TUE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, OCTOBER 5 1899.
3
their realization. For evolution announces
gravity, heat, light, electricity, etc.—including of all preceding religions and bibles without clearly that such a Republic “is at hand,” and
illusions, déficiences or limitations. It
all of the modes of motion or correlate changes their
seeks
to place the aspiration, discipline and that ye cannot go to two heavens nor “serve
by which they are revealed to us Thus conduct
of human life, individual and collect two masters.”
Science explains matter in masses, of which
Do not imagine from this that the New
ive, upon what man knows or can know, instead
matter our bodies are parts.
Faith by knowledge and its modern educa
3. Next, let us look at the component ele of upon some supposed “revelations” of what tion will be inspired hv or will inculcate any
ments of ’matter. Some seventy are already he does not and can not know. It seeks to special hostility to the old faiths. On the con
found, commencing with oxygen anti ending build up and strengthen the Republic of M a n trary evolution teaches us to “reverence” not
with argon. All of their changes and proper upon this earth, in place of the “kingdom of only “the dreams of our youth,” hut also those
in the skies. It will rely upon the
ties illustrate and continue the line of the cor heaven”
manifest
scientific and sociological facts and of our race. We feel higher, and hope to see
relation of the forces from the sun. Thus the laws, which
that the only Heaven or further and truer only as we stand upon the
Science of Chemistry makes us know that we Paradise the show
shoulders of the spiritual, moral and mental
human
race
can
ever
hope
to
en
are parts of the sun’s correlations on and ter is the one it builds for itself, and that the giants who have preceded us; and because we
through the earth.
everyone is inspired and taught to are their children, and thus stand, we should
4 Next, we cannot but observe on the sooner
for that end, the sooner will that result not he worthy of them if we did not ieel high
earth’s surface the plants and microbes which work
reached. This work will be lightened and er, love broader and see further than they. It
are the food of the animals, and all of which be
by the hope, guaranteed by the law of will he only when those who cry, “ Lord,Lord!”
are 'formed of cells and tissues, which the cheered
ot ultimate success. This hope will try to make the past an obsti uctiou to our
microscope has enabled us to follow down to evolution,
the highest joy of life, realizing the happy growth into the future, that they will
their simpler forms of protoplasm, whose pro become
future heaven now as we help to create it in be reminded that they made the oareer of our
cesses are the simplest life. In it we are com
great iconoclast, Robert G. Ingersoll, neces
hearts and the world.
pelled to recognize the vital process, as the our We
are not aware that any other institution sary, and that his example and spirit still live,
correlate of the changes or forces which are for what is called higher, general or university and are within call:—
active in unorganized matter. Physics and education stands upon the foundation or
But No! our faces will be turned towards the
chemistry prove to us that all matter exists reaches up to the objects above described. future and its dawn. In History and Soci
only as the base of the active processes of cor And so this Liberal University has been ology we shall stand upon and revere the past,
relation; now Biology shows how in the or evolved as a necessity of our age and Era of as does the geologist the ever interesting
ganized living cells and tissues these active progress. The larger part of the institutions strata of the earth, which his science explores,
un vital forces of matter have as their correl of learning in this and other countries are and from which he now and then extracts
ates life, sensation and consciousness. Thus either founded upon some phase of the late those curious “fossils” by which he is enabled
Biology proves that the vital, mental and all Christian religion, or are under its influence, to show how the life-forms of the now forming
living'changes of the organic world on the or exist by reason of a truce or declaration of strata have come, and how they should evolve
earth’s surface are the last in the series of cor non-committalism or “neutrality” with it. and whither they tend. But should those
relates, which came to us from the stars Even when a University does propose to be fossils attempt to revive and reintroduce their
through the sun.
.
liberal and “cosmopolitan” it is apt to put out past, they would soon find that their true and
5 Next, human life and the history of man
useful place now is in the Museum of History.
kind are but the associated convergence of such declarations as this:
It will be seen by the following extracts from
these physical, vital and mental correlations
the
Articles of Incorporation, how thoroughly
“ In respect of creeds, politics and n a tio n ality , th e
summed up in the human individuals, as we u n iv ersity is absolutely n e u tra l.’’ — C osm opolitan superstition has been excluded from this Uni
have described, and which thus make human M agazine, J a n u a r y , 1898, p. 334.
versity:—
history, that strange record of destructive host 11 -
Even “non-sectarian” is found to mean gen
A rticle I I , Section 3.—B u t th e existence of this
ity or of helpful co-operation and convergent
eral
agreement
with
the
“sects”,
while
over
C
orporation
and of its said U niversity, and th e power
integration. Hence has arisen the concentra
and rig h t thereof to exercise or do any act for th e
looking
their
differences
as
far
as
practicable.
