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About Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903 | View Entire Issue (July 5, 1900)
TH E TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, JU LY 5, E. M. 300 (1900.) 6 T H E G R E A T A L L V S . A GOD. C oncluded from 4th page. and forces do not run things as BEAT-THE-W ORLD PRICES! W H A T WE HAVE men run them, but are rather the In 3 or 4 TO S E LL. ounce silver- e tts te in ’s outcome of the changes that mat ine cases : University Number of Freethought Magazine arranted ter is continually undergoing; that “ T renton ” , With Pearl W. G eer’s portrait 1 5 c atches ■ ‘S ta n d a rd ” , matter is not acted upon by some :ome of Positive Philosophy o r ‘C e n tu ry ’, thing outside of itself, but acting; 7 jewels, ^3. E lgin or W altham , best 7 By T. B. W a k e m a n ...................... 15c a n d t h a t t h i s h a 3 always been the jew els, non-catchable hair-spring, $4.s0; . , . , . sam e, 15 jew els, $6.50. T he H am p d en , Freethought: Past, Present and Future condition of things; that rest is no- 17 j ew els, ad ju sted , $9. E lgin, “ B . W. --------- --------------- where and never has been, as far as R ay m o n d ” , V jew els, fa ll ad ju ste d , gilt. By T. B. W akeman , w ith p ictu re w the uniform occurences of its phe nomena, are as we find them. Cer tainly, laws are not lawyers nor law-makers who can take up a chunk of matter and evolve it into a universe, but such uniform oc an d life of th e a u th o r. P rice, 12 • “ V a n g u a rd ” , E lgin “ 149” , “ 150” ,“ 181” currences as that “< a body set in we can can conceivtf; HiAt lue copies, $1,00; e a c h ........................ O c is on the go , and that the o r th e “ O tto W ettstein Special” , all 21 motion will move on in a straight universe , , , , , ’ .. .Q jew els, full ad ju sted , e x tra fine th ro u g h - Emancipation of Education. highest development of this go is o utj £>5. T he alxyve in 4 oz. coin silver line forever unless acted upon by An In au g u ra l A ddress, by T. B. cases or in best 20-year filled gold screw some external force” nevertheless the wonderfully J complex go we call - cases, $4.50 m o re; sam e, h u n tin g , $b.50 W akeman , D elivered on th e in co r have made the universe what it is. the human brain, he will take off m o re ; in 25-year cases, $b.oo and $9 poration of th e L iberal U niversity. m ore. All prepaid, P ric e ...................................................... Sc 4. The “forces of nature” means his hat to the highest types of man L adies ’ G old W atches .—In gold-filled simply the changes which matter is hood and womanhood instead of to 20-year cases, 7 jew els, $10; 15 jewels, Photographs of the Faculty $13; 16 jew els, ad ju sted , $16; th e “ O tto of th e L iberal U n iv ersity , su it continually undergoing, and it any kind of a god. Forces are no W e tts te in ” , 17 jew els, full ad ju sted , e x able for fram ing. P ric e ................ 5 O c more gods than the matter on tra fine th ro u g h o u t, $22.50. T hese in really is easier for a reasoning mind finest tilled gold 25 y ear cases, $1.50 m ore. Torch of Reason Song Book No. 2. to rest on the eternal forces or which they act. The whole thing All a rtistic h an d chased, latest style, in Price .............................................. 10 c changes, coupled of course with the of which we are a part is the great p lu sh cases. M an u factu rer’s g u aran tee an d m ine accom panies all filled cases, Freethought Magazine idea of the eternity of matter, than all . The wonderful, eternal Uni and w atches k ep t in order one year. tem b er, Ingersoll m em o to rest upon a god, because we can verse itself is the only god there is, For solid gold or w atches not listed rial for S n ep u m b e r; O ctober, w ith above correspond w ith me. I can posi see these changes and know of no and god is a very poor name for it, tively save you 20 p e rc e n t, on D iam onds, W ak e m a n ’s s p e e c h ; N ovem ber, w ith p ictu re of L. U . O. faculty: time when they were not going on, because it is very deceptive. There O pals or o th e r fine jew elry. P ric e .....................................................15c O T T O W E T T S T E IN , nor can we conceive such a time. is no god! The Universe is run Forstner Auger Bit R o c h e lle , III But we can not see or conceive even ning itself and needs only good Send for price-lists of Ingersoll spoons, P rice, any s iz e .............................. 