TH E TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 7, 1899.
eat the honey of G od’s word can he its said U niversity, and the power
and right thereof to exercise or do
good natured three hundred and anv act for the attain m en t of any
sixty-five days in a year. Q uite an o|
objects, pursuits and pur-
T h e O n ly P a p e r o f I t s K in d .
excitem ent was aroused and it did pOse8 aH aforesaid, are conditioned
not take long for the congregation and dependent upon this provision
Published W eekly by th e Liberal I ’ni- scale of degradation cannot reform
versity C om pany, in the In terests of ! af)(j (j (> m u c |, g oOfJ j n the world. to learn the sim ple m elody, and and condition, to w it:— T hat all
,
, , . . .
i
the education, or courses of educa-
C onstructive, Moral Secularism .
They can. and if we can say or do w e h a v e n o doubt ' hat9eV eral eU tion, instruction, a rt an d culture
E d ito r anything to m ake their reform more like real sheep feasting on a diet phajj be conducted and kept forever
J. E. H o s m e r ,....................
free from, and uninfluenced by any
rapid or certain we should certainly th a t would kill a hilly goat.
P. W . G e e r,.........................M a n a g e r
But such is the power of salva- kind or form of Theology, Sectarian
do so; but in trying to reform
excitement) ) th
th a a t t ev
everything
or su . p ern atu ralism , Christ-
ery th in g | religion
„
E n tered at th e postoffice at S ilv e r t o n , wretched characters people often tion (ex<
,
i
i . i
i ian or other, and th a t no religious
catechi8m9j dograas> public
Oregon, as se**ond-cln8s m a il m a t t e r .
place them selves in the p< tsition oi reasonable is abandoned and the ____~ __________,
dictators, and the victim then acts child of God becomes a fool for p rayerSj masses, saers aments, mcan-
SLB5CK1PTION RATES.
in the capacity
We would like t o . ta t ion8 or religious e exercises shall
capacity of an underling or C hrist’s sake.
$1 00 ignoram us, an d thi ’ condition is have whispered to every C hristian ever be allowed upon u s property
One year, in ad v an ce....................
all ideas of true reform, present th at people who never be- or premises und»r its control, or e
Í* I against a n iu e a s ui
Six m onths, in ad v an ce....................
¡i
t i
1 used or con nected in any way with
Three m onths, in a«lvance................
Iu
order
to
be
reformed,
one
w
h
o
lie
v
e
d
in
God
nor
Jesus
nor
any-
any of its discipline, courses of
In clubs of five or more, one year,
has m ade m istakes m ust have the J thing su p ern a tu ral can be good study or functions of any kind, ex
in a d v an ce....................................... •
Money should be sent by registered i degire an(j the strength to over-| natured every day in the year, ful-
ful cept for the purpose of historical
le t t e r o r m o n e y order
- ' come evil under all circum stances, ly as well as those who believe exposition or illustration; but the
m ain purpose shall be in regard to
or soon he will lapse hack into old most.
N o tic e !
religions m atters and culture, to re
habits.
How full of contradictions is the place all of the said past phases of
The place to purify the stream of religion of Jesus! “ Feasiog on the religion by the universal religion of
A h a n d pointing to th is notice denotes
th a t your su b scrip tio n has e x p ired . hum an character is at its source wine” was sung over and over, and Liberty, Scieuce, and H um anity.
You are earn estly requested to re-
t
.11., yet in his lecture the young Salva
A rticle V III., section 1.—-T h esaid
new so th a t you may receive the pa- and not at its m outh. Io eternal y
We have de- stand at the mouth of this stream tionist condemned the use of in to x Directors shall have the power to
l>er w ithout in te rru p tio n
« ided th a t it is best for all conet rued
exercise all of the rights, duties and
th at we do not send papers longer th a n and try to purify, lift up and cor icants. Of course we understand functions of sim ilar officers under
the tim e paid for unless so ordered. rect the evil th at has been born and th a t wine is used typically, but
the laws of said State; they shall
This will prevent any loss and we will
why
use
it
thus?
If
it
biteth
like
bred
into
the
men
an
d
women
of
m ake and adopt the by-laws, rules
know just where we stand.
We request you to semi us th e nam es our time, and neglect the evil con a serpent, as they say it does, it and regulations of this Corporation
of Secularists who might become s u b
and of its U niversity, to be followed
scribers and we will mail sam ple copies. ditions that are polluting the fount would be about as sensible to sing,
ain-head of the stream , is sheer feasting on the snakes. If milk and obeyed b y all of the F aculty,
Students or persons connected there
THURSDAY, SEPT. 7, E. M. 299. nonsense. We need to teach the and honey could represent tru th with; they shall elect its faculty of
' young more about themselves. and happiness, and the word wine instruction, and support the same
THE WRONG NOTIONS OF HE- | W hen they are taught self-respect, could he changed to some good effectually, so as to attain the said
self-control, and independence, the word to represent knowledge, wis objects and purposes to the highest
FORM ERS.
degree practicable; and to th a t end
' S alvationist’s work of preparing d o m , purity, o r some other good
they shall be vested with, and m an
It is very evident to every Free- poor ship-wrecked wretches to be quality, there m ight be some sense age all of its property and affairs
thinker th a t m any who have an ushered into the golden city, bur in singing the little verse after as they may judge best for its wel
honest desire to do good, do not d e n e d with golden harps a rd gold changing the line referring to God fare, but they shall not remove any
know the best m ethods to accom en crowns, will pass away, and the and his lam bs to som ething with President or Professor against the
m eaning in it. But we must unanim ous vote of the Faculty, nor
plish the reforms in which they are golden age of reform will be upon some
,
. _ , . , ,
.
dispose of, nor incum ber any of its
sincerely interested. In fact, m any the world.
be satisfied with ti e gains we art | reaj prOpe rty or proceeds thereof,
T he Liberal U niversity promises making.
