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8 THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 13, E. M. 300 (1900.) H. K. Sargent, whose article, to summon from the oblivion in “Evolution of the Eucharist,” ap- which he is enwrapped the anthro- NEWS AND NOTES. pears on the fifth page, has been ' pomorphic God of the theologian, as > 0 0 -0 0 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ( engaged to speak at the O. S. S. U. the producer of protoplasm?” S h all we s ta r t th e o rp h a n s fund? convention, which is to be held at D. Eccles—“ The atoms T. B. Work has begun on the Silverton September 28, 29 and 30. Wakeman talks so freely about are industrial workshop in the base- Hear him, if you possibly can. all assumed. No one ever demons- ment of the L. U. O. trated their existence . . . . Mrs. Ollie Case, and . her lntle a a. oil of lemon, , .. turpentiue, oil . of r pep- Voung man, throw away jour (]au«hter Helen, are visiting at , .. . , . • ij , , , , . .. .. . Ppr and oil of bergamot yield, on bad habits, if you have anj, and j U. q thin week. Mrs. Case, , . . come to the L. I . O. formerly of Chicago, but now a re«- Pro[ Cro()ke8 ha8 showu , hat thpre Secretary Geer digs potatoes, ¡«lent of Tillamook, >« Y 0"?'"« Us individuality of character even 1‘rof. Wakeman digs iu the garden Mrs. Hosmer. Hei husban« , Mr. among the atoms of the same ele and Hosmer carries the hod. Sue- G ub Case, is an expert machinist ments, which can be sifted from and we are trying very hard to in cess 11 duce him and his family, all of each other.” M. M. T.—“Can atoms that are The stfcge in the assembly ball whom are fully emancipated from of the L. U. O. is nearly completed. the old spookisms, to locate in Sil mere assumptions be sifted from each other as Prof. Crookes has The hall will he complete by Oct. verton. shown that they can be? Have 1st. A simple and very beneficial in- we not here the ‘strongest probabil A new Mustang mailing machine vention hi)R be(,n ma(]e by Mr A ity’ that the existence of atoms has has been purchased for theT. O. R. Wolf of Silverton, and is now in been demonstrated to the satisfac office. A good paper cutter is what operation in his hop house. The tion of every body but Mr. Eccles? we want next. principal difficulty in drying and For a limited time we will curing hops has been to prevent The Poor H eathen. them breaking to pieces and saving give the Weekly Oregonian and Torch of Reason both one year for the lupulin, the most important Sometime ago we read of a part of the hop. By his device he only $1.75. Order at once. Christian church society in the has accomplished satisfactory re A letter from Miss Kitty Mills» sults, which will save time and Eastern States that exhibited the our new primary teacher, says that labor, give better quality and dry ladies’ ankles in order to raise money to send the good news to she will be with us by September the hops in a shorter time. those who have never heard that 28th. She will come via Portland. three times one is one, but the fol Mr. Henry Brown, of Wisconsin, K or th e Torch of Eeuon. lowing account almost caps the cli walked into our L. U. O. office to Three T hinkers’ Thoughts. max. Of c< urse some Christians day. Mr. Brown is a friend of our will say that these people are not boyhood days, and we were glad to BY MRS. M. M. TURNER. following Christ’s example nor welcome him to our western home. brother Paul’s either, but some D. Eccles.—“T. B. Wakeman think that the heathen must be Mr. A. C Kautz, the foreman on holds that the sentiency of matter saved at any cost: our building, had the misfortune to is based on assumption.” “The good women of a certain run a spike in his foot last week T. B. Wakeman.—“The senti New York town have organized a which caused him to miss a few ency of matter, that is, of proto Hugging Society’ for the benefit of day’s work, but he is now with us plasm, is not an assumption, but the poor heathen. This is their again. the commonest and simplest fact bill of fare: Girls under 16 years, Mr. Joseph Robinson, who has known to all.” 20 cents; from 16 to 25, 75 cents; “slung type” for the Torch for over D. Eccles.—“T. B. Wakeman de schoolmarms, 40 cents; another a year, leaves us next Wednesday. clares protoplasm to be a mere man’s wife, $1; widows, according Joseph is a faithful worker and we chemical union of 0. H. C. N. P. and to looks, 10 cents to $2; old maids, wish him success in his new field S. What chemist has ever taken three cents, or two for a nickel and of labor in Portland. those elements and produced proto no limit for time. Ministers not charged; bachelors, double price; We need manufactories in Sil plasm from their union?” M. M. T.