6 0 c what a god is. We do not even have men, women and children to make F re e th o u g h t badges, and mv fam ous Liberal and Scientific Books tr a c t: “ T heism in th e C ru cib le’’, free. proof that such a thing exists. The of it a heaven. What is evolved from the won of all k in d s. See a d v ertisem en t god solution is more of a mystery elsew here. than the problem itself, and there derful elements of which the uni Send al, orders to T h e L ib e ra l U n iv e r s ity C o , is no chance to find out anything verse is composed, in the heavens S ilve rto n , Oregon ANO about it; while we can continually above(?), the earth below(?) and learn about matter and its laws. the waters under(?) the earth is We believe th at card s like th e fo llow ing copy, I neatly p rin te d a n d d istrib u ted all over th e U nit truly wonderful, but a god did not M a in S t r e e t S ilv e r to n , O re Our article referred to by Mr. Pen ed States, w ill help u s to b u ild th e L iberal U ni versity. Header, how m any can you d is trib u te to make them, brother; they grew tecost, said that “a god without a good advantage? 'Phis will cost you n o th in g b u t CARRY A COMPLETE STOCK OF a little effort, nnd may help th e cause of Free- maker is more absurd than a uni from the ever active, eternal ele th o u g h t very m uch ments, just like you and I have verse without one.” Now, it is School ...F IV E ... U certainly easy for us to think of grown. Those who think that a v REASONS W H Y J' Supplies oxygen and the other elements, to god created the world and keeps it i you j r going are apt to be content with gether with the laws governing ivie. Books and I the world, evil and all; but, unlike their changes, as existing longer 8 h o u ld H e l p t o B u il d S ta tio n e ry . than the life-time of a man; and is Mr. Pentecost, we are not quite sat not a god imagined to be more like isfied with “what is,” and we Dealers in Fruits, Vegetables |==Z L ib e ra I U n iv e r s ity would not like to bargain to a man than like an element or its accept AT S ILVERTO N, OREGON. it. evil and all. Let us have and Confectionery. inherent forces? The idea of abso fortitude, hut let us not be satisfied lute eternity is beyond our power with the world as we find it. The 1 I t will h elp m any young m en and of thought; but to think of an eter various ideas of the gods and the young wom en to a h ig h er education who 50 YEARS’ other supernatural beings are re I otherw ise will grow up w ith o u t its g reat E X P E R IE N C E nal intelligence, an eternal Christ advantages. for most of the evil in the or an eternal god is still farther be sponsible 2 I t will educate w orkers for th e g reat world; and while we should “fear forw ard m arch of F re e th o u g h t an d P ro yond our powers of thought, fills not,” yet we should endeavor to get gress. the world with fear and makes us and teach the truth, for truth is 3 I t will forever silence th e accusation th a t S ecularists have n ev er done a n y slaves; and when it is insisted upon MIGHTY TO SAVE. th in g . T rade M arks by an arbitrary priesthood as essen 4 I t will h asten th e tim e w hen Reason D e s ig n s and Love will reign, and w hen su p e rs ti ... C o p y r ig h t s A c . tial in order to save one’s self from W ouldn’t Bear W atching. Anyone ¡«ending a sketch and*deseTi|Ytlnn,niny tion and h a te will he forever gone. quickly ascertain