THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, OCTOBER 11, E. M. 300 (1900.)
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Twelfth Annual Convention of the of Massachusetts we hope to be able of the Liberal University of Ore-
Oregon State Secular Union.
to print hereafter. Neither of these gon, at Silverton, upon the success Kubin) at which I made addresses
lessons
and consola-
gentlemen could be present.
th e,are achleving-asuccess which applying the
lue le“8O
D8 and
001
The new president, Mr. Geer,i confirms the wisdom of our con- ¿Tes Ô sucbTfll“"^ S" Ol" U m in
Wheu there is plain sailing eith
snt Wakeman,
vention in
in 1898,
if t u s which thoroughly
<i_____L»_ a
cb affliction.
er of a ship, of a party, or a cause,
lce 1 resident
Wakeman, and
and vention
As far as 1 could, I have sought
there is felt to be little need to ^ r8, Bailey, secretary, were chosen separated it from our Secular Un­
help the crew of workers, especial- delegates to the Congress of the ion, that it might be incorporated to remove the differences of feeling
i,v when everybody
National has Freethought
and act only and independently as which I found existing among the
ly
other press Federation
ing work of his own to do.
Yet, and Secular Union, to be held at an institution of learning and of Liberals of this state when I came
Secular education.
We believe here. Arrangements have been
w hen a bit of rest time does come C incinnatti, Nov. 23d-25th next.
The following resolutions were that nothing could more strength- made with Mr. E. L. Smith, a form­
in that work, all hands are on deck
to enjoy the weather and company unanimously approved and ordered en the Liberal cause than its in­ er secretary and treasurer of the
Union to return the papers and
and hear the news of the voyage. to be published:
creased growth and prosperity, and
property of the Uuion, which had
R esolved , That we heartily con­ and we cordially recommend it to bee„
That is just the description of the
le7. ¡2 7 ?
WD1Ch had
last convention o,f the O. S. S. U. gratulate all friends of religious he support and patronage of all tained by billl since 1898 g0
There was no issue nor difference Liberty and Freethought in Ore­ those wbo bave tbat cau9e at alI m atters in tb a t regard are get
to call an excited or curious crowd. gon, upon the settlement and re earL
1 tied amicably.
All Oregon people were working for moval of all grounds of difference
,
I I
know of any question
dear life to get crops in and need among Liberals that have existed r,
Report of the President of the or difference remaining which
ful work done before the rain, and in our State; that no reasons now
Oregon S. S. Union, Twelfth
should prevent the hearty co-oner-
could not fully attend busiuess exist for the continuance of any ill
Conventmn, held at
I ation of all people of Liberal senti-
meetings in tlie day time. But the feelings that have in any way
Silverton, Or,
Iments, in the support and exten-
three evening meetings were fully grown out of them; and that it is
«i°n°f such sentiments through
attended and very enthusiastic. now the plain duty of all people of
To the Convention, Officers and this Union; and I go out of office
All of the program was fully car liberal sentiments to rally around
with the hope and expectation that
ried out, except that some of the this Union as the auxiliary of the Members:
At the last convention Warren tbe Peri°d °f comparative rest wc
speakers from abroad were not able National Secular Union, and the
be followed by an
to be present. President Wake­ organizing center of Freethought Carsuer Esq. was elected president] ave bad
of our Union for the ensuing year. “Era of g°od feeling,” and effective
man’s report, in another column, and Liberalism in this State.
R esolved , That this convention He found it impossible for him to wor^- All of which is respectfullv
will speak for itself. All of the
items and differences of the past extends thanks to the Silverton attend to the duties of the office submitted.
T. B. W akeman ,
have been settled as therein stated, Marine Band and all other friends and resigned, and suggested my
President O. S. S. U.
and the seal, minute books, and all who have so kindly assisted in election as his successor. The Ex­
ecutive board at its first meeting
papers of the O. S. 8. U., have been making our meetings a success.
R esolved , lh at we charge our thereafter accordingly elected me Jefferson’s Arrival at th e Lib­
turned over to the secretary, Mrs.
eral U niversity.
Clara Baily, of Portland. The sec­ delegates to the National Secular to fill the vacancy. I hesitated
retary’s report, and that of the Congress, to be held at Cincinnati, about trying to serve, for it seemed
BY T. B. WAKEMAN.
treasurer, showing a balance of to urge upon that body the neces­ that some one not recently come to
the state must be better able to
$33.00 over all expenses was ap­ sity of taking further practical
perform the duties of the office,
It is not only the good/ well-
steps towards,
proved.
(1.) The organization of the and more deserving of the honor. w’8b’l,g’ interested living people,
The following are the officers
freethought and Secular senti­ When no such person seemed will- w,l° are welcomed at L. U. O.
elected for the ensuing year:
iug to take the office, I accepted
whose Jives have become
President, Pearl W. Geer, Silverton; ment in our country by Secular
and have tried to do what 1 could, PartH oi our “higher life” evidenced
Secretary, Mrs. Clara Bailey. 91 Unions, Thought Exchanges, Sun­ and “hold the fort” until this Con- ,)y tbe»r works and books, are if
N. Ninth St., Portland; Treasurer, day Schools and similar societies. vention should meet.
possible, more welcome and useful.
