fi T H E TORCH O F REASON, SIL V E R T O N , OREGON, AUGUST 9, E. M. 300 (l*W .) Called to P reach th e T ru th ! certainly better prom ote both edu- leading Liberals of E urope and cation and m orals, than the puerile America. Let th is U niversity be- nonsenee at present prevailing there cornea Beacon L ight of the E a rth ly BY T. B. W AKEM AN. But the Clergy are not ready for Paradise! Did you ever feel a Rev. J. P. B land’s notew orthy th a t reform yet, and no one stands drift, a ‘‘call ’ to the old m inistry? Now th a t is new Articles on “The Gospel of Evolu- ready to supply the deficiency. xww u.av .r a surer call to w the m e »cv lion ” in the Boston Investigator o f 1 Scientists and scholars d are not yet — to replace error, fraud and false Ju ly 28 came to this “ conclusion of publicly attem pt it.” T h e a p p a re n t hood by the actual realization of the whole m atter” :— hope of Mr. Tenney is, th at “ Theo- the True, the Good, the Noblel Do “ Since we now clearly see our logical drivel cannot subsist for- you think th at you can tu rn back earth ly goal, and see, too. the main ever.” Therefore the “clergy them - after putting “ your hands to tha conditions on which its attain in g selves are very gradually approach- plow,” or th at you will not find a depends, our chief duty lies in ing the goal of common sense and devil in all the universe to meet you if you do? If for personal and ego- bringing this knowledge home to will get there in duef?J tim e.” We ask seriously, is it the best istic motives you have deserted men. and in doing our best to per suade them to obey it. And any th a t can be done for H um anity to and proven false to the highest, the noblest of life in your day and gen religion which rises to the level of wait u n til the Clergy gradually eration, will not th a t Devil of R e today's tru th , m ust in some way evolute into “common sense,” and voice these things and seek to make actually discover th a t they and the morse find his home in your heart? H um an Race are living and are to them flesh and sp irit.” T hat E arth ly goal is described in live in and for this world? W H A T WE HAVE No! The progress of m ankind can these words: TO S E L L . “ 1 should like you to bear in never wait for the Clergy to con They are too University Number of Freethought Magazine mind th a t life’s real and only s u vert them selves. W ith P e a rl W. G e e r’s p o r t r a i t . -15c preme problem is sim ply and sole turtle-like to expect them to lead ly this: How can we all live so as unless there are coals close behind Epitome of Positive Philosophy By T. B. W a k e m a n ...................... ( 5 C to experience as much as possible them or on their backs. The Sci of rational and honorable hap p i entists and Liberals are com para Freethought: Past, Present and Future. ness, and as little as possible of any tively a few, but they are the d riv By T. B. W akbman , w ith p ictu re an d life of th e a u th o r. P rice, 12 ers and leaders of the rest of the thing else? And the solving of copies, $1,00; eac h .......................... 1Oc this problem lies in first pointing world. Only as the people at large Emancipation of Education. out the causes on which this h ap p i are educated, aroused and led by In au g u ral A ddress, by T. B. ness depends, and next in seeking them , will the Clergy advance in to | W An akeman , D elivered on th e in co r p o ratio n oi th e L iberal U n iv ersity . to control these causes so as to lead the higher M inistry oi the Religion of Science and H um anity. The P ric e ....................................................... 5 c them to yield it.” In his statem ents of w hat the Theological students who find the Photographs of the Faculty of th e L iberal U n iv ersity , s u it “ causes” and conditions of rational T ruth about Evolution to he as ab le for fram ing. P ric e ................ 5 O c stated in Mr. B land’s Gospel of and honorable happiness really are, be seems to lay em phasis upon Evolution, should go right forward Torch of Reason Song Book No. 2. Price ............................................... 