THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, DECEMBER 7, 1899.
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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
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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
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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
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eighty-three; and Landor fur­
put in the New Testament it was a nished his “Imaginary Conversa­
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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.
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P. W. G eer , Sec’y Board and Business M’g’r.
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