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
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pledges by the successful p arty own coin.
Tins would open the ' "e believe that
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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
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tising, cost of publishing Report o f ! ____
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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
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