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About Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 23, 1900)
TH E TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, AUGUST 23, E. M. 300 (1900.) F ori' e Torch of Reason W here? BY K. L. HICKMAN. 1x4 us throw off th e shackles an d tea r off th e scales, A h, so long they have blinded o u r e y e s ! Ami have bound o u r whole race to th e old Bible tales Of a bright, future hom e in th e skies. Let us look a t th e w orld w ith u n p re ju diced m inds, ( h, let no t our g ran d arm y d isp erse! L et us see if a place for a God we can find H ere in all th is, o u r g reat universe. We m ay go back in tim e till o u r m ind weary grows, And we find ourselves lost in a d r e a m ; All th a t we can find o u t is th a t nobody know s ; W e’re com pelled to abandon our them e. m ay tu rn to th e n o rth , to th e east, south and w est; We m ay search on th e land and th e sea; We m ay search n ig h t an d day w ithout food, w ith o u t rest, And y et never a trace can we see. We We m ay search th e broad d e p th s of th e ocean of space, All bedecked w ith th e su n , sta rs and moon, W hich su rro u n d s o u r g rea t w orld; b u t as y et th e re ’s no place— For a g reat, living God th e re ’s no room . Then a t last, in disgust, we come back from our search And proclaim th e glad news th ro u g h th e la n d ; And w ith Reason we’ll cope w ith th e m y th s of th e ch u rch , Oi a spook th a t created a m an. 'J h e re ’s no God, H ell or H eaven, or I >«• v i 1 at all; All th ese tales we defy them to prove; And th e e a rth is all m a n ’s and w e’re lords here of all, So th en let us build firm on th e tru th . Come, m y b rothers and friends, fear not God nor his hell; Come and join w ith th e brave an d th e free. W e’ll build here a hom e th a t will far, far excel Any heaven w ith b rig h t, golden stre ets. S isters, Ore. l O' KXXX)(XXXXX)<XXXXX)<X><XXX>( N E W S AND NOTES. the Torch; and as soon a9 there is enough to educate one student who has been nominated by any friend, the Board of Directors will elect one who may J enter at once into the work of getting 6 b a Secular education, What say J our patrons? 1 “ All they that hate me (wisdom) love death,” says the Bible. Who is it that talks about this life being despised and death being only a gateway to paradise? Who is it that loves death? Who is it that hates wisdom ? the best wheat in the world. The following were appointed by > r L. T Rauch o u is • again ; at work Prof. Wakeman, ’ president of the Mr. r . _ , , T . , O. S. 8. U., to arrange for the con ° n Hie L . L . O. b o o k s. L o m e naw b e c o m e a n e x p e r t b o o k - k e e p e r , a n d vention at Silverton, Friday, Sat , . urday and Sunday, September 28, his A lm a M a te r is p r o u d of h im . 29 and 30: Committee on Recep- Mr. Allen is hauling the sand tjl(n> Mr aI1(1 Mrg Lou Ameg| Mr , Salem, with which to finish and Mrs. T. I). Allen, Mr. ’ our building. It takes sand to and Mrs. S. Ames, Miss Frankie build a Freethought University! Rauch and Mrs. Emily Wake The new iron bedsteads from man; on Program, J. E. Hosmer; Buren & H am ilton’s furniture «tore on Speakers, P. W. Geer; on of Salem came last Wednesday. Music (vocal), M. P. Hosmer; They are solid and will last as long on Music (instrum ental), L/Rauch. The program will be announced as the dormitory itself. We purchased one hundred and later. Solomon said, “Get wisdom, get understanding.” But Christianity says to get “faith.” Solomon made many mistakes, but he is certainly right in this case. We expect a large number of students this year, and we will be better prepared to receive them than ever before. « . . took I the premium Oregon wheat again. rr,. This *• time „ it was ... at ,i tlie „ • Exposition. t ? vrA .:in we raise Paris \ erily, The Ingersoll Chair. The amounts subscribed and paid in for the Ingersoll Chair are set forth below. This sum is actually in the hands of our treasurer to be safely invested, the income only to be used. £ 8. M r. George A nderson, E n g la n d 5 0 M r. A lfred M arsh , ,,3 0 M rs. E. H olyoake M arsh , ,, 10 M r. R obert A p p le g arth , ,, 10 M r. J . M. G u n so n , ,,1 0 M r. A rth u r G in to n , ,,1 0 M r. Sidney G in to n , ,,1 0 Mr. Jo h n Leach, ,,1 0 M r. T hos. A llsop, ,,2 0 M r. W. H olyoake B yron S m ith ,, 5 0 Miss P h ip so n , ,,1 0 A. H . ,, 10 Dr. G. Sw orn, . ,,1 0 M rs. H olyoake S m ith , ,,1 0 Miss J u lia C. S m ith , „ 1 0 M r. T. R. M udie, ,,1 0 M r. A. S u m n er. ,, 5 M rs. D aniel B ak er ,,1 0 H e rb e rt S pencer. ,,2 0 M r. J a s . W allace, S c o tla n d .............. 1 0 L. P. M axam , M ich...................... $10.00 Geo. N. H ill, B oston, M ass............ 5.00 E va Ingersoll Brow n, N . Y .............50.00 Prof. D aniel T. Am es, C a l............... 10.00 B enj. D uval, C ol................................ 1.00 A Liberal Offer. seventy-five pounds of honey for the dining hall this week. We A good friend of l he L. U. O. has hope to keep the students and offered to donate Two Thousand teachers sweet this year. Dollars in cash to our institution if The pear crop in the Willamette . „ ... . ... 1 1 .. i other Freethinkers will raise it to valley is par excellent this year Five Thousand. Fresh, dried, canned and jammed Let us fill up the contribution pears will appear often on the box! L. U. O. table next winter. L ater —Mr. R. C Burtis of Mich igan adds one thousand dollars to The boys have fixed up a throne for “Grandpa.” His footstool, scep the above offer. At this rate we tre and crown are enough to make will soon be able to go ahead with our building. “ A friend who helps almost any one laugh. He is quick helps double.” king of the printers’ devils, sure S till L ater .