Torch of reason., April 26, 1900, Page 8, Image 8

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NEWS AND NOTES.
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Let all Liberals cease being icon­
oclastic for a time and help build.
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the Thought Exchange lasfSunday.
Several excellent articles are
crowded out this week. Watch the
next issue.
Mr. Hugh Mount entered school
this week. He is sorry that we are
obliged to close school so early this
year, as indeed we are
Miss Matteson, our librarian,
will stay with us during vacation
and help get things straightened
around for next year’s work.
In order to build a Libera] Uni­
versity we must have financial aid.
The Christians will not build it.
The Liberalsmust come to the front.
The L. U. O. museum is now
ready.
Send us historical, geo­
logical and natural history speci­
mens from every part of the world.
With the greatest gravity the
students of the Natural Philosophy
are learning to measure the attrac­
tion of gravity and find the specific
gravity.
A fine closing program will be
rendered in Liberal H all on the
evening of May 4. There are sev­
eral who will graduate from the
Preparatory Course, but all the
students and teachers will take
part in the exercises.
Our shelves are now full of books
and we will be obliged to use the
room which is now occupied by the
prim ary department for a library
as soon as our building is complete.
Keep the books coming, however,
we can take care of them.
The year’s session closes May 4,
and we should begin work on the
building at once; but we can’t do it
unless we get help to pay for labor
aud material. How are we going
to get it? Freethinkers, we should
think and act at once if we would
save valuable time and much em­
barrassment.
Freethought young men and
young women should at once learn
that it matters not what business
they wish to follow, they must have
a good education now in order to
compete with others. The mind
must be trained and it requires time
to do it. Don’t wait till you are
ready to use knowledge and a well-
trained mind but get ready now.
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We hope to be able to teach out
the full term next year. Why can’t
one Freethought school raise money
enough to put up necessary build­
ings and pay expenses? It can
and will, but it takes time for us to
let our work be known to those
who know what a Liberal Univer­
sity means to the cause of Free-
thonght and Humanity. Every one
helpl
We were fortunate enough on our
rea nt trip to Lawrence, Kan., to
meet Mr. Pearl Geer, of Silverton,
Ore., fame. Mr. Geer is a practical
Liberal and is doing a grand work.
The university is succeeding be-
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of Reason is a live, wideawake pa
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should be supported by all
Liberals. Mr. Geer is quite youth­
ful in appearance, but has brains
and reasoning power enough to help
materially in transforming the
world from a superstitious and god-
rj(j(jen wilderness of dense ignor­
ance to a garden of blooming flowers
of Truth, Liberty and Universal
Brotherhood. A.ll hail, Mr. Geer!
We bow our heads in respect to one
who has done, and is doing, such a
noble work, and wish you and the
university unlimited success.—
[Freethought Ideal.
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OBITUARY.
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Dr. Phillip C. Mosier.
others to give. His life has proved
that he was a man devoted to kind-
Iv deeds and efforts to make him-
self a noble and a true gentleman,
He was just and honest, and con-
tended for other people’s rights as
second column, with his eyes open,
Mr. Wettstein uses the “ myth,
Dame Nature” as though she had a
“ purpose” that our senses would
not deceive usl Ju st as though we
do not see everything upside down,
H? derranded the right to think not based on illusions she has
and reason for himself, and that played off on us, and which it has
others, although differing in opin­ been and is the career of Science to
ions, be allowed the same right.
I reverse. But more anon. t . b . w .
I)r. Mosier died Wednesday, Ap­
ril 4th, in Oakland, Cal., whither
Progressing Finely.
he had gone in company with his
wife in search of health. In the
73rd year of life, although suffering M r . J. E arl H osmer ,
physically, he was loving and kind
Dear Sir:—Sid is progressing
and his mind was active and clear finely; this can be clearly seen in
as ever. He died without any fear the letters he is sending home. He
of the consequences of death and likes the friends he has found in
with the consciousness of having Silverton and feels as if the Liberal
done his best in life. He was buried University is his school. For these
in the Homer Cemetery, April 12. reasons we would like him to stay
M iss Edna MacDonald, pastor of there as long as we are able to fur­
the Urbana Universalist Church, nish the needful. We are fearful
officiated and delivered the address. that the cost of his coming home
Pearl W. Geer read the obituary and returning would tax our re­
and made a few remarks on the life sources to near the limit, and to
of Dr. Mosier as he knew him. ward off such a calamity (as Sid
(Mr. Geer arrived just in time to not being able to stay with you) we
pay this tribute to his friend, whom think it would be advisable for him
he did not know was dead until he to spend his vacation there in Sil­
stepped from the train.) Then the verton. W hat think you? What
Odd Fellows took charge of the re­ would it cost to board him? How
mains and conducted exercises at long will it be before the school is
finished?
