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THE T O R C H O F R E A SO N , S IL V E R T O N , O R E G O N , O C T O B E R 11, E . M . 300 (1 9 0 0 .) Religious S en tim en talism and I lu* m odern h e lio c e n tric A strono Reply to Prof W akem an . .F o rstn er’s. . my, with its tru e m otions of the Agnostic Doubt. earth and sun, makes an end of the E ditor Torch o f R eason:— I Irt | 1 would meet Prof. W a k em an ’s old heaven, hell, im m ortality, and BY T. B. W A K EM A N . IS INVALCABE TO s a lv a ’ion religion, at once. The and Mr. D. C. T enney’s rejection of bottom law of Science; th at all the nebular theory, and their views C a rp e n te r s a n d J o in e rs , for m o rtisin g , Mr. Beall gives us a h ealth y les- changes of the world are corrida- th at this planet has existed forev such as le t t in g in locks, as it tak es th è place of chisel an d gouge ; to son, on our first page, bv his sharp j Ve and equivalent, needs but a er, with these two propositions: F irst, that if their latter assum p rem inder th at the passions are just slight m editation to make utterly C a b in e t M a k e rs , for in laid w ork, dow- tion were correct, i. e. if this planet e llin g , patch in g , rem oving sp lits and so much steam or tire unless they impossible those old conceptions,— k n o ts. In fact, no are looked after and controlled by gods, spirits, m iracles and prayers, had been in existence throughout the prevision and prudence of the Yet thousands of people go on pray- the eternal past, the “ P aradise on W a g o n o r P a t t e r n M a k e r m a n u fa c tu r er ot pianos, organs, sew ing m achines intellect, reason, h u m an ity and ing just as if nothing had hap- E a rth ” so fondly and confidently a g ric u ltu ra l im p le m e n ts, sash, blinds beneficent m orality. Or, as Jeffer- pened or been learned since A. D. anticipated by Prof. W akem an, fu rn itu re , nor w o u ld have been attained by t h e 1 son said it: “ Do not bite at the 1600! A n y O th e r W o o d w o rk e r, sh o u ld l»e bait of pleasure till You know there But the most am using specimen in h a b ita n ts of our planet an e te r w ith o u t it. and is no hook beneath it.” Jefferson« of this religious sentam entalism is nity IJ1O a ago. ^ ° . [periods, ( p e r io d s , geological gt ian Cyclo, p. 697. our m odern Liberal “ A gnostic.” , otherwise, being in tl iat case, oh- ! AS A MACHINE BIT IT IS UNEQUALED. But in regard to religion we have He sees the facts of A stronom y. li te r a t e d l atnd» Il ’8 th e only round hit in th e world . • . • i , . . . second, th a t to science arid ma - th a t will b o re a SQ U A R E H O LE a class of passions or em otions and the bottom laws ofScience. bnt and do all th a t an y o th e r . . i , , _ « i • • i . . , . ’ , I terialism , nothing is eternal ex- whicli are supposed by m any t«> he , h sim ply unable to draw the only , b it will do. .1 . , . T. , : cepting the co n stitu en ts of m atter, su p ern atu rally inspired, and so the conclusion. He stands as if dazed: PRICE , . H erman W etstein , w arrant of religious tru th Won- draw s his hands before his eyes, F itzgerald, Ga. Set of five, differen t sizes, p o stp a id . .