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About Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 18, 1900)
T H E TORCH OF REASON, SIL V E R T O N OREGON , JA N U A R Y 18, 1900. The B irth of 1900 (E. M. Six Tracts to Promote ( watch S cien tific W isdom night .) TEXT. The whistle« a re b low ing— '1 he roosters a re crow ing— A nd c e n tu rie s given to M anhood are grow ing; T he churches are «low ing— T he T orchea are glow ing— A n d S cience arid Reason a b u n d a n tly flowing. In Place of C h ris tia n ity : TORCH OF REASON . . . . 1 Can Sins be Forgiven? 2 Does Christianity or Science Promote Civil ization? 3 Is Religion or Science More Reliable. 4 Evolution and Comparison of Religions. 5 Does Belief in Miracles Benefit? 6 Immortality or Annihilation? Bring sword or gun, o r false p reten se, I sta n d beside my own defense; Let come w hat m ay, I will not flin ch ; « V VI o You can not drive me back an inch. I, too, have felt your stu p id creeds, B ut have outgrow n th e ir narrow needs. Your Bible, by th e “ G reat F ir s t C ause” , Is hut a hash of a n cien t law s, M ixed hv a rude and savage race JU S T T H K T H I N G Ami stained w ith e v 'ry foul disgrace. Its crim es would p u t a F iend to sh am e, to h an d to your C h ristian friends. Send W here only “ blood” your god can tam e. 2 cents for 6, or 6 cents for 25 trac ts, I stand for M anhood firm today, ' t o E liza M owry B liven , Brook W here gods have lost th e ir cruel sw ay. lyn, C onn., or send 10 cents I welcome in th is closing year for 50. e ith e r kind or a s T h at m arks th ree cen tu ries of cheer. sorted k in d s ,to W here Science h er b rig h t censer sw ings, D ethroning gods and H ebrew k in g s; W here Freedom spreads h e r Torches b r ig h t; Oregon Silverton (T hough Peace is n early out of s i g h t / Come soon th e dav w hen m an shall rule T he perished godling ’s fair “ footstool” ! & $ $ it-i £ & No. 2 I '. ' . ¿'✓ A $ THE LIBERAL UNIVERSITY OC. RIGHT LIVING Song Book ■9 & $ § « £ £ £ 10 M inutes A. M ., J a n . 1, E . M. 300. “ T ru th bears the Torch in the search For T r u th .” M elrose P ark , I I I . E ditor T orch of R eason : S IL V E R T O N , O REG O N: L IB E R A L U N IV E R S IT Y PRESS I feel like some of th e brothers 1899 and sisters of the M ethodist church in their “ praar-m eetin’s” and “ love- PRICE T E N C EN TS. feasts” when the E lder calls on them to “ stand up for Jesus” and tell th eir “ experience” so th a t he . . . IS A BOOK OF . m ay know where they stand. 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