TH E TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, OCTOBER 11, E. M. 300 (1900.)
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le tenden-
up into the thousands
W hen we realize that the
dollars
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those
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b ringing about better eon- is to go in to th e deatruetive paths
Published W eekly by th e L iberal U ni-
¡„n of a fiet o, lM y priests, ditions, or at least have no idea of licentiousness when a t first set
versity Com pany, in the Interest« oi
C o n stru c tiv e ^Moral
under the silly delusion th at they how it can be done excepting for free, we are apt to worry about the
M z x - n l Secularism
< u p n l u r i « r i i . .
each one to get rich and this they result.., but we have now a great
J. E. Hosmer.........................
How much we lost by oeing soon despair of, after their first few advantage in th at we have “ some-
p. W . Geer.........................M anager stuffed with idiotic prayers, praises attem p ts Io help non-m oney mak- thing to pul in the place
of i ers to perform th a t wonderful fete, old creeds.
For m any years « I,tie
E ntered at th e postoffice a t Silverton, and pious p aragraph s, instead
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Bnt there is no sense in ourcom - slowly and painfully
the t process
of
being instructed in the great mod
We, both gaining independence of thought
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
ern discoveries of Science and the plaining at conditions.
and
moneyed, have has been going on, the C hristians
One year, in a d v an c e .......................... ¡M
right living based theieon, is be moneyless
Six m onth« in a d v a n c e ...'.............
>5 yond our power to estim ate; but reached this point in our develop- have pointed with scorn at the
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knowing that we have lost m uch, merit and the rig h t thing for us children of F reeth in k ers, who on
In club« of five or more, one year,
. at
. . . there
-- ai ire m illions of to do is to look for causes and account of the bad conditions al-
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Mftnev should l>e sent by registered
of our advantages, ways brought about by m ental as
Money s
v nnm ? n people
e o b le w
h o l are now being take hold
young
who
letter or money order.
have
robbed of t h e i r b irth rig h t by the craf­ M any money m akers have excel- Well as physical war,
Notice!
ty priesthood, we are establishing a lent p h ila n th ro p ic energies, lying had nothing to guide them or train
A h a n d pointing to th is notice denotes f j b eJ.a | U niversity in order to do dorm ant, it may be, but if those them like they can guide and train
b a t your subscription has ex;,irp< . what „ we can to check the putrid
trj(1 whose lives are spent wholly in try- ihem selves in societies built and
fo u are earnestly requested to re-
m anaged for the accom plishm ent
levv so th a t you may receive th e na- stream of hum an ignorance and ing to bring about better conditions
per w ithout in te rru p tio n . U e have de­ misery which still flows from the are not too ardagoniM ic to the of some great ideal.
But uow
cided th a t it is best for all concerned
th a t we <lo not, send papers longer th an (lark, m ental swamps and quagm ires boys wdth dollar m arks all over there is to be a change and one
the tim e paid for unless so ordered.
their clothes, they may after all th a t will give the children of Free-
This will prevent any loss and we w ill of an ignorant, superstitious age.
help serve some purpose in the thought a great advantage, for they
know jn st w here we stan d .
We request you to send us th e nam es
great m arch to higher and bet­ are to have societies built for the
GOLD OR GOOD.
of Secularists who m ight become su b ­
ter things.
We are all brothers accom plishm ent of an ideal in
scribers and we will m ail sam ple copies.
and sisters—some weak and some which there is neither room for
W
ealth,
when
used
as
a
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echan­
T hursday , O ct . 11. E M. 300.
Nor will
strong to be su re— some weak in doubt nor hypocrisy.
ic uses a sh arp tool, for m aking
some ways and some strong in other the elem ents of enthusiasm , won­
THE PRIESTHOOD vs. OUR YOUTH som ething useful, is a good thing,
ways, but w hatever we are, we der and adoration be lacking in
but when used as a m orphine fiend
should alw ays rem em ber that any | this ideal; and a “ blessed as-
The way C hristian m inisters uses his poison, to satisfy a th irst
am ount of money is worth nothing snrance” that nothing can ever de­
take advantage of the weak judg­ for th at which destroys, it is a ter­
in com parison lo the good, one well- feat, the good com ing from th eir
m ent and em otional nature of rible curse. One whose thirst lor
trained, well-w ishing, well-doing work will give the cham pions of
y o u th , is little less than crim inal. gold is above bis desire to do good,
man or woman can do in a life­ this new religion of Science and
We can speak from experience, and there are m any such, is in a
tim e qf constructive, m oral, Secu­ H um anity an energy like th a t
having served a term in the men pitiable condition. W hat though
which comes to the victorious sol­
lar endeavor.
tai prison known as the C hristian he leaves m illions behind for ch a r­
dier. Let us then m ount higher and
religion.
At one tim e, having itable or educational purposes, his
AT THE TOP.
higher, knowing th a t we are at the
been elected to act as a delegate to own life— the good that h e might
The old com petitive, individual top of a tall ladder, up and down
a Young Peoples’ C hristian E n ­ have done is lost forever.
