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About Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 23, 1899)
THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, NOVEMBER 23, 1899. C h r is tia n U n ity in 1898. W001iwwkm, don’t i..rg, t to no d as 8rea,er have some letterheads printed with on,er f°r a 8et of the Forstner Auger T ’k “nd * m‘iL *d' ¡J'lici'1 mibi1'' St‘eul»ri’ts would you not like are dl** to benefactor r /r ? » The New York Independent gives gave^thenioneyb^hev the following statement of church to educational, e h a k ta b b or relta? S ™e‘hongh‘ bad««, to Me in o o r r e - ----------------------------------------------- ¡OM InethntioM. « » n o th * « »>"• ,v>«r friends? W e ' - members in the United States: MEMBERS NET GAIN of the value of ihe experim ents in U ,n\sh ¡hem to you with your PATENTS GUARANTEED name and address printed on them 1898 Adventist, 6 bodies O ur fee re tu rn e d if we fail. A ny one sen d in g 84,454 i s k e tc h a u u descrip tio n of a n y in v e n tio n w ill Arm enian................. 3.924 p ro m p tly receive o u r o p inion free c o n c ern in g Baptist, 13 bodies . 4,364,427 th e p a te n ta b ility of sam e. “ H ow to O btain a Brethren, River . . . thoughts of millions ol people into P a te n t” se n t upon request. P a te n ts secured 4 73» th ro u g h u s ad vertised for sale a t o u r expense. Brethren, Plymouth 6,722 wholesome directions and give them P a te n ts ta k e n o u t th ro u g h u s receive apeaiai Catholic, 4 bodies... 8,395,178 219,791 an active interest in a healthful notice, w ith o u t ch a rg e , in T h e P a t e n t R eco rd , a n illu s tra te d a n d w idely circu lated jo u rn a l, Catholic, Apostolic. . 1,491 co n su lted by M a n u factu rers a n d Investors. sport that is good for the mind and C hrlstadelphians... 1,277 Send for sample copy F R E E . Address, Christians, 2 bodies. 124,398 2,868 soul of man. In perhaps no other i B*l»able person» of a m echanical or Inventive n V IC T O R J . E V A N S A C O . Christian C ath o lic.. 14,000 9,000 way could the expenditure of equal desiring a trip to the P a r i s E x p o s i t i o n , w ith good (P aten t A tto rn e y s ,) Christian Missionary sums of money bring beneficial T“® patent record , Baltimore, Md. E van s B u ild in g , W A S H IN G T O N , D. C. Association ......... 754 70,000 30,000 pleasure directly to so many peo Christian Scientist . ple.—[Providence Journal. 1'hristian U nion. . . . 18,214 COLLEGE OF Church of G od......... 38,000 I hat last sentence may be true Church Trium phant. 384 Church of the New except for the existence of the Lib Jerusalem ............. 6,702 dec. 972 eral University, of which probably Communistic Soc., 6 3,930 (Kongregationalist... 625,864 10,669 »he Providence Journal never Disciples of C h ris t.. 1,085,615 34,536 O F C H IC A G O Dunkard, 4 bodies.. 109,194 8,000 haard. It will be better known Evangelical, 2 Iwxlies 175,904 24,134 It ter. Friends, 4 bodies . . . 118,626 1,152 Friends of theTempIe J. P. G. 340 German Evangelical Protestant ....... 36,500 — German Evangelical The A gnostic a F aithist? Synod.................... 199,234 4,616 A n . D irectors of th e C orporation Greek, 2 bodies....... 48,030 34,236 A. E G ammage President . ............................... ........................... 167 Dearborn St. Jews ............. •.......... 1,200.000 An article in the Torch of Nov. 9, J. 11. G rker , M. I)., \ ice-President and T reasurer...................... 52 Deartwirn St. Fatter Day Saints. . 340,639 43.289 P lo hence E. D kessler , Secretary.................................................... 2203 Gladys Ave. Lutherans, 29 bodies l,526,5n2 36,678 places the Agnostic in a new light 20,000 Waldenstrom ians .. FACULTY Mennonite, 12 bodies 56,318 1,774 —that of the faithist. We are so WM. F. TAIT, M. I)., D ean , EDITH TENLEY CLARKE, M. IT, Methodist, 17 bodies 6,898,094 162,196 berly assured that the Agnostic i rofessor of Institutes of Medicine and Professor of General and Experim ental M oravian................. 333 14,653 Surgery. Physiology. Presbyterian, 12 bod. 1,542,401 52.289 has faith, and that if certain other Piotestant Episcopal 689,347 13,056 WM. W. COOK, A. M., M. D. W. E . W INSKEL. M. D., 370,277 21,344 faithists would follow their doc Professor of Science of Medicine, Thera- Professor of General and Descriptive Reformed, 3 bodies. Salvationist ........... 40,000 peuties and Materia Medica. Anatomy and Surgical Emergencies. trine to a logical issue they would Schw enkfeldian.. . . 306 CHARLES E. BOWERS, M. D., R. V. WAGNER, M. D., Social Brethren . . . . 913 land in the Freethought camp. Professor of Practical and Clinical Med Professor of Electro-Therapeutics. Society for Ethical icine. EDWARD I). WAHL, M. D.. C ultu re................. 1,300 236 The idea is new. I have never be CHARLES LEW IS, M. D„ Professor of Physics, Chemistry, U rin — S piritualist............. 45,030 Profesor of Physiology of the Nervous alysis and Toxicology. fore heard it said that one could — T heoso p h ist........... 3,000 System, and General Pathology and United B rethren. . . . HOWARD TAYLOR SMITH, D, D. 8., 285,940 5,823 Lecturer on nervous Diseases. U nitarians................. Professor of Dental Surgery. 