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T H E TO RCH OF REASON, SIL V E R T O N , OREGON, OCTOBER 18, E. M. 300 (1900.)
bad in its fir-t a rd vulgar mean- the sustainer and com forter of all.
ing. W e condense W ebster’s thus: The Bible m ust take its place as a
W hen the leader drops out, even “ A belief in G( d and his revela- part of the literature of the d ark-
The Only P ap er of Its Kind.
— for a time, there is nothing to do, tion, and accountableness to him ened past of our race, and be sue-
P ublished W eekly by th e Liberal U ni- but for the Soldier, Teacher or Ed- a- the suprem e being.” But who ceeded by the best books, giving
versity '
¡¿^ V secu iarisiij4
itor nPx^
order to step to the knows or pretends to know about, the true account of the past, pres-
___ ______________ _________ __ front ami make the fight, or do tbe or can tell how to account to, or en t and future o f the world and of
T. B. W a k e m a n ................... E d ito r work as best he can.. It is also the influence this Suprem e Being, m ankind. W hen this is done man
P. W. G eer..........................M an ag er like duly of all interested to aid in Spirit or Spook?
Why the Medi- will find a tru e realizeable hope,
----- ---------------------------------every possible way. T hus sudden- cine m an, Sham an, Priest, Pope,
as the m ainspring of his free, c-o-
E ntered at the postuifice at Silverton, jy c a j,e(j
J jq J j u .,
Torch of Pastor, M inister? So man has al- : operative activity.
For the first
Oregon, as second-class m ail m a tte r.
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Reason while the editor takes a ways put his “ soul,” his life, labor, time be will be a liberal , th a t is,
SLB5QR1PTION RATES.
necessary recreative vacation, let property and heart in the keeping he will stand out in the clear,
One year, in advance. 7 7 ............... 11 00 ' me aak all those interested in the of some variety of these spook- “ em ancipated, regenerated ami d is
Six m onths in a d v an c e ....................
•’9 Liberal U niversity and the Liberal agents, and been their creature. e n th ra lle d ” by U niversal M ental
I n d n ^ u 'n v e ’" / " ^ ^ " ^ . ^ year;
eause to pul up their ha,»is and But these agents have been best Liberty, which is “ the U niversal
inadvance....................................
‘5 means to sustain, and if possible, fed and sustained bv the robbers, G enius of E m ancipation.” He will
Money should tie sent by registered secure a ge n tra l advance of The chiefs, ty ran ts, kings and em per feel the glory of knowing th a t
le tte r or m oney order.
!
ors. The a lta r and the throne are T ru th Conquers, and has con
: 1 <»rch.
said quered.
President Hosmer had peculiar alw ays a co-partnership,
W here in tbe mean tim e
N o tic e !
qualifications as a teacner and an Thom as Paine.
ean be find this saving T ru th ?
Thus Ignorance is the m other of We answ er in “ the knowledge
editor, which made him singularly
A h a n d pointing to th is notice denotes
th a t your subscription has ex p ired . beloved by his pupils and readers. slavery —slavery of every kind; of which is of the most w orth.”
You áre earn estly requested to re Those qualities cannot be tra n s body, of m ind, of will, of labor, of
new so th a t you m ay receive th e pa
per w ithout in te rru p tio n . We have de ferred to tbe present editor; all life, of property, of wife, of ch il
What is Taught at L. U. 0.
cided th a t it is best for all concerned th a t can be done is to show that dren, of hope . Oh! slavery, m ani
th a t we do not send papers longer th an
th e tim e paid for unless so ordered. they were appreciated by trying to fold, m ultiform , wide as our race!
A nother article raises the ques
This will p rev e n t any loss ami we will supply their place as far as possi “ Though m illions drink of thee,
know ju st w here we sta n d .
To this end let me ask a still thou art the bitter d ra u g h t!” tion, “ what knowledge is of the most
We request you to send us th e nam es ble.
of Secularists who m ight become su b more general contribution to our Even old H om er said, the day w orth?” M any have been the a n
scribers and we will m ail sam ple copies.
The old
pages from friends and Liberals at tbfct makes m an a slave, takes half swers to th at question.
large. Please to write to the Torch his worth away. The other half is Religionists said it m ust be the
T hursday , O ct . 18, E. M. 300.
upon m atters th a t will extend its one of m isery, or the tool of a n o th knowledge of the will of their God,
and of the way to gain adm ittance
light— articles not too long, but e r’s will.
Au Revoir.
In our great republic we rejoice to bis Heaven.
covering some distinct inform ation,
The practical philosopher of this
suggestion, or hopeful beckoning grandly and justly, because body
After four years of work in trne towards a better future.
or “d ia lte l” slavery has been abol world, like H erbert Spencer, says
L. U. O., I found myself breaking
Our paper is growing.
