ì THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, JU LY 19, E. M. 300 (1900.; The Composition of Matter. this hypothesis and finds th a t there are none. Now, if all people were BY’ JUDGE C. B. WAITE. scientific, this would be the end of ” • - __ • the m atter until some proof should The sentiency of m atter is based be forthcom ing. But the trouble is A shoem aker found fault with an oil-painted slipper in upon the double assum ption th a t th a t m any people are “ religious,” in one of the paintings of a celebrated artist, but showed the m aterial changes are th e result of the bad senae, instead of scientific; greatest ignorance in criticising the other parts of the p a in t design, and th a t the design is from and when there jh no evidence of ing. Hence h»g arisen the oft-quoted saying, Let the cobbler w ithin the m atter which has been the thing they thiuk they w ant, stick to his last, and let every one atten d to his own business. subjected to change. B ut how is they call in a “spook,” or im agin either of these propositions to be As a result of sticking to business come and see the rush ary “ im m aterial e n tity ” to help proved? How is the Trfdboitz at S ilverton’s Busy Store and inspect th e B argains, at them out, and go on believing it all M ettstein theory to be verified? the more; as T ertullian, the first How can we knoyv w hether or great C hristian F ath er said, “ be not these atom s or m onads think? cause it is im possible,” because it is It m ay be replied, we know by “ a m ystery, ’—an incom prehensible S ilv e rto n , O regon. th eir actions. There m ight be “dogm a.” The religious duty of S T R IC T L Y O N E P R IC E PRODUCE TAKEN some force in this, so far as organic believing the incom prehensible, is m atter is concerned. one of the greatest difficulties th a t Our Job D e p a rtm e n t T his brings me to an o th er objec Liberalism and progress have to tion. In this theory there is not -ALWAYS GIVES- meet. The greater the absurdity sufficient distinction between o r the greater the strength and m erit ganic and inorganic m atter. of the h aith. T hus the progress of 1 he difference between these Science has in the view of “ the forms of m atter is well stated by fa ith fu l,” only . confirmed the r u church , , ju a u ---- BECAUSE IT GIVES----- Professor \\ akem an, in his address , delivered at the close of the fourth e h u X ’a X m ade t h e ', / crJdT w J H° N EST ST° CK’ R N E S T ' NK AND EX C E L L E N T W O R K H A N S H IP m ade them year of the Liberal U niversity at because it has proved every one of Silverton, Ore. On th a t occasion them to be absolutely impossible Professor W akem aa said: How to Make and u tterly absurd. This credibility “ B iology — So far, th a t is, in the of the im possible (like the T rinity physical and chem ical d ep artm en ts and tra u su b stan tiatio n ) before the of our tower ol science, no sign of E ra of Man (A. D. 1600), used to The G o v ern m en t n atio n alized th e P o stal S ystem , why n o t also life or consciousness has been d is be thought quite reasonable, because th e M oney System ? A plan is told by C. ELTO N BLANCH A R P in h is book e n t i t l e d ................................. closed. . . . These letters m ark then nothing used to be reallv cer the tim bers and beams which are tain. \\ hat higher knowledge peo U N C L E S A M ’S the m aterials upon which this third, ple supposed they had come to them I' the protoplasm ic, th a t is, the v ital by i„ sp lralil....... . ..revelation,” or H O M IL IE S O N F IN A N C E . or living story of our tower rests. ---- ----- Postpaid for 25 Cents both, “ from H eaven,” or, super- In th is wondrous story the m atter n a tu ra lly through the church. But ,, . . on thi8 hook will be given to th e L io eral U n iv ersity Should be in th e b an d s of every th in k in g p erson. A ddress all o rd ers to is active and also living; below, as now th at we know th at T ru th is The TORCH OF REASON, S ilverton , Oregon we have said, m atter is active but the knowledge of the world as it not living.” actually exists, and th a t there is no BEAT-THE-W O RLD PRIC ES! These statem