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TH E TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, NOVEMBER 23, 1899.
Captain Preston broke the record tion, the Board has adopted the Prof. Wakeman followed next, and
To Raise Five Thousand Dollars
on scoring points for a program at ! plan and appointed the above com­ said he is anxious to know’ what
For The University.
the Y. P. S. 8. C. Friday evening. I mittee, with the addition of Prof. is to become of Silverton. He said
Last year Mr. P. C. Mosier of The Hosmer crew will rally their Daniel T. Ames, of Mountain View’, that he was lonesome since leaving
Homer, Illinois, started a fund of forces and bring out a rousing pro­ Cal., for America. Those interest-( the Manhattan Liberal Club and
ed in this movement may address advocated a similar organization
five thousand dollars for the Libe­ gram this week.
in Silverton, to be known as a
ral University, by offering to pay
The Board of Directors met at any member of the committee, the
fifty dollars himself providing nine­ the University building last Satur­ Editor of the Freethought Maga­ Thought Exchange. The subject
ty-nine others would pledge like day evening and transacted some zine, or the Editor of the Torch of of Public Improvement at the sec­
ond meeting nearly drove the people
amounts.
All told, thirty-three important business. The stock cer­ Reason.]
wild, and they said it was too much
pledged fifty dollars each, when the tificates are being forwarded to the
for Silverton. The next subject
Thought Exchange.
plan was abandoned, we having de­ I stockholders as fast as the money
was on Expansion, and that made
cided to incorporate.
is paid in.
The Silverton Thought Exchange the good political brethren shiver
The following persons have paid
An extra express train leaving held its regular meeting at Liberal with fear lest someone might say
the amounts subscribed, without
Silverton for Portland in the morn­ Hall, Sunday evening, and a splen­ something against someone’s opin­
waiting for the list to grow to one
ing and arriving at Silverton from did crowd was present to hear Prof. ions of long standing. “This time,”
hundred names:
P. C. Mosier, Lou Ames, D. Buck­ Portland in the evening, places Sil­ Buff in his lecture on Astronomy. said Prof. Wakeman, “we have gone
ingham, A. Slaman, R. C. Burtis, verton in closer communication The Liberal University choir open­ entirely off the earth to get a sub­
C. F. Ames, P. Rauch, E. Stewart, with the rest of the world. The new’ ed the meeting with a beautiful ject. What is the result? The
Friend from Waldo Hills, Henry time table went into effect Monday. song w’ell rendered, after which speaker has left us neither heaven
If the number of students of the officers of the Thought Exchange nor hell and Silverton is in a worse
Allen, A. Wolf and Son, B. A.
Leonard, Warren Carsner, J. L. L. U. O. increases next year as it were elected as follows: L. Ames, plight than ever!” Prof. Buff was
Barnhouse, Mrs. E. J. Smith, Cal has this, we will be obliged to finish president; Minnie P. Hosmer and likened to Giordano Bruno, both in
Geer, James Officer and C. E. Glaze, the west wing of our building next L. E. Rauch, vice-presidents; Miss ways and personal appearance.
As a whole, the meeting was in­
making in all sixteen persons who summer. There are good reasons Clara Wakeman, secretary; and
teresting and entertaining, and we
have paid fifty dollars each into to think that it will increase John Hicks, treasurer.
the University. Others have in­ more rapidly now that our accom­ Mr. Geer, acting president, then are all thankful to Prof. Buff for
announced Prof. Buff, saying that a the knowledge we have gained.
formed us of their intention to pay modations are growiug better.
in the near future. The &800 re­ Mrs. L. E. Fuller and Mr. B. F. fellow townsman who is known to He is ready to lecture at different
ceived from the above-named six­ Hyland, two substantial Liberals of all needs no introduction. Prof. places on the same subject, and
teen persons has been a great Corvallis, have kindly clubbed to­ Buff mounted the stage amidst the should be engaged by other socie­
help, and the promoters are in­ gether and sent “Waifs and Wan­ cheers of the assembled audience, ties. His next subject before the
deed grateful for the assistance derings”, “Golden Throne” and and took his place at a table, on Thought Exchange is, “The Mind of
which was received at a time when four volumes of Bennet’s travels to which was a globe, a spirit level, a all Animate Creation: Ante-natal,
assistance was necessary.
Mr. the Liberal University library. We straight-edge and numerous books. Post-natal, Post-mortem, etc.”
The speaker for next Sunday has
Mosier deserves great credit for wish to express our gratitude for
It was plain to be seen that Prof.
what he has done both in starting this splendid gift.
