OF
R eason .
“ TRUTH BEAR5 THE TORCH IN THE SEARCH FOR TRUTH. "-L ucretius-
VOL. 4.
8 I L \ E R T oN , OREGON, THUEbDAY, MAT 10, E. M. 300 (A. D. 1900.)
The New Time.
NO. 18.
6. This spirit has brought chief begets kindness, sympathy begets Religion Not Necessary to Mor
tainship and kingcraft and priest sympathy, and good deeds, even
ality and Virtue.
BY A Ü G C8TA CO O PER BRISTO L.
craft into existence, and has intro though small and simple in their
duced servitude and slavery of the character, draw forth good deeds
BY JEAN MESLIER.
he old-tim e gods are grim and sta rk ;
T he w orld-old powers are im p o te n t most onerous character. The mass from all who witness them and are
es have been the servants of the brought under their influence.
To u tte r m a n d a te s ; for a n o th e r voice
e are constantly told, and
Sweeps up th e echoes of all form er tim e few; one man has governed his
a good many sensible
18. It is the same with deeds of
In to d iv in e r fullness, and th e e a rth
B ursts th e full calyx of h e r b udding prim e thousands.
people have come to be
an opposite nature; their influence
W ith long restra in ed opulence. T he sea
I . But men have
now’ become spreads far and wide; anger begets lieve it, that religion is necessary to
In h a p p y tides sings pulsing to th e s h o r e :
The gray and sullen m o u n tain s have set more intelligent, they have received anger, contention breeds contention, restrain men; that without it there
free
more knowledge, and it is time for selfishness begets selfishness, and would be no check upon the people;
The th u n d e r of th e ir la u g h te r; skies
all the oppression to end. The con hatred begets hatred. A bad ex that morality and virtue are inti
o u t-p o u r
T heir soft, m iraculous su n sh in e ; tra n c viction is gaining ground that even
ample is as prolific of wrong as a mately connected with it. “The
ed vales
fear of the Lord is,” we are told,
Spread fresh er g re e n n e ss; and consoling the most humble have their rights good example is of the right.
w inds,
as really as the great and strong.
“the beginning of wisdom.” The
F raught w ith m agnetic b re a th in g s,w h is
19.
This
is
just
as
simple
as
the
8. The condition of the world is
terrors of another life arc salutary
per tales
ad
dition
of
the
smallest
numbers
in
Of a new kingdom ,of a power e n th ro n e d , changed by each individual chang
terrors, and calculated to subdue
W ith laws henceforth to N a tu re ’s o rder
making
a
sum
which
a
child
can
ing a little. If each person living
men’s passions. To disabuse us in
toned,
comprehend,
but
it
is
just
as
true
Like m oon-led w aters, — disciplined yet would place a single stone on a
regard to the utility of religious no
free,
as
the
most
elaborate
problem
in
tions, it is sufficient to open the
Crowned wisdom of a whole H u m a n ity . pyramid or monument, a vast pile
Euclid.
Exery
example,
every
ac
—[The W eb of Life.
would he raised.
eyes and to consider what are the
tion,
exerts
its
influence,
either
good
9. So if each person will add hut
morals of the most religious people.
Good Conduct Always Preferable. a little to the monument of good or bad, according to its nature.
We see haughty tyrants, oppressive
20.
A
child
whose
parents
are
al
deeds, a great accession will be
ministers, perfidous courtiers,count
BY D. M. BENNETT.
ways
mild,
gentle,
patient,
reasona
made—a pyramid of immense size.
less extortioners, unscrupulous
10. In the same way, if each will ble and forbearing will grow up magistrates, imposters, adulterers,
ou should not forget that you make a little change in the direc with an amiable disposition, and libertines, prostitutes, thieves and
are called to sustain a high tion of reform and improvement, with a decided tendency to good rogues of all kinds, who have never
er morality than the be the aggregate of the gain will be conduct and a good life, unless its doubted the existence of a vindic
lievers in gods and devils, whose great indeed.
organization is an unfortunate one, tive god, or the punishments of
actions are governed by fear of suf
11. If each person adds but one ar.d th°n that influence is far more hell, or the joys of Paradise.
fering, and the anger of the gods good deed to the monument of ex beneficial than its opposite.
Although very useless for the
and devils.
