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About Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 18, 1900)
A ttE TO RCH OF REASON, SIL V E R T O N , OREGON, OCTOBER 18, E, M. 300 (1900.) Call for Annual Congress of A. S. U & F. F 7 pledges by the successful p arty own coin. Tins would open the ' "e believe that like the following copy m n u<l n o t h e i l l n i v u d n*it lio n t a n ro o v a c f .1 • • neatly p rin te d a n d dint ri but«*« I all over the U nited u . 1 not ne allowed w itnout a pro eyes ot the dupes of the m issionar- s < » t « * . w i l l h e l p u» to build the liberal I ni- v e ra jtj. Header, how m any can jo o d is trib u te to te8t- —a very mvch needed opera- K< mm | advantage.*' 1 his will cost you n o th in g b u t e*'ort, and may help th e cause of r ree- To pay the expense of speakers, tio n — ( Liberator, Melbou im e, Aus- •• tho little u g h t very m uch hall rent for nine sessions, adver- tralia rA, X tising, cost of publishing Report o f ! ____ ...F IV E ... 4 REASONS WHY Congress, etc., will require at least Six Tracts to Promote 4L YOU $1,000. Liberals in the past have The t w enty-iourth A nnual Con gress of the American Secular Un ion and Freethought Federation will be held in C incinnati, Ohio, F rid ay , S atu rd ay and Sunday, Nov. 23, 24, 25, 1900. It is expected th a t this gathering generally responded generously to apneals for funds to defray the ex S h o u l o H e l p t o B u il d ™ of Am erican F reethinkers will be penses of o u r Congresses^ and is be In Place of C h ris tia n ity : one of the largest and most im L ib e ra I U n iv e rs ity lieved they will to this. C ontri AT SILVERTON, OREGON. portant annual m eetings yet held. butions should be sent at once to 1 Can Sins be Forgiven? 1 It will h elp m any young m en an d One of the most Successful of the 2 Does Christianity or Science Promote Civil- Otto W ettstein, T reasurer, Ro young women to a h ig h er ed u catio n who ization? earlier m eetings of the Society was otherw ise wili grow up w ith o u t its g reat chelle, 111.; E. C. Reichwald, Secre- 3 ls Religion or Science More Reliable? ad v an tag es. held in C incinnati twenty-one tary , 141 South W ater street, 4 Evolution and Comparison of Religions, 2 It w ill educate w orkers for th e g rea t years ago. Today this city has a Chicago, or to the E ditor of the 5 Does Belief in Miracles Benefit? forw ard m arch of F ree th o u g h t an d Pro gress. large and flourishing society of Torch ol Reason. 6 Immortality or Annihilation? 3 I t will forever silence th e accusation F reeth in k ers, who asked for this th a t S ecu larists have never done a n y J. E. R emsbukg , President. JU S T T H E T H IN G th in g . Congress a year in advance and E. C. R eichwald , Secretary. 4 It will h asten th e tim e w hen Reason prom ised to do all in their power I to hand to your C h ristia n friends. Send a n ‘l hove will reign, and w hen s u p e rs ti tion and h a te will be forever gone to m ake it a success. The city is - cents for (», or 6 cen ts for 25 trac ts, 5 It will give you an o p p o rtu n ity to W here M issionaries are Needed. to E liza M owry B livbn , Brook cen trally located for Liberals east build yourself and o th ers a m o n u m en t, lyn, C onn., o r send 10 cents w hile you y et live, th a t will do a m illion of the Rocky m ountains. Special for 50. eit her kind or a s BY JOS. SYMES. tim es m ore good th an th e m ost costly sorted k in d s, to rates will be given by all the lead one of cold, scn seless.m arh le. The poor fools who support m is ing railroads and it is believed that If a ll h e lp a lit t le , w e c a n a c T H E L IB E R A L U N IV E R S IT Y the atten d an ce from outside will be sions to the “ heathen” are destitute! c o m p lis h m u c h . W ill you h e lp S ilverton, O regon. of reason. \\ hat terrible insanity u n u su ally large. Able speakers a little ? will discuss the various questions is th at which believes th at whole pertaining to our work, and every races will he dam ned forever by the effort will be m ade to interest and “ heavenly father” of them , because he has not sent them a gospel over en tertain all who attend. The present year has not been an which the C hristians have been , A shoem aker found fault with an oil-painted slipper in uneventful one for our Society. lighting and m urdering each other one of the paintings of a celebrated a rtist, but