Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903, October 12, 1899, Page 6, Image 6

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    THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, OCTOBER 12, 1899.
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Christianity with the Young.
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“The doctrines
of r justice
and love
Should vou wish to im prove th e qua)-
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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.
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“ 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 '
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“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
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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
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“ 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
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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.
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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.
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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.,
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Professor
of Physics, C h em istry , Urir>-
SHARER. J. LEW IS, . . .,
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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.
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JO H N J . B R A D LE Y , M. D .,
WILLIAM
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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 ,
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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
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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
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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 ‘ , .
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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 . . . .
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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.
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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