$2.60 der, awe, the sense of the rnirac- and m utters: “ I dont know: there Single b it, p o s tp a id .................................. go C om m ent. lilous, the desire of future happi-1 m ay he heaven and hell, god and ness, and the fear of hell would not devil, m aterial soul and im m ortal Friend W ettstein’s reply, so A ddress, LIBERAL 13722272 exist, we are told, unless they ¡ty after a ll? ” W h a t a singular sm all and b rillian t, is a jewel! SIL V E R T O N O R E G O N . m ight he in some way realized, state of mind is th at! B ut , I never said th at this E arth When Sci- The excitement of “conversion” is enee, clear and bright, brings th e as a planet has existed through a deliberate working up of those d a y , let us enjoy il, and not Hi» in “ the eternal past.” T h at is only feelings to a clim ax, and then a intellectual tw ilight. Vvhy replace one, of several hypothesis, which break by a nervous revulsion and i ‘ Clod” by Doubt, instead of the Mr. Tenney favors, not I. As to its I s not Doubt the most use- form ation, the aggregation or me University Number o f Freethought Magazine the fall hack upon a Savior in A ll ? A state teoric plus nebulous dust and ra d i prostration ami prayer, as acts of less and stupid of gods? \ \ it h P earl \ \ . < Peer’s p o r t r a i t . . 1 5 ^ faith and “ belief”! of mind every lover of T ru th lives ation hypotheses of Lockyer and Epitome of Positive Philosophy These religious .em otions are in order io end! Proctor seems to me the more prob By T. B. W akem an .................... , g c scientifically found to be akin to able. S tudy up and see! Mean Freethought: Past, Present and Future. auto-suggestion and the hypnotic! . cc . . . .. . , i , Jefferson’s Arrival at th e Lib- while take Astronom ers B all’s a d By T. B. W akeman , w ith p ictu re processes which all healthy and . . vice; to wait a few thousand of and life of th e a u th o r. P rice, 12 .. . . . 4 , eral U niversity. sensible people learn to avoid and copies, $1,00; e a c h .................. - 1 0 c years, if need he, so as to get the deplore. They are w ithout reason j ( ontinued from 3rd Page. data to really know. W hy d is Emancipation of Education. “ as a pilot,’’and soend only in i l l u - ----------------- —--------------- ---------- ---- count the end of M other E a rth An In au g u ral A ddress, by T. B. sion at the expense of the nervous a c . ,i. : » < ,, T . W akeman , Delivered on th e in co r Mr. . own words the gist of a ’l th a t Jef- which may never come? poration of th e L iberal U n iv ersitv systern. 1 hey are sim ply a form i r, , , , . r T K J tnrson has left—and he has left T enney’s answ er is in his “ E arth Price................... ........................... S o of nervous disease. But as a form som ething on nearly every imag- not created.” which IT. L. Green, Photographs of the Faculty of -evidence-, Ihie eentim enU liem inable topic> Indeed few hum an b e -! C hicag(>. I"., sends for 15 cents of th e L iberal U n iv ersity , s u it is most dangerous; for by thous- • -- ™ — - ings ever spent 83 years of a more T * W. B. able for fram ing. P ric e ................ 5 0 c ands it is taken to he the substance varied or useful life, nor given a T, r Tri r ■ ■ ■ ■ Torch of Reason Song Book No. 2. of “ religion,” and the personal and clearer insight into the age of the N 6 8 I flO U ^ h t highest evidence of it. Such peo Price................... .................... 1 0 c R evolutions, of which he was in T he ablest p u b lic a tio n o f the k in d in the W o rld , ple say: “ Religion is a t the bottom Sixty-four pages. Illustrated. Published M onthly. Freethought Mag-azine fact a great part. W liat t IR h is IS I Pr *ce 8I -------------- For T ■ W EN u , 4,0, • • , f | O° a year, ,-vi «w TY ■ , - -FIV r i» E c v CENTS en i j feeling: I know my religion is true for S ep tem b er, Ingersoll m em o m ighty ‘S pirit of the past has to R will be m ailed to any address TH R E E flO N TH S rial n u m b e r; Octolier, vdth because I FEEL it ” Thus they are eay_ ’ how now w A ddress FR E E T H O U G H T MAGAZINE, W ak e m