THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, APRIL 5, 1900.
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Mrs. M. W. Barnhouse, of Caleb, tiori to assert their rights when it on the aims and objects of the
Oregon, sends us a $10 donation becomes necessary.
school, and received much encour­
N EW S AND NOTES.
this week with the kindest of words
J. B. B eattie .
agement from the members present.
) O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O
and encouragement for our “good
I wish all the Liberals of Chicago
Our musician, Prof. Cooley, is cause »
would attend these meetings. They
with us again.
Travels.
are held each Sunday morning at
Our regular school work will close
The late examinations showed
II o’clock, in Corinthian Hall,
May 4 this year. This will give us
[C oncluded from 5th page.l
some excellent work. Labor Omnia more time to get our building fin­
for the future prosperity of the 17th floor of the Masonic Temple.
Vincit.
ished and to prepare for a grand Magazine and the Graens are hope­ Dr. Gregory was at one time a
An extra good program is ex­ campaign next year. Our school ful and cheerful. The paper is in­ Univerealist but has now stepped
pected at the Y. P. S. S. C. next will close with a large number of. deed a credit to the Freethought out on to the broad platform of
Friday evening.
enthusiastic students who will bring cause and ought to be read by every Liberalism. He says that in a
Every subscriber get one new one. many others with them next year. Freethinker. April 12th is “ Dona­ world of nature there is no room
tion Day” for the Freethought for prayer nor God.
This will double our subscriptions
I am in Omaha at this writing,
Magazine and I hone that all who
S ilverton Thought Exchange.
and divide the work.
read this will remember Mr. Green but I saw and did too much in
Mr. Geer is meeting with many
Chicago to tell it all in this letter.
with
a
donation
to
assist
in
the
Sunday,
April
1,
the
April
show­
friends in the East and our work
We will have the rest in my next.
this year is sure to he a great suc­ ers were on hand with a profusion summer’s work or a subscription to After visiting Kansas and Missouri
of blossoms and the promise of a the Magazine. Let the money roll
cess.
I will go farther east until I reach
hopeful season. So “the New Hope” in at 213 E. Indiana St. on that day the great Atlantic.
The Silverton Improvement and
and give the world to understand
Entertainment Society is awake and was the subject of Prof. Wakeman’s that Freethought is still alive.
the results which are bound to fol­ lecture. This lecture followed up
Secularists would you not like to
E. C. and W. G. Reichwald are
“The
New
Life,”
which
was
a
lec­
low their efforts will astonish us all.
ture delivered at Salem, both of still at the old stand on South have some letterheads printed with
New classes are organized in the which were founded upon “Our Water Street, where Freethinkers Secular sentiment and Wettstein’s
Liberal University at any time. New World,” the lecture in exposi­ are always welcome. The walls of Freethought badge, to use in corre­
This gives students a chance to en­ tion of the new astronomy of Co­ the room are covered with pictures spondence with your friends? We
ter at any period of the year with­ pernicus, Bruno and Galileo. As of the leading Freethinkers and will furnish them to you with your
out loss of time.
this “New Hope” lecture will be Freethought journals are on the name and address printed on them
for 75 cents per hundred, $1.50 per
The subject at the Thought Ex­ printed in the Torch in due time it tables. It is through this office
250, or $2.50 for 500, postpaid. Let
change is Electricity for next Sun­ will not be anticipated by present that the American Secular Union
the people know where you stand.
day evening. Percy Brown, a man report. Next Sunday Mr. P. L. arid Freethought Federation does
who is well known as a practical Brown will give a lecture upon its work, and secretary Reichwald
We believe th a t c ard s like the follow ing copy,
“Electricity and its Applications.” is always on the alert for class leg­ neatly
electrician, is the speaker.
p rin te d a n d d istrib u te d all over th e U n it­
ed S tates, w ill help us to b u ild th e L iberal U ni­
islation
of
various
kinds.
He
kills
R eader, how m any can you d is trib u te to
Any of our old subscribers receiv­ It will be interesting and instruct­ the Sunday law’s and prohibits the versity.
good advantage? 3 his w ill cost you n o th in g b u t
effort, and may help th e cause of Free-
ing a copy of the Torch marked ive beyond measure and all should Bible from being read in the public a ( b little
o u g h t very m u ch .
x . y . z .
“Sample Copy” need not be offend­ be on hand.
schools.
t®. X
...F IV E ...
4, Kto
ed but pass it on to some one they
I
spent
several
nights
at
the
T" % REASONS WHY
T
“ English S ecu larism .”
think will be interested.
YOU
home of Mr. E. C. Reichwald, where " l i U
The L. U. O. does not graduate
By George Jacob Holyoake, 146 1 had pleasant visits with Mrs.
a student in any branch until he pages, neatly bound in cloth, post­ Reichwald and Miss Josie. Mr. R.
w
ft
ft
8 hould H e lp to B u ild
has the requisite amount of know­ paid, 50 cents. Twenty-two excel­ is a jolly, fun-loving man, and one
ledge. This puts a premium on lent chapters, together with Secu­ cannot help enjoying the hospitality ^ L ib e r a l U n iversity
intelligence and careful, accurate larist ceremonies on Marriage, of his wife and daughter. The
AT S ILV E R TO N , OREGON.
Naming
Children,
and
Over
the
work.
