T H E TORCH OF REASON, S IL V E R T O N , OREGON, OCTOBER 12, 1899.
Where Are The Hystéries?
3
Overproduction ot Preachers.
Our offer of the Torch of Reason
Secularists would you not like to
and the Oregonian for $1.50 is at have some letterheads printed with
BY OTTO WETTSTEIN.
The clerical profession is over an end and we now retu rn to the Secular sentim ent and M’ettstein ’s
Freethought badge, to use in corre
crowded. The unceasing m achine-
old
rate
of
$1.75,
which
is
very
spondence with your friends? We
“ Irreligion has precisely the same rv of the religious sem inaries is
intellectual m ysteries th at religion tu rn in g out new men for the m in reasonable, and we hope to get will furnish them to you with your
nam e and address printed on them
has.”— The Rev. Dr. F ra n k Crane, istry every year in such num bers many subscriptions to both papers. for 75 cents per hundred, $1.50 per
as reported in the T ribune.
as to be alarm in g to the men al- Torch of Reason, $1.00; Oregonian, 250, or $2.50 for 500, postpaid. Let
$1.50— $2.50 for only $1.75.
the people know where you stan d .
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ten t with facts, I desire to say a nounced with a degree of au th o rity
few words in reply.
th a t one-fourth of the clergy is un-
The basis of irreligion is science, employed. A H artford (Connecti-
This com prises all knowledge, every cut) m inister gives out some state-
fact, tru th , everything tangible and m ents th a t are ra th e r discouraging
conceivable— all n atu re and our- to young men anxious to adorn the
selves. The n a tu ra lis t seeks and clerical profession and yet wish to
finds in n atu re— in the potentiali- have a sufficiency of this w orld’s
ties of all m atter co n stitu tin g n a necessities to keep the am bition
tu re— the sole causes of all phenom from dying of actual starvation.
ena, never in the agency of a stu H e says:
pendous m ysterious being or God.
“ I t is not possible for the theo-
E v ery th in g is the basis of irreligion, logical sem inaries to introduce
f l new family medical Lilerk
the rem ain d er— m yth, m iracle, tra- young men into the m inistry with-
by Dr. X ft. (ireer, Chicano«««***««««'
dition, absolutely nothing tangible ¡out driving out an equal num ber of
H IS book is Up to d ate in every p a r
— th a t alone is the basis of theism men who are in work. There a re a
ticu lar.
and religion. W hatever is, w hat large num ber of men of the highest
ever exists, the sum totai of all qualifications who can not secure a
scientific facts and knowledge, is pastorate in existing conditions.
It tells you bow to cure yourself
irreligion, not a solitary fact in the The appeal for financial aid for the
l»v sim ple and b arm less borne rem
vast dom ain of n atu re explored by sem inaries, on the ground th a t an
edies.
science corresponds in the least to increase of educated m inisters is a
It recom m ends no poisonous or
dangerous
drugs.
the m ystery of all m ysteries upon necessity at the present tim e, is an
It teaches sim ple .com m on-sense m ethods in
which all religions are founded.
attem p t to obtain money under accordance w ith n a tu re ’s laws.
not endorse dangerous e x p erim ets with
If we divest n atu re and life of the false pretenses. The present poli th e It su does
rg eo n ’s knife.
web of m ystery with which it has cy of purchasing im pecunious stu
It teaches bow to save h e alth and life bv safe
m
ethods.
been invested in the past by design dents to fill the sem inaries is an
I t teaches how typhoid and o th e r fevers can be
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It. is p rev
en tirely
free
from
technical
ru b th
b ish
. !>est know n treatm ent, for la g rip p e, dip-
both
en
ted
and
cured,
and
gives
e
ing and ignorant men, com parative outrage on decency and justice. If th eria,
It teaches
p rev
b e d tte
r to and
know
c a ta rrh
, c en
o n tio
su n m —th
p tio a n t , it a p is p en
icitis
every o th e r disease.
how
to
avoid
disease
th
a
n
to
tak
e
anv
m
edicine
ly little m ystery rem ains. We are men who study law or medicine as I a t cu
is n re.
o t an a d v ertisem en t an d has no m edicine to sell.
It m akes uncom prom ising w ar on vaccination and th e use of a n ti-to x in e .
then a t least in the possession of the m ust pay for the privilege, and the
It h as 16 colored p lates show ing differen t p a rts of th e h u m an body.
A. B. C. of knowledge. We know best men do it and honor th eir
J his hook can n o t fail to please you.
If you are looking for h e alth by th e safest
and
easiest
m
eans,
do
not
delay
g
ettin
g
it.
*
the n atu re exists and, existing now, profession
by their m anliness,
l>r. J . H . G reer, th e a u th o r, is a p racticin g physician in Chicago, is P ro fe sso r o f
embodies the ¡»roof th a t in its ele why should d iv in ity offer free
G e n ito -U rin a ry Diseases in th e College
R College President’s Cestimon”
of M edicine am i Surgery, P hvsician-in-
m entary form it has alw ays ex- tuition, rooms, light and heat,
r n o z V.' j i . II. Coox. fo r th i r t y y e a rs D ean o f th e
Cliief to th e H arv ard Medical In stitu te ,
h y s io -M e d ic a l C o lle g e , write« to
isted. M atter is force, force is m at- and even, if th a t is not enough, C th e in a c u in th n o r a a ti s P follow
and has w ritten m any works of value to
«
»the
profession and public.
