T H E 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
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The friends of rietlh<*ug».t and
L iberalism in Oregon and beyond
the state, will learn with regret of
the death of Mrs. M aria W est, at
her home at Scappoose, on the 10ih
in stan t.
She was well known for
her own virtues and euergetic c h a r
acter as a woman and a L iberal,
and also as the respected widow of
W illiam W. West, who died in
1895, and left a name and ch a rac
ter as a m an and a friend and a d
vocate of Liberal views, which hit»
wife well sustained to the day of
her death.
Indeed her last re
quest was alm ost that of her h u s
band: “Let a F reethought lecturer
conduct the funeral exercises. 7’
A ccordingly
President John E
Hosm er, of the Liberal U n iv trsity ,
went to speak the last words for
the deceased. This he did w illing
ly, although he was obliged to
leave his classes at the University
and journey about one hundred
miles from Silverton to Scappoose,
near Astoria.
At the funeial a large assem
bly of relatives, I t lends ai.d neigh
bors gathered at the house, and
followed the procession some two
miles to the cemetery where the
final address was made.
President Hosm er knew of, and
for whom he was speaking.
He
recalled how she was o f solid New
E ngland stock and character, hav
ing been horn of a respected family
in Verm ont 68 years ago.
W hen
a babe in aim s she was moved to
the Ohio reservation, where she
It was not until 1861
grew up
th a t she removed to this state,
Of two
She was twice m arried.
ch ild ren by her first husband, one
still survives. By her second h u s
band she had six children. All of
them were present at her funeral,
all ready to rise up and bless her
for the life she had given and m ade
a blessing to them .
The way she has done so, was by
being and living as a consistent
and persistent Liberal from her
the strange changes of our hum an
allo tm en t, assured th a t though we
as individuals may pass awav, th e
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race and the universe will still go
onw ard in their developm ent,
Men may come and men may go;
flowers may fade and warm hearts
ceaue their throbing, and genera-
tion after generation go down to
the sepulcher of ages, but none of
the glorious a ttrib u te s of hum anity
shall ever cease to be.
All th a t is
great and good and noble and
beautiful in hum an n atu re is se
cure frinii the m ouldering to m b of
time.
No disinterested deed, no
genejous im pulse of the heart, no
kind word spoken hut w hat shall
survive the stars. Let us then live
hopefully, with malice toward
none, and die w ithout fear, in the
full assurance th a t he who most
conscientiously and faithfully per
formed his duties tow ard his fel
low creatures here on earth , am
cording to his ability, has done
well; and th a t they whose lives
are ju st and honorable, no m atter
how hum ble or obscure they may
be, do leave behind them traces of
golden light, which future genera
tions may follow with gratitu d e
and gladness.
Lives of tru e ones all rem ind ns
We m ay m ake o u r lives sublim e,
And d e p artin g leave behind us
F o o tp rin ts on the sands of tim e .”
W ith morn, with noon, with
night;
with changeless stars and
changing
clouds; with
grass,
with
trees and
birds; with
leaf and bud; with flowers and
and blossoming vines; with all the
sweet influences of n atu re, we
leave our dead. Farew ell.
Lay m e low, my work is done,
I am w eary, lay me low,
W here th e wild flowers woo the su n ,
W here the balm y breezes blow.
W here th e butterfly takes wing,
W here th e willow s d ro o p in g grow,
W here th e spring birds c h irp and sing,
I am w eary, let m e go.
I have striv en h ard and long
In th e w orld’s unequal fight,
Always to resist th e w rong,
Always to m a in tain th e rig h t.
Always w ith courageous h e art,
youth up.
In her words, charac
E ver striv in g tru th to know .
ter and action, her late husband B rothers, I have done mv p a rt,
I am weary let m e go.
and all the fam ily found in her
th eir best support in all Free-
thought works and hopes.
She
had a veracity of feeling as well
as of intellect which would not
brook falsehood, deception and a n
tiquated nonsense, even in religion,
the most sacred and im portant
m atters of life ami death, w here so
m any seem to think the tru th is
not requisite.
After President
Hosm er had sketched out the life
ami the triu m p h an t womanhood of
the deceased in her words, works
and continuous im m ortality he
closed with the following:
Our m arvelous and beautiful
world is all alive with rich and
m ighty m eaning, and by com m un
ication with nat ure we are enabled
endure with th he highest hope all
P re ju d ice and P rin c ip le .
C ontinued from 2d page.
18, E . M . 3 0 0 (1 9 0 0 .)
ers, than all the other states of the
. .F o r s t n e r ’s. .
Union. There m ust bg som ething
in the air th a t inspires the senti-
m ent of Secularism ami of Liberal-
IS IN V A LCA BB TO
ism, to m ake the sta te ?o bristling
with “ Secular C hurches” and Secu- C a r p e n te r s a n d J o in e r s , for m o rtisin g ,
such as le ttin g in locks, as it tak es tl>e
lar Sunday Schools,” and to build
place of chisel and gouge; to
up the beautiful ami busy Liberal
C a b in e t M a k e rs , for inlaid w ork, dow-
U niversity, Oregon, “ the only
elling, patch in g , rem oving sp lits and
k n o ts. In fact, no
school of the kind in the w orld,”
one which teaches tru th forauthor-
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
ity, not authority for tru th , using
e r of pianos, organs, sew ing m achines
a g ric u ltu ra l im p le m e n ts, sash , b linds
no “ thus saith the L ord’’ to deter
fu rn itu re , n o r
mine m orals, ariv more th an to
A n y O th e r W o o d w o rk e r, should be
dem onstrate m athem atics.
W isd o m cries aloud in the W ill- ' w ith o u t it.
am ette Valley and her voice shall AS A MACHINE BIT IT IS UNEQUALED.
be “ heard ’round the w orld” as the
It '8 th e only round bit in th e world
voice of virtue and peace.
This |
th a t will bore a SQ U A R E H O LE
an d do all th a t any o th e r
Secular School is
no sectional
bit will do.
school, not a School of Oregon, hut
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I am coming soon, to see.
Please sing to the tune of “ Corna-
tion.
All hail the power of h u m an love,
W e’i fix o u r faith on facts;
Let every h e a rt all h ate above,
Reveal th a t love in acts.
We are not dazed by m ystery,
To Gods no hom age pay ;
B ut draw from every h isto ry
A lesson for today.
Say not, in ate d e p ra v ity
W ill m an forever curse,
Or th a t by m oral gravity
We slide from bad to worse.
Such law of co n d em n atio n , so,
W ould b u t th e sin prolong;
And m ake of all creatio n , too,
A m u ltip ly in g w rong.
G reat N a tu re ’s C o n stitu tio n may
Not ever be im p aired ,
And each life’s evolution, aye,
By certain rule is squared.
We stan d by sig h ts convictions, th e n ,
We d are to use o u r b rain ,
C areless of false restrictio n , m en,
And vote for R eason’s reign.
need of the Secular Union and of From highest halls of science, down
To lowest grades in school,
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“ Church of C h rist” how not to
spend other people’s money, but to
“ render therefore unto Caesar the
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are
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ernm ents) and unto God the things
th a t are God’s.
I believe th at Oregon, with its
d aughter,
W ashington, ’ has more
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true Liberalism in it to the square
1
mile, than has any J state in the
Am erican Union. N ot only that
, but . it
.. seems to
. , be practicing
. . . * more
L iberalism in proportion to its
' population of professed Freethink-
We labor w ith defiance frown
To break th e big o t’s rule.
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