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About Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 13, 1900)
« T H E TORCH OR REASON, S IL V E R T O N , OREGON, S E P T E M B E R 13, E. M. 300 (1900.) dition, and th a t this gradual de- m ost anxious to procure a piece to velopm ent has been going on for eat, however sm all, hundreds of thousands, perhaps In our own civilization we have m illions of years. wh at »» obviously, in p art, at least, It is clear, therefore, th a t m any a later form of this relic of savage of the habits an d custom s of exist- cannibalism >n what is known as ine savages will be found to he toe E u ch arist, in which by con.e- relics of form er habits and custom s oration by the priest, bread and wine are changed into the body which had existed am ong their an And so, am ong civilized an d blood of one of the persons of peoples we find traces of form er the C hristian deity, and are then barbarism . As is said by Lub- p artak en of by the priests and peo- bock: “ W e m ust, therefore, expect pie with much cerem ony. S till more to find in each race tr a c e s - u a y , clearly ,h e «r.g.n of tins rile more th an t r a c . s - o f lower re- ap p ear when we rem em ber h a t ligions.” The study of hum an s a c * » • person of the deity,is consider- * , ., r • . „ „ ed as having been sacrificed in rifice and cannibalism furnishes an s , order to appease the w rath of an- interesting exam ple. , . .. other person of the sam e deity. The object of religious sacrifice , P r0(e8tant denom ination9 of an y kind is to secure the assist- cerft js foun(i ¡„ gtjl, more ance and support of th e good or f()rm8> u n tjli ¡n th a t of evil goods, or to appease th eir su p the more liberal sects, it is little posed anger. Obviously the g reat more th an a shadow of its form er est sacrifice would he a hum an be self; but to any unbiased m ind its ing, and in the lower forms of this connection with savage c a n n ib a l rite will be found the actual killing ism is too clear to bo m istaken.— and eating of a hu m an being; but P ortland Evening Telegram . as the people rise higher and higher in the social scale, the cerem ony Good for the Second Thought. becomes more and more modified, u ntil the act is little more th an a T he e a rth is my fo o tsto o l; shadowy relic of the original cus To do good is m y m ission. N atu re is m y golden rule, tom. My God and my religion. —[The A u th o r, I . V. W . H u m an sacrifice, either with or w ithout cannibalism , seems to have B rother G eer : Y ours of recent obtained in the religious cere date, with lorch of R eason, at monies of alm ost all peoples, the hand. I like the paper very m uch. Jew s not excepted, a t some period I am subscribing now for the Free- of their history. In m any cases a thought Magazine, Chicago; the curious confusion arises between T ruthseeker, New Y ork, and A unt the victim and the deity, the vic E lm iu a’s L ittle F reeth in k er, and tim being worshiped as a god be cannot read all as they should be fore it is sacrificed and eaten. read on account of my business. T hus the great yearly sacrifice of a My life is devoted to F reethought, Mexican tribe, described by P res having fought the Holy of Holies cott, was very rem arkable. Some ever since I arrived at the age of beautiful youth, usually a war cap study, being now in my fifty-fifth tive, was chosen as the victim. For year. I th in k , by the grace of a whole year he was treated and N ature, I may prove steadfast un to worshiped as a god. W hen he went the end. I also have and do put out he was attended by a n u m er aside tw enty-five dollars each year ous train, and the crowd as he for the cause of F reethought, and passed p ro strated them selves before use it where I think it will do the him , and did him homage, as the most good. I write these p a rtic u im personation of the good deity. lars, th in k in g it m ay induce others E v erything he could wish was pro to do the same, or better. Please vided for him , and a t the com send me term s of tuition, list of m encem ent of the last m onth four studies tau g h t in the U niversity, etc. beautiful girls were allotted to him W hile dew drops feed th e flowers as wives. F in ally , when the last A nd m an is a living c re a tu re , And th e heavens b reath es affably day arrived, he was placed a t the Its b re a th , head of a