Torch of reason., April 26, 1900, Page 5, Image 5

THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, APRIL 26, I960.
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Travels.
I then returned to the Greenhill
home, where I was surprised to find
BY PEARL W. GEER.
that Mrs. Greenhill had set me a
lunch which she had decided that
I was reluctant to leave the I would need before resuming my
pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs. trip at 5:30 p. m. (I alwavs look
\\ ettstein wnere i nau so pleasant nungry.) 1 enjoyed both the lunch
ly spent two days. But this trip and Mrs. Greeuhill’s company un­
isn’t all pleasure. I stopped for a til the lunch had been devoured
few hours at Dixon, a nice city a and the time was almost up for me
few miles west of Rochelle, where I to catch the train for Rock Island,
met Mr. Gullickson, one of the 111.
Torch of Reason family. I found
Two o’clock next morning found
him at a shoe factory, vvhere I had me at Newton, Iowa, where I felt
a few moments conversation with pretty much at home. I occupied
him and found him to be greatly a room at a hotel until rather late
interested in the Liberal University. in the morning, when I called at
My next stop was at Clinton, the office of Dr. Hammer. I found
Iowa, where I arrived at one o’clock the doctor at home and as enthu­
and proceeded directly to the home siastic and radical as ever. C. C.
of Prof. J. A. Greenhill, the Free- Moore and the Blue Grass Blade
thought astronomer. I found friend are Dr. Hammer’s idols. It might
Greenhill just starting to his work. be well to add the Liberal Univer­
I was invited into the house where sity to the list, for the doctor is also
I met Mrs. Greenhill, and we had deeply interested in that institu­
a friendly chat until the subject of tion. We called at the home of
astronomy came up and I was in­ Mr. Lufkin, where I remained for
vited to go out to the observatory some time and enjoyed a good in­
and take a look through the tele­ teresting visit. His library and
scope. The first thing to do after museum are indeed interesting, and
we were inside the observatory was that Mr. Lufkin knows all about
to find where Venus was located them is proved by talking with him
and then point the instrument in for a few moments.
that direction. Then I took a look
My visit in New’ton was brought
at what resembled a miniature pro­ to a close in the afternoon, when I
duction of a new moon. This was met my friend, H. L. Moffitt, and
Venus. I don’t know whether it learned that I could go to his
is inhabited or not; I didn’t see country home with him. So I bade
anyone. We then looked at the good-bye to Dr. and Mrs. Hammer
sun to see if we could find any and other Newton friends, and we
spots, but they had all been knock­ were soon traveling west. We
ed off. After listening to an ex­ stopped for a chat at the home of
planation of the different apparatus E. B. Moffit, but thinking that I
in the room, I accompanied Prof. would have an opportunity of an­
Greenhill to the shop in which he other visit we drove on. I was
works. I believe Prof. Greenhill is glad to find Mrs. Moffitt looking so
71 years of age, still he works in a much better than she did in ’96
sash and door factory six days in when I called before. The boys
the week and has held the same have grown and Julia is married.
position for a number of years. He Mr. Moffitt has the Oregon fever,
is a stair-builder and knows and and was anxious to have me tell
does his work well. He is as spry him all about the “Golden West,”
and active as any man in the whole which I did with pleasure. I am
shop.
in hopes of seeing the boys go to
Prof. Greenhill is the “father” of Oregon to attend the Liberal Uni­
a Freethought “family,” all the versity.
members of which I had the pleas­ Sunday, Julia and her husband,
ure of meeting. They all work in Mr. Rating, came to spend the day,
the factory, and all credit Prof. and the Moffitt home seemed really
Greenhill with converting them to more like home. I had never met
Freethought. As soon as we ar­ Mr. Rating before. I don’t blame
rived at the factory the “family” Julia for falling in love with him
was brought together and we had a for he seems to be a model man.
splendid re-union. I gave them a I am glad he has a model wife. Mr.
“speil” about the Liberal Univer­ Rating used to be a Catholic but is
sity and Torch of Reason in the now an avowed Materialist. He
way of a toast, and nearly all of knows exactly why, too, for he has
them responded with a dollar for a studied it all out for himself. I
year’s subscription, thus enlarging feel sure that Oregon will eventu­
the Torch of Reason family by the ally be the home of the Rating
addition of six new members.
family. I spent Sunday night at
After discussing various Liberal the Rating home, where I had a
questions for some time, until I was splendid time and was reluctant to
afraid the “boys” would be fired leave next daJ- Mr. Rating drove
for losing so much time, I bade me to the station a mile distant
the family good-bye and proceeded and 1 was soon on my way to
to the store of Mr. Peterson, who I Omaha, Nebraska, where I arrived
found to be interested in the Lib- in the evening.
®ral work, which he proved by sub-
I soon found the home of Mr.
scribing for the Torch of Reason. I
Concluded on 7th page.
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ABEL A. LEONARD, M. D., M. E.,*
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THADDEUS B. WAKEMAN,
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Ethics.
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Music.
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Business Methods and Correspondence.
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Botany, Mathematics.
MARY CHILDERS,
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SOPHIE WOLF,
Piano Music, Elocution, English Literature.
M. G. COOLEY,
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CLARA WAKEMAN,
Drawing and Painting.
ALICE DAVENPORT,
Stenography, Typewriting.
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LORA AMES, Assistant,
Physiology, Hygiene.
KATIE MATTESON,
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PROFS. HOSMER, WAKEMAN, GEER,
Lecturers on Religion of Science and Humanity.
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can be found to till it permanently.
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