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THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, APRIL 12, 1900.
that our name be taken off,
and that Prof. Lewis had no more
The Only Paper of Its Kind.
right to do so than we had to de­
clare that some other member
Published Weekly by the Liberal Uni­ should not speak, or that he should
versity Company, in the Interests of
not act as chairman of the meeting.
Constructive, Moral Secularism.
It was not necessarily the chair-
Torch of Reason
the school board was soon convinc­ use the tools necessary for work-
ed that Hosmer is not a fit man to ing out the different parts, So it
talk to those who are teaching the is with the work of a teacher . One
young immortal minds how to who wishes to educate a boy or girl
shoot. Prof. Lewis was heard to must understand what he is trying
say that he bad “no use for this to do; he must understand w hat an
man [Hosmer] politically”; has education is, the material out of
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ed io prejudice our friends against fcnd the use of the instrumentalities
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But our pleadings for justice were us, and encouraged the Methodist with which he must work.
W hat then is it to be educated?
Entered at the postoffice at Silverton, in vain. The exercises began, and member to decide against us. But
Oregon, as second-class mail matter.
when we took the opportunity to we think that “a guilty conscience What is the mind, and how shonld
ask why our name was omitted we needs no accuser”, and that prob­ we use books, papers, lectures,
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religious fanaticism and personal was willing to become guilty of opment of his complete self. The
spite will go to down freedom of such unprofessional conduct as to mind, being the motive power, the
help prevent a fellow teacher, who
Notice!
thought and expression, let the dares to advocate his honest thinking or knowing power and the
facts be submitted to our friends at thought, from speaking at a teach­ feeiing power, which secures this
A hand pointing to this notice denotes home and abroad.
ers meeting.
development, teachers have to deal
that your subscription has expired.
Must
citizens
of
Silverton
submit
The agent of the Southern Pa­
You are earnestly requested to re­
largely with the mind; therefore let
new so that you may receive the pa­ cific railroad at this place is con­ to this domineering process much
per without interruption. We have de­
longer? Is the Southern Pacific us examine closely the nature of the
cided that it is best for all concerned sidered an Infidel, but not just Railroad going to lose thousands of mind. What is it? We say that
that we do not send papers longer than
the time paid for unless so ordered. agreeing with us as to the methods dollars, by their agent working one has a good mind, another a
This will prevent any loss and we will and principles of conducting our against a University which will weak mind. What is a good mind?
know just where we stand.
eventually bring more passengers
We request you to send us the names school, he has foolishly become a from neighboring and Eastern Is it a good thing , like a good
of Secularists who might become sub­ bitter personal enemy. We have
watch, or is it a healthy action or
scribers and we will mail sample copies. no enmity toward him nor his fam­ states than any other institution in
Oregon, without even an investiga­ process, like the action of the heart?
ily, and have never crossed his tion?
Is the little Methodist We say the heart has a good beat
T hursday , A pril 12, E. M. 300. path except in self-defense. But church, through its cunning manip­ when it performs its functions prop­
because he has injured us he feels ulation of public affairs, to prevent erly. Then is it not evident that
IN T H E H A N D S OF T H E E N E M Y . bitter toward our work, and at ev­ free speech in our city and say whose when the process through which
names shall remain and whose shall
ery opportunity tries to tear it be stricken from educational pro­ the brain goes when it knows, feels
In a former issue of the Torch we down. We have been called to de­ grams after they are made?
and wills is properly performed,
mentioned an attempt to remove liver funeral addresses more than
The president of the Methodist that this process is what we call
our name from the program of the once and found to ourchigrin that, University at Salem was innocent­ mind? The emotions, the intellect
Silverton Teachers’ Association after preparing, some one had tele­ ly made a party to this diabolical and the will are simply the process­
which was held here last Saturday. graphed or written that we were scheme also, and although not es of the brain, then, and the mind
placed on the program by the com­
We were asked by the chairman of “too busy to attend”, or interfered mittee, occupied more time in a is only a good, healthy one when
the committee to give a short ad­ so as to damage and humiliate us. war-like, polical, historical lecture the brain is in good working order.