our opinion free w hether au an awful damnation of some kind, 5 I t will give you an o p p o rtu n ity to invention is probably patentable. Communlca- tlons strictly confidential. Handbook on Patents build yourself an d o th ers a m o n u m en t, it is stultifying, degenerating and A Kansas City fellow felt in sent free. Oldest nvency for securing patent«. w hile vou yet live, th a t will do a m illion Patents taken through Munn & Co. receive spired to a fearful extent. He said uncial notice, w ithout charge. In the ruinous. tim es m ore good th a n th e m ost cofetlv one of cold, senseless m arb le. 5. The idea of the eternity of he would fast for thirty days and matter and the forces inherent in then die, and on the thirty-third A handsom ely Illustrated weekly. Largest ctr- I f a ll h e lp a lit t le , w e ca n a c them does solve the whole question, day he would rise again. He kept MUNN & Co.36,Bro,d,” New York c o m p lis h m u c h . W ill you h elp and it is no fault of the scientist his word—except in the last par Branch Offoo ffK F St_ W ashington. D. C. a lit t le ? that some who do not yet un tieular. His friends expected his derstand it or its solution, ask resurrection, hut he doesn’t per ^he W ile y B. Six Tracts to Promote A lle n Co. questions. I t is not to be wondered form that part of the program, and at, when from childhood the in it appears he positively declines to T he O ld est! th e explain his reasons for that. Per Largest ! MUBic dividual and the race has been so In Place of C h ris tia n ity : haps he likes death too well to re Store. L eading P i confused with the false theories of turn to life. Anyway, he sticks to anos an d O rgans 3 209-211 0 -an F Pirsxst.. , 1 Can Sins be Forgiven? irs t S t., the priests. The earth is round, death just as if he had never P ortland oreo . 2 Does Christianity or Science Promote Civil turns around, and there are other promised to ride again. If the ization? worlds than ours, and working on friends of Jesus had only watched 3 Is Religion or Science More Reliable? him as this saint was watched, he lUST AS NATURAL 3 2 * this comparatively new theory the ■ and • good deal more reliable. L*«»t> * 4 Evolution and Comparison of Religions. J br-ak IU egge or make IM ch,dl* never would have risen either. 5 Does Belief in Miracles Benefit? pceen’tatay o f the neetand allow the s g p questions of astronomy are solved; Resurrection never takes place in ,O chin hot hatchet every egg that can ba 6 Immortality or Annihilation? hatched. TH E but there are still many who claim the presence of witnesses. C02 pses PETALUMA INCUBATOR ________________ JU S T T H E T H IN G that the tarth is flat, and many are too modest to leave their beds tu ^ im __ iy«2k>tributi«noV heLTunVV®^ ' to h an d to y o u r C h ristia n frien d s. Send books and papers are still printed, before company. If you really ution 1* .v»o'».t'?"--,-F FREIGHT •nd_T AMTWHERE 1° theU. 2r 8. H a n d l e catalog free. I 2 cen ts for 6. or 6 cen ts for 25 tra c ts. want a dying, dead and revivified P e ta lu m a in c u b a to r C« . B o i , I c ta la m a , Cal* to E liza M owry B liv en , B rook trying to prove that the Coperuican savior, you must step aside, or get ly n , C o n n ., or send 10 cen ts system is altogether wrong. for 50. e ith e r k in d or as a cabinet for him, and leave him to of IOC d iffe le n t le a d in g The old ideas of a god are going,' die and rise all alone or where no C O i n U m D i L l E t - copie® sorted k in d s, to N ew spapers anti M agazines sent to address upon receipt of 10 cent« to pay for T H E L IB E R A L U N I V E R S I T Y , going, gone! And when our friend otie can see what he does.—[Liber a:.y m ailing U. H S u b s c r ip t io n A g b n c y , 126 N. I S ilverton, O regon. L iberty St. In d ian ap o lis, In d . Pentecost finds out that the laws | ator. KINNBV PORTER Scientific American. Scientific Wisdom ln t ln n und v r n t 11 u t lo R e r O r ou w s ib wb m v