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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
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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
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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-
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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
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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 .
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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
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