Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903, May 24, 1900, Page 2, Image 2

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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
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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
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,
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.
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