,1
THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, OCTOBER 12, 1S99.
the Bake of some selfish pleasure and he was ever and anon cramped ma and cried for his pa to come
thev neglect thus to proceed they with the colic of selfish bigotry, and help him, but he did not know
feel' unhappv, and this is because This, of course, injured his disposi- that his cruel sire had planned the
The Only Paper of Its Kind. ■
hey know that they have not done tion and he became as cruel, jeal- whole thing and that; his sons
,
h e . r X v ” It is'a duty to take ous and vindictive as any bully blood was the only thing tha
^^rsRyComwuiy. in the " t s o ? * ' care of one’s health. Why? Be- that ever graced the prize ring or would satisfy his divine sense of
C onstructive, Moral Secularism .
become —---r
a help rather . the penitentiary.
justice, and so he>
, . .,
VOUDC nc
1 C
Rh«lt
gods
•n ii.-W .« -» - I - -
' H e « » 1 J » “Thnn
^ iX W
A » have
l A ^ no
n j ^ other
tb e r S
S S t . Jews thought he did, but he fooled
me”
iu v
J. E. Hosmer.................. Edlt° r and hasten along the course of before
-------
.1.;. says this selfish child of th e m a t t h e l a s t im u u v c .
P. W. Geer,.................... Manager progress. I t is a d uty to study and ancient myth, and in order to force whole scheme to fool the Jews and
make our minds all they are cap­ obedience to his command, millions rob the law of its victim was so
E n te red a t th e postoffice at Silverton,
Ol being
w .uS for
.v, the same .........
— , of innocent creatures’ lives were nicely planned that even some of
able of
reason;
Oregon, as second-class mail m atter.
and, for the same reason, there are sacrificed. Look how he captured the Jews to this day don’t know
many, many duties for civilized and slew the innocent peoples that he is still alive and safe an
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
human
him until
his very name sound under the roof of his father s
human beings
oeings to
vo perform.
pcnuim. But let around ----
- ...........-
One year, in ad v an ce.......................... $1 90 bg un(jergt00(j that a dutv is not became a terror to those who loved summer residence.
Thrwmon’t i i i i ^ v M c i : : : : : : ': ’. » . burdensome debt, ever hanging liberty better than their own lives. How the father and son became
over the victims head, every now One day, as he sat by the way- reconciled after the attempted sac
In clubs of five or m ore, one year,
in ad v an ce..........................................
and then causing pain by a dis- side between those two far-sepa- rifice we are not told, but we do
M oney should be sent by registered
agreeable foreclosure; but that it is rated cities called Priestcraft and know that the wrath of God 18 so
le tte r or m oney order.
a debt which it is a privelege and Humanity (the latter he was never great at times that Jesus is obligee
1 pleasure to pay, and the payment allowed to enter), he conceived a to act as a mediator, or his “awful
Notice!
is one' for which we ever get value wicked notion, and at once, as is dad” would give us poor, ignorant
na- the habit of reckless young men, humans just what he thinks we de-
A h a n d pointing to th is notice denotes received, and value of such a
th a t your su b scrip tio n has ex p ired . ture that it does not appeal to our put it into execution. It was no- serve,
You are e arn estly req u ested to re ­
our thing less than “cutting out” a But “a change comes over
new so th a t you m ay receive th e p a ­ egoistic natures but rather to
per w ith o u t in te rru p tio n . W e have de­ altruistic.
young man by the name of Joseph, the spirit of our dream.” This
cided th a t it is best for all concerned
Duty when unperformed becomes and stealing the affections of his cruel man-god and this illegitimate
th a t we do n o t send papers longer th a n
th e tim e paid for unless so ordered. disagreeable, hut, once accomplish­ betrothed. Of course this was only god-man have done their work and
T his will prevent any loss and we will
ed, although with much sacrifice, it in line with his former conduct, will soon move farther hack into
know just where we sta n d .
We request you to send us th e nam es is a never-ending source of plea- hut he was now of such an age that the wilds of heathen nations, and
of Secularists who m ight becom e suh-
seriliers and we will m ail sam ple copies. sure and proves to be no real sacri- we would naturally suppose him to disturb not the happy work and
fice after all. Of course all this have had more sense, especially as peaceful slumbers of those who are
“out of the woods.”
THURSDAY, OCT. 12, E. M. 299. does not fully apply to those who his royal birth gave him the choice of
Let us not a condemn
them (they
have not evolved to that higher thousands that had never made
•
state of consciousness which is promises of life-long fidelity to | are one) for their wilfulness, but re
T H E EVO LUTIO N OF DU TY.
alone enjoyed by those who realize another. But we can never tell member how their parents spoiled
them. Think how they were hu­
There has probably never been a that the highest happiness comes what wayward children will do mored, how they were coaxed and
perfectly developed human being, from making others happy, instead next. \\ e can only try to help how they were applauded whenever
and to determine who was or who of abolishing all obligations and them to he better, and if they get they did anything “smart!” Was
is the most perfect would puzzle the living a miserable, short, self-cen­ too bad, rob them of their associa­ it not enough to spoil even the
gods indeed, if there were any, tered life. To the conscientious it tion with decent people.
