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T H E TORCH OF REASON, S IL V E R T O N , OREGON, JU L Y 19, E. M. 300 (1900.) W hat is the M atter Matter? w ith Pious Noise. Justice to our overworked parent bound to protect its citizens abroad, dem ands that we should lessen his no m atter at w hat expense of hiood BY CHARLES KENT TENNEY. burdens and vexations wherever or treasure. T his means th a t the Concluded from 3d pagp. ---------- - and whenever possible. Those o v e r-’ Missions are the seeds of war, and Should uot the q u a n tity , if not taxed ear drum s are wearing out which is unthinkable. E qually the q u ality , be regulated by church and badly in need of rest. Our we can not allow them to be scat tered over the world w ithout re u n th in k ab le is the notion th a t the enactm ent? Ju st what effect vol- good C hristian friends should there- gard to the consequences to o u r sam e result m ay be had from dif um e and in te n sity of noise has fore lose no tim e in determ ining selves and to others. The present ferent kinds or elem ents of m atter. upon the C hristian God in bring this im portant m atter, and by its facts show’ a pressing need of some It is therefore co n trary to the fact, ing him to a realizing sense of the creed settle the exact num ber, vol law or understanding by which our and u n th in k ab le, th a t protoplasm needs and requirem ents of his ume and density of atm ospheric M issionaries should know th a t ours can come from any chemical ele numerous petitioners, who make vibrations necessary to please and is a Secular Republic: Therefore, m ents but C. H. O. N. P. S. It is use of their vocal organs in an u n persuade the giver of all things. when they go abroad to overthrow co n trary to the fact and u n th in k stinted m anner in urging their M hat may be said to him is, of the religions upon which other gov able th a t an y o th er substance or m any wants, is a question which course, of little im portance, as to ernm ents, laws and m orals are com bination of elem ents can have was en tirely overlooked by our please, according to good C hristian founded, they should take th eir lives life which is found to be the vital F a th e r when he inspired the w rit doctrine, only a pious noise and a in their own hands, aud not expect process of protoplasm . Unless m at ers of his first and only book. It distorted co u n terau ce are neces U. S. to declare w ar with every ter can be an n ih ilated by the de is also a m atter which the “ H igher sary. As too m uch or too little governm ent th a t is unw illing to struction of its properties, it is not C riticism ” has entirely neglected, may offend, and the m ingling of so subm it to he u n d erhandedly u n d er conceivable th a t life can be the re perhaps overlooked, in its attem pts many nasal tw angs m ust be confus mined and overthrow n by them. su lta n t of the properties of other to find excuse and explanation for ing, as well as irritatin g , this m at Such a Law, which would free us m atter, or of any other com bina the m any absurd and fantastic ter should be fully settled by a from the necessity of going into re tions of m atter. Every other com tales related in this rem arkable church conference, a happy me ligious wars (for they are practically bination being of different com production of his inspired agents. dium reached, and then there could such), and would certainly relieve us ponents, having different properties, W hat shall be the volume and be no excuse for unanswered from fearful com plications. But can give none but different results, density of noise used in our efforts prayers. The C hristians kindly better still, it m ight lead to an in never protoplasm or its vital pro at persuasion is, from a C hristian tell us th a t there is some good in ternational conference of the Peo cess. There is no possible escape stan d p o in t, a most im p o rtan t and everybody. I f so, w hy not adopt ples, Races and N ations of th e from this conclusion, and it th o r serious question. It is one which this suggestion by one whom they W orld to consider the m atters of oughly takes the bottom out of the should uot have been left in doubt. are good enough to characterize as international intercourse, em ig ra old religions. I f an y one thinks In consequence of this omission an infidel, especially as it is made tion, trade, tariffs and reciprocity of otherwise, let him tell us how. there are now as m any different w ithout collusiou with the devil, products. Such a conference m ight Since these things are so, why opinions on this im p o rtan t subject with the kindest of motives, and be called by U. S. for the purpose keep up the befogglement, as as there are churches and members with a sincere desire to relieve of revising and extending in te r though any chem ical composition of church congregation^. There is w hat for a hum an being would be national law and for the m utual or com binations of m atter, or h y a wide, yaw ning chasm between a very disagreeable and try in g po understanding and benefit of all. pothetical atom , rnonad, or ether of the sim on-pure, howling variety of sition? The soft, sweet notes of a Such an international conference m atter, could possibly or conceiv C hristians at camp meetings or re flute are much more soothing th an would have in it representatives ably have the vital process and vivals