The foolish dem onstra- exce,,^
with
the e approval of a ma-
would-be reform ers do more harm
pt w
ith th
th an good by their lack of know- . to he one of the greatest factors in tions of “ the power” of fifty years jority of its stock-holders in num ber
ago is now confined to the very low and am ount. And also no stock
ledge and their lack of judgm ent in the noble work of true reform,
and ignorant classes, and as it is holder, Director, Trustee, President,
applying their forces.
Even in
Professor, Teacher or officer of any
“ hard spoiling rotten eggs” , we kind, shall have the power to lessen
country places there is poverty,
F E A ST IN O ON T H E H ONEY
Secularists will work hard to bring or circum vent in any way the
superstition, ignorance, and crime,
about conditions th at will not need thorough exclusion of all Theology,
and m any of the large cities are
A young m an who is traveling in
the salvation of a god and let the religious creeds, dogmas and exer
just boiling over with th at which
the interests of Jesus and his salva Salvationists swell their rauks from cises as above
provided; and
any
.
.
makes our race a herd of miserable
,
,
L
.
,
,
rule,
motion
or
action
having
th
at
, ,
. , . ,
...
tion, m ade Silverton a call last
the array whose character is beyond pffect ()r tendencyi sball be wholly
wretches instead of a happy united
’
.
Friday evening. I he occasion was
earth ly redem ption, and who, for ■ void and of none effect,
people.
quite a treat to the believers pres-
the sake of board and lodging,
Now the great m ajority of so-
eut, hut it m ight he said that “ the would consent to eat the flesh and
Now if we all remember to be
called reformers of the past, and,
tim
brel,
the
pipe
and
wine
were
in
d
rin
k
the
blooj
of
“anv
old
thing”
,
j
pure,
prom pt and progressive, we
notably, the S alvationists of our
their feast, yet they regarded not
can do for th e world w hat C hristi
own time, expend very much of
the
works”
of
Common
Sense.
The
an ity never can do. We need help
their force in trying to reform those
,
.
.
.
,
whole
perform
ance
was
so
full
of
t h e S tock c o m pa n y .
of every kind. No institu tio n of
whose characters are perfect wrecks,
1
.
erroneous ideas th at one is at a loss
the calibre th a t w. propose to m ake
rather than using the preventive
,
..
.
.
«..a
1
to
know
how
to
point
out
the
mis-
At last the requisite ten thous- t he Liberal University can possibly
methods that are sure, safe and
f
1
.. f
\ .. ounce of takes w ithout repeating
always
satisfactory.
“ An
K
. it all, hut and dollars has been subscribed,the succeed without, nuch sacrifice on
The
prevention is worth a pound of we wish to call the attention of our papers of incorporation have been the p a rt of its prom oters.
cure” is no exaggeration, and if the readers to only one very common filed and some of the subscribed F reethinkers m ust build this insti-
P art of stock already paid in. Every act tution, lor the C hristians will not
reader wishes to do good in the error of these god people.
world, we advise him or her to lose their music was good, hut the words oj tjie ¡nc0rporators and prospect- build on such advanced ground for
accompanied it were very ¡ve stockholders has been carefully ages to come; in fact, when they do
no m ental, physical, or financial
power in trying to heal the incur- foolish aud m isleading to those who pe rforraed according to the best they will not be C hristian. We
aides, while there is so much to do are at the danger point in their re legal advice obtainable, ar. 1 we now’ m ust do this w’ork or it will not he
For example, feel th a t our school is on the road done, and the world will plod along
to prevent more incurables being ligious experience.
the young man who led the meet- ,0 unIim jted ?uccesi.
produced
in the ooze and quicksands of de-
It is far better to attend care- ing Ja u ^ ,t th t audience the follow-
Space forbids giving the articles stroying ignorance and su p ersti.
ing little song:
of incorporation in full, but perhaps tion. We are now on a perfectly
full V to the new ships of character
being built than to spend our ener- Feasting on th e m ilk and the honey an d the parts which interest us most solid foundation, with the very best
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g’es in raising the old hulks of Feasting on the milk and the honey and and niake our school “ the only one talen t and support the Freetbought
the wine,
of the kind in the world” are as ranks can afford, and we.invite the
shipwrecked men and women, who,
anting on the milk am i the honey and
follows:
hearty sy m p ath y and co-operation
when raised, will he far from sea
the w ine,
See ti<wl fee«! his lam bs ’
worthy, and, unless eternally buoy
Article II., section 3.— But the of every lover of tru th , progressand
ed up, will, to the disgust of the
It was explained th at those who existence o f this Corporation and of 1 righteousness.
Torch of Reason
to the m uddy
bottom of social im purity. We do
not wish to advocate the idea th at
those who have sunken low in the
diver?, sink
a g a in