THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, DECEMBER 7, 1899. 5 F or th e T orch o f R eason. must be surely so recognized. All The Golden Rule. that is of permanent value in the •X « Bible is a part of the common know BY G. W. MOREHOUSE. ledge accumulated by the race through thousands of years of ex- Ask the best and most exemplary perience, and has, perhaps with a Christian to name the most valu few exceptions, found better expres able text in the Bible and it will sion elsewhere. It is sinful waste indubitably be the one known as of fleeting time to search for wheat the Golden Rule. This is the es in a stack of well-threshed straw. sential, and all the other precepts Some have questioned whether and commandments merelv subsid- the Golden Rule reaches the sub- O R EG O N . iary. Yet, this moral principle limest height of moral teaching, arose among men, not from revela but the fact remains that notwith- tion, theology or religion, but from standing its early and often re practical experience, formulated in peated promulgation it is still a time by philosophers, and adopted comparative stranger in everyday L a c u i t y - — " i S t j y - ’o o . by moral and religious reformers. life throughout the world. It is Thousands of men, from the ear- probably far enough advanced for J. KARL HOSMER, l ’h. D., B. S. D., P res ., liest dawn of civilization, have in- the present stage semi-civiliza-j Superintendent Department of Cosmology. M athem atics, Physical Sciences, Dynamics. dependency thought, spoken, and tion. to a considerable degree practiced There are many good people who ABEL A. LEONARD, M. I)., M. E.,* the Golden Rule. The principles habitually confound this precept Superintendent Department of Biology, of justice came to be recognized as with re1' ;ion—with Christianity— Anatomy, Physiology, Animal Electric ity, necessary rules of conduct, through i ' often this is all of their reli Physiological Psychology, Micros j p y . the every-day intercourse and so gion. We can have no quarrel with THADDEUS B. WAKEMAN, cial and commercial needs of men. them—only a little misunderstand Superintendent Department of Sociology and Law, Experience is the great teacher. ing in the matter of names. Some « General History, Sociology, Law, Linguistics, Five centuries before the Christ of these friends retain a few’ mean Ethics. ian era the great Chinese practical ingless forms and observances, that MINNIE P. HOSMER, L. S.,B. S. D., philosopher,Confucius, taught: “Do help to keep up their illusion that Superintendent Preparatory Department, not do to others what vou would the good has been brought about History, English Grammar, Botany, Vocal not have done to you by others. ” l by faith instead of w’orks, and as a Music. When asked if there was one word product o f evolution. A little more PEARL W. GEER, M. G. H., S ecretary , which would serve as a rule of con knowledge of science and real his Business Methods and Correspondence. duct, Confucius replied: “ Is not tory, with exercise in Freethought, reciprocity such a word? ’ WluU will give promise of final cure in MINNIE PRESTON, you do not want done to yourseh such cases. Kindergarten and Primary Classes. do not do to others.” So far from the fundamenta SOPHIE WOLF, M H u | I When questioned about return principles of immorality and jus Piano Music, Elocution, English Literature. ing good for evil, he said: “What tice being dependent upon religious then will you return for good? belief for origin and support, it wil CLARA WAKEMAN, Recompense injury with justice, be found after impartial study that Drawing and Painting. and return good for good.” In this the reverse comes nearer the truth. ALICE DAVENPORT, respect it is safe to say that the The claims of enthusiastic or inter Stenography, Typewriting. doctrine of Confucius has more fol ested advocates that the rules of lowers than the submissive doc right conduct are dependent upon LOUIS RAUCH, Assistant, trine of Christ, and that in any any religious faith are not support Bookkeeping, Commercial Arithmetic. part of the world. A doctrine that ed by facts. Investigation will LORA AMES, Assistant, advises “turning the other cheek,” show that we owe much to the ac Physiology, Hygiene. and does not punish evil-doing, has cumulated common sense of human ity and.precious little to bibliolatry. •KATIE MATTESON, not been found safe in practice. A good beginning toward eman Librarian. In the lattet half of the first cen cipation from error is made when tury before Christ, Hillel, president we fearlessly give credit lor the PROFS. HOSMER, WAKEMAN, GEER, of the Sanhedrin of Jerusalem, de Golden Rule to the source from Lecturers on Religion of Science and Humanity. clared that: “ What thou wilt not whence it emenated. Why not ad EMILY L. WAKEMAN, have done to thee, do not thou to unit the fact that we owe all to na Matron. ture and nothing to phantoms others.” He used such expressions among the clouds. »Dr. Leonard has consented to take this chair until some one habitually. Replying to a pagan can be found to fill it permanently. he said: “Do not to others what S trength in Old Age. you do not like others to do to you S T U D E N T S M A Y E N T E R A T A N Y T IM E . is th< essence: everything else is Dandoro, when past ninety and We are no in our New building, which gives us room but c .ment.” utterly blind, stormed Constantino for increased ttendance and much better facilities for When the early Christians pro ple Titian was painting his finest teaching. For terms and further particulars, address, claimed the Goldeu Rule it must pictures when he died in his 100th have been already familiar to many year. Sir Isaac Newton was presi dent of the Royal Society at the age of their hearers, and when it was of vV S IL V E R T O N OREOON. eighty-three; and Landor fur put in the New Testament it was a nished his “Imaginary Conversa - - - - „ ~ ~ S ~ ' Sr-* new revelation only to the ignorant. tions” at the age of eighty-nine. To those who had heard of Confu- Brougham was a strong debater at cius or Hillel, the saying ascribed eighty; and Lyndhurst, when over ninety, spoke in the House of Lords. FRIENDS OF LIBERAL AND SECULAR EDUCATION to Christ had a familiar sound: Franklin was the Governor of Penn are earnestly reminded that the above University is in act "Whatsoever ye would that men sylvania at eighty-two. Gladstone ive and harmonious operation, but that it must be provided with 8hould do to you, do ye even so to > (the grand old man), hale and sufficient means to finish its building, now approaching comple them;” or as Luke has it: “As ye hearty at the age of eighty-three tion and partly occupied, so that a paying number of students years, was a power in the English can be accommodated. Please to subscribe, or obtain subscrip would that men should do to you* Parliament. Elizabeth Cady Stan- tions, for our Stock, and send memoranda of property, books or do . ye also to them likewise.” ton has just celebrated her eighty- apparatus you can furnish. As, therefore, the Golden Rule is four(h year, hale and hearty, with J. E arl H osmer , President of Faculty. of human origin, all the other scrip- all her mental faculties as bright T. B. W akeman , President Board of Directors. tural sayings being inferior to it 4 as ever. , P. W. G eer , Sec’y Board and Business M’g’r. MZ mz MZ MZ MZ Tl? LIBERAL UNIVERSITY MZ MZ MZ MZ i The ©nbg Institution of th e Kind! of MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ t P e a r l W . G e e r , S e c ’y ,