— A friend in Silver- ton offers fifty dollars on the above enough. plan. The amount already re Every subscriber to the Torch of ceived and acknowledged in the q O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O o Reason ought also to subscribe for Contribution Box, goes to help TO R A ISE $ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 . the Freethought Magaziue, pub make up the balance of this fund, T h is is O u r B u ild in g F u n d lished by H. L. Green at 213 E. which now lacks only $1521.10 of C o n tr ib u tio n B o x . Indiana street, Chicago, 111., at 81 being complete. Can’t we, by a special effort, reach this amount ’ o-ooo-oo o-oo-ooo o o o o o o o o o o o o ! per year. before September 1st? P reviously a ck n o w led g ed . . $425.90 If present indications are any J . Voile, H a rriso n v ille, M o. .25 ;<XKXmO<X><KX)(><KHXX)(XKXXX> )0 0 -0 -0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ( M. C a rte r, K a m ia h , Id a h o .. .25 criterion, the L. U. O. will be ob C. G. B row n, Ith a c a , N . Y .. 50 Lift up the Torch so that others liged to build the “ west wing” very LITTLE POINTS. J . W . H an v ille, P o rtla n d , O. 2.00 can seel soon, in order to accommodate the > o o o o o o o o o o o o 0 0 0 -0 0 0 o o o o o o < Our subscription list is growing. students. Let them come! A large Little points don’t much affect number of students means success. Keep up the fire! those who are hardened by years of Miss Alice Davenport will make superstition or hypocrisy. Physical training will be given in OOOOOO OOOOOO0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 OOOOOO O little crooked marks and play on the L. U. O. this year. Be your own priest. You knowj the typewriter again this year for a8 ulu(;ll about auuul a „ god g„u and auu „ a heaven ne„ vell as much The editor and business manager the L.-U. O. Business Department. ag pOpe does—and that is n o - were in Salem Saturday. Miss Davenport is always in good thing. The ablest publication of the kind in the World. Hop-picking will soon be all the spirits, which makes the students’ Sixty-four pages. Illustrated. Published Monthly. are too high to allow Taxes Price Si.oo a year. For TWENTY-FIVE CENTS rage in the Silverton district. work of learning stenography and it will be mailed to any address THREE IIONTHS. The fall term at the Liberal U ni typewriting a pleasure as well as a churches to go untaxed, when mil- Address FREE THOUGHT MAGAZINE. lions of people believe them to be 213 E. Indiana St., Chicago, III versity begins Monday, October 1st. profit. schools of falsehood. This week we added Miss Mary H. C. Page moved into his new “ An hypocrite with his mouth 00 Worth oT house near the L. U. O. grounds Peaslee of California to the faculty destroyed) his (Freethought) neigh yesterday. of the L. U. O. Miss Peaslee is a bor; but through knowledge shall Chas. Page is home from South trained and experienced kinder- FREE ! iUKt delivered.” (See Prov. ern Oregon. Others will follow sartner, comes well recom mended “ S ecular S ciencb a nd C ommon S e n s e ’’ points and is a thorough Secularist. The x’’ October 1st. th e w ay to the g oal of your a m b itio n . A m aga little ones (three to six years of “ If ye shall ask anything in my zine of A dvanced Free Mr. A. Kautz, foreman on the age) placed in her department will name, I will do it,” says Christ. T h o u g h t, L iberal and Modern Ideas of Reform and N atural Law. L. U. O. building, says that our certainly receive the right kind of Have Christians ever asked him to Devoted to practical dem onstrated truths. um anity is und ergoing im portant p h ysical, hall will be all completed by Oct. 1. training. convert the WOr l d - “right now; dear in H tellectu al, and social c h a n g e s. P rogress de m ands the rending of sla v e r y 's ch ain s. T h is m agazine is a stepp ing-ston e to success in a ll Mr. E. S. Remington of Whiteson, An “Orphan Fund” for the pur- Je8U8?” Why don’‘ he do it? of life's undertakings, as it develop s power of made us a very , pleasant call this pose of securing money to pay for The churches say : “God loveth a in tellectu a l perception so th at la ten t and active energy w ill be properly directed, in su rin g a head in a sound body. N oth in g lik e it or wee and deposited $1 for a renewal ej Qca^jng orphan children in the cheerful giver; therefore give the clear h alf so good and practical. T h is rare treat sent to the Torch. * , b a whole year, together with sam p les of over 50 L. U. O. has been suggested by some preachers what ever they ask.” other valuable papers and m a g a zin es of $5.00 for on ly fl.OO. Our Freethought friend, Mr. Wm. of our friends. We think as an “Thou fool, this night,” let them J ▼alne, Send at once as th is offer is lim ited. Sam ple with an in terestin g book of over 100 pages Cline, left a box of large, luscious orphan home, the L. U. O. is have your two-bit soul, if you will, copy free for 12 cen ts in stam p s. A ddress peaches at the L. U. O, dining hall an ideal one, and if our friends but keep your money for something SECULAR SCIENCE AND COMMON SENSE last Tuesday. think best, we will start the fund in j useful. » P .E. 532 Atlas Blk, Chicago, III. , Thfl i tlOU^tlt M3^3Zlil6 ’’U flûflZ IN B S -ft