2 THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, MAY 24, 1900. T ravels. There is certainly a bright future which made the morning appear all the L. U. O. Mr. Allen, who quit for him. He and I had many jolly the brighter to me. the Liberal Society for the Liberal BY P E A R L W . G E E R . times together and I hope we will That same evening, I attended a Congregational Church, and Mr have many more. lie ought to he meeting of the Ohio Liberal Society, Hogg, my Anarchistic friend, I did My first stop in Ohio was at a student in the Liberal University where I had the pleasure o f hearing not have the pleasure of meeting. Sidney, where I visited with Mr. and I hope he will. Charley Levi Judge Thompson deliver an address After a delightful stay of over a I)__ _ 41 ___11 , _ * is 1 better 1 known • to the . 1 T • I • pub 1 « - _ . _ Liberal a good team. Miss l^evi will please tion”. The Judge is indeed a coni’ into the interior, a trifle timid I ad lic as Ida Ballou, editor of the excuse me for mentioning her. She petent man, and always has soroe- mit, for I didn’t know’ what might Children’s Page in the Boston In is not a Freethinker, nor a Chris- thing to say that is worth listening be the result of my last year’s vestigator. I only had a few mo tian, nor anything else but just to. I had the pleasure of meeting write up of that section of the ments to visit, but it was sufficient herself; and as herself she is a very many of the Cincinnati Liberals at country. I found, however, that to convince me that Mrs. Robinson interesting person. She is just like this meeting, among whom are Mr. there is a shortage of crops, and is intellectually capable of under the rest of us in one regard—she is Patrick, one of the Torch family even old maids and thunderstorms taking and successfully carrying peculiar. We are all peculiarly and president of the Liberal Socie are scarce. I only saw one of the out enterprises of far greater mag like ourselves. Some of us try to ty. He is always to be found at former, and as soon as she saw me nitude. I found Mr. Robinson at imitate others, but I don’t think his post. I was pleased to learn she began to pray for a thunder his store, where he keeps a supply Miss Levi does. Others w’ould do that he is soon to become a stock storm to help entertain me, but it of all kinds of photographic goods, well to imitate her in some re holder in the Liberal University. didn’t come. phonographs and bicycles. spects, for she is an excellent char Mr. Clark was over from the Ken I arrived at Mechanicsburg at My next destination was the city acter, to which all who are per tucky shore and I had a very pleas noon, and found Mr. and Mrs. of the seven (or more) hills, with mitted to make her acquaintance ant chat with this enthusiastic Lib George Van Ness at home. I stop a clean-sounding name and a dirty will testify. eral, who is also a member of the ped for dinner anil a pleasant visit face. Who would think that Cin My friend Hjermstadt is the same Torch family. Mr. and Mrs. Gaul and then went down town in quest cinnati could be a dirty place? To good-natured fellow as before anc were there and joined the Torch of Mrs. John Van Ness, whom I me the name would signify cleanli his wife is an amiable woman of a family. Mrs. Gaul is a sister of Mr. learned was in town and would take ness. But perhaps the Cincinnatians sweet disposition. The young Levi. Mr. Wilms, the anti-Sprit- me to the country home where I think that “cleanliness is next to Hjermstadts, two in number, are ualist, was at the meeting. He had such a lively time last year. godliness,” and they won’t have it. developing and becoming more in takes delight in exposing fraudu Well, I found her, and as a result I It is very plain that there is not teresting all the time. We had lots lent mediums, and I don’t think he much evidence of either. The dirti of fun with our kodaks, and spent can gain admittance to any seances am at the homestead, where all ness can’t be helped. Cincinnati two evenings developing films and now. Dr. McCleod was there, too, seem as natural as ever, except that lies in a g^od place to be dirty. printing pictures. Dr. Brant, who and he impresses me as being a Miss Nellie is not here and we all miss her. The lack of godliness, however, is lives next door, was of great assist man of good common sense. At desired, and the people of Cin ance to us and we all had a jolly his office I spent a very pleasant cinnati are very Liberal. It is cer time. Dr. Hjermstadt doesn’t live hour in a friendly chat. The doc A nim al S ym bolism in E cclesias tical A rc h ite ctu re. tainly an ideal place to hold a con in the United States, he lives in tor is interested in the welfare of the gress of the American Secular Kentucky! I was a little timid in L. U. O., end is a member of the The latest of Prof. Evans’ works Union and Freethought Federation, going into that warlike country, Torch family. Then there is and the next one will be held there. but the doctor promised to protect Brother Kaplun, whose enthusiasm is one for which every student of Remember the date,next November, me, and I knew by his physical de is