THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, JULY 5, E. M. 300 (1900.)
and paid his initiation fee of one
Travels.
the seventh year of its existence-.
dollar,
which entitles him to read
Mrs.
Semple
deserves
great
credit
N E W S AND NOTES.
all that is printed in the Torch if
Continued from 3d page.
for the improvement she has made
he chooses, and either agree or dis­
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A pressing invitation to remain agree with it as his mind dictates.
in her paper the past year, and we
Miss Ollie Geer spent the Fourth hope her subscription list will for the night could not be accepted,
At the Investigator office, later
in Portland.
;
double before the close of volume for I bad to reach Manchester, in the afternoon, I had the pleasure
meeting Mrs. M. Ricker, the
Liberal University Donation Day seven Twice a month; 50 cent« a N. H., i on j Sunday, and the r week of
eral le c tu re r a n d w o rk er in be-
t was a l r e a d y f a , r s p e n t. S o , 1 jo u r - h L a ib
is J u l y 20, E . M . 3 0 0 . L u o !
year.
l f of l i b e r a l i t y a n d e q u a l i t y , .a n d
While looking over onr buildine;’’.*’5'"'3 T i “'1 ■
*he
prominently con-
We would be delighted to have
,
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r . i rjf C iiy ol B o s to n in t h e e v e n in g . x nected
p e e le d
w
ith
th
q u a l s suffrage
u ffra g e
with
the e e equal
all our readers write to us often.
a n d g r o u n d s th e o th e r d a y , a frie n d
like Boston better this year than I movement. Mrs. Ricker is a very
said:
“
What
a
wonderful
work
The editor and Mrs. Hosmer
did last. I didn’t venture very far interesting lady and has opinions
went
,lepot is of her own, which are founded on
ent to Portland on business, Tues-! could be done here if you c o u l|) the fir8t njghtj for
only gel the money! Have
Bi, oate<1 right iu Ule midst of that fact, and reason Hone»* in her
day.
purpose and earnest in her work,
dear ’brother. There are i^ e .’ intricate
. #t>. . network „ of streets, and I Mrs.
Richer is certain to be of great
Mr. Henry Allen of t e a o
t unborn who will give
was afraid I would get on to three assistance to any cause she es-
Hills made us a veiy p easan ca ^ e ir lives, their fortunes and their or four streets at once and never pauses. The world needs more
Saturday.
sacred honor to this glorious Re-
e x t morning,
m o r n in g , I
find the Common. N
Next
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Gct your friends to subscribe for jigion of Science and Humanity, I - •
h o w e v e r, I s t a r t e d o u t f e a r le s s ly o f p o e m s a n d p ro s e w r itin g s in t h e
the Torch, or subscribe for it your- yye mUst act well our part,
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place I wanted to find, and was miliar with the name and thoughts
The prophecies of our enemies >O O O O O O 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O < soon at the Investigator office, in of John Prescott Guild. I met him
the Paine Memorial Building, on at U.e Investigator office, and shall
must not come true. Remember
L IT T L E POINTS.
take pleasure iu describing him in
.July 20, E. M. 300.
Appleton Street, where I had a good my next.
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visit with ,Mr. Chainey and later
Our old soldier friend, Mr. J. T.
Boys, don’t try to act smart, but
A Liberal Offer.
with Mr. Washburn, the editor.
Cox, made us a short visit last be smart. ,
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Mr. Chainey informs me that Paine
Monday.
A good friend of the L. U. O. has
The religion of Science and Hu­ Hall is in a better condition than
offered
to donate Two Thousand
The L. U. O. choir had a very manity will drive sin, poverty and for a long time, but I am sorry the
Dollars in cash to our institution if
happy sing at the home of Mr. fear from the world.
. . Investigator, which will be 70 years other Freethinkers will raise it to
Raueh last Sunday evening.
old iu April, 1901, is not enjoying Five Thousand.
People’s money, time and men«
Let us fill up the contribution
Our L. U. O. bicycle track is
good health, and even under the
tai force are limited. 5Should they
already well patronized. We ex­
editorial management of.Mr. Wash­ box!
waste any of them in praying or in-
L ater —Mr. R. C. Burtis of Michi
pect to have the finest playground
burn it does not have enough sub­ igan adds one thousand dollars to
teaching miracles?
scribers to-pay expenses. This is a the above offer. At this rate we
in the State.
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No matter how bad the world or bad showing for Liberals, but Chris­ will soon be able to go ahead with
Mr. A. C. Kautz writes that he
will soon return to Silverton, where life may be, there is o - qc thing that tian papers are not patronized very our building. “A friend who helps
quick helps double.”
he will spend the summer working remains eternally beautifbl—-youth. liberally either, so we must not
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on the Liberal University building. Quo Vadis; Let us learn to keep : com plain, i - . _
young.
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T O R A IS E $ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 .