It is in- ished
But m ark you, and never that tbe knowledge of most worth is
down physically and m entally, and dispensible to our U niversity; and forget it, all of the other slaveries th a t which will be most used, and
yesterday I concluded th a t the 1 a g ieat help to Liberal thought in above enum erated su b stan tially re best prepare one to equate and co
only possible way out of the wear the West.
operate with and m aster bis e n v ir
Help it now by your m ain 1
ing work of teaching eight classes, subscriptions,
mind and
pen.
Our great cam paign now is onm ent: th at is, meet the world.
proof reading, editing the Torch Never will we regret th a t we all against the m ental slavery of ig-
This last answ er seems the true
and acting as president of the L. stood together as a band of broth- norance and superstition. U ntil one if we include, as probably Mr.
U .O ., was to resign, and move to ers and sisters in this emergency. Knowledge, T ru th and H u m an ity Spencer would do, the best and
some o th er place. 1 therefore re
T. B. W.
take their place, all of the other main effect of science, proclaim ed
signed, It h u rt my feelings very
steps and modes of freedom, preg- by old Lucretius and accepted by
much to do ho , for the life of the
ress and welfare, necessarily wait general and more com plete m odern
Veritas Vincit (Truth Conquers.)
L. U. O. is alm ost as dear to me as
W hat is tbe good or use of a will Scientists; th a t “ the first ki.owl-
my own; and “ where our treasure
to a m an who doesn’t know what edge” or Philosophy should be
THE EMANICIPATIVE VALUE OF
is there will our heart be also;”
sort of a world he is in, or who be- such a knowledge of tbe whole
KNOWLEDGE.
but I felt th at to “ die in the h a r
lieves it to be run by tbe will of a world as would banish the evils of
ness,” which I probably would do
We can never be happy enough, despot God for his own glory, tin- fear and superstition; and thus
in a few more m onths, was not a
■never rejoice enough over the der a su p ern atu ral revelation, and leave m ankind free and able to use
brave thing nor would it be of any little we do know. Of course there with popes and priests as bis vice- all their knowledge for hum an bene-
benefit to tbe School.
The mem- is an Infinity yet left for us to find gerents? T hus the m ental slavery fit, and with the strongest hum an
hers of the board, and others, how- out, or work on forever.
B ut the of superstion—th a t is of theology, motives so to do. I t is clear th a t
ever, did not w ant me to go; and it little th a t man has found out about m akes the whole world a vast pris- this is tbe only kind and ex ten t of
has been m u tu ally decided th a t I the world and himself is a m ighty on-house, where freedom of the knowledge th a t ean remove or
retain tbe presidency, but drop ail good deal, and valuable , beyond will and all other freedoms are avoid the fatal evils of fear and ig-
other work until I am fully recup price, when we put it to use.
but hell-producing, m an-destroying norance to which we have alluded,
erated. Tbe board was also kind
The first invaluable thing we mockeries and miseries.
It is also m anifest th a t this knowl-
enough to assist me in securing a get from that knowledge is liberty ,
There is no way out of all these edge ean only be attain ed by a
sm all tract of land joining the Universal M ental L iberty (U. M. slaveries, except U. M. L.— that is course of education, not only en-
U niversity grounds, and give me all L.), th at is, freedom from fear!
that every hum an being, as fast as tirely uninfluenced by the old
the tim e I desire to dig, saw and
Ignorance is the m other of fear , it can be one, should get hold of theological religions, but decisively
ham m er until I have regained my Those who don’t koow, are always the Scientific explanation and so- devoted to the m aking of this gen-
strength. T his makes me happy, afraid.
I hey wander about like lution of the universe.
eral and em ancipative knowledge
hut iny friends of the Torch of those in the dark or blindfolded.
The Infinite all m ust take the and solution of the world, and its
Reason will m ake me still happier 1 hey may walk off a precipice, or place of the old theological person- consequences, the base of education
if they rally to the support of the som ething terrible may hit them : al ty ra n t God.
H u m an ity and and of the acquirem ent and use of
new, but well known editor, Prof, they ca n ’t intelligently turn aside its welfare must take the place of all other special knowledges.
It
T. B. W akem an, to whom we now or dodge. So their fear and ignor- the C hrist who came to bring “ not follows th a t a L iberal U niversity
gladly yield up the quill.
Help ance invented and still inveuts peace but a sword.” (M att. 10:34). is the only In stitu tio n in which
him all you can and don t forget to devils and gods, and tries to escape The Em ancipated and worshipped this general education is possible,
“ pray ’ for the L. I . O. and the by bribes and prayers to them.
womanhood must take the place of In all other U niversities the theo-
8 peed y completion of the House
1 bus ignorance is the m other of the im possible virgin m other. The logical trad itio n s and th eir inffu-
that .Jack is going to Build.
Au st perstition and of all sorts of life and love of co-operative hu- ences either dom inate, or prevail to
Revoir, hut not
good bye.
spook religions.
I hat word “ relig- man beings m ust take the place of such an extent, th a t the results of
J. E. H osmer , j ion has been thus made utterly the unknow able “ Holy G host,” as the Scientific Solution of the world,
Torch of Reason
Step to the Front.