THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, JUN E 7, 1900.
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Monday expiessed great surprise at O. Waggoner, until about a year editors, on January 18, 1900, he
the fine finishing work that our ago I saw it announced in some of made the most public display pos-
(H arp of Freedom .)
carpenters are doing.
the papers that a noted Infidel at sible for him by burning a few
BY JO H N PRESCOTT G l'IL D .
The drama, East Lynne, which Toledo had renounced his Infidelity old books and pamphlets, not more
was presented to the people of Sil- and burned his library. I at once than a half bushel, in the furnace
The H arp of Freedom tak e in h a n d ,
F r o m Oregon to farth e st M aine,
' verton last Friday evening, was a co m m enced an investigation of the of the Memorial United Brethren
A tune to tru th th ro u g h o u t th e lan d —
case, wrote to se<°ral editors of ttie Church of Tolodo, and telegraphed
Sing out th a t M an has come to reign ! great success in every respect. Sil­ Liberal press, besides others, but as
the Chicago Tribune that he had
verton is proud of its home talent.
R efrain —Luo L yra, L yra L uo,—
yet have been unable to find any “ privately” burned his magnificent
Sing th e tru th and th u s set free.
Parties who do not already be­ trace of such a man in the Liberal and expensive Infidel library,
Luo L yra, L yra Luo,—
long to the Torch of Reason family ranks.
Sing th e ¡»eople’s jubilee!
I called the Ohio State
p p Reasoner, an intim ate
are
most
cordially
invited
to
sub­
Ixd creedlings c h an t th e ir ‘doleful so u n d ’
Journal, of Columbus, to time on acquaintance, was the guest of
Of God and H ell and m ortal fear,
scribe for our paper and thus help an article it published in regard to Waggoner for several days while in
A nd rave th e sam e etern al round
along the good cause of Science and the matter, and I wanted to know Toledo on business for the Ohio
Of faith and fury, year by year.
Humanity.
its object in publishing such notori- gtate Fair after Waggoner bad ad-
We hail th e tr u th , w herever found,
Among our friends, am ong our foes,
This week we are enabled again, oub subterfuges as that when there vertified the cremation and before
On C h ristian or on saner ground—
^ a(j performed it. Mr. Reason-
through the aid of our friend, Dr. was plenty of truth that could be
T he p lan t is pure w here’er it grows.
request Waggoner
E. B. Foote, Jr., of New York City, told. Ihe editor, in a private let- er wrj(eg; “ Bv request
\\ aggoner
T he L ib ’ral U niversity
Floats freedom ’s flag from highest peak, to send out one thousand extra ter, begged off, saying it was just as showed me all the books he propos­
A nd F reedom ’s People, sea to sea,
H ere come to tru th and learning seek. copies of the Torch of Reason. We their reporter had told them. I ed to burn and all the Infidel books
hope this investment will find us said perhaps his reporter had lied '■ ,le had j took a ,ist of themi and
Som e tell us th a t th e tuneful M use
C annot in sp ire th e “ In fid el” ;
many new friends and bring us to him; but he would not argue the my estimate is that the entire lot,
T h a t R eason’s Sons reta in no use
case with me.
many new subscribers.
pamphlets and all, would not sell
B ut brim stone-carting in hot hell.
The best that I can possibly find for over five dollars.”
A prominent Baptist brother, of
F or H a rp of Freedom n e ’er before
W as such a them e its chords to s p r in g : Silverton, lost ten dollars on an out about Marshall O. Waggoner is
Previous to commencing to adver­
A college song, u n th o u g h t of yore,
that
he
is
a
grand
old,
hypocritical
tise the burning, Waggoner was as
Some pil­
W here S u p erstitio n breaks no strin g . election bet this week.
fraud, not known outside of the little known outside of a limited
W hen “ sa in ts ” shall say we can n o t sing, lars of the church seem to be get­
T h a t Poetry in us has died,
ting a little rotten, and some great Corporation of Toledo, crazy on re­ acquaintance in Toledo as Christ
Then let th e Luo L yra ring,
Sunday school workers would do ligious topics, having belonged to was during the many years he is
And show th e bigots how they lie d !
well to go to the “ Infidel school” two or three different churches. supposed to have been working at
Forever swell th e ioyous song,
and learn good morals and how to One writer says that he did not the carpenter’s trade.
And all th e tru th in freedom t e l l ;
have a library worth five dollars.
L et Freedom ’s H arp its notes prolong,
become law-abiding citizens.
W. W. W allace .
And every voice th e chorus swell,
He has also had serious trouble
Chicago, 111.
