8 >O > 0 0 0 - 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 < THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, MAY 17, 1900. I he following letter, written over The great Methodist Conference ter all. Thanks for your work and NEWS AND NOTES. a year ago by our deceased friend, now in session in this city furnish- kind words, 5 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O < comes to us today like a voice frem ed the subject for Dr. Gregory’s If’. B., W ashington, I). C.— We The Social Science Club will the grave, and shows us that in one lecture He said that the Metho had over eighty students enrolled spend a socia leveni ng at the resi- way though a man be dead “yet dist church had done a great deal dence of Mrs. Lou Ames Saturday, 8ha11 he 1,ve again’” Dr- Mosier of good in its time, but the church this year. This is a gain of over .to ns today, “ Never gh tap i« the efcarcb of Jghn 400 per cent, in four years, and that, _ j . “Enclosed fcnd money'order for one Wes ley. Times have changed, and too. when other -chcoisTn tlîéSlate find an M. D. who is a Chris- dollar, for which please continue the church had to follow the march have lost 25 to 50 per cent. Al tian, and you can safely label him sending the Torch. I am surprised of progress. The Methodist church, ready many new students have ypocrite . This is meant as a that the Liberal University fails to he said, will not die, but as it be- written their intention to come next compliment to the doctors. get the encouragement it deserves, comes more civilized theology will year. We are in receipt of some very I sometimes think there is some give place to Humanitarianism. encouraging news from business fiendish obsessing power holding J. B. B eattie . Notice the Contribution Box. manager Geer this week. He is back or restraining the grandest [As soon as the theology in the about recovered and is among movement that was ever under One hundred thousand dollars taken in America. I would say Methodist church gives place to friends who are friends indeed. Humanitarianism the Methodist may seem like a large sum to try never give it up, as the frozen clogs Don’t be afraid to help a little, church is dead, but of course we to raise this year, but it is a very may be thawed loose and knocked if you can’t help much. If each understand what Brother Gregory small amount if all will act to off after awhile. Respectfully, P. reader of the Torch would send us means, and we will do all we can to gether. Let each subscriber send C. M osier .” a few cents this week we could go help him bring the Methodist, as us a few cents each week and it will on with our building and save val (X X X X X X X X X X K * O O O O O O o o o o o o well as all other orthodox churches, not be long before we can finish uable time. CORRESPONDENCE. to the knowledge that they “mus our building, buy some much- needed apparatus for printing office Don’t forget that the date of the ) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 0 0 < be born again”.—E d .] and school, heat and light our drama, “East Lynne,” has been Death of Another Friend. building, complete our gymnasium changed to June 1. This celebrated Congratulations. and fix up our grounds, so that play is to be given in five acts at L iberal U niversity :—I wish to every one who sees our Secular Liberal Hall by home talent. Get inform the University that Mr. D. tickets at Brooks’ Drug Store. Buckingham, of Raymond, Cal., To the L iberal U niversity F ac Home will at once be impressed ulty , Pioneers in a Good Cause, with the idea that Liberals can The press we are using for the who took a great deal of interest in Avant Couriers of the New Dis build, beautify and be happy as Torch of Reason is a job press, seeing the University prosper, died pensation :— well as other people. which necessitates very much more on the 25th of April, at the Madera Please allow me also to offer con Now let us all lift a little. If we work as our subscription list begins hospital, and his body was taken to to grow. Think of it; we are ob San Francisco and cremated. He gratulations for the successful term wish to save postage, and can afford of the L. U. O. just closed. It is in it, we can send several donations liged to make eight impressions was 79 years old, and was one of for every paper. 