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About Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 6, 1900)
T H E TORCH OF REA SO N , S IL V E R T O N , OREGON, S E PT E M B E R 6, E. M. 300 (1900.) For th e Torch o f R eason D ebts o r T resp asses. Note on M otions. E ditor T orch of R eason : 7 L i b r a r y o f L i b e r a l Cl •ac-simile ot tne L-toth Editiona oj Fac-simile of the Illum inated Paper * Covers of the * the Fam ous Y esterday, in the presence of sev eral persons, I m ade the assertion W hen using a telescope tor the j th a t the so-called “ L o rd ’s P ray er,” first tim e, one is surprised to see in the fith chapter of M atthew, had how rap id ly the image of a star been changed during my day, s o a s j crosses the field of view. If not to read from “ Forgive us our tres moved by clockwork, the in s tru passes, etc.,” to “ Forgive us our m ent requires frequent read ju st debts, etc.” m ent upon the object The begin A young sprig of the C am pbellite ner has seldom tak er/ into account clergy, nam ed Le M asters, being th a t the ro tatin g m otion of the present, denied th a t such was the earth is as greatly m agnified as the fact; and asserted th a t the error object. For the first tim e he gets a (he intim ated more than error) clear-cut conception of th e fact th a t arose from the reading of the 14th the earth “ do move.” W ith mo and 1 5 'h verses; w here, in the tion, as with everything else, we sam e connection and following in arrive a t u n d erstan d in g by com continuance of the same discourse, P A P E R E D IT IO N S , C L O T H E D IT IO N S . ’a in e ’s Age o f Reason ...................................... parison. E v ery th in g is relative. the word “ trespasses” is used. It P a in . c o m p l __ ete w o r ts . •aine’s C om m on S ense...................................... P .,j ic.il W orks. 2 vol. ’a in e ’s Rights o f M a n ........................................ F» nest The m otion of an anim alcule is true, th a t to m ake the reading n nine's in e ’s 'lheoioguk,l W orks 1 vol. I .^iraltd ain e's < n s i s ....................... ............. ............ M iscellaneous W orks. 1 vol. a iu e ’s R eligious & Theological W orks. Ill« .h o n , through the w ater under high m i consistent the readings should all •¡line’s a in e ’s Life By Clio Rickm an 'a in e ’s P rin cip al Political W orks. Illu»..... I oxed. an d th e e d ito r o f T7ie N ation ain e's Life. ProAise’y iU m trn ttd ................ croscopic power seems rap id , and it be “ trespasses,” or else “ debts” and al. Profusely illubtratvd. 1vol. 5 \o». J5.Û0 'o ln ey ’s R uins o f E m pires Illu stra te d . ‘a in e ’s Age o f R e a so n ........................„.......... . 50 '.<> is.e a u ’s Vicar of .- .-voy. and A Search for © requires a calculation to enable us “ debtors.” ‘.line’s R ights o f M an...................................... 50 T ru th , by Oliv»* S c h re in e r.......................... ’a in e ’s Crisis .............................................. . 50 Social C o n tra c t.............................. But this change of wording a p to u n d erstan d how very slow it ’ain e's life , by cd National. Profusely illus. 75 lousseau’s Icslier’s S uper titio n in all Ages. P o rtra it ‘a in e ’s C om plete Life, by Clio R ickm an an d ? Ie $ lic r’6 <*' itiibc uni» U’ri n n irit. P o rtra it really is. We nre liable to get an pears to be a sore point with the th e ed ito r of th e N a tio n a l.............................. 1 06 Dickens’ S unday U n d er T hree H eads. Illu». Paine’s Principal Political W orks, (1 vol.). 1 00 llulw er’s H istory o f a False R eligion. Illu«. exaggerated idea of its vital ac C h ristia n s—the clergy especially; P aine’s Political W orks, Com plete, (2 yols.).. 2 00 T alleyrand's L etter to th e Pope. P o rtra it, Religious a n d Theological W orks. 1 00 lib b o n ’ B irth and C h aracter of M ahom et. and so effort m ust be made to cover J Paine’s tivity. ib b o n ’s H istory o f C hristianity. U lus....... 2 00 lig g in s’ Horse S a b b a tic « .............................. Gibbon’s Birth and Character of Mahomet. 