The W. S. S. C. will meet at the with his family. The whole thing
Luo L yra, L yra Luo—
Sing th e tru th and th u s set free.
home of Mrs. Lou Ames next S atur­ is a notorious fraud, gotten up for
Luo L yra, L y ra Luo—
day afternoon at the usual hour. religious speculation, to tell at class
Sing th e p eople’s jub ilee!
Eclipse of the Sun, May 28.
A very interesting time is expected, meetings and revivals, without the
C h eer —“ ’R ah! ’R ah! ’R ah!
as the delegate, Mrs. Emily Wake­ least semblance of truth in it. Tell
Z ip! ’R ah! Boom!
L iberal U n iv ersity ,—
True to the appointed time, the
man, has returned from the con­ the editor of that good Christian
Give us room !—L u o !”
vention of the State Federation of paper to write to me if he wishes to light of the unclouded sun became
Women’s Clubs and will give her know anything further about Mar­ diminished; the protected eyes of
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2 report of the same. All ladies cor­ shall O. Waggoner, and I will the beholder saw the curve of the
dially invited.
settle his Infidel conversion and rayless moon outlined in black on
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the sun, as it passes in solemn,
A. prominent official of Silverton library lies in a hurry.
silent grandeur between it and the
Wanted, more oil for the Torch! thinks that if the women are allow­
Yours for truth,
earth.
Beautiful growing weather in Sil­ ed to vote they should be obliged to
As I looked, mind and heart
J oel M. B erry .
work on the road, do militia duty,
verton.
were filled with reverent worship of
National M ilitary Home, Ohio.
etc., etc. This would be quite
This is the cherrv season in the
Science and the men who, undaunt­
forceable argument if the gentle­
Willamette valley.
Aren’t they
ed by the suffering which theology,
man was obliged to take bis own E ditor T orch of R eason :
delicious?
I note yours in the Torch of May in its ignorance, inflicted, lovingly
medicine, but the lazy “cuss” would
An L. U. O. Picnic party made want to play lady himself, while the 24, “A Fraud or a Lunatic”. M. questioned nature until she gave
a visit to the Geer ranch last Sun­ “ women” were working and fight­ O. Waggoner, of Toledo, O., adver­ no uncertain answer, making it pos­
day. Good time.
tised himself as a prominent Infidel, sible to tell for all time to come the
ing-
owning a magnificent and very ex- hour and minute when the heaven-
Friends receiving sample copies
pensive Infidel library; advertised '-v bodies will pass each other, thus
The W aggoner Case.
of the Torch of Reason are most
that his wife died, aud that he Proving that the laws of the uni-
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cordially invited to subscribe for
Our surmise, expressed in a for- “coached” the Infidel speaker at the verse are uniform and changeless,
the same.
funeral in “ bursts of fine, rhetorical an(^ are not subject to the capri-
Prof. Wakeman is taking what mer issue, that the Marshall O. Infidel eloquence for the occasion” ; c’ou9’ arbitrary will of an outside
he calls the cherry cure. He seems Waggoner story is another case of that the night of the funeral he Person-
M. M. T.
to enjoy taking his medicine im­ Christian fraud, seems to be cor­
embraced Christianity and con­
Atlantic City, N. J.
mensely.
rect, as the following correspon­ cluded to burn his costly Infidel
One of the election judges was dence indicates. The story of the books, which he bad been twenty
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heard to say that our L. U. O. library crucifixion as told by “God’s years accumulating without regard
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building made the best polling
anointed,” seems to have been to expense. After securing all the
T h is is O u r B uilding Fund
place in the county.
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notoriety he could by gratis adver­
exaggerated nearly as much as the
C o n trib u tio n Box.
Several of the L. U. O. students similar stories of “ holy writ.” Here tising of the burning in dozens of ' O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O Î
newspapers (principally religious)
attended the field-day exercises at are the letters:—
Previously acknowledged__ 120.00
for five month, he caused to be tel­
Salem Saturday. We were glad to
egraphed to the Chicago Tribune
have our college colors displayed at E ditor T orch of R eason :
In your issue of May 24th you that he had privately burned the
the capital city.
ask for information in the case of books on the night of January 18.
Students who want their grade
Marshall 0. Waggoner, of Toledo, When he began, in August, to ad-
cards can receive the same by call­
O. T. Glenn........................... $25.00
Ohio. I have this to say: I ertise the burning, be did not have
ing at the L. U. O. office or by writ­
D. Finkelstein............................. 50
have been a resident of Ohio all ten dollars’ worth of Infidel books
ing for the same and enclosing a 2
my life, and for the last 30 years a of every description, which I will
cent stamp for reply.
Liberal and a resident of Columbus, show if this is challenged. After
Many of the voters who came to Ohio; and in all that time I never five months’ advertising, accompa­
the L. U. O. building to vote last, heard of any such man as Marshall I nied by pious comment by pious >0000000-0-0-0000000000000-0-0(
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