THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, MARCH 1, 1900.
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Tor the Torch of Reason.
Is the Christian Religion De­
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Scientific
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In P lace of C h ris tia n ity :
by Dr. C. A. Briggs, on the above
1 Can Sins be Forgiven?
B A B IE S ’
subject.
2 Does Christianity or Science Promote Civil­
Through seven or eight pages of
C H IL D R E N ’S
ization?
sophistry the Dr. convinces himself
3 Is Religion or Science More Reliable?
M IS S E S ’
4 Evolution and Comparison of Religions.
that the unrest in the churches is
L A D IE S ’
5 Does Belief in Miracles Benefit?
the development going on in the
6 Immortality or Annihilation?
G ENTS’
Christian religion. The cross did
At Silverton’s Largest and Busiest Store.
JU S T T H E T H IN G
not give a perfected religion.
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unrest is because the people have
begun to breath the pure air o
Science, and to welcome “and honor
the truths of Science, not only for
the mastery they give over the
outer world, but for the clear ligh
. . . IS A BOOK O F .
they throw upon questions of mora
obligations.”
Mr. Briggs says, “It is only by
the application of the scientific
method of our age to dogmas
possible for our age to verify dogma
N o. 2 .
and accept it as valid and reli­
able.” He goes on to say, “The
Chicago-Lambeth articles, adopted
On th e follow ing and
“Truth bears the Torch in the
by the whole Anglican communion
k in d re d S u b je cts:
search For Truth.”
throughout the world, reduces the
essential doctrine of Christ’s
S 2
C o n trl
church to the Nicean Creed and
the Apostles’ Creed.”
S e lf R e s p e c t
The application of the scientific
S IL V E R T O N , O R EG O N :
L IB E R A L U N IV E R S IT Y PRE SS
W h a t is M o rality? method of our day to these creeds
1899
proves
that
they
are
superstitious
W h a t is Ignorance
and barbarous.
Fraud a C rim e
PRICE TEN CENTS.
Science proves that the human
H a b it, 2nd N a tu re family has developed from lower
organisms, and that the damnation
Politeness
of the unborn generations because
Adam disobeyed God is a horrid
W isdom
nightmare of the dark ages.
E tc ., e tc ., e tc .
Science proves that the laws of Our Job D e p a rtm e n t
the universe are uuiform and in­
------ ALWAYS GIVES-------
One of th ese c h a p te rs is
violable and that no child was ever
W orth m ore to
born without the agency of a
Young and old th a n th e
P rice of th e book.
human father; that no one really
dead ever came to life again, and
---- BECAUSE IT GIVES----
. . . IT SHOULD BE IN . .
that the sacred uniformity of the
aw of gravity was ever violated by HONEST STOCK, FINEST INK AND EXCELLENT WORKflANSHIP
¿he ascension of a body of “flesh
and bones.” The creeds teach all
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