1O c providing to be born well; to be to fit themselves to become educated and worthy exponents before the Freethought Magazine nourished and trained well; to he for S ep tem b er, Ingersoll m em o educated so as to meet our environ people of th at Gospel of Evolution, rial n u m b e r; O ctober, w ith and not wait for the “ T u rtle” Clergy m ent well; and, lastly, to expend W a k e m a n ’s sp e ec h ; N ovem ber, w ith p ictu re of L. U . O. faculty. our lives in m eeting it, effectively to crawl up to the work in the course of ages. If in the m eantim e P ric e .................................................• 4 5 c and pleasantly. If we err in these inferences let us be corrected, but you have to take refuge “ behind Forstner Auger Bit. P rice, any s iz e .............................. 6 O c till then, we venture to ask, as to the b a r-’ as a lawyer, or as a doctor or teacher, or to take to any other Liberal and Scientific Books all of them — W h y ? Can any individual attain this calling as a means of living, do it, of all k in d s. See a d v e rtise m e n t but always with the reserve that elsew here. rational and honorable happiness Send all orders to of himself, by him self and for him your “call to the m in istry ” was, to T h e L ib e r a l U n iv e r s ity C o , S ilve rto n . Oregon self “ alone”? E vidently not. “ Man you, the highest, truest and the real m in istry — the service of the T rue is not, but in society.” As a social We b elieve that cards like the follow in g copy, anim al his Egoistic happiness is and Good to Man. If you do this neatly printed and distributed all over the U n it ed States, w ill help us to hnild the Libera! U s: not, how can you ever achieve dom inated by his relations to others, versity. Header, how many can you distribute to good advantage? This w ill Co«t you nothing bnt “ the rational and honorable hap and his actions and em otions, which a little effort, and may help the cause of Eree- thought very much piness? Will you not feel yourself m ust consequently be for the wel ...FIVE fare and general progress of others, a traito r to the highest duty, every REASON5 W HY T or they end in worse than nothing tim e you dare to th in k ? See how YOU for himself. T his being so, the ihe C hristian and Mormon M ission learned Profetsor m ight well have aries go out w ithout money or advised his future son-in-law in knowledge to die or fulfil the com- ; 8 h o ulo H e lp t o B u ild the story, th at instead of giving up m auds of a stupid and inhum an ^ L i b e r a l U n iversity “ the M inistry” as a profession, he fanaticism 1 AT SILVERTON, OREOON. In Sociology we learn th at the will prepare himself for the new M in 1 It will h e lp m any young m en an d istry, on the basis of Science and of man is the supplem ent and com young women to a h ig h er ed u catio n who H u m an ity , instead of theology. plem ent of the laws of N ature. otherw ise will grow u p w ith o u t its g reat There is am ple need of a M inistry T hat which does not act and grow ad v an tag es. 2 I t will educate w orkers for th e g rea t of th a t kind, which it would 6eem and hustle, dies . H um anity is at forw ard m arch of F re e th o u g h t a n d Pro th a t Mr. Bland him self has now this m om ent calling for thousands gress. 3 I t will forever silence th e accusation of young men and women fit, able th a t S ecu larists have never done a n y happily entered upon. g. In the same Investigator, of July and willing to replace “ the pulpit th in 4 I t will h asten th e tim e w hen Re iso n 28, Mr. Daniel K. Tenney, than d riv el” o f heaven-m irage nonsense an d Love will reign, an d w hen s u p e rs ti whom there could not be a better the true knowledge and in tion and h a te will he forever gone. 5 I t will give you an o p p o rtu n ity to judge, confirms us in this view, and spirationof Science and H um anity, build yourself and o th ers a m o n u m en t, describes the need of this new min- ¡ T hat is the m eening of the “ Inger- w hile you yet live, th a t will do a m illion tim es m ore good th a n th e m ost c o ttlv istry aud mission, thus: j sollC hair” in the Liberal U niversity, one of cold, senseless m arb le. •‘D eclarations from the pulpits of Gregon L. U. O [I set free]. T h at I f a ll h e lp a lit t le , w e c a n a c - churches of doctrines and p rin -‘ « why th a t chair is supported by ciples, based upon T ru th , would the Ingersoll family and by the | # | | u , e? I RIGHT LIVING . . . . IS A BOOK O F . . . 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