75,000 5,000 become a Freethinker by faith. I HOMER O. BATES, M. D., Universalists............. 48,856 2,169 have always understood that that W. K. WINSKEL, M. D., Professor of Medical and Surgical G yn — Volunteers................ 2,000 Demonstrator of Anatomy. was the only road to the Christian aecology. Independent Con- JOHN J . BRADLEY, M. D., — eamp; failure to follow which was gregations ........... 14,126 WILLIAM A. TAIT, M. D., Lecturer on Rectal and Anal Diseases. Professor of Operative and Clinical Sur AN LON FRANK, T otal............. 27, 714,523 862,800 certain to land one, not only in the gery and Surgical Diagnosis. Demonstrator of Surgical Instrum ents JOSEPH H. GREER, M. D„ This would seem to show that “Infidel” camp, but ultimately in a Professor and Orthopedical Appliances. of Medical and Surgical Gen- warmer place. But now an Ag ito-Urinary Diseasee and Dermatology. OTTOMAR CARLICZEK, nearly two-thirds of the people of nostic wantH to rob the Christians of Demonstrator of Roentgen Ray Diagno A. E. GAMMAGE, A ttorney , the United States are either not sis and of Illum inating and Cautery their shibboleth. This is the un- Professoi of Medical Jurisprudence and Apparatus. sufficiently interested in their Insanity. kindest cut of all! H. W .S C A IFE , M. A., M. D. FRANK S. LEW IS, “eternal” welfare to become church And this faith of the Agnostic— Prof.of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine Instructor in Latin. denomination 7 — — - - - a a w V VS 1 I I I ■ I A Free Trip tó Paris’ j fledicine-Surgery C O -E D U C A T IO N A L , F all T e rm w ill B e g in S e p te m b e r 2 7 members, or are opponents of eccle- upon what does it rest? Evidently siasticism. In either case, the out upon the same basis as that of Fees ancf Expenses. look for Christianity does not seem M atriculation Fee, paid only 5.00 the Christian—ignorance. For we General Ticket, each year of once...........................................................................$ attendance.............................................................. 60.00 over bright. The chief difficulty are told the Agnostic has faith that Anatomical Ticket, including m aterial, first and second years, each y e a r.. . . 5.00 in the circumstances lies in the fact if there should happen to be a god Laboratory Ticket, tirst and second years, each y e a r........................................... 5.00 that orthodoxy has such a hold in the skies he would be found to upon the “respectable” classes, that be a gentleman. But by his own men are afraid to announce their admission the Agnostic knows no PROGRESSIVE M EDICAL COLLEGE real opinions for fear of Mother thing about a god, and consequent Grundy; and the rising generation In Keeping w ith the Advance of th e Tim es. ly has nothing upon which to base are being trained by interested sec The Directors have decided to make Special Liberal Inducements a belief as to his or its character tarians in religious views aud opin to readers Address for Announcement istics. If there should “happen’r and Terms, of the TORCH OF REASON. ions which lead them to treat with to be a god anywhere, I know of no respect dogmas and persons utterly reason to suppose him or it to be a A. E. G A n n A G E , President, undeserving of it. No radical im gentleman rather than a billy goat. provement is likely to take place in 167 D earborn S tre e t, Those who claim to know about the field of social amelioration, un C H IC A G O IL L IN O IS God, say he has neither body, til the debasing doctrine of depen parts nor passions—certainly n o 1 dence upon superior or supernatur gentleman as we understand the al powers is kept out of all teaching; ------------- _ _ . l term—and I see no reason why How to Make and children are taught to respect those who admittedly do not know only those persons whose actions Good Tim es for a ll Time. are good and virtuous without re should try to correct the Christian’s gard to their beliefs, and those opin- estimate of him. It seems rational The Government nationalized the Postal Sy stem, why not also inns which can be shown to be of to let those who claim to “know” the Money System? A plan is told by C. ELTON BLANCHARD in his book e n title d .............................. nf fit both to individuals and to represent their God as they imagine society at large.—[Secular Thought. they find him; for, evidently, faith UNCLE S A M ’S is as irrational in the fellow who Rest W ay to Spend Big Sum s. H O M ILIE S ON FINANCE __ “don’t know” as in the one who —- Post pa id for 25 Cents. Let uh not overlook the fact that dw" kuow- There is n° rooIn for c, . . . . All profits on this book will be given to the Liberal University these men of wealth on both sides of “faith” anywhere in rationalism, loulu t>e in the hands of every thinking person. Address all orders to the ocean who make the interna-1 J. H. M. The TORCH OF REASON, Silverton, Oregon. T ----------------- -------------------- “ ------------