—“The chemical con editors pay in advertising.” verton, and there is a good chance ditions and the conditions of air, It beats all how the good people for those who get here first. We • • heat and water, at the moment of of New York do love the poor want Secularists to come and see. time in the process of making this heathen. The people of the West Silverton is bound to grow now earth, when the sentient spark was ern wilds can scarcely understand that it has taken a start. developed in the combination of such unselfish devotion.—[E. We have engaged Mr. Henry O. H. C. N. P. and S., were so in Brown, of Wisconsin, as expert tense, stupendous and profound, printer in the T. O. R. office. His that it seems reasonable to think O. S. S. U. Tw elfth Annual Con- vention. wife and two children, who are that they can never be reproduced visiting relatives in North Yamhill in the laboratory. But we do not will join him iu a few days. The Twelfth Annual Convention know what answer Nature may, In News comes as we go to press time, give to man’s persistent en of the Oregon State Secular Union quiry.” will be held in Liberal Hall, Sil that Dr. J. F. Mosier, well known D. Eccles.—“As there is uo evi verton, Ore., September 28, 29 and to all Silverton people, was killed last evening by a falling tree. It dence that protoplasm was ever 30, E. M. 300 (1900). Much bus- is said that the tree was burning produced by anything but a living inesB of importance is to be trans and that his body was terribly system, is not T. B. Wakeman’s ; acted and new officers elected. A conclusion, that the chemistry of very interesting program, with re burned and mangled. matter explains the whole case, a ceptions, music, lectures and ball, The following is a true story: rather bold assumption?” is being prepared. The L. U. O. Ch.—I’m afraid it’s going to rain M. M. T.—“Into what ‘mystical will have its opening exercises on and spoil the hops. Sec.—It won’t and transcendental’ regions would Monday following the convention. rain if you pray hard enough, will I Mr. Eccles lead us to find this ‘liv- Questions as to further union, or- it? Ch.—O, it’s too late for prayers ing system’ by which, alone, he ganization and propaganda will be to do any good; the wind has got seems to think protoplasm has proposed. It will be a most lively around into the south. been produced. Or, are we obliged aud interesting occasion. A ll peo- ) O >000-0OOOOOOoooooo o o o o o o < pie of L iberal se n tim e n ts are c o r d ia lly in v ite d . T h o se w ho can aid by c o n trib u tio n of m ean s or by t a k ing p a rt in th e p ro g ra m are resp e ct fully req u ested to co m m u n ic ate w ith th e p re se n t officers. T. B. W akeman , President, Silverton, Ore. C lara B ailey , Secretary, 91 N. 9th St., Portland, Ore. Dated August 30, E. M. 300. A Liberal Offer. A good friend of the L. U. O. ha® offered to donate Two Thousand Dollars in cash to our institution if other Freethinkers will raise it to Five Thousand. Let us till up the contribution box! L ater —Mr. R. C. Burtis of Mich igan adds one thousand dollars to the above offer. At this rate we will soon be able to go ahead with our building. “A friend who helps quick helps double.” S till L ater .—A friend in Silver ton offers fifty dollars on the above plan. The amount already re ceived and acknowledged in the Contribution Box, goes to help make up the balauce of this fund, which now lacks only $1514.10 of being complete. L ater S till .—A friend in New England has seut us a draft for five hundred dollars, which now leaves only 6964.10 to complete the fund and give “Luo” a big boost. Who will be the next? 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 he safely invested, the income only to be used. £ s. Mr. George Anderson, England 5 0 Mr. Alfred Marsh, , 3 0 Mrs. E. Holyoake Marsh, , 10 Mr. Rol>ert Äpplegarth, , 10 Mr. J. M. Gunson, , 0 Mr. A rthur Ginton, , 0 Mr. Sidney Ginton, , 0 Mr. John Leach, , 0 Mr. Tho8. Allsop, , 2 0 Mr. W. Holyoake Byron Smith , 5 0 Miss Phipson, , 1 0 A. H . ' 10 Dr. G. Sworn, , 0 Mrs. Holyoake Smith, , 0 Miss Julia C. Smith, , 0 Mr. T. R. Madie, , 0 Mr. A. Sumner, , 5 Mrs. Daniel Baker , 0 H erbert Spencer. , 0 Mr. Jas. Wallace, Scotland.. 0 L. P. Maxam, Mich............... $10.00 Geo. N. Hill, Boston, Mass.. 5.00 Eva Ingersoll Brown, N. Y. . 50.00 Prof. Daniel T. Ames, Cal. .. 10.00 Benj. Duval, Col...................... 1.00 > 0 -0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o o o o o o o T O R A IS E $ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 . T h is is O u r B u ild in g Fun d C o n tr ib u tio n B o x . >o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o S Previously acknow ledged.. $428.90 G. Lincoln, Hartford, Conn. 6.00 A. Vanderpoel, Lodi, Wis. . 1.00 M, Millei, Sr., Dayton, Ore. 1.00 H. Rowley, New Y o r k ....... 50.00 < > < > 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 <> o o o o o o o