Dead. No Freethought library is maidenhair fern I sent from Oregon
The Woman’s Social Science Club complete without it. Sent free with is growing nicely and Mrs. Reich­ 1 I t will h e lp m an y young m en and
young women to a h ig h er education who
will meet Saturday, April 7th, at yearly subscriptions to the Torch wald is very proud of it.
otherw ise wili grow u p w ith o u t its great
Sunday I had the pleasure of a advantages.
3 p. m. at the residence of Mrs. Lou of Reason.
2 I t will educate w orkers for th e g reat
visit with Mrs. Bones, who was on forw
Ames. The subject will be “The
ard m arch of F re e th o u g h t an d Pro­
her way from Yankton, S. Dakota, gress.
Chicago Liberal Society.
History of Oregon.” The paper
forever silence th e accusation
to Washington, D. C., to join her th 3 a t I t S will
will be given by Mrs. Ames.
ecu larists have never done a n y ­
E ditor T orch of R eason :
husband who has been appointed th in g .
The Blackbird Pie and the posing
The Chicago Liberal Society had to a government position. Mrs. 4 I t will h asten th e tim e w hen Reason
n d Love will reign, and w hen su p e rsti­
at the Y. P. S. S. C. last Friday a good meeting today (March 25). Bones is an enthusiastic Liberal a tion
and h a te will be forever gone.
evening, as well as the dance which Dr. Gregory gave one of his charac­ and an interesting conversational­ 5 I t will give you an o p p o rtu n ity to
build yourself and o th ers a m o n u m en t,
followed, were excellent. These teristic lectures on “A Substitute ist. She has been quite prominent­ w
hile you yet live, th a t will do a m illion
Friday evenings will be long re­ for a Church God; or, Can a Ra­ ly connected with the Woman’s tim es m ore good th a n th e m ost costly
membered as bright spots in the tionalist Worship?” Mr. Gregory Suffrage movement in the past. one of cold, senseless m arb le.
lives of our students, teachers and defined a Rationalist as “one who Her son Tommy, who accompanies
friends.
in the final analysis tests all things her, is a very bright lad w’hom it is I f a ll h e lp a lit t le , w e c a n a c ­
c o m p lis h m u c h .
W ill you h elp
A thousand extra copies of this by reason”. “Belief,” he said, “is a a pleasure to meet.
a lit t le ?
During my stay in Chicago 1 at­
issue go out all over the world to question of fact.” He defined God
make more friends for the L. U. O. as an idea of power, wisdom, good­ tended two meetings of the Chicago
JUST AS NATURAL old hrn »
Wand a good deal more reliable.
ness
and
justice,
and
said,
“All
that
Liberal
Society
and
heard
Dr.
We hope all receiving copies will
■Wbrrak its t g r t or make ita chicks lou-?
Doean'tatay off the neatand allow the egg*
God
is
theoretically,
Nature
is
in
Gregory deliver some well prepared
to c h ill but hatch's every egg that can be
carefully examine them and, if
hatched.
THE
fact”.
lectures, which are indeed interest­
their consciences approve our work,
PETALUMA INCUBATOR
Mr. Gregory is a decided opti­ ing; and if the society continues to la t i o abeolntely
perfect as to Incubatoressentials— p r o p e r a p p l i c a ­
they will subscribe and get others
n a n d d is tr ib u t io n o f h e a t a n d m o is tu r e , r e g u ­
l a t i o n a n d v e n t i l a t i o n . For 50 t o 350 eggs. WE “AT
mist.
He
claims
that
there
is
more
i
work
along
the
lines
adopted,
there
FR E 1 0 H T A MT W H E R E in th e U. S. H an d som e c a ta lo g free.
to do the same.
good than evil in Nature. If there is an opportunity for it to do a vast P e t a l u m a I n c u b a t o r Co., B o x a P e t a l u m a , C al.
The notice in last week’s issue was not, we would all perish.
amount of good in Chicago. The
jhe W iley B.
concerning the donations of our
One pleasing feature of the Lib­ work corresponds exactly with the
Allen Co
English friends would be better eral Society is that more sociability plan of the Oregon Secular church­
T he O ldest ! the
understood as follows: Mr. George is manifested than in the old Secu­ es. I am glad to see it begun and
Largest !
Music
Anderson,£5; Mr. Alfred Mar.-h, £3; lar Union of this city. Time is hope it will continue.
S tore. T ra d in g Pi­
anos an d Organs.
Mrs. E. Holyoake Marsh, 10s.; Mr. taken each Sunday after the lecture
At the first meeting I attended
209-211 F irs t S t.,
Thomas Allsop, £1; Mr. Robert to shake hands, chat and get ac- Dr. Gregory was kind enough to
PORTLAND, OREO.
Applegarth, 10s.; Mr. J. M. Gunson,i quainted.
Freethinkers are thus invite me to make a few remarks
U P I R copies of IOC d iffe re n t Leading
£1, Mr. Arthur Gimton, £1; Mr. brought into more intimate rela- on the work of the Liberal Uni­ O Q A n m
i L L N ew spaper* and M agazine* *ent to
any ad d ress ap o n receip t of 10 cents to pay for
Siduey Gimton, £1,
tionship and are in a better posi- versity. I spoke for ten minutes I m ailin g U . 8 S u b s c r ip t io n A o s n c T, 126 N.
L ib erty S t., In d ian ap o lis, In d .
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