Will any of his boy
the home and the grave.
Farewell, dear friend, you have friends be staying through the
lived a noble life and now we wish holidays? W hat would a return
fare cost? He says himself that to
you—rest!
p . w . g .
stay there with all his chums gone
would be “a lonely job” ; but we
Science vs. Metaphysics.
think he had better nip his tongue
We felt that trouble was brewing and try to bear it.
Yours for the right,
when we printed Mr. B. F. U nder­
J oseph R ogers .
wood’s “ All Phenomena Facts of
Mercur, Utah.
Consciousness.” For it was too
Dr. Phillip C. Mosier, of Homer,
111., was born in Harrison Co., Ind.,
December 31,1827. He was the son
of George and Maria Mosier, the
former a native of North Carolina
aud the latter of Kentucky. He
studied medicine in Jacksonville,
Ind., was admitted to practice and
followed the profession tor about
ten years. He then engaged in the
real estate business, which he fol­
lowed successfully until he retired
to his present farm in 1871. He
has since given his attention to
farming and has obtained an envi­
able reputation as a skilful agri­
culturalist.
At the age of 24, Dr. Mosier was much to expect that his brother
united in marriage to Miss Doro­ Metaphysical Philosophers would
thea J. Burton, the daughter of allow him further peace of life. Dr.
Clement N. and Ann T. Burton, Pau] Carus had to go to Europe so
natives of Virginia. Mrs. Mosier Mr. Underwood escaped our great
still survives her husband with Philosopher of Form. But brother
whom she has spent 49 years of Herman Wettstein, who thinks that
her life in love and happiness.
phenomena are things, is at home,
Dr. and Mrs. Mosier had no ready to dissect Mr. Underwood for
children, except two sons (in love arguing his “ material substance”
adopted), who are left to mourn into a subjective “state of conscious-
the loss of a kind and generous ness”—that is out of existence.
friend.
We have probably done wrong in
Dr. Mosier was prominent in devoting so much of the Torch to
local affairs after becoming a this metaphysical tiff. But the de-
resident of Homer township, and sire to see a good fight out is an
held the office of supervisor four old failing of us all—especially when
terms. He was a strict temperance it is all with metaphysical gloves
man, working as he had opportun­ which will prevent serious injury.
ity for the success of the cause. He Besides we had a notion that the
was prominently connected with Light of the Torch of Reason might
the I. O. O. F., of which he became help to guide others through the
a member in 1855.
clouds of fog or dust these meta­
In regard to his religious belief, physical scrimmages are sure to ex­
he was an outspoken, earnest Free­ cite, and of which the world is all
thinker. which in this day of pro­ the while dangerously full.
gressive thought is an honorable
There is not room now, but later
title. He was a great admirer of we hope to make this controversy
and enthusiastic worker for the useful by showiug that both of these
Liberal I niversity of Oregon, which disputants are substantially right,
institution has been benefit ted fin­ being confused only by their terms
ancially and in other ways by him. and words. Meanwhile note how
He not only contributed to it him ­ easy it is even for a M aterialist to
self while living but he encouraged i drop into Mythology. For in his
[Sid’s friends will not all go away
and we’ll make his vacation as
happy a one as possible.—E d .]
Notice.
The Stockholders of Liberal Hall
are hereby notified that their regu­
lar annual meeting will be held at
Liberal Hall at 2 o’clock p. m. on
Saturday, May 12th, for the pur-
pose of electing nine directors and
transacting such other business as
may come before the meeting.
By order of
W. F osiiay , Pres.
T. D. A llen , Sec.
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