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About Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 25, 1900)
T H E TOUCH OF REASON, S IL V E R T O N , OREGON, OCTOBER 25, E. M. 300 (1900.) o m >CX>C<XX><X><)<X><XX>O <XX><><X> NEW S AND NOTES. (X K X K K X X X X X X iX X X X X ) O O O O O O The Chemical Laboratory of the L. U .O . is being put in good shape and the class will soon be m aking interesting experim ents. 1 he next issue of the free- thought Magazine will contain a half-tone engraving of the Liberal U niversity Buildit g, as it appear- ed in A ugust of this year. We have purchased a boiler for- heating purposes in the L. U. O., but will be unable to have the plum bing and steam fitting done! unless we can raise about $300. This work ought to be done right away on account of convenience and a protection from fire. W ho will help? T h e In g e r s o ll C h a ir. forces and showed C aptain M ills hundred dollars, which now leaves th a t she has no easy task in com only $907.50 to com plete the fund peting for honors in this contest. The am ounts subscribed and paid and give “ Luo” a big boost. W ho The debate between J u p ite r Pluv- in for the Ingersoll C hair are set will he tire next? ius and J u p ite r N ivens was won forth below. I his sum is actu ally -------------- by the former, at least the assem- in the hands of our treasurer to he S ecularists would you not like to bled audience decided th a t the safely invested, the income only to have some letterheads printed with . Secular sen tim en t and W ettstein ’s reign of ram is preferable to the he used. Ereethought badge, to use in corre- pe jgn of snow; therefore Ju p ite r subscbiptions collected in exoland spondence with your friends? We p jUVius was the choice of the BY G. J . HOLYOAKE. will furnish them to you with vour audience when a vote was taken £ g nam e and address printed on them fur a cje rjc of w eather, Mr. George A nderson, London 5 6 for 7o cents per hundred, $1.50 per “ “ “ 2d s u b s c rip tio n ,, 5 0 250, or $2.50 for 500, postpaid. Let M r. Alfred M arsh, ,, » » 3 0 the people know where you stand. “ “ “ 2d su b scrip tio n • .. » 3 0 N o tic e ! 10 Mrs. E. H olyoake M arsh, ,» 10 > 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O < 1 Mr. R obert A p p leg arth , »» 0 Mr. T hus. A llsop, » » S to ck h o ld er ’ s M e e t in g , oe L. M r. J . M. G im son, L eicester 1 0 L I B E R A L M E E T IN G S . 1 0 U. O .— T h e A n n u a l M eeting of th e >{r- A rthur Gimson, ° M r. Sidney G im son, I » 1 0 > O O O O O O O O O O O O o o o o o o o o o o o o < Stockholders of the Liberal Cui- M r. Jo h n L each, Yar m outh 1 0 B oston , M ass .— Ingersoll Secular So versity Company will be held at BY MRS. H O LY O A K E MARSH. ciety m eets at P ain e M em orial H all, 9 their U niversity B uilding, Silver- A ppleton St., S u n d ay , 3 p. m . Rev. J . B irm in g h am 1 0 ton, Oregon, on S aturday, Novem Mrs. D aniel B aker Mr. Byron H olyoake S m ith ,, 5 0 P. B land, R esident S peaker. b e rs, 1900, at 7:30 o’clock, p. m. A. I t . ’ 10 L o w ell , M ass .—L iberal A ssociation 0 M iss Ju lia C. S m ith , „ 1 Business of im portance will come m eets in P ilgrim H all, P alm er stre e t, M rs. H olyoake S m ith , „ 1 0 before the meeting. By order R eigate 1 0 Lowell, M ass., Sunday aftern o o n s, at 2 Miss P h ip so n , Dr. G. Sw orn, London 1 0 o ’clock, ex cep t 2d Sunday in each m onth T. B. W akeman , Mr. T. R. M udie, M 1 0 when th e tim e is 6:30. W . S. P a rk e r, M r. A. S u m n er. 5 Pres. Board of Directors. » > D r. J . W allace, (deceased)Glasgow 1 0 P re sid e n t. E. A. H ow e, S ecretary. P earl W. G eek , Secy. We are pleased to see th a t thj; Liberals of K ansas and