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THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, APRIL 26, 1900.
8 I t takes a good man to do good
to another world. This realm, the win a victory in any field if unfet
original home of spirits, is divided tered and allowed the same privi things.
9 The biggest lights are not al­
by a great wall of mountains. On leges; and we will be glad to en­ ways the best.
The Only Paper of Its Kind.
reaching the shore at the only har­ large our paper some day and then
10 The love of the law gives true
Published Weekly by the Liberal Uni­ bor, the rider and the ridden are be able to devote a portion of it for liberty in life.
versity Company, in the Interests of
11 No man is so weak you can
met by congenial spirits and spirit- that purpose; but at present we
Constructive, Moral Secularism.
afford
to oppress him.
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inhabit human forms. confine our work to the advance­
13 The world without will be
W. Geer,.....................Manager the earth to
Now on thia simple piece of im­ ment of progressive, moral Secu­ what your world within is.
14 No man is strong enough to do
agination could be built innumera­ larism.
Entered at the postoffice at Silverton,
We have engaged in a special wrong with impunity.
ble theories. For instance, it could
Oregon, as second-class mail matter.
15 The man who starts to go no­
be taught that no two spirits could line of work. It is that of Secular where will usually get there.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
ever be allowed by the chief spirit education; and we must “hew to
16 The coward capitulates by
to be together more than once. In the line.” Our friends must not changing front before the enemy.
One year, in advance...................... H (,M) the case of twins, it could be shown think we are intolerant and that
17 When you have no aim you
Six months, in advance.................
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that two sets of spirits claimed the we would not fight for others, even are not likely to make any mark.
Three months, in advance..............
18 The mud picked up by the
In clubs of five or more, one year,
right to visit the earth at the same though their ideas were exactly wheels does not increase the speed.
in advance....................................
19 Strife boils up so quickly that
Money should lie sent by registered time, and by some hook or crook opposite to ours, to have the same
letter or money order.
both sets picked out the same hu­ rights. We are glad to receive he who stirs it often gets scalded.
20 The strengthening of life is of
man and, in the absence of the communications from all, but to
Notice 1
chief, they compromised by both crowd out articles that would ad­ more importance than its length­
ening.
taking possession.
vance our principles or those which
21 He who boasts of a good deed,
A hand pointing to this notice denotes
Everything on earth could be tend to make our university better shows that he is not used to them.
that your subscription has expired.
22 You can not calculate the
You are earnestly requested to re­ accounted for to the satisfaction of and more favorably known, for
warmth
of a fire by the crackliug it
new so that you may receive the pa­ the unscientific mind, using this as those which would directly or indi­
per without interruption. We have de­
makes.
cided that it is best for all concerned a basis and, we would ask, what rectly block its healthy progress
that we do not send papers longer than better are any of the silly stories of and which are not pertaining to
How true these words of wisdom
the time paid for unless so ordered.
This will prevent any loss and we will any of the supernatural religions the subject in hand, would be sui­ are, but how they stand as a solid
know just where we stand.
the world is still clinging to? Just cide.
phalanx against the hosts of super­
We request you to send us the names as though it would ruin everything
And again, there is much in other stition. Read number one again
of Secularists who might become sub­
scribers and we will mail sample copies. to come to a knowledge of the papers against the solid, affirma­ and think how much wind has
troth!
tive Secularism which we advance, been expended in trying to teach
Why not reject the whole thing, and but very little, comparatively the “old, old story” and how little
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god, devil, son, ghost and all? Why speaking, done in its favor. There wisdom there is in the whole
not be honest? Why not be brave? ¡3 but one Torch of Reason in the scheme from the “fall” to the
“ GET OUT INTO T H E C L E A R .”