tion of humanity with its continuity through
tta in m e n t of any of th e objects, pursuits a n d p u r
It seems to us, therefore, that the old Roman a poses
the ages, and its sustaining solidarity in each
as aforesaid, are conditioned and d ep en d en t on
generation, which ie the basis of the science of ist and Protestant educators have much rea th is provision an d con d itio n , to w it: T h a t all th e e d
Sociology. Thus science, culminating in hu son when they denounce such universities ucatio n or courses of ed u catio n , in stru c tio n , a r t and
ltu re shall be Conducted and kept forever free from
man history and sociology, has, by regular not only as “Atheistic”, but as a desertion of cu
an(j
uninfluenced by any kind or form of theology,
steps of correlation from the star mists, the higher field which a higher education sectarian religion or su p e rn a tu ra lism , C h ristia n or
brought us to see conscious Man as the correl must cultivate if it is of any genuine worth at o th er, and th a t no religious creeds, dogm as, cate
ate and flower of the boundless universe, of all. Instead of deserting this higher field, chism s, public prayers, m asses, sacram en ts, in c a n ta
n s o r religious exercises shall ever be allowed
which he is the continuous and constant crea this Liberal University intends to occupy and tio
upon
its pro p erty or prem ises u n d er its control, or be
tion This scientific classification of the sci cultivate it as a part of the “new dispensa used or connected in an y way w ith any of its d is
ences, according to the successive stages of cor tion”. This must he done because evolution cip lin e, courses of stu d y or functions of any k in d , ex
relation, from astronomy up to sociology, binds has now plainly made the issue between the cep t for th e purpose o f'h isto ric a l exposition or illu s
a tio n ; b u t th e m ain purpose shall be, in regard to
the whole World, or Universe, or Cosmos (just “kingdom of heaven” and the “Republic of tr religious
m a tters and c u ltu re , to replace all of th e
as we may name it in English, Latin or Man”, and has proved that the first is a mir said p ast phases of religion by th e u niversal Religion
Greek), together as one , with Man as the re age of childish illusions, and the latter the of L ib e rty , Science and H u m a n ity .
And also no S tockholder, D irector, T rustee, P re si
sultant correlative-the center and spring of all-important reality, in which all of the good
d
en
t, Professor, T eacher o r Officer of any k in d , shall
that
was
in
the
old
dream
can
be
realized.
ever flowing consciousness and reacting will!
have
tin* power to lessen o r circu m v en t in an y wav
Modern life, and consequently modern educa th e thorough
This is the classification used by the Ameri
exclusion of all theology, religious
can Association for the Advancement of tion, must throw its emphasis upon and direct creeds, dogm as and exercises as above provided ; and
any ru le, m otion or action having th a t effect o r te n
Science and now generally accepted by scien its efforts to the requirements and aspirations dency,
shall lie w holly void an d of none effect.
tists, and should be made the basis of all edu- of the new Era. It is now plain that the love
cation. Forgive, I pray yon this hasty and and higher aspirations in the old religions
The initialsof tbisLiberal University,Oregon,
have
been
defeated
by
the
prevailing
ignor
crude exposition of the physical and vital
areL.U.O.,which are the lettersof the pure Greek
ance
in
regard
to
the
physical
world
at
the
tune
correlations which hang as a chain of light,
verb ‘luo’ (I liberate, or set free), with which
bright as diamonds, stronger than adamant, thev were evolved — especially as to the na the study of the Greek verb, the key to lingu
between your thought and the stars—connect ture of the soul ard the nature and possible istics, now generally commences,—a happy
ing both-for where could I find it more brief- location of heaven and hell as the ultimate coincidence to be realized in its career and in
motives of life. The love in the old religions
ly AnTnow what does this apparent digres was good and indigenous in the human heart, fluence!
Second: So much for the word “Liberal;
sion on correlation and classification meanJor but the creeds of the old religions were deduc now let us see what is implied in the modern
tions from the then prevailing conmologies,
us on this occasion? It means that t
use of the word “University,’ as to its mean
dispensation,” and therefore, the new educa and the New Astronomy and Science, since ing and methods of instruction,
ou have al
A.
D.
1600,
has
swept
them
all
into
the
tion, of the human race,—and therefore,
“limbo” of the childish illusions of our race. ready had a true intimation that the main
true education of the human individual,
object of a university of our age must be to in
or woman, must be founded upon liberty and It follows that just as the Christ and the itiate the student into the scientific; that is,
love resting upon science and humanity, and Apostle Paul put away the childish illusions the correlative explanation of the universe,
that these V r concepts, which have been of their time in order to fulfill the love that and then to turn the knowledge thus acquired
was stifled or betrayed by the old Mosaic law
shown to be the consequents or correlates o and
so must our Era do *br them into a practical preparation for some useful
each other, must be made the corner stones of with prophets,
business or profession in life. This meaning
their
illusions
and
limitations.
I
he
love
the Liberal University aud of all Liberal and and lot and fate of man must be adjusted to of the word agrees quite well with the older
uses of this word as descriptive of educational
higher education,-viz.:
1 L iberty , the condition; 2 L ove , the motor this new world, universe or cosmos which has institutions, but makes that use more clear
opened up to us by the telescope and the
and motive; 3 S cience , the base and order ; 4 been
and scientific than ever before. For by this
microscope.
And
now,
certainly,
that
adjust
H umanity , the great social being; o I ROORE,
modern plan, the main aud central education
ment
has
no
element
more
important
than
an
(individual and social), the resultant objet
emancipated, scientific, human, republican and —sav during the first three years—will have
its emphasis upon the acquirement of a scien
wlTneed not say—it follows, of course— American education. But as to that, as well tific knowledge of the universe in its three
to everything, we must read that we come
that this Liberal University is founded upon as
.
to fulfill and not to destroy” the old love and grand divisions, to wit:
the scientific exposition of the universe, w it
First
year:
Mathematics,
the
Physical
(in
the said four concepts as its corner stones, an<l aspirations of the human heart and soul; and organic) Sciences and Dynamics.
declare surely that the “ Republic of Man”
P rogress as its ever-living object and aim. Its to
Second year: Biology, or the organized
ou
this
earth,
and
not
a
“kingdom
of
heaven”
religion must be the Religion of Science and
Concluded on Oth page.
Humanity, covering and including the good in the skies, is to be the place and mode of