I h a v e e x a m in e d y o u r b o o k . ‘ A P h y s ic ia n In th e
ter; hence when science traces an lend or give money to destroy
H o u s e .’ u ii .1 u m m u c h p le a s e d w ith i t s c o n t e n t s a n d
T his lo o k has S(X) pages, is neatly
to n e . E v e ry f a m ily r h o u id k n o w h o w t o e a i e t o r tin-
effect to its causes it in v ariably finds the m anliness of the students,
hound in cloth w ith gold lette rs,a n d will
h e a l t h o f th e h o t r i h o ld , w h ic h I« a h u m a n r i g h t a n d
n f o r m a t io n n e e d e d a n d in
l»e sen t postpaid to any address on re
them in the m indless, chem ical and when m any of the best workers the d I u n ty g u . a Y g e o u t r i e hot p e k o g p iv le e s c a t n h e n I -u
d ily u n d e r s ta n d , i c o n
ceipt of price, $3.00.
g '- a t u la t e y o u o n n o t n a m i n g t h e u , e o f a n y p o is o n ,
physical properties of m atter, never church has are standing idle in the h o t n d h e r i n g s ti ic tly to t h e m e o f n o n -p o is o n o u s rem -
eille — t h e or e t r u e pr in c ip le t h a t s h o u ld g u id e a ll
SPECIAL IN OFFER
th e product of caprice or m ind. It m arket place with em pty pockets t r e a t m e n t o f «llse«.-e, a n ti w h ic h I h a v e a d v o c a te d in PHYSICIAN
THE HOUSE and the TORCH
m y p r a c t ic e f o r for ty y e a r's o r m o r e .
OE REASON for one yi ar for only QQ f lf l
requires no b rain to produce ani- and aching h ea rts?”
. o u rs tr u ly ,
n a . w H C ooK „
; th e price of the book alone.
v u iU U
m al life in the drop of water, in the
Some pretty forcible language
jungle, nor in the higher spheres of from a clergym an regarding meth-
T h e G re a t
life. All is the necessary result of ods and plans pursued by churches.
purely chem ical and
physical
T he outspoken clergym an will
causes.
probably succeed in having himself
Irreligion says m an is an anim al severelv a* criticised and the m ethods
— is bred and born like an anim al, anf^ plans rem ain unchanged.— .
No Need to Suffer from A ny Disease.
lives like an an im al and conse- [Tim es S ta r (C incinnati),
i E lix ir
queutly m ust die like an anim al.
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B a c e ria c id e
1 lie anim al is the m an and the
If orthodoxy be «rue, Ingersoll is
V IT /E -O R E
E u c a ly p tu s O il
O r e - O lin e
man is th e anim al. The anim al the worst enemy it ever had, and
M e d ic a te d S o a p
structure, every p art and portion ot deserved hell if any man does, still
it, is a necessity to the existence of intelligent orthodox m inisters are
PEA R L W . G EER
.
.
Agent
a complete m an, hence when this pot inclined to sav he is there, and
S il v e r t o n , O r e g o n .
organism exists no more, m n is no most of them are trying to find
more. (T he co n trary im plies th a t some excuse f<»r hi.« salvation. T h a t.
, ,,
• ,
, , shows th a t their hearts are better
,
th an their creeds.
But we think
nothing.) I his com prises the sum th eir liberality in this m atter is < 7
H o w to M a k e
total of our knowledge. No m ystery largely due to public o p in io n .—
about it w hatever if religion keeps [F reethought Magazine.
away. D eath is precisely w hat it
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appears to be, n o th in g more— noth-
Laborers for the public good, es
* The G o v ern m en t n atio n alized th e Postal S ystem , w hy n o t also
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th e M oney System ? A plan is told by C. ELTON B L A N C H A R D
ing less. Let us believe in these pecially, have to work long and pa-
in h is book e n t i t l e d .................................
facts, believe w hat we know, reject tien tly , often uncheered by the
all m ysteries and we have the entire prospect of im m ediate recompense
tru th .— [C hicago T ribune.
or rtsu lt. The seeds they sow’ often
lie hidden under the w inter’s snow,
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Postpaid for 25 Cents.
and before the spring comes, the
All profits on th is lx»ok will l>e given to th e L ib eral U niversity
Are you acquainted with the husbandm en m ay have gone to his
Should l»e in th e h a n d s of every t.»inking person. A ddress all o rders to
The TORCH OF REASON, Silverton, Oregon.
merit« of the F o rstn er auger bit?
rest.—[Room At The Top.
stews, ww >»«Sx^9BdM8HzJaub “Lujeur- ft Ujwe.
$ 3 — G R E A T S P E C IA
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