vicinity are contributing to pay the expenses of Mrs. E tla Semple, to the Free- thought Congress at C incinnati. N ew Y 6 b K C ity —The M a n h a tta n Mrs. Semple is editor of the Free- SENT PERSONALLY. L iberal C lub m eets every E riday eve Thought Ideal of O ttow a, K ansas, o ning a t 8 o ’clock, in th e G erm an M ason M r. H erb ert S p en cer. B righton 2 and president of the K ansas Free- A R e lig io n o f R a tio n a l S ta n d a rd s . ic Tem ple, 220 E ast F iftee n th stre et. C O N T R IB U T E D IN A M ERICA . thoVight Association. B rooklyn , N. Y .—T he B rooklyn E ditor Torch of Reason: L. P. M axam , M ich.......................... $10.00 P hilosophical A ssociation m eets S unday Mrs. W . M. T urner of W ashing Enclosed please find money order Geo. N. H ill, B oston, M ass............ 5.00 a t 3 p. m ., in th e Long Islan d B usiness ton, D. C-, has sent in two dollars for $5 25 to be credited as ex p lain Eva Ingersoll Brown, X. Y ............. 50.00 Prof. D aniel T. Am es, C a l............... 10.00 Coliege H all, South E ig h th stre e t, het. for the O rphans’ Fund in the L. U. ed. I cannot, in this brief way, con B enj. D uval, C ol................................ 1.00 Bedford an d Driggs Avenues. O. Money received for this fund vey to you the real joy which the Ed. Secrest, R an d o lp h , K a n s a s ... 2.50 C hicago . I I I . — L iberal Society, Dr. elen 11. G ard en er. N. Y. C ity 1.00 will he used to pay the expenses of founding of the Liberal U niversity H T hom as B. G regory, resid en t lectu rer. E sth er H e rrm a n , New Y ork C itv , 1.00 schooling o rp h an s in the Liberal brings me. This is w hat Liberals J J. Chilcoat, M. D. W ash Ü. C. 3.00 Sunday lectu res, 11 a. m. C o rin th ia n 1.00 H a ll, M asonic T em ple. A dm ission free. Wm. J. Chilcoat, “ “ U niversity. T his is a splendid have long wished. D uring the past, All are in v ited . idea and the fund ought to grow. m any have felt somewhat lonesome, O hio L iberal S ociety —Season of 1900 W any and W oozzie are two new- not th a t they were uncertain as to o o o o o o o o o o o o o-o-o-oo-o oooo-o-o o and 1901. new words in this issue of the the correctness of th eir position, X T O R A IS E $ 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 . P ublic lectu res u n d e r th e auspices of Torch. The em peror of C hina is but ra th e r the ap p aren t isolation 5 T h is is O u r B u ild in g Fund th e above society are delivered every S u n and lack of proper organization. responsible for the first, which day ev en in g a t * o ’clock, in College s C o n tr ib u tio n B o x . m eans things on the wane, as he The Liberal U niversity is a potent £ 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O ) H all, 416 W a ln u t s t., C in cin n ati, Ohio. T he program for O ctober is as follow s: defines on page 3. Everyone exam ple of the kind of constructive O Previously acknow ledged. . .$510.90 oct . 28. hum m ed to sleep under a sermon work which the late Col. Robert G. E d. Secrest, R an d o lp h , K s.. 2.50 C. R. W ilby, C in c in n a ti, Ohio. S u b M rs. M. A. R eynolds, K s . . . 1.00 will know what the woozzie wooz Ingersoll so earnestly contended ject, M cK inley Revival of th e dog M. P ritc h a rd , C alifo rn ia . . . 10.00, m a th “ a T t he zie tone is w ithout telling. It is ar. for. H is large and noble life was M ight M akes r ig h t.’’ J . H . Jo h n so n , S ilv erto n , O r,5.00 spent in clearing the field, and All lectu res followed by free criticism excellent remedy for insom nia. Rice & Bock “ “ 5.90 an d discu ssio n . Q u estio n s in v ited . Good now its cultivation rests with all J . Von V iesko “ “ 5.00 Our friend, Mr. H ickethier, of lovers of liberty. The religions of £ J. P Bale, Et. W ayne, Mich 2.00 m usic iu a tte n d a n c e . A dm ission ten cen ts. Portland, Oregon, writes to inform the past have been clouds and us th at he will do som ething to waves; but h u m an ity is the eternal 00000-000-0-000000000 Oooooo-o-o M anchester N. I I .