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
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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