ents are scientific. H eaven, God, or “su p e rn a tu ra l,” as They have been verified by long was believed before B runo m ade Ir. 3 or 4 AND "ettstein’s ounce silver- series of experiences, and are sus known the Copernicau A stronom y ine cases : arranted tained, not only by the common in A. D. 1600, it has become rid icu “ T renton ” , atches S ilv e r to n , O re “ S ta n d a rd ” , M a in S t r e e t observer, but by the concensus of lous to believe or to pretend to be o r ‘C e n tu ry ’, C A R R Y A C O M P L E T E STOCK OF scientists. They can n o t be over lieve a n y th in g because it is im possi 7 jew els, $3. E lgin or W alth am , best 7 els, non-catchable h air-sp rin g , $4.80; thrown by any speculations or a r ble, or a “ m ystery,” or a “dogm a” jew School sam e, 16 jew els, $6.50. T he H am p d en , gum ents, however ingenious, based asserted by C hurch, or Council, or 17 jew els, ad ju ste d , $9. E lgin, “ B. W . R a y m o n d ” , 17 jew els, full ad ju sted , gilt, Supplies upon an unverified theory. , Pope, or Priest, or Bible, or “ God,” $16; sam e, nickel, $20. The W altham Unless, therefore, some su b stan or “ Devil.” “ V a n g u a rd ” , Elgin “ 149” , “ 150” ,“ 181 Books and o r th e “ O tto W ettstein S pecial” , all 21 tial proof can be produced to es Now this is “ w hat is the m atter,” jew els, full ad ju sted , e x tra fine th ro u g h - ionery. tablish the alleged fact th a t in o r with m atter. Some belated Theo- ,oz; m!'} flilver • , cases o r in best 20-year filled gold screw lY o a l^ w a i « \r ~ 1 i.i ganic m atter is sen tien t and in te l . logiaus and M etaphysicians are cases, $4.50 m o re; sam e, h u n tin g , $6.50 L a i c l . in r ruitS, Vegetables ligent, we shall have to m ark this try in g to put a spook in the sup m ore in 25-year cases, $6.50 and $9 and C onfectionery. m ore AII.pre paid, | theory No. 30, 40 or 50, as the case posed “ u ltim ate” atom s, monads, L a w k s ’ G old W atches .—In gold-filled may he, label it “ Subconscious- - or ether of th e universe. They are 20-year cases, 7 jew els, $10; 15 jewels^ 5 0 YEARS* Supra lim in a l,” and lay it on the trying to save aod »oak th eir van- E X P E R IE N C E shelf for further ex am in ation and in ished “ God” into m atter by an effort tra fine th ro u g h o u t, $22.50. T hese in vestigation.— [Boston In vestigator. of an affectionate and vivid im agin- « ( g obbler, stick to th y last! James . Satisfaction Good Times for all Tim e e n r i i o ii K v o r ,» .,, I ------------------- * __________ .. . v u v /j U liv i V U IU U LU L U r l ì i I KINNEV PORTER ation. But as Judge W aite says, plush cases. M an u factu rer’s g u aran tee ^ ¿ T c p tT n " W hat is the M atter w ith M atter? there ¡8 “ no evidence of an y th in g of the kind, and how can it be proved?” For solid gold or w atches n o t listed T h e chemical com binations of the hvp I v Wlth ” 1°’ r»Can BY T. B. WAKEMAN. tively save you 20 p e rc e n t, on D iam onds, same m atter are found to be always j O pals o r o th e r fine jew elry . Much notice will be taken of the same in result, but never are O tto W e tts te in , Judge W aite’s aiticle on the “ Com any of its results the same as any position of M atter,” in the Boston one of its components, or the same R o c h e lle , I II. investigator of J u ly 7. We have as any other elem ent or com bina Send for price-lists of Ingersoll spoons, not space for all, but p rin t the con tion of elements. M atter th a t has I- reetn o u g fit badges, and m y fam ous tra c t: “ T heism in th e C ru cib le” , free. cluding portion of it relating to the not the same properties can not be Leibnitz and H erm an W ettstein the sam e m atter. To suppose, hypothesis, th at m atter consists of therefore, th a t the sam e conbina- and a g '.al deal more reliable. I>nan » ultim ate atom s, m onads or m ole tions of m atter may produce differ- _ br-ak IM « gza or make ¡la ehicka louay. Ltoean’tatay " d th r ceataod allow the rgga to c h ill but hat>I—• every -gg that can tw cules of pome kind which have feel ent results at different times, means Beat« hatched. 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