60 H iggins’ Apology for M ahom et, th e Illu«. As there are movem ents in pro it up. Reasons for Unbelief. By Louis V ia rd o t ... Father Tom and th e Pope a t th a V a tic a n ....... It appears th a t I was born too gress too rapid for the eye to de tect, so, on every hand, are other soon, especially for the peace of this m ovem ents too slow to be recog preaching “ kid;” for in my juvenile nized. W ith o u t resorting to the days— which antedated his nearly hypothesis of a sixth sense, we can fifty years —in all the Testam ents u n d erstan d how faint prem onitory I ever saw. it read “ trespasses” and vibrations of earthquakes, storm s, not “d eb ts;” and it was so tau g h t etc?, m ay be felt by acutely sensi in Sunday schools. And there are V oltaire's Rom ance«. Illustrated .................. 1 50 in th is place old “ illum inated ------- tive persons and anim als. Essays and C riticism s. Profhsely illus. 1 50 V o ltaire’s Zadig, o r F ate ; a n d T ha W h ite iu ’ s Vicar o f aavoy. P o rtra it. Cloth 50 Bull, a S atirical R om ança............... An interesting paragraph illus c h a rts” of the “ L ord’s P ray er” Rousse R ousseau’s Social C ontract. P o rtra it............ 76 ------- The Sage and the A th e ist; also The eslier’s S uperstition in all Ages. P o rtrait. 1 00 Princess o f B a b y lo n .......................... tratin g slow m otions is found in a which read “ trespasses,” and old M V k O lie r'# ttH nube nub O Jerituiift. P o rtra it 1 00 ____ The Man of Forty Crow ns ; and The R uins o f Em pires. Illu stra te d ..... 76 H uron, or. Pupil o f N a tu re ............ books in which the “ Lord’s P ra y e r” Volney’s recent num ber of “ Know ledge” : Volney’s New R esearches in A ncient H istory 1 50 -------M icrom egas; T he W orld as it Goes ; Reade’s I W inwood) M arty rd o m o f M an........ 1 00 « P lato’s Dream ; J e a n n o t * Colin, etc. “ In his studies of slow m otions, is quoted, reading “ trespasses.” Haeckel’s Visit to Ceylon. P o r tr a it.............. 1 00 V oltaire’s Rom ances, co n ta in in g tha above 4 ickens’ S unday U nder T hree H ead t. Tllus. 50 books in one vol. Profusely illustrated. $1 Professor C. S. Slichter, by m eans There was a lady here, Mrs. Me- D H iggins’ Horae S a b b a tic « .............................. 50 --------L e tte rs on the C hristian R eligion....... Cullock, who had an old Bible in — Philosophy of H istory, iggi in s ’ Apology for M ahom et, th e Illu«. 50 of kinetoscope pictures, has so m ag which the reading is “ trespasses.” H Buchi u e r’s Force and M atter. P o r tr a it........ 1 00 in o ra n t Philosopher. M an in Past, P re se n t and F u tu re . 00 Chinese Catechwm. nified the m otions th a t the growth I tried to purchase the book, but it B R uchner’s 75 V o ltaire’s Essays an d C riticism s contain« tha ochefoucauld's M oral M axim s..................... 00 C om te’s Positive Philosophy. P o r tr a it........ above 4 books, profusely illustrated 1 of seedling peas and beans during was not to be had. The lady is G oodloe’s Birth o f th e Republic. 00 R e n a n ’s l i f e o f Jesu s. Illu strated ........ ..... pc P o r tr a it . s’ A natom y o f N e g a tio n .......................... 76 S chopenhauer’s W isdom o f Life. P o rtra it... three weeks is shown in a few dead and I d o n ’t know where th at S S altu altu s’ P hilosophy o f D isen ch an tm en t......... 78 ------ C ounsels a n d M a x im a .............................. Fawcett’s Agnosticism...... .............................. 76 --------R elig io n : a Dialogue & O th er Essays.. Bible is. And I don’t know7 where seconds. The p lan ts were photo ulw er’s H istory o f a False Religion .......... 50 --------The A rt o f L ite ra tu re ................................ there is any other, unless it may be T B aU eyrand’s l e t t e r to tlie Pope. P ortrait... 5( --------Studies in P essim ism ................................ graphed on the kinetoscope film by in th e L. U. O. library. R easons for U nbelief. By Louis V ia rd o t...... 60 O abrielle’s I.ife and Im m o rta lity o f M an ... F a th e r Tom an d the Pop at the V a tic a n ...... 