pronounced, and who handles the history, in its largest and best sense, and if you want to have a rousing velopment that he would be able to funds of the Society. He subscrib should be grateful. Under the title time be in Cincinnati during the whip all Kentucky. Everything ed for the Torch and assisted me in of Animal Symbolism in Ecclesi congress. astical Architecture he has thrown was quiet while I was there and we many ways Dr. Hjermstadt went with me to were not disturbed in making our Well, there were others at the a bright light into the evolution of Levi Bros, store on Central Ave., moonshine pictures. Moonshine meeting, but I can’t be expected to thought during the middle ages, where I met Messrs. Chas. E. and business is popular in Kentucky. mention them all. I was called and at the same time into the A. W., and they are just the same I wonder if Uncle Sam will ever upon to make a little speech on the w’hole course of human develop as ever. Charles E. informed me try to annex Kentucky or attempt aims and objects of the Liberal ment. The great majority of thinking that I was to make my home with benevolent assimilation. University, to which invitation I him while in the city, and I ac Dr. \\ ilson is still in his accus re.-ponded quite willingly. Long Americans who travel abroad ap cepted the sentence without a tomed place on 4th St. He is as j live the Ohio Liberal Society. It naturally attracted and impressed by the medieval cathedrals. Re shiver. People who make the Levi interested in Freethought matters is an excellent institution. presenting the most profound and home theirs when they go to Cin as ever and his writings are always They play baseball in Cincinnati brilliant phase of architecture, these cinnati are liable to stay longer read with great interest by the on Sunday, and some 13,000 people than is necessary, for they are Liberal public. He is one of the great creations attract even those attend. Isn’t that wicked? No, it who have little feeling for art in bound to have such a delightful few’ really able Liberal writers. He Among all structures time that they are in no hurry to is just now deeply interested in the shows good common sense. I doubt general. if all the churches in Cincinnati reared by man they take the strong leave. Mr. Levi is indeed an earn Moore case, which he says must be est Liberal and one can’t help ad carried our way. This is indeed an could draw that many people to est possession of thoughtful minds. Yet few, eveu of the most atten miring his good common sense important case, and the doctor gether, especially if there were any other places to go. Chas. E. and tive, see in them their full depth of which he mingles both with his should receive the aid of all true A. W. Levi and Chas. E., Jr., and business affairs and his Liberal Liberals. meaning. Even the most scholar I attended the game, which w ’as work. He is one of the most inter One of the pleasant recollections ly traveler ha? been wont to give played between the Cincinnati’s and ested friends of the Liberal Uni of my stay in Cincinnati is the vis up some of the most interesting Chicagos and was very exciting. versity and true Liberalism I have it Mr. Levi and I made to Mt. cathedral problems in despair. By Just before leaving Cincinnati, I met on the trip. He is laying Lookout to call on Mr. Glenn. It the side of some sculptured group had the pleasure of meeting Mr. R. plans for the next congress, which was a lovely car ride, on a bright of heavenly beauty he sees masses H. Power, the husband of Lulu he is going to make a success. Mrs. morning, along the bluffs overlook of carving—grotesque and not i n Levi is one of those delightful ing the Ohio river. The trees were Monroe Power, who kept the Iron frequently profane and even obscene. clad «gv Age aiiTD alive a,- as lung long its as su she e uvea lived He cannot understand why a sculp . , . . , ladies whom one seldom meets. ju s t bloom .ng and sending out lit- afler the dealh o( her flith Dr She is a combination of womanly tie delicate leaves. We found Mr. Monroe. j wa9 „ tor who seems to have caught sight ' not grace and beauty and good practi Glenn in his house nestled among meet the daugbter> Mjgg IVarI. of cherubs and seraphs should sud cal sense. Of course she is a tho the trees, and our visit, though denly revel in the creation of There are others in Cincinnati rough Liberal and a deep, clear short, was very pleasant. devils, imps and animals, real and whom I did not have the pleasure thinker. imaginary. The whole seems an Mr. Glenn is a very excel- of meeting. I met Mrs. A. W. Levi Next comes Charles E., jr. You lent man and deeply interested in j for a few momente, but was disap. incongruous jumble. This jumble and much else Prof. Evans inter will have to get up early in the the Liberal University. He proved pointed in not meeting the moaning to keep ahead of this boy.1 his interest by making a good, sub- rest of the family, some of whom I prets to us,-and shows us how all You never saw a brighter one. i grew naturally out of human etantial donation to the L. U. O., ’ hope to see enrolled as students ol thought and aspiration. A A