THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, DECEMBER 21, 1899.
m any in th e ir infidelity, am i begetting
doubts in o th ers.
U nlike
L. H astings, Ingersoll
, .
,
,
wrote no liooks, ami upon no one does
his m an tle fall as an Infidel lectu rer,
W hile he m ade m any sk ep tics, it is not
in th e n a tu re of doubt am i unbelief to
inspire its votaries to active laborious
effort to m ake proselytes. Infidels can
scotf at th e Bible and religion, b u t not
one in ten thousand has e ith e r benevo-
lent zeal, or actual e a rn est convictions,
sufficient to devote his life to its d ark ,
doubtful, d am n ab le theories.
“ D uring a g en eratio n , E ngland has
fu rnished a single B radlaugh, am i A m
erica an Ingersoll, to devote th e ir life’s
work to Infidelity. N eith er have left
any active disciples to carry on th e ir
work of unbelief. It is personal D ivin
ity H im self th a t raises u p am i semis
laborers in to H is vineyard, b u rdened
with e a rn est faith , holy zeal, and in sp ir
ing love, to win disciples for Jesu s, in
tu rn in spiring th em w ith th e sam e hal
lowed faith , and love an d labor in ^ h e ir
M aster’s cause. In our benevolent work
of blessing our fellows, when a sta n d a rd
Ijearer falls in b attle, th ere are o th ers to
take and hold up th e gospel b an n er till
the work is done, ami p artin g clouds
shall reveal th e com ing C h ris t.’’
the worse, One who remains in ig-
norance in order to lie about a
great and good man is com m itting
. . .
.
j a double c r im e , a n d s u r e ly any one
w h o wishes to k n o w t h a t R o b e r t G.
Ingersoll w ro te b o o k s c a n e a s ily
J.
find out that be wrote m any voi-
times.
These volumes prove be-
yomi a shadow’ of a doubt th a t the
writer did not secure his high posi-
tion in the minds of the th in k in g \VZ
people through his oratory, hut k l /
rather through the tru th s th at he
knew and spoke, and truly “ no man m i
ever spake (or wrote) as ¡his m an.” T llG
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The true religion— the religion of
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of evolution.
There were many
clam -like anim als in the world b e
.1. E A R L HOSM ER, Ph. IX, B. S. D„ P ees .,
fore those with feathers and hair
S u p erin ten d en t D ep artm en t of Cosmology.
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athem
atics, Physical Sciences, Dynam ics.
were evolved, and many an ape-like
creature “ere man learned to hew
A BEL A. LEONARD, M. D., M. E.,*
the shaft, and lay the architrave,
S u p e rin te n d en t D epartm ent o f B io lo g y ,
and spread the rdof above them .”
A natom y, Physiology, A nim al Electricity,
And Infidels are beginning to do
Physiological Psychology, Microscopy.
som ething beside “ scoff at the
TH A D D EU S B. W AKEM AN,
Bible and religion,” and more
S u p erin ten d en t D epartm ent of Sociology and Law,
But few words in ex planation are than “ one in ten
thousand”
G eneral H istory, Sociology, Law, L inguistics,
are already beginning to have
necessary.
. ‘
Ethics'.
Mr. H astin g ’s an ti-in fid el publi “ benevolent z»*al and actual earn
M IN N IE P. HOSMER, L. S., B. S. D.,
cations like the false theories of est convictions sufficient to de
S u p e rin te n d en t P rep arato ry D e p a rtm e n t,
other religions m ay have “ reached vote their whole lives" to its bright,
H istory, English G ram m ar, B otany, Vocal
into m illions of copies,” but what saving and blessing theories. These
M usic.
does th a t prove? We read one ©f people are called Secularists and
PE A R L \V. G EER , M. G. H., S ecretary ,
his “ publications” —a little leaflet. are actually building a Freetbongbt
B u sin ess M ethods and f'n rrc sn n n d p n e o
A •
It was a series of “ Nuts for Infidels U niversity at Silverton, Orc. And • À •
to Crack,” and perhaps one of the it Avould be well for those whom
MINNIE PRESTON,
most foolish things on which we the “ personal Divinity H im self 1ms
Kindergarten and Prim ary Classes.
were ever induced to waste time. raised up and sent into his vine
SOPHIE WOLF,
The main point in the tract was the yard, burdened with earnest faith, . . .