50 D avidson’s C anon o f th e B ib le ....................... artificial light at in terv als of a few Would it not be well to put the In g erso ll’s L ectures, vok I, c lo th ............. 9 50) D arw in’s O rigin of Species ............................. “ vol. I, full sheep........ 6 00 H ypatia By C harles K ingsley........................ m inutes to a few hours during the question before Torch readers? ---------------- ---------------- “ vol. I, h a lf m orocco..... 6 00 Bacon’s Paradoxes. P o rtra it ............. l Second volum e in preparation.) T he Scientific Religion Bv M aniel Sand« T h at I am right 1 have no doubt; three weeks. On projecting the In g erso ll’s Prose Poem s. P o rtra it. ......... 3 80 In g erso ll’s C ontroversy <fc Christina« Harmon --------------- “ “ C heaper Edition.. 1 50 ----------- Gods and o th e r le c tu re s ....... ...... pictures upon the screen at the but the tam perings with “ holy ----------------G ods a n d o th e r L ectures.............. 1 00 ------------G hosts and o th er L»-cturas................ w rit,” new “ revisions,” etc., by the --------------- G hosts and o th e r L ectures........... 1 00 ------------ Som e M istakes o f M oses................... usual rate, the m otion of growth C hristian clergy is a sore point on ---------------Rome M istakes of Moses................. 1 00 -------------Interview s on T alm ag e..................... ----------------In terv iew s on T a lm a g e .......... «... 1 0C ------------W hat Must we do to be Saved 7....... was magnified about 500,000 tim es, which they appear to be indus ---------------- F ield-Ingersoll D iscussion........... 50 ------------- B la s p h e m y .......... .................. .......... — -------log» rs'dl-Oladf-tone C ontroversy 60 ----------_ M an, W om an a n d Child. P o rtra it. and the different rates of develop triously hedging. ---------------T he C hristian R e lig io n .................. 5C ------------- S hakespeare, a Lecture. P o rtra it. Patriotic Addresses.............. 50 -------------About the Holy Bible, a L ecture They are now alm ost denying -------------- m ent of the various parts were --------------- S hakespeare, a L ecture. P o rtra it 60 -------------V oltaire, a L ecture. P o rtra it......... T6 -------------Field-Ingersoll Discussion. ............ R e n a n ’s l if e of Je su s............................Cloth. th a t a literal “ lake of fire and brim brought out very clearly. Among D avidson’s C anon of th e Bible......................... 1 00 -------------Ingersoll-G ladstone Controversy.. stone” hell was ever preached, and A pocryphal New T e sta m en t.............................. 3 60 -------------T he C h ristian Religion ............... the strik in g results was the curious young people of today are being M orehouse’s W ilderness o f W orlds Illus ... 1 00 -------------F o u n d a tio n s o f F a ith ........................ T a b e r’s F a ith o r F act .................................... 1 00 ----------H ow to Reform Mankind............... behavior of a pea struggling to industriously fooled into the belief K eeler’s Short H istory of the B ible.................a 79 ------------- Essays and C riticism s .................... C arlyle’s F re u e n R evolution.............................* 75 T he T ru th , a L ecture....................... ’ enter im p en etrab le soil, the root th at w hat all people of sixty years Rp n cer’s F irst P rin c ip le s ................................. 75 ------------- -------------C rim es A gainst C rim in als............... S p en cer’s D ata o f E th ics.................................... 76 ------------ A braham L incoln, a L ecture. Por. curving an d w rithing much like an or over know to be facts, n e v e r! I •• E d u c a tio n ......................... 76 -------------W hich W ay? A L ectu re................... 75 --------- — M yths an d M iracles. A L ecture .. D arw in ’s D escent of Man ............. took place. angle-worm , while the pea was Darw in ’s O rigin o f Species..........., T5 -------------P atrio tic A ddresses............................. Infidelity has so modified C hris P ro c te r's O th er W orlds th an ours 75 ------------ Som e Reasons W hy ....................... rolled about very grotesquely.” ingsley’s H y p atia ........................................... 