showed the W hat will j The advocates of a state religion for over 1000 yearsl greatest ignorance in criticising the, other parts of the p a in t have industriously prosecuted their future philosophers and historians ing. Hence has arisen the oft-quoted saying, Let the cobbler work, and in some instances have have to say of this madness of the stick to his last, and let every one attend to his own business. been successful. On the other hand nineteenth century! Is there some we have won some decisive victor huge M ephistopheles who is p la y As a result of sticking to business come and see the rush at S ilv erto n ’s Busy Store and inspect the B argains, a t ies. In Toledo and other places ing a diabolical farce with men as the efforts of religionists to enforce m arionettes! This century so re- P uritanical laws have been suc knowned for Scientific advance cessfully opposed. In Chicago a ment and criticism , and the conse com m ittee appointed by the board quent disruption of C hristian be S ilv e r to n , O re g o n . of education to consider the ques lief, is, notw ithstanding, more dis- S T R IC T L Y O N E P R IC E , PRODUCE TAKEN tion of retaining the Chicago Bi tiuguished for m issionary m adness ble in the public schools voted than any other century! If C hris O ur Job D e p a rtm e n t unanim ously against its retention. tians had so much as one tru th to -A LW A Y S G IVES im part to the Chinese, they m ight In K ansas the suprem e court has practically affirmed the decision of he excused for kindly and gently a lower court th at religious exer ottering it; hut even then to force __ because it g iv e s __ cises in a public school are un themselves in and call for gun- boats to protect them while insult- HONEST STOCK, FINEST INK AND EXCELLENT WORKHANSHIP lawful. In C alifornia, which has occu ing the people would he a mon- —----------------- --------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ W hat is it now? pied an advanced position regard strous outrage. ing church taxation, the various T heir C hristianity is a mass of lies religious denom inations are clam and im m orality, the worst moral oring for the redem ption of their poison known, and this garbage property. The coming election is they claim the right, under protec Jo decide w hether the people of tion of great guns and bayonets, to this state will refuse to accede to force upon the “ heathen” ! the dem ands of the church or su r I atn glad to see the Chinese re- * render to it. senting this unparalleled insolence, Fall term begins Monday, October i, E. M. 300 (A. D. 1900.) O klahom a, whose m aterial de and sincerely hop» they will per velopm ent and large population of m anently exclude every missionary NEW BUILDING WILL BE READY. intelligent people entitled it to ad from their c o u n try . B etter still, S tudents given board and rooms at the L. U. O. Dorm itory at low rates mission as a state years ago, will let the Chinese try a counter m ove| probably be adm itted into the U n and send missionaries to the dark COURSES. ion at an early day. F reethinkers and bewildered C hristians; and K indergarten. Scientific. P rim ary. then we shall soon see how much not only in this territo ry , but ev Norm al. P reparatory. Law. eryone should be interested in its more debased the C hristians are Commercial. Classical. adoption of a Liberal constitution. than the Chinese. The C hristians Courses in M edicine, etc., will be added as soon as p rac tic ab le . To secure the influence of Catholic would gooii forget their m utual prelates in the com ing presidential feuds and hitter anim osities, and T H E O N L Y IN S T IT U T IO N O F IT S K IN D IN T H E W O R L D . cam paign it is understood th a t the unite to destroy the Celestial m is m anagers of the leading political sionaries—as C a rr’s lambs are try- uTDTn'rr v v n u rprT., r. T A n rn . r , . QI , STRICTLY NON -TH EO LO G ICA L. 1 es, I parties have m ade im portant ing to destroy S lattery. pledges regarding church dom i should like to see the Chinese take For Catalogues and further particulars, address: nation iu Porto Rico and the Phil a leaf out of the C hristian book, j . E. HOSMER, President; or PEARL W GEER, Secretary, ippines. The redem ption of these 1 and pay the wretches back in their j SILVERTON, OREGON. Scientific W isdom ; g obbler, stic k to th y last! James Craig’s . Satisfaction C O -E D U C A T I O N A I