After his son was born, however, gods? And, after all, are they not
for one may be quite perfect in is a duty to be self-reliant as far as
good to retire when they know that
some respects while another may possible, but not for the sake of God seemed to be somewhat subdu their room is better than their
far excel him in some other points self alone. It is a duty to have ed, and his cruelty took on a milder company, even if they can’t help
of strength. In fact, there are self control that we may forego im­ form; and oftentimes after Jesus
people who seem good and strong mediate, selfish pleasure for the became old enough to be trusted, themselves? Let us “thank God”
__ _________ ____ the father, when tempted to cruelly that he and his son have at last re-
mentally, morally and physically, sake of others. It is a duty, and a
and yet, when carefully analyzed, very pleasant one, to find, as best maltreat a helpless ox or an ass, signed in favor of better citizens,
are found to be perfectly blank in we can, what our duty is and then would listen to the pleadings of the an(l hope that sometime in the gio
boy and let the poor creature go, rious, Secular future their “eternal
some of the most essential charac­ to do it.
But we must remember that all but woe unto a poor brute who had life” may come to an eternal end
teristics of perfection. We are all
son, for that the children of men may have
limited in judgment, and so in this
u n » implies
im p lie s no
u u duty
u u i y to
w a a god,
g u u , no
m , o offended
n e n u e u u both
u m l father
a m e r « and
u u ov,»,
making up our verdicts we can duty to a son and no duty to a holy although the boy was somewhat a chance to live without the fear of
only do our best, labor on and wait ghost, but only duty to ourselves human he was still “a chip off the meeting such wilful creatures or
for results- hut it is a mistake not and to our fellow men. The child, old block,” and at times had fits of that “warm member,
their agent,
to give the world the benefit of our before it evolves to a state of con- jealously and revenge, and cruelly the devil,
honest thought, and therefore we scientiousness and reason, and the treated those whom he tried to save
T H E N A T IO N A L CONGRESS.
wish to point out what we think is lower animals may have no duties; from his father’s wrath.
a great weakness of some who are but, J now that we have become man, r | In the •/ vear A. D. 33, * or there
Everv Liberal will notice with
called human. Like the lower ani­ let us put away childish things and about, the senior member of the
mals these poor creature» do not try to learn and do our ditty as firm, having become old, retired to interest the call for the next Con-
~ ..........
seem to have evolved that great reasoning, human beings, for our hi» summer residence on Gold
Hill, gress of Liberals in our country, to
an<l left Mr. God, jr., to wait on be held at Boston next Nov. 17-19.
distinguishing trait of manhood duty is that which is best for all.
These yearly meetings of the
their many customers; but it takes
and womanhood called “ duty.”
Their every action, like the actions T H E W A Y W A R D N E S S OF GOD. experience to run a large business Liberals of the United States should
successfully, and the ever watchful be regarded as, and made to be im-
of the pachydermata, shows that
God (that is, the idea of a god, Jews soon put a quietus on the portant events. They are contin-
the idea of duty has no place in
their brains; and of late we have and there is no god that we know- firm’s gold securities. This made uations of a line of annual Con-
noticed that some have written of excepting the idea) was born and the younger member of the firm gresses of Liberals, commencing
quite elaborate articles trying to brought up by very iguorant par- reckless and he went to hell very with the grand Centennial Assem-
prove that there is no such thing ents. It is little wonder, then, that rapidly (see Bible account), while bly at Philadelphia, July 4,1876.
as duty.
his childhood life, as recorded in his backers became shaky and took These Congresses have marked a
Let us see. There are many good the Old Testament, was one round to drink. One day this half- checkered career of Liberalism, but
human ------------
son found ----------
himself caught
their importance
and influence has
men and women who when choos- of wilful, spiteful, jealous, petty, --------
—
»
ing their course of procedure have rash performances. His parents where he ought not to have been, by no means been limited to what
a feeling that they ought to do that (the ancient people), being igno- in someone’s garden just outside they have done or said. They have
which is best for the world. If rant of all the modern laws of hy- of the city. Feeling his weakness been the great witnesses which have
•
.
a. *
1 •
••
a . •
I > «
•
A •
• A _ • A _
they proceed thus they feel a very giene, allowed him to eat of the un- and knowing the severity of the stood out in our great Republic for
high order of happiness, but if for ripened fruits of heathen morality, j law he “got in a sweat to see his the right, duty and necessity of
Torch of Reason
u j u o
_
•
•
•
_
_ *
.
-
a
„
«
*
t*
I
•
•
«
t
1
or
«
.
•
. 1
1
•
■
•
1
*
P
11
*
*
*
-W V
________
»
X
•
a
• .
1 1
1
4-
lx
_
- _ —
zx
—
C? _
— . .
1 _
1». zx
X
*
f a . A «« M A .
A lx
A 1 . A « M
n v
» 1 ZX
£ A W ZX
C C ZX A ZX M » X A