75 ----------- W hy I am an A gnostic........................ tian ity , and “ revised” and improved S K ch o p en h au er's Essays....................................... 75 -------------Rome oi Reason ? .................... This experim ent has added in it, th a t they are ashamed of the O 'M e a ra ’s N apoleon, 2 vol., Boxed. Illue. 2 50 -------------S uperstition. A ixjcture ............. Las Ca«a« N apoleon, '4 vols., Boxed Illue.... 6 00 ----------- On the Devil. “ ................ terest, for it suggests the unity of crude and b rutal preachm ents of C obbett’s E nglish G ram m ar ....................... 1 00 ------------- T han k sg iv in g S erm on .................... M acaulcy’s I^iys o f A ncient Rome. Illu s.„. 3 50 ------------- As He Is ....... ....................................... m atter an d its properties as in d i fifty years, or more, ago, and they S hakespeare P ortrayed by Him self........ ~....... 1 00 ------------ V indication o f T hom as Paine. ----- - -----Is Suicide a Sin ? .......................... d o n ’t appear to want it known to D i n S P A N IS H R O M A N C E » . cated by ch aracteristic m otions in -------------To th e C e r g y ........................................ Don Q uixote, 4 vols.... .................. those of todet»’. ------------- In d iv id u ality ................. ........................ Lazarillo de T o n n es, 2 vols........... th e effort to ad ap t itself to en v ir 48 Etching», ------------- Liberty in L ite ratu re.......................... They stubbornly refuse to ac-1 Asm odeus, 1 v o l ............................... --------- Orthodoxy................................. crown 4va, o f S alam anca, lv o l........ knowledge any reform ation, but) V Bachelor -------------L im itations o f T o le ra tio n .................. cloth. onm ent. anillo G onzales, o r th e M erry » a n a s ’ D iscourse About Im m o rta lity .......... Boxed 118.00 B achelor, 1 vol..................... ..... ------- “ “ R e lig io n ............... .... In this case th e com parison is there are plenty of persons now A dventures o f Gil Bias, 3 vols....... , ----- •• •' God born who will live to see the C hris 36 00 T he Sam e 12 vols., H a lf < alf, Boxed.. between organism s belonging to the “ “ Conduct.............. Q uixote, 4 vols., w ith E tchings, Boxed 6 00 ----- tians not only deny ever having Don _____ “ “ Th • Law of Success “ „ 4 50 i n I F ailu re o f T hings anim al and vegetable kingdoms, preached a literal hell, but also A d ventures o f Gil Bias, 3 vols., “ -------- “ “ C ppifdtes in U eneial P O P U L A R CLO TH E D IT IO N S . but u n d er the microscope in the deny th at C hrist was represented as A dventures o f Gil Bias, 3 vols. Illu strated . 00 K eeler’s Sh rt H istory of (he Bible “ “ “ “ p o p u la r e d itio n 1 00 G a rd e n er's Men, Wo n-n and Gods A sm odeas, or th e Devil on Two Sticks. Illus. 1 00 Asm odeus. or the Devil on Two Stick«. Illus. growth of cry stals, and in growth a person. achelor o f S alam anca. Illu s tra te d ......... . 3 00 B achelor o ' Sal im ance. Illu strated ...... I think it well th a t these things V B anillo Gonzales. o r M erry B achelor. Illus 1 00 V anillo Gonzales, or the M erry Bachelor. Ills by cry stallizatio n , it m ay be ex D.,n Q uixote, 4 volum es in 1. Illu stra te d ...... 1 00 be put before Torch readers. In tended to the m ineral kingdom as FO R S A L E BY FOR SALE BY the mean time I am looking around well. The only substance in the u n i for an old Bible or Testam ent. T H E T O R C H O F R E A S O N , T H E TO R C H OF R E A S O N * I F. S. M atteson . S ilv e rto n , O regon. verse is the one m aterial. S ilv e rto n , O re g o n . ** K C 838888SgS8 g g g § 8 8 5 8 LIBRARY OF LIBRARY OF JBbRAL CLASSICS LIBERAL CLASSICS jSSSSïSëS g g g g 5 5 3 8 3 8 3 8 S 8 « 8 8 3 8 8 8 8 5 8 8 8 8 8 S 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 g 8 S S 8 g S g g g g g 8 S 8 8 8 8 S 8888 8 8 8 8 BY G . W . M O R EH O U SE.