THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, FEBRUARY 1, 1900. short years! We have comfortable Hrs. Turner’s Book. buildings, that with a few additions and dormitories will probably give “The Bible God, Bible Teachings us plenty of room for BPVeral years’ and Selections from the Writings growth. \\ e have a large library 1 c E of thousands of volumes. We have f &cle”tl8t® 18 ^ e title of a book secured the services of a number of JU8t written and compiled by Mrs. peerless workers and have increas M. M. Turner, of Washington, D. , ed wonderfully in numbers. C., and published by Peter Eckler, Now that our work begins to prosper 35 Fulton St., New York. let us keep going. Our experiment Mrs. Turner needs no introduc al stage is over; people know just where we stand, and peace and har tion to the readers of the Torch of mony reign in our own ranks. Reason, who know her to be, as she Let every lover of liberty do his signs herself, “a believer in the sane- J duty and the greatest victory of the age will be won. 5 T»? liberal UNIVERSITY OREGON. _______ __________ © nig Institution of the Kind! ings dates from the death of her husband, a noble, kind and gener i 8 q 9 - ’ o o . ous man, well known in public and Our first page this week carries private life in Washington, Mrs. J. EARL HOSMER, Ph. D., B. S. I)., P res ., a rich freight from Dr. Paul Carus. lurner has always been a devout Superintendent Department of Cosmology. In a word it is: What are we living lover of truth and justice, and when Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Dynamics. for? What is the use of life any she was told that this kind and ABEL A. LEONARD, M. D., M. E.,* way? Its object? He answers loving man was doomed, by his Superintendent Department of Biology, that looking at it from the true, “lack of faith”, to eternal punish Anatomy, Physiology, Animal Electricity, scientific, evolutional point of view-- ment, she saw no trace of justice in Physiological Psychology, Microscopy. The only proper, decent, main ob the decree, and knew that it could THADDEUS B. WAKEMAN, ject of life is H eroism , that is M an not be true. A personal investiga- : Superintendent Department of Sociology and Law, liness ! All of the great doers and tion showed to her the absence of j General History, Sociology, Law, Linguistics, thinkers, from Achilles and Aris truth and justice in the bible and.! Ethics. totle down (though often mistaken bible teachings. MINNIE P. HOSMER, L. S.,B. S. D., in the way) have shown or said From that date she has devoted Superintendent Preparatory Departm ent, that they were of this bottom con much of her spare time to studying ! History, English Grammar, Botany, Vocal viction. True life is the spring, the and writing in her effort to free the j Music. effort, the strife, the work, the as human miud from error and show PEARL W. GEER, M. G. H., S ecretary , piration! ’Tis enjoyment makes to the world that the bible god is I Business Methods and Correspondence. “common—gross” as Goethe says; too cruel to be worshipped and that I and if we are not careful to get a the bible teachings are likewise I MARY CHILDERS, renewal of strength and material cruel and in error, while both god Kindergarten and Primary Classes. from or by it, it lands us individ aud bible are strictly unscientific. SOPHIE WOLF, ually and socially in the death and This book is one of the things the Piano Music, Elocution, English Literature. grave of a Hedonistic manure heap. world needs and to the careful and M. G. COOLEY, As Dr. Carus shows, it is terrible thoughtful reader will plainly show Violin and Cornet. that our great philosopher, Herbert that “the ordered and organized CLARA WAKEMAN, Spencer, got oft the right track on knowledge which science gives to Drawing and Painting. that great ethic question of the ages. the world, is, in itself, virtue, puri ALICE DAVENPORT, But Science sets us right as soon as fying and unifying human life”. Stenography, Typewriting. we strike evolutional Sociology. No book, since the publication of LOUIS RAUCH, Assistant, Every organ has its function and the “Age of Reason”, has been so • Bookkeeping, Commercial Arithmetic. duty and must “do or die,” as Burns capable of doing missionary work sings it. Happiness has to do with for Liberalism, and it should be LORA AMES, Assistant, it as a means only, useful oil of the placed in the hands of every Chris Physiology, Hygiene. machinery, or as the pleasant“hum” tian in our land. KATIE MATTESON, of the machine, to show that it is The first chapter is devoted to Librarian. working well. As “The Bible God”, and is made up of PROFS. HOSMER, WAKEMAN, GEER, quotations showing the character of “ Our being’s end and aim ” Lecturers on Religion of Science and Humanity. E M IL Y L. W A K E M A N , it is entirely out place, and gives God, from Genesis, Exodus, Leviti cus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Judg- Matron. a false scent. ♦Dr. Leonard has Consented to take this chair until some one It is one of the greatest services es, 1 Samuel, 1 Kings, etc., with can be found to fill it permanently. comments thereon and quotations Science has done us in making the proof of it so clear that no one, not from scientists. Then follows a S T U D E N T S M A Y E N T E R A T A N Y T IM E . even Mr. Spencer, needs to be fur very interesting chapter on the bi ther misled. She says, “Brace up” ble, with many new thoughts wor We are now in our New building, which gives us room thy of emulation. The next chap for increased attendance and much better facilities for (‘ Zuzammen raffen!”) “Pull your ter is devoted to “The Victims of teaching. For terms and further particulars, address, self together.” Now get at some useful work, or die in the attempt. the Old Testament”. As the vic J hat is our only chance for any tims she classes Bruno, Servetus S IL V E R T O N OREGON. possible heaven, even if such we are and Galileo as the foremost, to say weak enough to want. The only nothing of the vast numbers con place and way to seek our happi victed of witchcraft, while the fol ness is in our Virtue—Manliness, lowing chapter, “Victims of the Heroism, N obility ! The moment New Testament”, shows that we are FRIENDS OF LIBERAL AND SECULAR EDUCATION we sacrifice them to our happiness all victims. The opening words of are earnestly reminded that the above University is in act we are traitors to Humanity, and this chapter are: “The mythical ive and harmonious operation, but that it must be provided with ,angels who are supposed to have ’hat and all are lost. sufficient means to finish its building, now approaching comple sung that, sweet song of ‘Peace on | I hen, as Goethe says it: tion and partly occupied, so that a paying number of students earth and good will to men,’ did can I»e accommodated. Please to subscribe, or obtain subscrip “ Like the planet star, not know the mission of the babe W ithout hasting, tions, for our Stock, and send memoranda of pr »p-oty, books or W ithout resting, apparatus you can furnish. in the manger, who opened a new Be each the circle J. E arl H osmer , P resident o f Faculty. way to the theological hell, which, Of his duty tracing.” T. B. W akeman , President Board of Directors. T. B. w . Continued on 8th page. j P. W. G eer , Sec’y Board and Busness Manager. Heroism!—Not Happiness! F a c u lty — P e a r l W . G e e r , S e c ’y ,