'Phis is a waste of the early settlers, coming to Cali line with the fulfilment of my pro at one time. If five cents is all one phecy that the L. U. O. is the fore can afford to invest each week, don’t labor, but it can’t be helped until fornia in 1852. Mr. Buckingham was one great runner of a new era in education let that one think it too small an we are able to buy a new press. Freethinker who carried the honor and civilization. And if all those investment but send it along. If In a private letter received this of the University to his grave. i deRirinS niore b'ght, more freedom— he can send the whole amount for week, these kind and encouraging I used to get a paper from the mental and civil— better govern- fifty-two weeks and save postage ho words appear: “Please allow me University which I think my great ment, and improved conditions much the better. If we can learn to assure you that I mean every uncle, Mr. Buckingham, sent to me, generally for themselves and their ,0 pull together, this financial prob word — and more — that I say in and we all found it; very interesting posterity, would take half as much lem can easily be solved. Of course congratulation on the success of to read. interest and do half as much to we will have to take what we can the L. U. O. It is the best thing Hoping that the University will ward bringing about the end desir get, and keep trying until the Uni that has occurred during my him as a true friend, I ed as do the devotees of ignorance versity is on a paying basis. But lifetime. Mine eyes are seeing the remember and superstition to perpetuate their it is very essential that we raise at remain, beginning of ‘salvation’.” old relic of barbarism, the L. U. O. east ten thousand dollars right Yours sincerely, As we go to press news comes of Miss N ellie D avey . would not ouI^ be a lar^e «access, awTay in order to straighten up some the death of our friend and fellow- but similar institutions would, in small debts and finish our building [Mr. Buckingham was indeed our citizen, Mr. E. J. Thurman. Mr. time, be springing up all over the so as to accommodate the students friend and a friend to our work.and land. That time will come. It is who are coming next term. The Thurman took no stock whatever in gods, ghosts, heavens or hells, as he J X ful1 of -rro w to hear o. his coming perhaps as fast as new ideas workers here are tied hand and foot; has often told us himself; and the , ,® h° pe 1,18 fr,ends and can grow healthily. “The world we can’t afford to let them become best of It is he was not afraid to * ' ap|7 C'ated g^at, was not made in a day”, and civil discouraged; and nothing will en express his opinions. Let those "°ble ° f ,hinkinS bim- ization requires time. Moses (not courage them so much as the where who dare say that our old friend is H8 “ S° °i be Casa’ only anot,ler Moses Hull—the other one) had to withal to continue the good work not through with all hie sorrows i “"T*1 punish,nent' wait till a crop of fighting men they have begun. and cares. He believed this part . ^ t o" 1 * 1 ln tbe memory of could be raised before he could go Each member of the Torch fam of the Bible: “that all comes alike ’ " 'vel'81ty and ln bis up and take the land of Canaan. ily please take up a collection and to all;” and so do we. He 1, at 8°°d wcrds and works.-En.] And the L. U. O. is preparing a . don’t forget to putin a nickel for rest. - i ----------------- crop of educated “preachers of 'yourself. t , Chicago Liberal Society. righteousness” to spread the “glad ’ C h 3<5< k >< > < > < > < > 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O O O O O O One of our best friends, a well- ______ y tidings of great joy” wherever they known professional mauin the East, E ditor T orch of R eason - T O R A IS E $ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 . may go. And in due time you writes: “I think that your instltu- The Chicago Liberal Society has will reap if you faint not. T h is Î6 O u r B u ild in g Fund tion at Silverton is the only one in commenced its second year under C o n tr ib u tio n B o x . Very respectfully, the country founded on perfectly very favorable conditions. At a ^oooooo o o o o o o o o o o o o oooooo* Your enthusiastic friend, correct principles. It will do more business meeting called Immedlate- Previously acknowledged. . . . f 10.00 F. S. M atteson . to build up the constructive side of ly after the lecture on May 6th the Liberal cause than any other President Dahlström stated that agency within my knowledge. I ten new members had been enrolled Answers to Correspondents. am better pleased with the Torch within the week. The treasurer’s C. G. B ., Ithaca, N. Y — The P. of Reason than I expected to be. report showed a balance in the t is not so large as some other treasury, after all bills were paid O.order received and your letter for papers professing to follow the same A hearty response greeted the call warded to the Secretary. lines, but it gets more successfully for pledges of support for the ensu- F. S. M., Turner, Ore._Yes, Sa at foundation truth than any paper Ing year, and the society seems tan is a bad beast, but your forced 1 read< 1 destined to grow and prosper. idleness is not idleness, it seems, af- 3 ^ 0 "0 " ° ^ 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 <