To see
which the angels (th e honest w ork­
deavor convention, we in common the tru th of th is,o n e only need ask independent th in k in g has been,
ers for tru th and right) have been
with other poor, weak, unfledged him self which has done more good, and is only the A B C of the great
ascending and descending, and at
nestlings, were made to enthuse the rich m illionaire who dieH a p au ­ F reethought movement. The time
the sam e tim e building, for c o u n t­
over the wonderful doctrine of holy- per to good works, or such paupers has come when the C hristian
less ages.
Here we are at th e top.
ghost nonsense to the great delight as have left legacies of great moral, churches have m et an enemy a
Look!
Can you see the new J e ru ­
Mnd profit of our sp iritu al guides. intellectual, or economic victories. million times more dangerous to
salem with T ru th seated upon the
We remember well how we puck- The poet has brought out this idea their existence. The hum an fami-
ly has actually met its Savior! great white throne of purified h u ­
led all over with what we supposed very clearly in the following:
m an thought?
See the pearling
was the entering in of the holy “ H e only left m illions and m illions b e­ Progressive, M oral, Scientific Free-
th o u g h t Secularism , based on es- j stream s and crystal fountains of
ghost, when, alter a most persua­
h in d ,
of th e fru its of a glorious sen tial, independent th in k in g , has peace, anil joy. and hope, and love!
sive sermon on this subject, we all But none
m in d ;
See how they
knelt down and went through our A nd today his old bones on th e to p of arisen like the sun of tru th , th a t it But look below us!
is, and is beginning to h u m out fight and struggle over the filthy
e hill
little trick of praying th a t our Are ro th ttin
g
away
like
a
tum
ble-dow
n
liners
h a d tau g h t us.
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I the filth, which has been gathering rags of w ealth, and ran k and cruel
train
ers had
tau g h t us.
m ill.
How cruel and heartless it looks In n(e he was selfish anil greedy and for ages in the cesspools of supersti- power! IIow they cheat, and s te a l
cold,
It has come and can never and lie, and kill, and devour each
lo
having found 1 out A <4 maTia<rtw1
. 5 tion.
tion.
10 u us h n n o o w
w . , after
u n c i 11«
m cold,
anaged all
a ll people
rto n n lp for
f o r silv
ftilv er
p r and
and ,
I go away.
It will glorify, purify other, u n til it alm ost seems as
or a certainty that the very preach
gold;
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A tv ra n t bv n a tu n)e;
re , cy
a trim
e r bv a rt,
-r r who took m
m ost active
activ e part
p a r i in A
o,. m kindne88
o’f and unify H u m an ity . To be sure, though they would all fall and
the e most
its devotees will m ake m istakes; none ever reach the last strong
lhat convention did not believe in
heart.
rung we have put in place, and get
w hat they led us poor, young pd rather
shake8peare or Goidginith m any will prove traito rs and bat-
bi
things into believing.
At th at
or P aine,
I ties will be lost and won, but t the a view of our beautiful, glorious, in ­
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W ho w rote for th e h e a rt and th e hom e sun of . tru th . , has arisen „«A
nar.
can no describable, Secular heaven,
tim e we knew n o th in g a b o u t D ar-
without gain;
n f fp,lfh h a s arise n a and
n d can
B ut th e y r’e coming! Let us shout
w in, S p en cer, H u x le y a n d T y n d a ll W hose songs through th e ages forever more be put out than can the great
,ud the revelations they have given x joy a^l'L'bliM to th e brave an.l th e fiery ball, which through ninety- to them !
Ho, down below there!
free.
five m illions of miles d istan t from Let go your bundles of rags and
the world, and when oue young
W hen all men thoroughly learn our e a rth , gives us life and light, clim b fast! H ark! W hat are they
man in the convention, mentioned
their _____
names, , _„r....................
explained and quoted the lesson th a t they can only enjoy Nor can this sun of tru th be made saying? <), yes; it s the sam e old
tome from their works, how well a lim ited am ount of w ealth— th a t to stand still a t the com m and of story.
I hev are p ra jin g for us
a t remember the cunning way
in all above a certain am ount is a niodern
C h ristian Jo sh u as any- and calling us hard nam es, but
winch th e preachers <nade it all nuisance, perhaps the “ root of all more than “ Old Sol’ ever did, the never m ind, we m ust have faith in
Count on 1 he side o f C hristianity,
evil” may wither.
fabulous trad itio u s of th e ancient H u m an ity .
See; there is one
how they actually c o v e re d up the As it is today, and as it has Jews to the contrary notw ithstand- who has throw n down his bundle
H u th a n d k e p t u s in the darkness been for ages, those who could use ¡ng.
and is clim bing fast! O thers are fol-
of ignorance.
their wealth to the world’s best a i- j We should not let our m inds be
Q friendp> if the la(lder
No on«-knows our weaknesses bet- vantage are the fellows who are troubled ; we believe in the tru th ,
,
le r th a n we, hut we truly and with not, as a rule, the best money mak- let us also believe in its triu m p h ,, oesn t rea ,
good reasons rejoice that those dark, ers.
Such men as we have in the and so act th at its prophesies m ay enough at the top t ) m ake our
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Reason iu(,
Editorl
|( *<>f our
t country,
•il!?;
ere
groping days of o u rs are past, but U nited States whose daily income be fulfilled.
1 dream a glorious reality.