solemn procession, taken I acknow ledge no powers B ut th e laws of n a tu re , to the tem ple, and, after being sac T he laws of m y cou n try rificed with much ceremony and And d eath . every token of respect, he was eaten Y ours tru ly , by the priests and chiefs. I. V an W in k l e . A nother instance, given by M ul On second thought, I enclose one ler, shows a som ew hat modified d o llar for Torch of Reason. form of this cerem ony. At a cer I. V. W. tain period of the year the priest m ade an image of the deity, of Spread the News. meal mixed with an in fa n t’s blood, and then, after m any im pressive Send 10 cents in silver or stam ps ceremonies, pretended to kill the to the Liberal Subscription Agency, image by shooting it with an arrow , 128 Locust St., O ttaw a, Kas., and tore out the heart, which was eaten receive during the next m onth by the King, while the rest of the copies of all leading F reethought, body was distributed am ong th e Liberal and New Thought papers people, every one of whom was | a n d magazine«. c obbler, stick to th y last! A shoem aker found fau lt with an oil-painted slipper in one of the paintings of a celebrated a rtist, but showed the greatest ignorance in criticising the o ther parts of the p ain t ing. Hence has arisen the oft-quoted saying, Let the cobbler stick to his last, and let every one atten d to his own business. As a result of sticking to business come and see the rush at S ilverton’s Busy Store and inspect th e B argains, at James Craig’s S ilv e r to n , O re g o n . S T R IC T L Y O N E P R IC E . PRODUCE TAKEN O ur Jo b D e p a rtm e n t --------A L W A Y S G IV E 8 - . . . Satisfaction -----B E C A U S E IT G I V E S ----- HONEST STOCK, FINEST INK AND EXCELLENT WORKHANSHIP C O E D U C A T IO N A L . Fall term begins Monday, October 1, E. M. 300 (A. D. 1900.) NEW BUILDING WILL BE READY. S tu d en ts given board and rooms at the L. U. O. D orm itory at low rates COURSES. Scientific. Norm al. Law. Classical. K indergarten. P rim ary . P reparatory. Commercial. Courses in M edicine, etc., will be added as soon as p racticab le. T H E O N L Y IN S T IT U T IO N O F IT S K IN D IN T H E W O R L D , S T R IC T L Y N O N -TH EO LO G ICA L. For Catalogues and further p articu lars, address: J. E. HOSMER, President; or PEARL W GEER, Secretary, SIL V E R T O N , O R EG O N . We believe th at card s like th e fo llo w in g copy, neatly p rin te d a n d d istrib u te d a ll over th® U n it ed S tates, w ill help us to b u ild th e L iberal U n i versity. Reader, how m any can you d is trib u te to good advantage? T his w ill cost you n o th in g b u t a little effort, and may help th e cause of F ree- th o u g h t very m uch Rjl ▼ I X U, ...F IV E ... REASONS W HY vov AGAIN IN BUSINESS! A NICE FRESH STOCK O F MIL- LINERY can be found at M RS. RUSSELL, SILVERTON, OREGON. ▼ I She will be pleased to see all h er old Friends and Custom ers. STYLES AND PRICES ARE CORRECT. I i”« I S H B IS lL ib e ra l U n iv e rs ity hould elp to u il d AT SILVERTON, OREGON. Six Tracts to Promote Scientific W isdom 1 It will h e lp m any young m en and In Place of C h ris tia n ity : young women to a h ig h er ed u catio n who otherw ise will grow u p w ith o u t its g reat 1 Can Sins be Forgiven? ad v an tag es. 2 It will educate w orkers for th e g reat 2 Does Christianity or Science Promote Civil forw ard m arch of F re e th o u g h t an d Pro ization? gress. 3 Is Religion or Science More Reliable? 3 It will forever silence th e accusation th a t S ecularists have nev er done any- 4 Evolution and Comparison of Religions. 5 Does Belief in Miracles Benefit? tliin g . 4 I t will h asten th e tim e w hen Reason 6 Immortality or Annihilation? and Love will reign, and w hen su p e rs ti JU S T T H E T H IN G tion and h a te will lie forever gone. 5 I t will give you an o p p o rtu n ity to to h a n d to y o u r C h ristia n frien d s. Send build yourself and o th ers a m o n u m en t, 2 cen ts for 6, or 6 cen ts for 25 tra c ts, w hile you yet live, th a t will do a m illion to E liza M owry B liven , Brook tim es m ore good th a n th e m ost costly lyn, C o n n ., or send 10 cen ts one of cold, senseless m arb le. for 50, e ith e r k in d o r a s so rted k in d s, to I f a ll h e lp a lit t le , w e ca n a c c o m p lis h m u c h . W ill you h e lp T H E L IB E R A L U N IV E R S IT Y Silverton, Oregon. a lit t le ?