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.
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