21. It would be well could par majority of men, the ministers of
cellence, Its magnitude will be
2. You should lead good lives be greatly augmented.
ents always realize the great re religion have tried to make death
cause it is right, and because it is
12. Knowledge, the right dispo sponsibility that rests upon them in appear terrible to the eyes of their
your pleasure to do so, rather than sition, and effort are the necessary molding and forming the habits votaries. If the most devoted Chris
from fear of any angry or malicious agencies to lead to this result. and characters of their children. tians could be consistent, they
being.
He who abstains from Without knowledge, without the Children are much what their par would pass their whole lives in
wrong doing from fear of punish right disposition and proper effort, ents make them.
tears, and would finally die in the
ment or of being cast into hell, de little progress can be made.
22. It is the same with the older most terrible alarms. What is more
serves little more crdit than he
13. This effort and this proper children of a family with regard to frightful than death to those unfor
whose life is spent in evil doing.
disposition should be widespread, the younger. The pow’er of exam tunate ones who are constantly re
3. It is a brave and good man
and not confined to a few. If every ple is so strong that the little ten minded that “it is a fearful thing
who pursues the right course, and
one will do a little it will be easy der minds are bent and inclined by to fall into the hands of a living
who performs his duty faithfully
for all, and great good will be ac the examples and influences which god”; that they should “seek salva
because of the superiority of good
tion with fear and trembling”!
complished. If all pull in one di surround them.
actions over evil actions, and he is
However, we are assured that the
rection a great body can be moved
23. All persons who have come Christian’s
death has great consola-
cowardly and contemptible who along.
to the age of maturity should re- tions, of which the unbeliever is de
only does the right that he may es
14. Every one who shows a dis member that a responsibility of prived. The good Christian,we are
cape punishment. Do good because
much weight rests upon them, told, dies with the firm hope of en-
it is right and shun evil because it position to help in any good work Their example before the young j°y*ng et(Tnal happiness, which he
encourages every other person who
is wrong.
okzx.,, i be
u such i as » to - incline
I -
xv
has tried ^ to : deserve.
But this I firm
should
them
ocanrn„
•<
„
J
?
is
disposed
in
the
name
direction;
.
,
assurance, is it not a punishable
4. The population of the world
it
also
has
its
effect
upon
the
indif
to
good
actions,
and
not
to
wrong,
presumption in the eyes of a severe
is made up of a heterogenous mass
24. Good parents insure good £°d? The greatest saints, are they
of humanity, and with the thous ferent, and brings them to have a
children; discretion on the part of n0^
in doubt whether they are
ands of years that have rolled away similar disposition.
to dis-
,°f 1 p ! ° 7 ° r
the hiitred
15. Good deeds areas contagious the mature in life conduce«
since man has dwelt on the earth,
, ,
of God? Priests who console us
the race is yet far from what it as the had, and a good examble ere ion on the part of the young; with the hope of the joys of Para
should be; there is not that spirit from a wise man will help many to while the more imprudence and im- dise, and close your eyes to the tor-
of love and kindness between man also perform good works. The propriety seen by the young the ments of hell, have you then had
more they will be attracted to the t,,e advantage of seeing your names
and man that should be sacredly more we see of kind and humane
and ours inscribed in the book of
wrong.
Hfe?
actions
in
others
the
more
we
wish
cherished.
25. Far, far better and happier
Every religion, in its origin, was
5. This is because the spirit of to excel in the same ourselves.
16. If men could realize at all would the world be if a bad exam- invented by legislators who wished
love has not been cultivated and
®nbjugate the minds of the com-
fostered as much as it should be; timesthe great influence which ex pie was never set before the young,
pain was never in-
Like
Wh°
the more animal part of man has ample exerts upon those younger, and if i needle««
tu
. .. . , lig h ten children in order to put
governed him; his aim has been to and with less powers of mind, they dieted. The nearer this i« attained them to sleep, ambitious men use
rule over his fellow-men, to subdue would be more circumspect and to, the more of a paradise will be the name of the gods to inspire fear
them to his wishes, and to appro guarded, and would wield a much established here upon earth, the in savages; terror seems well suited
more of heaven we will f in d .- E p is - '
l.he” ‘° . »«»>«»«. quietly
priate to his own use the truits of greater influence for good.
H to the yoke which is to be imposed
their labors.
17. Love begets love, kindness tie of Bennett to the Truthseekers. upon them.—[Common Sense.
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