Mr. Geo. Nf Hill was in his office
Since his return from the East,
T h is is O u r B u ilding Fund
If a wild beast should suddenly on State Street, where I found him
Secretary Geer has been exercising
C o ntrib u tio n Box.
his muscles by cutting thistles on spring upon us, would it be better in the ¿afternoon. This man is
to pray to Christ'for help or«;to thoroughly Liberal and knows the j oooooooooooooooooooooooo<
the L. U. O. grouuds.
reason why. He gave two dollars
Previously acknowledged. 1153.50
Quite a shipment of paper for think quickly in whioh pocket we for the Ingersoll Chair and will
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the Torch office arrived this week. had our jack-knife?
soon add enough to make it five or
A ton more is to follow soon. We’ll
Girls, don’t try to catch the fel­ more. He also contributed some of
print it; you kindly help us dis­ lows; it is safer to let one catch bis writings, which will be very
L. P. Maxam .............................$5.00
tribute it.
you if he is of the right sort. valuable for use iu the school.
R. H . H assam ............................ 5.00
Mr. Peter Rauch, one of our most Choose good company or none at
Saturday morning found me west
Maligus B oehm er..................... 1.00
enthusiastic stock-holders, visited all. Have tact, but don’t flirt, for of Boston, among the hills of New­ Joseph H aigh............................ 1.00
friends in Portland this week. Mr. it will injure others as well as ton, whither I had journeyed in
Rauch believes in letting people yourselves.
quest of Mrs. Kendall, whom I
know where he stands.
Love your enemies; God drowned heard was greatly interested in
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Messrs. H. E. Klein, T. D. Allen his enemies. Do good to them that matters Liberal. Although very
and others, with teams and a large hate you; Christ whipped those in busy she gave me a few moments’
grading machine, spent Saturday an orthodox church of his time. time, during which she listened to
working on the new bicycle track Pray for them that despitefully use my explanation of our plan of work. The ablest publication of the kind in the World.
pages. Illustrated. Published Monthly.
you; God’s servant, with God’s Her response was a year’s subscrip­ Sixty-four
for the Liberal University.
Price
fi.o o a year. For TWENTY-FIVE CENTS
tion to the Torch of Reason, through it will be mailed to any address THREE nONTHS.
The July number of the Free- help, caused ferocious she-bears to which she hopes to be further en­ Address
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thought Magazine has arrived iu eat up the poor little children who lightened regarding the work at
313 E. Indiana St., Chicago, III
Silverton and it is indeed an ex- called hlm an old baldhw d.
Silverton.
0 0 Worth of
cel lent numl»er. Every article iu it
On tny return to the city I visited
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is worth the price of the magazine. Not W e a lth y , But W atch fu l.
at
the
office
of
Mr.
Wilcox,
the
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Dear Fl ‘eod- T- B- W akem an.- treasurer of the Free Religious So-
“S bculax S ckwcb and
I send this letter to you as I see cietv. I found Mr. Wilcox to be a
C ommon S kk & i " points
the way to the goal of
Several of our Liberal paper«
friend Geer is on the road very genial gentleman, whose ideas
your ambition. A maga­
zine of Advanced Free
have kindly published the notice of hugtjing for the L. U. O., and I are so nearly in accord with mine
Thought, Liberal
and
A
U* Donation
/» 4 Till
A I Liberal
.lVkAV*Cl I . • • him
• great success.
.
• . y . V . . _ 1 1 Modern Ideas of Reform and Natural Law.
the
Day v» for ill the
j.
in every way that I can’t really Devoted to practical demonstrated truths.
Humanity is undergoing important physical,
University on July 20th, for which
j wigh we
induce more tell wherein they differ. Col. Inger intellectual,
and social changes. Progress de­
the rending of slavery’s chains. This
we are truly thankful. \\ e are al- j j 5 eraj8 to assist this cause. I am soil’s last public address was de- mands
magazine is a stepping-stone to success in all
of life’s undertakings, as it develops power of
ready receiving donations to be not weaithy, but I have been w’atch- livered before the above-named intellectual perception so that latent and active
directed, insuring a
acknowledged on that day, and we, ¡ng the contribution box, and it society last summer. This Olgani-: S S R — Ä 1? ¿ properly
~
’
like it or
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amount
to
sum
,le influence a whole year, together with samples of over 5C
«
(seems to come so slow. Enclosed
enough to enable us to do the work ‘ find check for
qq j wigh j among the Liberal-minded people X
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we have planned for the summer.
make it $500,000.
of Boston, and I am pleased to learn
u»
that one of the officers at least is iree for 12 cent, in stamps. Address
The current issue of the Free-
1 remain,
thoroughly Liberal. Mr. Wilcox SECULAR SC1INCK AMD COMMON SENSE,
thought Ideal of Ottawa, Kansas,
Yours for Humanity,
P.E. 532 Atlas Blk, Chicago, III.
joined the Torch of Reason family
informs us that it has entered on I
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