a n ’s sp eech ; N ovem lier, 213 E. Indiana St., Chicago, 111 im pervious to all facts and reason tlliB book ,yj before w ith p ictu re of L. U. O. fa c u lty ’ Price........................................... '.I Oc about a n y th in g they call “ religion.” r.u„ou _ ar. . . ‘ . ’ ... rp, . , . .. , * pages respond to your touch like B EA T-TH E-W 1R LD PRICES! Forstner Auger Bit I hey sim ply go it blind, lh e y are ,u„ , . ... . H r ,, .... , i the keys of a piano, and the raen- like the opponents of G allileo who , Qi e tts te in ’s Price, an y siz e .............................. gQ c . . »al phonograph gives you the arranted refused to look through his te e- e i- .. e t , deepest feelings, the ripest thoughts Liberal and Scientific Books atches scope for fear they m ight he con- .• , , ’ J the most practical telesis , the of all k in d s. See a d v ertisem en t W H A T WE H A V E TO S E LL. . « « . a « . 4 .1 V ■ elsew here. Send all orders to T h e L ib e r a l U n iv e rs ity C o , Silverton, Q regoa i - v. , , «.-pinng nnu oiesseu oi vanguard , r.igin ’i-JV , "100 me t o the feelings, which would all tho8e w hoeyer drew (he o r th e “ O tto VVettstein S pecial” , all 2 . m ake facts, science and reason of no c u r jewels, full a d ju sted , e x tra tine th ro u g h - account w h a te v e r ’ OUtj $25‘. The a,,ove in 4 oz‘ coin silver ‘ u, . . . . ’ • • M any are the the passages it is ca8e8 or , a b e 8 t year filled gold screw S piritu al facts are sp iritu ally ».„„ j . c . 6 . | eases, $4.50 m ore; sam e, h u n tin g , $6.50 j- r , „ j , t J n a ra to forbear quoting—especi- m o re; in 25-year eases, $6.50 an d $9 discerned,” and w hat the facts ac- nn „ ,i > , . , Ml nronuid , . . , . . more Ail nrenwid • «i- i ally those which give decided sup- ?re‘ Tre‘ VNprep£ y * prepaid, d’ T ,, , u L adies G old W VV atches atches .—In .—Ingold-filled tu ally are, is of little or no a c c o u n t __ . . . . H adies old g o ld -filled • • c u • i port t0 our Liberal U niversity and 20-vear cases, 7 jew els, $10; 15 jew I’els, els, o n p a is o n : Such is now th e its course and mode of study. But a.lju sted fl« ; the “ Otto Otto ex ‘K evelational” conviction and prac- .. , , , . VVettstein , b jew els, lull ad ju ste d , ex- tip p n f th n n « ..n d u 00,1 1 k lil18 n io lto a n d the conclusion tra fine th ro u g h o u t, $22.50. T hese in ticeof thousands. How can we con from it “ No m an has power t0 -’5 y e ar cases, $1.50 m ore. .. K All cht ased , latest sty le, in lot o w o tk - . 7 Z” T A11 artistic a r tis t’c hand h a n d ch vince those who refuse to see? e nother prescribe his faith. . plush cases. M an u factu rer’s g u aran tee But what is still stranger is th a t “ I f thin k in g men would h a v e an,! m ine a<’™ nipanies all filled cases, .i • i e and w atches k ep t in o rd er one year, this hypnotic sentim entalism ig ♦ L o « . the courage to think for themselves, For solid gold or watches not listed nores the facts they do see, just as if a n d to sp e a k w h a t th e y th in k it above correspond with me. I can posi- they did not exist at all. They cannot j «vely save you 20 percent, on Diamonds, would be found they do not difler Opals or other fine jewelry. draw the plainest inference. There in religious opinions, as much as is , for price-lists of Ingersoll spoons, can be nothing plainer than th a t supposed. Qll, ; F re e th o u g h t badges, and m y fam ous tract : “ T heism in th e C ru cib le” , free, AND KINNEY PORTER M a in S t r e e t S ilv e r to n , O re CARRY A COMPLETE 8TOCK OF School Supplies Books and S ta tio n e ry . Dealers in F ruits, V egetables i and C onfectionery.