dress. We had given him our sub­ Our friends have been notified, un­ than all the other teachers put to­ Now the condition of the brain de­
ject. It was placed on the pro­ truthfully, that we are an Anarch­ gether; and we think that, although pends on two things: first, the
gram, which was submitted to the ist and an enemy to the public his talk was an excellent example
of a good memory, a few years ago kind of matter of which it is orig­
members of the committee present schools; and now, through this it would have been pronounced
inally composed, i. e., the kind from
and publicly read by Prof. Lewis, agent, who is supposed to be work­ high treason, and in our humble
which it came, or in other wordf its
the chairman of the meeting. It ing for tlie interests of the South­ estimation was better fitted for a
inherited character, and, second,
ivas our duty to speak, and if we ern Pacific System, we are person­ stump speech on the side of the
what has been its moulding, shap­
refused to do so our Life State Di­ ally insulted and professionally monied aristocracy of this country
than for a teachers’ association. ing surroundings since its independ­
ploma could be revoked by the damaged by being declared unfit to But
of course tastes differ, and “to ent growth. As teachers we have
state authorities. But we had about speak in the public school building, the victors belong the spoils”
nothing to say in regard to how the
concluded that it would be much and even refused an explanation.
We see now why Freethought is
children should be born. They are
better to stay away from the meet­
No one knows what this means so tardy. It has the combined for­ already here, and our work is to so
ing and thus avoid all unpleasant­ to a teacher excepting those who ces of personal interests, political
prejudice and religious fanaticism make the environment that the best
ness, and we mentioned our inten­ have labored for years in the pro­ to
overcome. Friends of Justice may be made of the material on
tion to some of our friends, but they fession and felt a pride and satis­ and Truth, we must wake up or the
hand. We are environment mak­
urged us very emphatically to go. faction in seeing much good come cause we love will be crushed to
earth never to rise again until men ers, then. But we alone do not
They said, and we think truth­ from his honest efforts.
make the child’s environment. The
fully, that our liberties were
But what can one expect when are more worthy to be called the home, the other students, the
of our peerless Goddess of
at stake
and that staying personal spite, political prejudice sous
Liberty.
churches, the saloons, the loafers
away under such circumstances and religious fanatacism are allow­
on the streets, all these have an in­
would have the effect of a defeat ed to control our public schools, as
T H E COSM OPOLITAN M IN D .
fluence for good or bad on the
that would hurt the cause of free­ they often are? The agent, who is
child’s character. The teacher,
dom of speech, and through it the a member of the school board and
The following is what we would
cause of Humanity. Therefore we the main god to whom Mr. Lewis, have said at the Silverton Teach - then, has a mighty task in educat­
went, ready to make a short educa­ the principal of the public school, ers’ Association, of which we are a ing those placed iu his charge.
Those ghostly weaknesses of ignor­
tional speech; and on being assur­ is obliged to pray for his position,
charter member, if our name had ant ancestors must be overcome,
ed that our name had really been easily found a second in said Lew­
taken off the program, we urged is, and of course it is an easy mat­ not been fraudulently taken from and this, too, when they are so out
the chairman, Prof. Lewis, princi­ ter when so much is at stake, for the program through personal spite of our reach. We can only see and
know them by and through the
pal of the public school, not to thus some men to persuade themselves and religious fanaticism:
publicly insult us. We thought that they ought to act as another’s F ellow T eachers and F riends :— child’s actions, and they are so
complicated, the good mixed with
that after having been asked guardian. These men, however,are
In order to build a palace, an the bad, that in order to be a per­
to speak and the program having both known as lufidels and could architect must understand what he
been publicly read, nobody, espe­ not alone accomplish their scheme. is trying to do; he must understand fect teacher it is necessary to be
cially a person outside of cur asso­ But “where there’s a will there’s a the material with which he is to omnipresent, omnipotent and om­
ciation, had a right to demand way”, and a Christian member of build, and he must know how to niscient.
Added to this work of overcom-