THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, NOVEMBER 30, 1899.
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the dark and bloody past, and pres- come, and will send copies to friends
ent, of Christianity and not shrink whose names you may give us.
with horror from the slightest act
3. Give us your own thoughts
that would count him in as one of and queries about the subjects
its followers or even mourners? which interest you,
and informa-
The use of the ‘‘Era of Man 299” is tion that will add light to the Torch
one escape; let us try it on. Of upon any subject that is presented
course in the almanack and in pub- or lies uneasily before you. If we
lie and business documents, “1899” can’t answer we will try and find
must be used, as the at present those who can. We mean this as
work of others,for which we are not somewhat of a new departure, in
O REG O N .
responsible, but in our own work which the Torch will held the light
and correspondence, if we are Lib- in the search for Truth,and of which '
erals, let us be honest men and all who wish can avail themselves.
women.
T. B. W.
It was for these reasons that the
l ? ; i c u 1 t y —
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Congress of the American Liberal The L iberal U n iv e rs ity ’s C laim s
League held at St. Louis, the chief
on S e c u la ris ts .
J. EARL HOSMER, I’h. D., B. S. D., P res .,
Liberal body in America, and the
S u p e rin te n d en t D epartm ent of Cosm ology.
Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Dynamics.
predecessor of the American Secu­ E x tra c t from A ddress l»efore th e A m eri­
lar Union and Freethought Feder­ can S ecular U nion and F re e th o u g h t
ABEL A. LEONARD, M. D., M. E.,*
F ederation Congress by Jo h n P resco tt
ation, recommended all its mem- G uild.
S u p e rin te n d e n t D e p artm en t of Biology,
and all advocates and friends of
Anatomy, Physiology, Animal Electricity,
Wisdom is justified of her child­
..luvi.y everyw here to announce
„¿leal Psychology, .Microscopy.
ren, and none better prove their
their own emancipation by thus intelligent paternity than do those
THADDEUS B. WAKEMAN,
recognizing the era in which they teachers of the religion of humanity
S u p e rin te n d e n t D e p artm en t of Sociology am i Law,
who are building the nou-super-
actually live. And so says—
General History, Sociology, Law, Linguistics,
stitious, educational institution,
“T he S pirit ” of B runo .
Ethics.
chartered
as
the
Liberal
University,
At the Liberal University,Silver-
at Silverton, Oregon. Those more
MINNIE P. HOSMER, L. S.,B. S. D.,
ton, Oregon, Nov, 25, E. M. 299.
centrally or populously situated,
S u p e rin te n d e n t P rep arato ry D e p a rtm e n t,
who may object to its location in
History, English Grammar, Botany, Vocal
that woodsy corner of the country,
Music.
OUR L IB E R A L C LA SSIC S.
should emulate the enterprise at
their home, and remember, what­
PEARL W, GEER, M. G. H., S ecretary ,
The first page of the Torch of ever fault they find with its mana­
Business Methods and Correspondence.
Reason blazes with light—read and gers, there are always “ten to kick
MINNIE PRESTON,
see! For this w’eek, as for many to one to pull” a heavy load up a
hard hill. Those who say that
Kindergarten and Primary Classes.
weeks before, our first page has “Infidelity,” as they misname Free
been the respository of carefully thought, builds no schools, speaks
SOPHIE WOLF,
gathered gems and nuggets from falsely. A Freethinker built Girard
Piano Music, Elocution, English Literature.
the best Liberal literature of the Orphan College, which Christians
CLARA WAKEMAN,
world. In putting these precious have stolen and boast of “whipping
the devil round a stump.” A Free­
Drawing and Painting.
passages and extracts within the thinker paid for the great Lick tele­
reach of our readers, and we wish scope, which Christians are mon­
ALICE DAVENPORT,
we could say “of all,’—’we feel that keying with. A Freethinker orig­
Stenography, Typewriting.
we have put up a value that pays inated the Stanford University,
LOUIS RAUCH, Assistant,
for the Torch many times over, which Christians brag of as their
own. But they will not get the
Bookkeeping, Commercial Arithmetic.
even if all of the other printed news chance to claim the Liberal Uni­
and matter therein should count versity. That has been “nailed
LORA AMES, Assistant,
for naught—which “God forbid!” down haid.” Now let its Torch of
Physiology, Jlygiene.
Reason
flame
and
enlighten
the
>
We do this for the many who must
KATIE MATTESON,
read much in little—‘multum in world, and guide the race of man !
Librarian.
to Liberty.
parvo.’ We know how many there
No one can he more faithful than
PROES. HOSMER, WAKEMAN, GEER,
are who have not the time nor are those who believe that there are j
Lecturers on Religion of Science and Humanity.
means to read or obtain the great sufficient natural reasons for mor-
works or periodicals from which ality; and none are more faithless
EMILY L. WAKEMAN,
these passages are taken. We will, ‘han ?re those religionists who deny
Matron.
,
,
,
, ■ it. A rational faith in the diversity
*D r. L eonard ha« consented to tak e th is c h air u n til some one
tiy to have the extracts managed, of }1Unianity, means routing the
can
be found to fill it p erm an en tly .
or commented on, so as to give the Christian dogma of “total human
substance of the whole work. Let depravity.” There can be no better
S T U D E N T S M A Y E N T E R A T A N Y T IM E .
us say two or three things more in religion, or loya’ty, than that of kfy
regard to this important part of our doing
T ® good ; (whether
.p, named
T, . after . Vr
We are now in our New building, which gives us room
r
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paper:
And, after the American Secular
teaching. For terms and further particulars, address,
1. These jewels are too valuable Union and Freethought Federation
to be missed, and they will be has been cared for, nowhere else,
unless you take the Torch, and let at present, can Freethinkers put
u it » shine
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cash, • where
it t will
do so
this
winter
light
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when read, remember that their tarian philosophy.
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among your other precious things,
for use by others, and for future • e(J
Th,.y have enough
reference.
Such an intellectual do to endow the pretentious schools
Savings Bank is the most useful of sacred mysteries and solemn
hank an intelligent and honest shams, so as to bribe heaven’s door­
man, or woman or family can have, keeper to let them through. 'Ibis'
o 2. t Try * to noufyus of articles and institution
not for
show, but
for
work. an(J is tb<,
working’
people
lings which you come across g^ooJd sustain it, wherein to teach
which ought to go into that Bank, how to work for human happiness
^ e will gladly announce th e ' on earth.
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FRIENDS OF LIBERAL AND SECULAR EDUCATION
are earnestly reminded that the above University is in act­
ive and harmonious oj>eration, but that it must be provided with
sufficient means to finish its building, now approaching comple­
tion and partly occupied, so that a paying number of students
can be accommodated.
Please to subscribe, or obtain subscrip­
tions, for our Stock, and send memoranda of property, books or
apparatus you can furnish.
J. E arl H osmer , President of Faculty.
T. B. W akeman , President Board of Directors.
P. VV. G ber > Sec’y Board and Business M’g’r.