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.
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•ac-simile ot tne L-toth Editiona oj Fac-simile of the Illum inated Paper
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Covers of the
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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? ----------------
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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.
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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..................... .....
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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....... ,
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••
•' 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
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“ Conduct..............
Q uixote, 4 vols., w ith E tchings, Boxed 6 00 -----
tians not only deny ever having Don
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“
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., “
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“
“ 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.
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