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T H E TORCH OF REA SO N , SIL V E R T O N , OREGON, N OV EM BER 2, 1899.
still going on; b u t am ong our own sam ples of C hristian S unday school
dear Caucassian people these hea­ and church m orality. T u rn e r is a
l'he
thenish ways of argum ent are rap id ­ C hristian-dom inated place.
ly going, never to re tu rn ; and we money value of these petty pilfer­
have the glorious privilege of seek­ ing» is ‘n il’, but th eir m oral value
ing out all the tru th we can. A es, is considerable, as showing th a t
we are urged to do so; and what C hristianity is not a moral force.
astonishing strides we have m ade The C hristian S unday school pupils
since, in our own d ear Am erica— are, as a rule, much more inclined
the land of the free and the home to be saucy, illm annered, foul-spok­
of the brave— in our own dear Col­ en and pilfering th an those of I n ­
um bia—the gem of the ocean, those fidels.
But this is not to be wondered at
great F reethinkers, W ashington,
P aine, Jefferson an d Adam s formed when statistics show th a t C hristian
our great R epublic on the p rin ci­ priests and preachers are the most
liable to crim inal acts of any class
ples of Secularism .
W e m ust look at things in a of people in civilization; and th a t
broad, clear light. We m ust study their crimes are alm ost all directed
and th in k as those brave men did, to stealing from the helpless, or
com m itted with, or against women,
or, in th is w onderful age of scien­
seldom, if ever, com m itting crimes
tific tru th and progress, we will be
which require nerve, and grit and
nothing but derelicts on the great
ocean of life. We owe the liberty daring.
I have also observed, th a t in
we have now to brave men who
C hristian persecution of the Infidel,
dared, in the face of opposition, to
it is alm ost in v ariab ly the tim id or
stu d y , and work and fight for the
prosperity of th eir posterity; and helpless ag ain st whom their rancor
we could not have had a Liberal and spiteful acts are directed.
The fighter, who is able and dis­
U niversity if they had not thus
posed to pay them back in their
toiled for tru th , and love and lib­
erty . Let us then do our p a rt and own coin or otherwise, is left sev­
erely alone. The feeble and help­
do it well; be happy in th u s doing,
an d live forever by our good words less is the prey which they are
hu n tin g for. Any person who is
and works in the ea rth ly paradise
well posted and has courage and is
th a t will surely come!
apt to argue, the C hristian steers
clear of. And so all along the line
For the Torch of Beason.
it is: “ Resist th e (C h ristian ) devil
Sunday School Horality.
and he will flee from you.”
A very sm all, but vigorous Secu­
BY F. S. MATTESON.
lar organization in a place can
modify C hristian ch u rch an ity won­
Straw s show which way the wind
blows, and little episodes illustrate derfully.
T urner, Ore.
the fruits of certain theories and
teachings.
For the Torch of Reason.
There is in this place an old lady
Petty Religious Spite-work.
who, though unable to do much
work, takes considerable pains to
BY EMMA B. LEE.
raise a few flowers. She has alw ays
been very liberal w ith her flowers,
I tau g h t school this sum m er, two
giving them with a generous hand
miles from h o m e and a few steps
and kindly feeling. Now it is late in
from a country church. Of course
the season and she has but a very
there had to be a protracted meet
few left. Some choice ever-bloom ­
ing at th a t church during the term
ing roses stood near the fence, and
of school.
There was preaching
while m any persons stopped to ad
every day a t 11 a. m. and at night
mire them , they rem ained un
for about two weeks. Well, I made
touched.
up my m ind at the beginning o
Y esterday two schoolgirls came
the m eetings th a t I would attend to
along—the elder about fifteen, tall
my work and let the preacher do
and well grown, a S unday school
his work.
pupil and a member of the M. E.
In a few days after the meeting
church. She leaned over the fence
began, however, two of the patrons
and gathered ail the roses w ithin
came to the school-house about
reach. T he younger girl, looking church tim e and said to me, in
u p at the window and seeing th at
quite a sharp tone, “ We w ant our
they were observed, spoke in a low children to go to cnurcb.” I said,
tone to her com panion an d they “ All rig h t,” and complied with their
scudded away like scared rabbits, com m and. Some of the other p a ­
and the last au tu m n roses, in which trons requested me not to perm it
the feeble old woman had taken their children to go to church, be­
pride and pleasure, went to adorn cause of the whooping-cough and
the person of a young and physic­
measles prevalent at th a t tim e; con­
ally vigorous M ethodist girl, who sequently, every day a t church
by her actions showed th a t she felt tim e, I excused those children
herself to be a petty thief.
whose p aren ts wished them to go to
And of such is the (C h ristia n ) church, and continued to teach
kingdom of heaven.
those rem aining. One o f j h e pa-
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UNIVERSITY
OREGON.
The ©nl^ Institution of the Kind-
I could give quite a number of
instances of this sort, in I urner, all
C ontin u ed on 8th page.
F a c u l t y - — i S q q - ’ o
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.
J. EARL HOSMER, Ph. D., B. S. I)., P res .,
S u p e rin te n d en t D ep artm en t of Cosmology.
Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Dynamics.
ABEL A. LEONARD, M. D„ M. E.,*
S u p e rin te n d e n t D ep artm en t of Biology,
Anatomy, Physiology, Animal Electricity,
Physiological Psychology, Microscopy.
THADDEUS B. WAKEMAN,
S u p erin ten d en t D ep artm en t of Sociology and Law,.
General History, Sociology, Law, Linguistics,
Ethics.
MINNIE P. HOSMER, L. S.,B. S. D.,
S u p e rin te n d e n t P rep arato ry D e p a rtm e n t,
History, English Grammar, Botany, Vocal
Music.
PEARL W. GEER, M. G. H., S ecretary ,
Business Methods and Correspondence.
MINNIE PRESTON,
Kindergarten and Primary Classes.
SOPHIE WOLF,
Piano Music, Elocution, English Literature.
CLARA WAKEMAN,
•
Drawing and Painting.
ALICE DAVENPORT,
Stenography, Typewriting.
LOUIS RAUCH, Assistant,
Bookkeeping, Commercial Arithmetic.
LORA AMES, Assistant,
Physiology, Hygiene.
KATIE MATTESON,
Librarian.
PROFS. HOSMER, WAKEMAN, GEER,
Lecturers on Religion of Science and Humanity.
*D r. L eonard has consented to tak e th is c h a ir u n til some one
can be found to fill it p e rm an en tly .
s t u d e n t s m ay e n te r at any t im e .
We are now in our New building, which gives us room
for increased attendance and much better facilities for
teaching. For term s and fu rth er p articu lars, address,
P e a r l W . G e e r , S e c ’y ,
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