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THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, OCTOBER 19, 1899. 5 ture in every practical way. This said: “The world as it is grows advice had been taken before it was somewhat dim before my eyes, but given, for of the thousands of Lib the world that is to be looks bright erals. Positivists and Humanitari er every day!” ans in every civilized country, no effective permanent organization Good Words About War. has ever been attained. For all practical purposes such people are Such are the following, spoken a rope of sand. This explains how by a fearless English statesman, it is that although there is on the Mr. John Morley, in a speech at average a great advance of Liberal Manchester, England, relating to and humane sentiments, and al the anticipated war with the Trans ___________ O R E G O N . though the popular sympathy is vaal: largely with them, yet education, “The sword won’t help you. I woman and social customs are ask myself very often whether the abandoned to the control of priests man with the sword blundering in and theological influences. Thus and slashing at the knots that the most precious influences of Hu statesmen ought to have untied, is manity in this world are generally not responsible for half the worst J. EARL HOSMER, Ph. D., B. S. D., P res ., catastrophes in the political history left to the control of those who are of Europe. You may carry fire and S u p e rin te n d en t D e p artm en t of Cosmology. not, or ought not to be, “of this sword into the midst of peace and Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Dynamics. world” at all. Until union gives industry, but such a war of the ABEL A. LEONARD, M. D., M. E.,* practical life to the new’ influences strongest government in the world S u p e rin te n d e n t D ep artm en t of Biology, it will remain true that “the dead against this weak little republic, Anatomy, Physiology, Animal Electricity, and the strongest government in walk” while “ the living dream.” Physiological Psychology, Microscopy. the world with untold wealth and The difficulty is, as Strauss sug inexhaustible rosources, will bring THADDEUS B. WAKEMAN, gests, to unite in any society that you no glory. It will bring you no S u p e rin te n d e n t D ep artm en t of Sociology an d Law, shall not seem trivial, if not im profit, but mischief will be wrought. General History, Sociology, Law, Linguistics, pertinent, when it speaks in the You may make thousands of wo Ethics. men widows and thousands of chil name of Science and Humanity, or dren fatherless. It will be wrong. MINNIE P. HOSMER, L. S.,B. S. I)., as their representative. Yet there You may add a new province to S u p e rin te n d e n t P rep ara to ry D e p artm en t, can be no doubt that the main de your empire. It will still be wrong. History, English Grammar, Botany, Vocal sire of all Liberals—that is, of all You may give greater buoyancy to Music. who are emancipated from theolo the South African Stock and Share Market. You may create South gy—is to attain the object so grand African booms. You may send PEARL W. GEER, M. G. H., S ecretary , ly assumed by Comte in the open the price of Mr. Rhodes’ chartereds Business Methods and Correspondence. ing part of his “Catechism,” where up to a point beyond the dream of MINNIE PRESTON, avarice. Yes, even then it will be he says: Kindergarten and Primary Classes. “In the name of the past and fu wrong.” ture, the servants of Humanity— SOPHIE WOLF, The prosperity of a country de both its philosophical and practical Piano Music, Elocution, English Literature. pends, not on the abundance of its servants—come forward to claim as CLARA WAKEMAN, their due the general direction of revenues, nor on the strength of its Drawing and Painting. this world. Their object is to con fortifications, nor on the beauty of stitute at length a real Providence its public buildings; but it consists ALICE DAVENPORT, in the number of its cultivated citi in all departments—moral, intel Stenography, Typewriting. zens, in its men of education, en lectual, material.” LOUIS RAUCH, Assistant, It may be a long time before this lightenment and character. Here Bookkeeping, Commercial Arithmetic. object shall be realized, and it may are to be found its true interests, its be a very different organization chief strength, its real power.— LORA AMES, Assistant, [Martin Luther. from that which Comte designed. Physiology, Hygiene. But if one Freethonght society KATIE MATTESON, A descriptive catalogue of all the can be and be useful, there seems best Freethought works free on ap Librarian. no reason why similar societies plication to Dellquest & Andrews, PROFS. HOSMER, WAKEMAN, GEER, should not be organized wherever Secular Booksellers, El Paso, Texas. Lecturers on Religion of Science and Humanity. similar conditions and similar sen timents may be found. The day of *Dr. L eonard has consented to ta k e th is c h a ir u n til som e one . . . F o r s tn e r s ’s . . . . can be found to fill i t p erm a n en tly . small things must not be despised. Organization must come in some S T U D E N T S M A Y E N T E R A T A N Y T IM E . form, and only those who try can succeed. When one man out of We are now in our New building, which gives us room IS INVALUABE TO every eleven in the Roman empire for increased attendance and much better facilities for C a r p e n te r s a n d J o in e r s , for m o rtisin g , ress, àjL teaching. For terms and further particulars, address was a Christian, the empire was such as le ttin g in locks, as it tak e s th e converted. The tendencies of our place of chisel an d g o u g e ; to time give to small minorities in the C a b in e t M a k e rs , for inlaid w ork, dow- p atching, rem oving sp lits and SILVERTON OREGON. right an influence far beyond their elling. k n o ts. In fact, no numbers as soon as they learn to W a g o n o r P a t t e r n M a k e r m a n u fa c tu r combine their efforts. e r of pianos, organs, sew ing m achines, | ag ric u ltu ral im p lem en ts, sash, blinds, , . > Let none then despair! The new fu rn itu re , nor faith is the religion of hope. As A n y O th er W o o d w o rk e r, should l?e sure as the laws of nature and of wdthout it. man is it, that the future will be AS A MACHINE BIT IT IS UNEQUALED. Our Job D ep artm ent -------ALWAYS Ö1VE8------ long to her—“the religion of rea It ’8 th e only ronnd b it in th e world soning faith, of instructed hope and th a t will bore a SQ U A R E H O L E and do all th a t any o th e r enlightened love.” So sure, there b it will do. fore. should each ask and give by PRICES. 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