and the outw ard d em o n stra the roll of the kettle drum . The from every nation, and, therefore, properties of the complex and tions of the meek and gentle constant, noisy im portunities of of every prom inent race and re highly complicated proto or bio Q uaker. In some churches, and the child sometimes drives the irri ligion on the globe; so th a t ail peo plasm — chon ps ? Let us stop bio in nearly all cam p or revival m eet tated and exasperated m other to ples would be indirectly, if not logizing or bespooking the U ni ings, there are those who act as if the use of the slipper. directly regarded in its delib era verse. Let us clearly distinguish, as they thought their F a th e r very M adison, W isconsin. tions. P lanetary , th a t is, In te r Judge W aite tells us to do, between deaf, and their vocal dem onstra national S tatesm anship, would the active properties of inorganic tions rem ind us of the fog horn. there have the field of the hum an The M issionary Horror. m atter and its ultim ates, and the Others, whose intentions are equal F u tu re opened up, and the drift of living processes of the organic ly as good, but whose m uscular de hum an events would be changed so BY T. B. W AKEMAN. m atter found, as far as we now velopm ents are less robust, rem ind th a t wars, colonies and conquests know, only on the surface of our us of the long-eared anim al piping Now the tim e has come to con would become practically im pos planet, in the form of protoplasm , his soothing lay to his absent lady sider whether we should not have sible. which is a chem ical com bination of love. O thers are still more moder some Law, N ational or other, in re Now’ these sad events are the inev carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, ate, like unto the last wail of the gard to Foreign Missions. Il is a itable results of Missions. Those phosphorns, and su lp h u r, th a t is, dying porker in a Chicago packing m atter th a t now concerns every good and innocent people who su p C. H. O. N. P. S. aforesaid. house. The vocal dem onstrations citizen—every person in this coun port them do not intend any such Let us try to get the rising gen which come from the rear, es- try, and, in fact, throughout the terrible consequences. B ut, most eration thoroughly grounded th a t is pecially if at tw ilight, rem ind us of world. It has become a burning unfortunately, their C h ristia n ity And the fact th a t it has kept them from any tru e know educated on the solid bottom of the the cooing and billing of young and question. scientific solution of the world—on ard en t lovers in the absence of the is such, is one of the greatest indi ledge of the H istory and Sociology 1 ruth instead of falsehood, to wit: ever-w atchful parent of the would- cations of hum an progress. For it of the politics and religions of the be bride. There are m any in ter brings the great Nations to serious H um an Races. We are now re al 1. T he N ew W orld , based on the new heliocentric A stronom y of m ediate grades and varieties, but ly consider the great obligations izing in C hina w hat a terrible th in g the last, if not least, remind us of and needed im provem ents of in ter a w ell-intentioned, but active, ig Copernicus and Bruno. the sim pering of some silly old national and hum an relations. norance m ay become The slig h t 2. 1 he N ew L if e , resting upon maid m ourning the loss of her last It m ay compel U. S. to see th a t we est knowledge of Physiological P sy the co n tin u ity and solidarity of the chance for m atrim ony. W ith few can not, as hum an b rin g s—Dem o chology and Social E volution would hum an race; first sum m ed up by exceptions, all are equally inco crats and R epublicans, allow other have shown M issionaries, th a t from Thomas P aine as “ The Religion of herent and mere jum bles of noise, peoples to be longer the victim s of th eir Past Hi.-tory the Chinese could H u m a n ity .” and our F ath er m ust have a most religious fanatics and com m ercial no more realize and accept the 3. T he E arthly P aradise , rest rem arkable pair of ears if he can pirates. It would be the greatest Rom an or E nglish C h ristia n ity ing upon the evolutional and co make out the various wants of his blessing to m ankind should it com th an a B anyan tree could take th e operating progress of the individual num erous petitioners from such a pel us to introduce hum an m orals grafts of a B artlett pear, or tue and collective life of each gener Babel of noise. Upon careful re and Sociologyinto in tern atio n al pol Asiatic buffalo breed with the E u ro ation of the growing hum an race. flection we are of the opinion th at itics. Out of some such necessity pean horse. No cells or convolu Instead of a “ Mirage H eaven,” his hearing has been badly affected we hope to see the in au g u ratio n of tions have been grown in the C hi ,Mt us go for far more than its real by this co n stan t din, and upon the “ P arliam ent of Man and the nese brain by which they can pos ization, on earth , in every land, this theory the “ H igher C riticism ” Federation of the W o rld .” We are sibly u n d erstan d w hat those Mis 'n every h eart, by every means in can ratio n ally account for so many all interested in this M issionary sionaries are talking about. All °nr power. unansw ered prayers. , tragedy, because our R epublic is appearances to the co n trary are