THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, OCTOBER 12, 1899. ß Christianity with the Young. , • • , • , “The doctrines of r justice and love Should vou wish to im prove th e qua)- * nouia > »u ww i i i W oodw orkers, d o n ’t forget to send an opder for u pet of the Foretner Auger a n d m ercy n ever unhinged a n y rea- ity of y o u r bread, use the Celebrated Bitg ¡«on. Some of the churches known Magic Y east. N othing like it for pro- Little Marjorie is by no mean8 | e’vangejic> which deal in excita- ducing a light, sweet, nutritious loaf of fond of going to church. She hah revjva| meetings, send us a bread. It will retain its moisture and t o r itto o r till,» m i“lh em « n ” Wlk» mBDy patient.. That doe- nntty fl«or longer than breed » ¡« d - f , about things ebe cannot yet under- trine they c a ll sa n c tific a tio n h a s w,th any other yeast ever put upon the unhinged m any intellect«. When m ark et. T ry stand. < . ï V» O It ‘Vili ♦ F» o - -.-»ve* >i.vee>«\- “ W hat’s it for, m am m a. tients in one week from that cause, asked one day. “W hat do we go Qne of tj,ern was a most worthy to church for?" but emotional lady, who was at- Mamma tried to tell her the rea- traded to these sanctification meet- sons and concluded by saying: i«g> , a n d t h e t, e i , c n e r 8 ° f ‘ h o u s e ' , 1 * 1 trine began to come to her house. “And when you can t understand | hugbanH Haw that her mini] what the minister means you must wag being affected and forbade remenriber that he is talking about th e m the house. “They came one day in his ab- good and beautiful things; and you must make up your mind to think sence had a big meeting, and the III Uhl I. in i J next , the woman was brought of som ething goorkyourself. to the asylum. Ten days afterward That day Marjorie was very quiet s h e died from acute mama. Of the in church and her mother praised other two brought that week from the same cause, one entirely recov- her for it on the way home. “I did just as you told me,” said ered, one partially. W hile I had four of these patients violently in- the wee maid; “I thought of some sane, four clergymen came to visit thing good.” the institution. I , . was feeling , , , “ What was it, dearie?” strongly on the subject, and de- parted so far from my rules as to “Apple pie!” show them the victims and explain *** the cause of their condition. One One of the homeliest men in the of them said to me afterward: ‘You East End has a very pretty four- were doing God’s work that morn- The three men with me had year-old daughter. One day she ing. o . . . . was sitting on his lap opposite a been preaching that doctrine.’ “ Last year we admitted eighteen large mirror. She looked at her patients, whose condition arose father’s reflection a moment, then from so-called ‘religious causes.’ at her own, and, turning to him, We average, I think, from eighteen to twenty every year. A fair per- bhe asked: centage of the cases is incura »le. “Papa, did God make me?’’ By surrounding them with favora- “ Yes, dear,” was the reply. hie conditions, building them up “And did he make you, too?” phvsically and reasoning with them “Yes.” on the folly of their delusions, we gradually work them out. Some- “ Well,” she said, again glancing at the mirror, “he’s turning out times they believe they are eternal much better work lately, isn’t he?” ly lost.” ’ Little Dot wa9 very fond of Bible stories, and one day, after her mo ther had read the story of Lot’s wife, she asked: “ Mamma, what did Mr. Lot do when his wife was turned into a pillar of salt?” “ W hat do you think he^ did?” asked mamma. “ Why,” replied the practical lit tle miss, “I s’pose he went out and hunted up a fresh one.” How to Attract People to the Churches. ______ The it . p ^ c e , 12.60 by m ail. See ad. — ------------------- ±3 W— ^ P a r t . E.po.ition,.at.s«>d fatjlnt k e c o k o , B a lt im o r e , M d . - a - at I ggg. tt g m » i COLLEGE OF jb /or (W l I " -jg • p z * | B • fl F I A and * “> 1 3 F ( F P 5 1 Y. ' » OF CHICAGO CO - E D U C A T IO N A L F a ll T e rm w ill B e g in S e p te m b e r 2 7 . D ir e c to r s o f th e C o rp o ra n \. G ammaoe , P re sid e n t ..................................................................... 