—F re e th in k e rs ’ assist the delegates from Oregon to blue an d sea. The tru e religion of A ssociation m eets S unday evenings at A L ib e r a l O ffe r. 6 o ’clock, 8. »9 Elm S treet. pay their way to the Congress of the future will em brace only ra FA LL SEA SO N 1900. the American Secular U nion, and tional standards . Man will not A good friend of the L. U. 0 . has “ W ith o u t a fear of com ing n ig h t F reethought F ederation to be held perm it the su p ern atu ral to cloud or offered to donate Two T housand W e seek th e tr u th , we love th e lig h t.” in C incinnati next m onth. We m ar his philosophy. He will stand D ollars in cash to our in stitu tio n if hope others will join with friend erect and regard this world as a other F reethinkers will raise it to Nov. 4. Nelson H olm es, S ubject to In* an n o u n ced . H ickethier and let the cause in n a tu ra l palace and not as a d u n Five T housand. Nov. 11. George V. H a m lin . “ M unic ipal P ro b le m s.” Oregon he well represented. Let us fill up the contribution geon. W ith best wishes, Nov. 18. D r. S arah F. W h ittem o re W ilsey. “ The E d u catio n of W o m en .” The W om en’s Social Science Vo ire for the Liberal U niversity, box! L ater — Mr. R. C. B urtis of M ich Nov. 25. L. H . C a rp e n te r. “ A p o liti Club of Silverton, held a very in J ulius J. C hilcoat , M. D. cal S u b je c t.” teresting session, last S atu rd ay , at W ashington, I). C. igan adds one thousand d o llars to Dec. 2, Anson G. Osgood. “ D eath an d the above offer. At this rate we the home of Mrs. L. Ames. The Im m o rta lity . following officers were elected for Our offer to give a copy of George will soon he able to go ahead with Dec. 9. George R. Ja ck so n . T h e P o e t ry of th e E nglish L an g u a g e.” the ensuing year Mrs. Em ily L. Tacob H olyoake’» English Secular our building. “ A friend who helps Dec. 16. L. H . C a rp e n te r. “ W h at is -- W akem an, president; Mrs. Nellie ism with a y e a r’s subscription to I Huick helps double.” W rong 90 Leonard, vice president; Miss the Torch of Reason for one dollar S till L ater .— A friend in Silver- Dec,23- G 8 O sgood. “ A P h ilo so p h - S u b je c t.” Frances Rauch, secretary; Mrs. L has met with such a hearty re- ton offers fifty d o lla rs on th e ab o v e i Dec, ical 30. Miss Mary Percival Stone. Ames, treasurer. The next meet- sponse th a t we have decided to plan. “ H arm o n y and th e ‘M usic of th e The am o u n t alread y re- S p h e re s.’ ” ing will be held at the home of renew the offer. This book is cloth ceived and acknowledged in the Mrs. Sol. Sm ith (C arry House) bound, gilt top, 150 pages, and [ C ontribution Box, goes goes to to help w • <i u < o next S atu rd ay , at 2:30 o’clock, p. sells for 50 cents. We give it free m ake up the balance of this fund, ,. ' ' S’'’»’ th e lo rc h of Reason and m. All ladies cordially invited. with a y ear’» subscription to th e which now lacks only * 1407.50 o f ‘ . " k ) i f ' “.8) " '1®" '° th <>ne r«. ~ ~ ’ y r for on 1 y $ 1. <5. If you w ant The 1 . P. 8. 8. C. meeting last Torch of Reason, or a renewal. We be.ng complete. ¡0 u k # advan(age th js you m(Jgt ri ay evening, was very in te re st-( have only a lim ited num ber, so L ater S till .— A friend iu New order soon for we m ay discontinue ing. Prof. Hoffman rallied bis , order a t once. ! E ngland has sent us a d raft for five j th e 6ffer a t any tim e.