Buff was just where he wanted to not been announced, but the com­
the fund and paying his share be­
be and just where he ought to be. mittee assure us an interesting sub­
The Woman's Club of Silverton He began by giving a practical ex­ ject and an able speaker.
fore the list was completed.
reports an excellent meeting last ample of the use? of our five senses,
P. W G.
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Saturday at the home of Mrs. Dr.
NEWS AND NOTES.
X Leonard. The subject for discus­ and led from that directly into
A descriptive catalogue of all the
the depths of astronomy. Those
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who went to the lecture expecting best Freethought works free on ap­
Remember that Thanksgiving Not to Eat.” The next meeting is to be lulled to sleep by a dry dis­ plication to Dellquest & Andrews,
week is the time to visit Silverton. to be held at the home of Mrs. Sam­ course on the planets, had no time Secular Booksellers, El Paso, Texas.
Our library room is about com­ uel Ames, and the subject is, “What to sleep while those expecting no­
pleted and donations of books are to Wear.” All ladies are invited. thing but fun found much solid
again in order.
food for thought.
An Ingersoll Chair For The
Prof. Buff can pass from the sub­
The grass is fresh and green in
Liberal University.
lime to the ridiculous as quickly as
the Willamette valley. The wea­
anyone, and there is something sub­
ther is like spring.
E ditor T orch ok R eason :
lime about his ridiculousness, which
The young people of Silverton
George Jacob Holyoake, of Lon­ always has a point. He was not at
THE LIBERAL JEWELER
are busy practicing for the opera to don, writes to me in a private let­ all pious in his discourse and in his
be given Thanksgiving.
ter: “If you and other leaders took analysis q X the universe he left no
Mrs. M. M. Turner has sent a it up, you could easily get gifts to room for heaven. He even disput­ Expert Diamond Dealer and Watch Repairer;
volume of Volney’s Romances to found an Ingersoll Chair at the ed the rising and setting of the sun,
Designer of the Artistic Ingersoll Spoon,
Liberal
University.”
Mr.
Hol­
the L. U. O. Library.
Many
and proved to us that the 19th of the Beautiful Freethought Badge and the
yoake
is
now,
since
Ingersoll’s
death,
thanks, dear friend.
November was only the 7th. He Perfected Otto Wettstein Watch.
the best knowrn Freethinker in the explained the causes of the seasons,
Samuel and Fred Klein have world. He is the father of Secu­
moved to Silverton to spend the larism. And now that he has sug­ told us all abont comets, and gave ■
the reason for reckoning longitude
winter in the University. They1
gested the raising of a fund to from Greenwich. The Professor If you need a Diamond, Opal, Watch,
began their studies Monday. •
found an Ingersoll chair at the gave us to understand that he Badge of any kind, Chain, Jewelry, Sil­
ver or Plated ware, or Optical Goods,
How do you like our stock cer­ Liberal University, I would sug­
knows just about all there is to send for Price-lists.
tificates, a fac simile of which ap­ gest to the Board of Directors of
know about mathematics, and ex­ My tract, “ Theism in the Crucible,”
pears on page 6. We hope that the University that a committee be
hibited twelve books on the subject
every one of our subscribers will appointed for that purpose. And which he said was the complete free.
be able to own at least one share. may I be pardoned for suggesting course, and was the only exhibition
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Y. P. S. S. C. and hear stories of mittee:—For America: Dr. E. B. and perhaps in tlie whole world.
Jewels
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1.00 in 1 W a t c h o r
over 500 words written and read by Foote, jr., D. A. Blodgett, B. F.
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Only a few took part in the dis­
Underwood,
Elizabeth
Cady
Stan­
children 10 and 12 years of age,
cussion that followed. Prof. Hos­
and behold the little original plays ton, Susan H. Wixou. For Eng­ mer wanted the audience to under­ f W Transit Paid One Way.
land: George Jacob Holyoake,
and listen to the original poems, Charles Watts, G. W. Foote. ’
stand that the heaven and hell
debates, screeds, etc., etc., they
Yours truly,
ideas were entirely exploded; and
would think that the L. U. O. is
H. L. G reen .
Prof. Rauch suggested the idea of
Chicago, 111.
Otto W e tts te in ,
certainly beginning to l>e a great
adopting other terms rather than
success.
[Acting on Mr. Green’s sugges- saying that the sun rises and sets. ROCHELLE
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ILLINOIS
OTTO
W ETTSTEIN