THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, MARCH 15, 1900.
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about himself, that would make a
freelover blush with shame. He
BOOK NOTICES.
leads the world in using the new*
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date of the Era of Science and
S inai and O lympus . By A Texas
Pagan. Illustrated (comic) by Man, 300, instead of the old Chris­
Ryan Walker. Published by the tian Era, 1900, and yet constantly
Truthseeker Co. Pp. 115; paper brags that he is a “Heatiieu” ;
cover. Price, 50 cents.
which, evolutionally, means that
Here is a pleasant way of study­ he cannot be a “Liberal”, ora New
ing theology or mythology, sacred Era man at all, but an old-lime
and profane. The subjects are so fossil, who existed even before
serious that the “Pagan” author Christianity! He pitches into lead­
OREGON.
has had to call in Ryan Walker, ing Liberals, like Col. Ingersoll and
the up-to-date comic artist, to en­ C harles Watts, for giving him up.
able every story, how'ever tragic, But what could they do with or for
serious or confounding, to end with this modern ancient, and ancient
a laugh. This cheerful result, modern, who lives in his own circle
P c lC L llty ^ -^ lS Q Q ^ ’o o .
therefore, makes it the exceptional and won t be straightened out?.
hook on the awful subject, and by
J. EARL HOSMER, Ph. D., B. S. D., P res .,
Reader, we must do something to
S u p e rin te n d e n t D e p a rtm e n t of Cosm ology.
far the healthiest. It will prove solve this incarnated puzzle, be­
Mat hematics, Physical Sciences, Dynamics.
equally a beneficial relief to theo­ cause he is getting dangerous. He
logians and laymen. This Pagan has been in prison more than sev
ABEL A. LEONARD, M. D., M. E.,*
has been more than fair in allow­ eral times already for “freedom of
S u p e rin te n d e n t D e p artm en t of Biology,
ing to Hebrews and Christians the speech,” and the last news is that
1 ^ys^0^°My, Animal Electricity,
credit of all the “Divine Fictions” he is under arrest and is shaping
1 hysiological Psychology, Microscopy.
which are now perfectly well known his course that wav again. He de
THADDEUS B. WAKEMAN,
to have been taken bv them from scribes prison life as a sort of
S u p erin te n d en t D e p artm en t of Sociology and Law,
Chaldea, Persia and the East, and luxury; and President McKinley,
Geneial History, Sociology, Law, Linguistics,
so to be in themselves thoroughly finding that he was “in” two years
Ethics.
“profane” in their origin; such as for nothing, cut down his term to
MINNIE P. HOSMER, L. S.,B. S. D.,
the Creation, Fall, Flood, etc., and six months. But the contradictory
.
S u p e rin te n d e n t P rep arato ry D e p a rtm e n t,
Satan, the Atonenqent, etc., to say Moore, once a Christian minister,
History, English Grammar, Botany, Vocal
nothing of Job, Jonah and Solo­ still remains a Christian as to pas­
Music.
mon. Nor is he wanting in views sive resistance. He puts out this
1 EARL \ \ . GEER, M. G. H., S ecretary ,
which would make the fame and Autobiographic prison book, and
Business Methods and Correspondence.
fortune of some learned German through his Blue Grass Blade scat­
professor.
MARY CHILDERS,
ters his wit like oil of vitriol on
For instance, this sample: The Kentucky Christians,and when they
Kindergarten and Primary Classes.
‘Apostle John w’as banished to the take to thesword of the“spirits”and
SOPHIE WOLF,
Isle of Patmos for“religious insani­ of the Comstock law, he acts upon
I iano Music, Elocution, English Literature.
ty.” In his homesickness he invents their old saw, “Resist not evil, but
M. G. COOLEY,
his picture of the“New Jerusalem”to whosoever shall smite thee on one, w
Violin and Cornet.
relieve his longing for the city he cheek, turn to him the other also,”
CLARA WAKEMAN,
had left, and as he knew of no etc., and refused to employ counsel
Drawing and Painting.
place from whence it could come, it or defend itself! Now, this may do
ALICE DAVENPORT,
must be from the “firmament” for Moore, if he likes it. But it
Stenography, Typewriting.
above.—Now, instead of “John,” may be death to the sincere friends
LOUIS RAUCH, Assistant,
read the Christian world in its of Freedom of Speech and of the
Bookkeeping, Commercial Arithmetic.
religious craze, and you have the Press. The laws are what they, in
LORA AMES, Assistant,
key to its foolish life and more fool- practice, are construed to be; es-
Physiology, Hygiene.
lsh hopes of a “New Jerusalem.” pecially laws on these subjects’ A w
KATIE MATTESON,
Send us 50 cents and we will send chain of Christian legal precedents
you the book, and you may, better for “obscenity,” when they really ‘ W
Librarian.
than old Lucian, have two laughs— mean blasphemy, is the most dan-1
PROFS. HOSMER, WAKEMAN, GEER,
the old and the new, the profane gerous chain on L iberty that can
Lecturerson Religion of Science and Humanity.
and the sacred.
be formed. All Liberals, Free-f
EM ILY L. WAKEMAN,
Matron.
thinkers and Sons of Liberty are,!
*Dr. L eonard has consented to tak e th is c h a ir u n til som e one
C harles C. M oore and “T he B lue in their own defence, bound to see
can
lie found to till it p e rm a n en tly .
that*Moore is not locked up again
G rass B lade .”
which — are - r perfectly
B ehind the B ars ; 31498. By for
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S T U D E N T S M A Y E N T E R A T A N Y T IM E .
Charles C. Moore, Ex-Preacher lnn°cent, or only laughable in this
and Convict, Editor of the Blue Secular Republic and our Age of
We are now in our New building, which gives us room
‘ •rass Blade, Lexington, Ky. Pp. the world.
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for increased attendance and much better facilities for
308; with his portrait, $1.50.
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teaching. For terms and further particulars, address,
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Communicate with Dr. E. B.
« h at oiighl to be done with Foote, Jr., 120 Lexington «venue,
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Charles C. Moore, the editor of the N. Y. City, to secure a defence for
S IL V E R T O N OREOON.
’
K M ( .n f , Blade? He is a puzzle. Moore, alld 8end 08 $ 150 for a
or he is a personification of contra- of Moore’s Prison Book and Auto-
iction He loves freedom, has biographv, “Behind the Bars, or
never hurt any one, and yet can’t, No. 3i 49'8.,- For funny and yet
because he won’t, keep out of instructive serio-comic realism, it
FRIENDS OF LIBERAL AND SECULAR EDUCATION
prison. He thinks he is a Free­ can’t be beat.
t . b . w .
thinker, but has remorseless ridi-
are earnestly reminded that the above University is in act­
ive and harmonious operation, but that it must be provided with
r’Le for the unfortunate person
Errors.
sufficient means to finish its building, now approaching comple­
w ho don’t think as he does. He
tion and partly occupied, so that a paying number of students
" utts every one to l>e free to do as
In last Torch, March 8, in Mr.
can be accommodated.
Please to subscribe, or obtain subscrip­
h‘ will, yet be is a stalwart tee- Wakeman’s Bruno speech, page 5,
tions, for our Stock, and send memoranda ot propertv books or
apparatus you can furnish.
1)1 “prohibitionist.” He is cock - middle of first column, read tele ­
scope , instead of microscope; page
J. E arl H osmer , President of Faculty.
tre that he is not a “freelover,’’but 3, near top of second column, read
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B. W akeman , President Board of Directors.
publishes some “kiss and tell” tales, I t might induce , instead of induced.
P. W. G eer , Sec’y Board and Business Manager.
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