1” ’ Dearix»rn St- J. H. G r e e r , M. D., V ice-P resid en t an d T re a s u re r.......................... 52 Dyar b«»r n St. F lorence E. B ressler , S e c re ta ry .......................................................... — a >8 ve FACULTY W M. F. T A IT, M. D., D ean , E D IT H T E N I.E Y C L A R K E , M. D ., Professor of In s titu te s of M edicine and Professor of G eneral and E x p e rim e n ta l Surgerv. Physiology. WM w COOK, A. M., M. D. W. E. WINSKEL. M. D ., p rofeB8Or‘of Science of M edicine, T h era- P ro fesso r of G eneral and Descriptive peutics and M ateria M edics. A natom y ami Surgical E m ergencies, R . V. W A G N E R , M. D., CHARLES E. BOWERS, M. I)., Professor of E lectro -T h erap eu tics. Professor of Practical an d C linical Med- E D W A R D D. W A H L , M. D., _11 Professor of Physics, C h em istry , Urir>- SHARER. J. LEW IS, . . ., alvsis and Toxicology. Profesor ot Physiology of th e Nervous System , and G eneral Pathology and H O W A R D TAYLOR SM IT H , D, D. 8., L e c tu re r on nervous Diseases. Professor of D ental Surgery. HOMER O. BATES, M. D., W . E . W IN S K E L , M. D ., Professor of M edical and Surgical G yn- D em o n strato r of A natom y. iecologv. JO H N J . B R A D LE Y , M. D ., WILLIAM A. TAIT, M. D.. L ectu rer on Rectal and A nal D iseases. _ . . .. . , ril. . lc AN LON FR A N K , gery an d Surgical D iagnosis. D em o n strato r of Surgical In stru m e n ts JO S E P H H. G R E E R , M. D „ an d O rthopedical A ppliances. Professor of M edical and Surgical Gen- OTTOM AR C A R L IC Z E K , ito -U rin a ry Diseases and D erm atology, D em o n strato r of R oentgen Ray D iagno A. E . G A M M A G E, A ttorney , sis and of Illu m in atin g and C autery Professor of M edical Ju risp ru d e n c e and A p p aratu s. In sa n ity . FR A N K S. L E W IS , H . W . S C A IF E , M. A., M. D. In s tru c to r in L atin . Prof.of H ygiene and P rev en tiv e M edicine Fees and E xpenses. M atricu latio n Fee, paid only o n c e .................................................................................$ 5.00 G eneral T icket, each year of a tte n d a n c e ................................................................... 60.00 A natom ical T icket, including m ate ria l, first and second years, each y e a r .. . . 5.00 L aboratory T icket, first and second years, each y e a r .............................................. 5.00 The vacation period will soon be at an end and the people returning to their homes will resume the rou P R O G R ESSIVE M E D IC A L C O LLE G E tine of living. They will bring In Keeping with the Advance of the Times. with them the question of, How The Directors have decided to make Special Liberal Inducements can the churches be filled? Not to readers of the TORCH OF REASON. Address for Announcement that the question has ever been and Terms, absent from the minds of the men who preach Sunday after Sunday to an array of empty benches, but 1 6 7 D e a rb o rn S t r e e t , Religion and Insanity. their absence from church can not CHICAGO -I- ILLINOIS be explained by absence from the Mr. Kendlings of the Ohio In- cjty sane Asylum says that the chief Various methods to attract peo- causes of insanity are domestic in-I ,e he ehurclle8 have failed- / felicity w 1 __ 1 • • X • and religion, and in conver Sensationalism has been found to nation with a minister lately said fill the church hut temporarily. . . . . LADIES’ SKIRTS . . . . “We find it inadvisable to hold The success of philosophy and Ladies’ Skirts,.................................................. $ .85, reduced to $ .60 many religious services here, as science has been proved ephemeral, Ladies’ Skirts,.................................................. 1.65, reduced to 1.25 oftentimes the patients get excited, ,itic9 found tQ ,,e deleteri old Ladies’ Skirts,.................................................. 2.50, reduced to 1.25 and that is one of the worst things ‘ , . , , , _ that can happen to them. There th in n e d orthodoxy inefficacious, are patients here who get down on All this being true, the conclusion A fortunate chance awaits those of you who have need of their knees and pray for hours at a is but natural that the people are . . . . SHIRT WAISTS . . . . t,me- growing irreverent, but like many Shirt Waists,....................................................$ .60, reduced to $ .35 Dr. H. A. Tobey of the Toledo other natural conclusions, it is a Shirt Waists,......................................................... 90, reduced to .75 ShirtW aists,.................................................... 1.25, reduced to .90 State Hospital gives the following wrong one. People are thinking instances of religious insanity: reverently, hut they are not think- S e e o u r S h o e A d . in th e A p p e a l . . . . “There are phases of so-calledjre- *ng 80 much of belief as they are of ligious teaching that tend to send conduct and the preacher, who M all Orders Promptly Attended to. Samples Sent Free on Application. weak minded people off their men- prates onjy 0{ the one to the exclu-t tai balance. For instance, when o. , . .. 4 l . . l * .. • slon °* the other is not delivering » they are . taught that they are u hair- hung over the abyss of an eternal eernion8 that attract the people. — S IL V E R T O N , O R E G O N hell. [Cincinnati Times Star. S T R IC T L Y O N E P R IC E . PRODUCE TAKER. A. E. GAHflAGE, President, Heavy Reductions D R E Y E R & C R A IG