Piano Music, Elocution, English L iterature.
question: “ W hich was first, the egg holy zeal and inspiring love,” to he \vZ
or the hen?” This is ofte of the a little more careful about making
CLARA W AKEM AN,
silliest things for an educated^?) false statem ents, f r th a t m anner of
Drawing and Painting.
man to ask and one of the easiest warfare may not alw ays be.*r as
A LIC E DAVENPORT,
good fruit for their m aster’s cause
for a scientist to answer.
Stenography, T ypew riting.
To com pare Mr. H astings to as it has in the dark past. For the
Robert G. Ingersoll is very absurd, time is coming, and now is, that,
LOUIS RAUCH, A ssistant,
bui to lie about our dead hero is when an Infidel standard-bearer
Bookkeeping, ( ’om rnercial A rithm etic.
worse than ab su rd — it is crim inal. fall.- in battle, there are others t o 1
LORA AMES, Assistant,
Notice bow the good man of God i take up and hold up the banner
Physiology, I Jygiene.
flatters his defenceless victim before J o^ truth and right till the work
. KATIE MATTESON,
he makes the fatal slab in the dark. I is done, and the parting clouds
L ibrarian.
The story of Jesus C hrist showed shall reveal th a t the real Christ
him l o b e (if he was an y th in g but a who h a s been continually crucified,
PROES. HOSMER, W AKEM AN, G EE R ,
m yth) “ a bitter, scoffing unbeliev- and the one whom we should adore, •
Lect urers on Religion of Science ami II u inanity.
er, who confirmed m any in their pray to and love, is H umanity
E M IL Y L. W AKEM AN,
Infidelity and begat doubts in itself.
Matron.
others.” lie was the greatest ene
T H E S M A R T N E S S OF GOD.
*Dr. Leonard has consented to take th is c h a ir u n til sonic one
my the established churches of his
ran 1 m * found to fill it p erm an en tly .
time had, and the greatest differ
The ancient peoples thought
ence between Ingersoll and the theD gods very sm art and bragged
S T U D E N T S M A Y E N T E R A T A N Y T IM E .
C hristian w riter's Jesus was th at very much about their ability to
We are now’ in our New building, which gives us room
Ingersoll knew’ more, had better make and break things. Jehovah,
for increased attendance and much better facilities for
opportunities and lived in an a g e ’the god of the Jews and adopted
teaching. For term s and further p articu lars, address,
when people were freer to think, god of the C hristians, was a won-
Mr. H astings and his Pharisee fid- derfuliy sm art one. But under the
lowers were scourged in their syn- teachings of Secularism it is no
S IL V E R T O N OREOON.
agogues, and no wonder they credit to hum an beings to he sm art;
endeavor to crucify this m odern it is their good fortune and nothing
savior, who, un lik e Jesus, m ade no to biag about. IP it were possible
pretentions of M essiahship and per- for a god toexiM and have a son, FR| ENQS gf L|BERAL
SEg y LAR EDUCATION
formed no slight of hand.
it would still he impossible for
are earnestly rem inded th a t the above U niversity is in a c t
“ Ingersoll wrote no books,” says them , if they were all pow erfuland
ive and harm onious operation, but th a t it m ust be provided with
this “child of a king.” W hat a liel full of love, to allow the hum an
sufficient m eans to finish its building, now’ approaching com ple
One of the most beautiful works we race to stum ble along in its dark-
tion and p artly occupied, so th a t a paying num ber of students
can he accom m odated.
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There is no god, for if a thing ex
J. E arl H osmer , President of Faculty.
falsehood was launched upon the ist th a t ha* the power to do good
T. B. W akeman , President Board of Directors.
world through ignorance, so much
Continued on 8th page.
P. W. G eer , See’y Board and Business M’g ’r.
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