u r C h ristia n frien d s. Send b o th ; for even th a t d ark n ess was a lig h t process * 6 . • , universe, as far as this little ea rth 2 cen ts for 6, or 6 c en ts for 26 tra c ts, unto th e G entiles illu m in a ted by th a t (if such there was) to the civilized . to E liza M owry B livkn , B rook p . of ours is concerned, obscurity. T h at ’tw as th e first tim e th e m an. Among the m icro-organism s i ly n , C o n n ., o r send 10 cen ts sunne set above th e h o rizo n ; th a t a l M. M. T. for 60, e ith e r k in d or a s though th ere was d ark n esse above th e we find n a tu re ’s first attem pts r e sorted k in d s ,to earth th ere was light l>eneath it, nor produce higher orders. H u n d re d s , dare we sav th a t hell was d a rk if he were in i t .” From th is it ap p ears to 1 o f t hem are found attached togeth- Knowledge, not faith; reason, not THE LIBERAL UNIVERSITY CO., have been a com m on su p e rstitio n . Silverto n . - Oregon er in a mass and form ing a colony i religion, will save m ankind. I. A. P For the Torch of It eaeon. S ix tv E x c e lle n t C h a p te rs EVERY . HOME! ^porìGh of> R eason Scientific Wisdom I I ! \