Why not get onto a foundation that world and but one Liberal Univer­ bloody atonement. Number two
Nothing could be more silly than we do know is solid, and then use sity, and in order to succeed we says to “serve.” Serve what? If
the superstitions on which Chris­ inductive reason instead of wander­ must get a foundation firmly made there is anything we ought to serve
tianity and all other spookology is ing about in the dark? Why be and build thereon.
it is the cause of Truth and Hu­
based. Any one can make up a afraid of what this one will think
Let not those who wish to com­ manity. Can any one serve two
theory of things fully as sensible as or that one will say, or of what may bat our work and our religion of masters? Can we serve a god and
the best of them. Take, for in­ be lost financially or in popularity? Science and Humanity, expect, with a god’s son, and at the same time
give our careful attention to Science
stance, the theory that man has a Is there any reason for longer our consent, to use our fort or our and use our knowledge to help our
soul and that the good are going to assisting error either by lying or by weapons with which to fight us. fellow men? Shall we supersti-
a heaven and the bad to a hell af­ being silent?
and let all those who are emanci­ tiously serve a miraculously-born
Let a few who are ‘‘out in the pated “stand firm,” expect nothing spirit (wind) or shall we get in line
ter they die. What foundation
and what proof has such a theory clear” join hands and be faithful, through compromise with those with the great unchanging laws of
universe?
more than one we might make up and a mightier work will be accom­ who, often unwittingly, have as the We
plainly see that the theories
on the spur of the moment? Sup­ plished than by many who “see as many and as bad pirates (super­ on which religion is based and the
pose that a few aggressive and con­ through a glass, darkly”. There is stitions, subterfuges, etc.) on board Secular principles on which the
genial spirits in an ignorant com­ nothing known in regard to any as the great black ship of Chris­ whole world can stand, are not
only widely separated but are an­
munity conclude to establish a supernatural thing whatever. Let tianity itself.
tagonistic to each other; and an
religion in order to control things us get free (liberal),and then we can
W e must stand for something “the richest grain is often sown in
to their own interests. Now, being do something worthy of the great definite or we will never succeed, storm” (7) we should not fear every
unacquainted with the great truths cause which we profess to love and and what better can we do than to little cloud of opposition that arises,
of science, of course their founda­ for which we labor.
dump the w hole lot of theological but brace ourselves and sow the
tion and structure would be unsci­
isms overboard and stand by the seeds of truth in sunshine and
storm.
entific and last only as long as the
W E S T A N D FOR SO M ETH IN G
guns of Science and fight for an “ Noch ist es Tag da ruehre sich der Man,
D E F IN IT E .
people remain in ignorance. This
emancipated Humanity. Clear the Die Nacht tritt ein wo Niemand wirken
kann.”
would be much longer, however,
deck for action 1
We have been criticised as would
than it would otherwise be if great
stress was laid on the teaching that naturally be expected, for not pub­
In the article on our first page,
W IN D A N D W ISD O M .
lishing
articles
which
we
consider
entitled
“Realism vs. Spiritism,’
doubt is an awful sin and that faith
the author is making light of the
is the highest form of righteousness. as injurious to our school and to
The Ram’s Horn, a religious pa­ idea of the Unknowable, as the rest
Let such a doctrine be anything; our cause. Many seem to think per which is noted as a wind in­
of the article from which the ex­
the following will answer in the ab­ that “free-press” signifies that we strument, contains the following tract was taken plainly shows.
ought, in order to be truly Liberal, excellent Secular information:
sence of a better one:
Herbert Spencer, in his more ma­
ture work, seems also to have for­
Every man has within himself use our time, talents and opportu­
WORDS
OF
WISDOM.
saken the Unknowable theory.
two separate, immaterial spirits. nities in putting out the ideas of
1
Wind
is
not
wisdom.
It appears very logical to us that,
One is good and was given him by every body to the neglect of our
2 Serve and deserve.
although there is much yet “un-
a god and is of the same essence as own work,
3 The obedient man gains obedi- known/’ all the unknown is as
A paper that has no other partic- ence.
simple as what is known, and that
the gods; the other is bad and was
4 Motives are greater than meth- the duty of this generation is to ex­
given him by a devil, being of the ular purpose can do much good as
pend its force in making known all
same nature as the devils. Now a free arena, where all sides con- ods.
5 Toil is the toll at the gate to they can of the now unknown.
these two spirits war with one an- tend for mastery. This is a good
Thus we will he serving Humanity
other, and when one has control it thing and there are a number of ccess.
6 Two fools do not make one wise rather than blocking its progress
makes a slave of the other. At excellent papers now of this de­ man.
by placing a spook god or a meta­
death the victorious spirit is car- scription. The Torch of Reason is
7 The richest grain is often sown physical “Unknowable” right in its
path.
ried through space by his slave in- not afraid that the Truth can nothin storm.
Torch of Reason