Louis E. Rauch, Silverton; Vice
(2.) Theextension and strength­ I prepared a general letter and Ihe‘r llve8/ n books c()me quietly,
Presidents, T. B. Wakeman, Silver- ening of our Liberal papers and
’ ■
- - -
' nrp entertained permanently and
ton; C. E. Glaze, Dayville; W. J. publications, and their friendly co­ had the same copied and sent to all easily, and give us such fruitful in­
Dean, Talent; Mattie Barnhouse, operation in the great cause of Uni­ of the members of the Union by formation, that their mental lives
Caleb; Addie Brown, Ontario; versal Mental Liberty and Secular the secretary, and to others by my­ spring up and live in us again.
self.
Pursuant to the requests of
Carrie Anderson, Wagner; Mrs. L. Union.
that letter, considerable correspon­ Among the best patrons of L. U. O.
Ames. Silverton; D. C. Andrews,
(3.) That measures of defence dence ensued; lists of names were are those writers and editors who
Lone Rock.
be taken to secure and maintain
thus revive in us the lives of the
received.
Literature
referred
to
in
Mr. Wakeman’s addresses of wel­ freedom of speech, of the press and
great and the good of the past.
come at the opening, and of sum­ of the mails, and the defence of all that letter was sent out pursuant
Moncure D. Conway’s Life and
,
to the lists, and to many others,
ming up of the present position of those who are persecuted bv legal m
• • have
.
, been made bv Writings of Thomas Paine has thus
y
S
Many
enquiries
iiW f-P ilin n s
n n m u lle t-
Liberalism at the close of the con- T Proceeding.,
no matter under what lelter an(1 otberwi a8 to [1)e J resurrected and imparted the bur­
ventton, were well received, and disgn.se or pretences, as long as the jecta of the Union, its present situ- ied and almost lost life and legacy
may appear in the Torch.
suppression of Freethought is evi-
„
i
, .•
, a
rp,
•
»
, » I,
,
ation and its relation to the Amer- of the founder of the U. S., and of all
Ihe main and central address of dently the main object of the Dros-
. w
i o ,
tt
,
T
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p
icau National Secular Union and modern Republicanism and Dem­
the convent,on was g yen by J. E. ecutton.
Freethought Federation, which is ocracy, to meet our new “crisis.”
Hosmer, president of the L U 0.,
(4.) That the attention of the to have its congress next month at
John B. Foley and hiR publish­
on the Definitions of Liberalism government and of the people be Cinncinnati.
All of which in- ers, Funk & Wagnalls, of New
and Secular Science, ’ and the union
called to
the necessary
neces^nrv measures
mouflnt’oc to quiries I have answered, . or had °rk City, have now resurrected
1 ", caneu
io me
and organization of h reethinkers ensure a thorough Secular demo- answered by others,
out of the unread many volumes of
thereunder—an address which cratic and republican education in
Partially on account of my beina his works, tne real life of thomas
should at once remove all all of the territories of the United president of this Union I have J efferson , and so the great revivor
misconceptions as to the posi- States, and all countries coming made many lectures at Silverton of the Republic, freed from the lim­
of bodily
infirmities and
tion of the speaker and these most under their influence: that all alii- two at Salem and one at McMinn’ itations
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important subjects.
ances with, or use of Popery in Cn- ville. In the newspapers, especi- the P86’'*’"8 a,,d detractions of bin
Mrs. Emily L. Wakeman read an ba, Puerto Rico or the Philippines; ally
ally in
in the
the Torch
Torch of
Reason of
of Sil-1
S il.' ti,n<‘’
of Reason,
/ " *’ntere'1
, ' our University this
interesting paper on the progress or of Protestantism in Hawaii; or verion, Or., the Free Thought Mag-
1,1 1 6 form of the JEFFER-
of Freethought among women.
of Mohamedanism in Sulu, be re- azine, of Chicago, and The Inves- HONIAN »^ cyclopedia .
It will
Prof. F. W. Hoffman’s address, placed by honest Secularism, or dgator, of Boston, I have put out |
Parton’s
tO and
on Friday evening, was well re- the people be left to their own many articles in support of the, J C, °
a grand
an'‘
ceived and was followed by a very government, education and mode views and purposes of this Union. work of 1009
large Quarto
pleasant social dance.
i of life.
I have also conducted two funerals:
J C0Dla’,,M alphabetically
The addresses of Mr H. W. Sar-
R esolved , That we congratulate one of an elderly lady (Mrs. arranged and fairly cited in hiR
gent, of Portland, ard of Mr. Guild, the founders, trustees and faculty j Barth) and one of a child (Willie
C o n tin u e d on Oth Page.