T H E TORCH O F REASON, S IL V E R T O N , OREGON, NOVEM BER I, E. M. 300 (1900.) Call for Annual Congress of A. S. U. & F. F. ---------------------------------------— ippinep. I he redem ption of these JU-t d aw d lin g . I guess I h a d h e t - " ® believe th a t w irda lik e th e fo llo w in g oopy pledges by the successful party ! !e P r tuL-P tu k -P n m r . . n o . . . t • »«ul» p P rin te d an a n d d <retribnted M nbnte.1 a ilo v e r th e U n ited ted idKe m ore ca re of m y m in u te s * ta te e . w ill help ua to b u ild th e L iberal I ni- must not be allowed w ithout a pro a ild hours an .i 1 .. I J » veraity. He. der, how m any can you d is trib u te to u l i t . , a n t i I W ould have m ore S’"** advantage? • Ins w ill eoet,you n o th in g b u t The tw enty-fourth A nnual Con test. tim for fun. fu n ” ‘ little e tio rt, and may help th e cause of t ree- viuir e H»r ---- ------ thought very m uch gress of the A m erican Secular Un- _r ___ of . speakers. ............ In . pay . the expense ion and F reethought F ederation hall rent for nine sessions, adver- . i A i ...FIV E .. will be held in C incinnati, Ohio, tising, cost of publishing Report of REASONS WHY v • 5 l k YOU ¿ r $ F rid ay , S atu rd ay and Sunday, ’ Congress, etc., will require at least In Place of C h ristia n ity : Nov. 23, 24, 25, l*JO0. $1,000. Liberals in th e past have U It is expected th at this gathering generally responded generously to 1 Can S in s be Forgiven? 8 moulo H e l p ▼ o B ui 4* of A m erican F reeth in kers will be appeals for funds to defray the ex 2 Does Christianity or Science Promote Civil ^ L i b e r a l U n iv e rs ity one of the largest and most im- pen see o f our Congresses, and it is ization? AT SILVERTON, OREGON. p o rtan t annual m eetings yet held, believed they will to this. Coutri- 3 Is Religion or Science More Reliable? 1 It will h elp m any young m en a n d One of the most successful of the butious should be sent at once to 4 Evolution and Comparison of Religions. young women to a hig h er education w ho earlier m eetings of the Society was Otto W ettstein, T reasurer, Ro- otherw ise will grow u p w ith o u t its g re a t 5 Does Belief in Miracles Benefit? ad v an tag es. held in C incinnati tw enty-one chelle, 111.; E. C. Reicliwald, Secre 6 Immortality or Annihilation? 2 It will educate w orkers for th e g re a t years ago. T oday this city has a tary, 141 South W ater street, forw ard m arch of F re eth o u g h t an d P ro gress. large and flourishing society of Chicago, or to the E ditor of the 3 It will forever silence th e accusation JU S T T H E T H IN G F reethinkers, who asked for this Torch of Reason. th a t S ecu larists h av e never done a n y th in g . Congress a year in advance and to hand to y o u r C h ristia n frien d s. Send J . E. R emsburg , P resident, 4 Ir will hasten th e tim e w hen Beason prom ised to do all in th eir power 2 cents for 6, or 6 cen ts for 25 tracts, and Love will reign, am i when su p e rs ti E. C. R eichwald , Secretary. tion and h a te will fie forever gone to E liza M owry B liven , Brook to m ake it a success. The city is lyn, C onn., or sem i 19 cents 5 It will give you an o p p o rtu n ity to ce n trally located for L iberals east for 50. e ith e r kind or as build yourself and o th ers a m o n u m e n t, w hile you y e t live, th a t will do a m illion sorted k in d s, to of the Rocky m ountains. Special A G irl’s Fun tim es m orê good th a n th e m ost costly rates will be given by all the lead one of cold, senseless m arble. T H E L IB E R A L U N IV E R S IT Y BY D. E. ing railro ad s and it is believed th a t If a ll h e lp a lit t le , w e ca n a c the attendance from outside will be Silverton. Oregon. c o m p lis h m u c h . W ill you h e lp This is a genuine schoolgirl’s u n u su ally large. Able speakers a little ? •ii d o ik • ♦• ] composition. It is too good to will discuss the various questions , , e , . . . , keep, and so I send it to The p ertain in g to our work, and every « „ i , • \ . L Torch for publication. But I nev- effort will he m ade to interest and . er shall tell how it came into m v en terta in all who attend. possession. She says: The present y ear has not been an A shoem aker found fau lt with an oil-painted slipper in t ci • . “ ° ” e of the girls found a grav uneventful one for our Society, u • • , , . - one of the paintings of a celebrated a rtist, but showed the r,,. , , , t t ... hair in my head the other day, and I lie advocates of a state religion T i - greatest ignorance in criticising the other parts of the p a in t , . , . . , , , , . I know there m ust be a lot more have in d ustriously prosecuted their . T . ,, . ing. Hence has arisen the oft-quoted saying, Let the cobbler , . . u 1 just know I shall be a regular work, and in some instances have 6 stick to his last, and let every one atten d to his own business. dried up old m aid before I am been successful. On the other hand tw enty. All the tim e when I am As a result of sticking to business come and see the rush we have won some decisive victor young and like fun I have to study at S ilv erto n ’s Busy Store and inspect the B argains, a t ies. In Toledo and o th er places study, study every m inute and the efforts of religionists to enforce don’t have any fun to speak of P u ritan ical laws have been suc And then when I get old and don’t cessfully opposed. In Chicago a care so m uch, I shall have plenty com m ittee appointed by the board S ilv e rto n , O re g o n . of tim e. T h a t’s ju st the wav S T R IC T L Y O N E P R IC E - of education to consider the ques PRO D U CE TAKEN things go. I d o n ’t see why things tion of re ta in in g the Chicago Bi ca n ’t be arranged differently. ble in the public schools voted “ Every tim e when I think I am O ur Job D e p a r tm e n t unanim ously against its retention. -A L W A Y S GIVES- going to have a little fun, the In K ansas the suprem e court has teachers are sure to give longer p ractically affirmed the decision of lessons, or I find some m ending a lower court th a t religious exer th a t m ust be done, or I am put on cises in a public school are u n -----B E C A U SE IT G IV E 8 ----- for an essay, or I am put on some lawful. HONEST STOCK, FINEST INK AND EXCELLENT W ORKHANSHIP com m ittee for som ething th a t m ust In C alifornia, which has occu be seen to right away. And so I pied an advanced position regard don’t have any fun. “ But I don’t ing church tax atio n , the various care how long lessons the teachers religious denom inations are clam give, for I am some relation to Don oring for th e exem ption of their J u a n F ernando— you know h e c a n ’t property. T he com ing election is do more than he can do. But it to decide w hether the people of says somewhere that we are in this this state will refuse to accede to world “ to spend and be sp en t,” the dem ands of the church or su r and I suppose I m ight ju s t as well render to it. he spent in this way as any way. Fall term begins Monday, October i, E. M. 300 (A. D. 1900.) O klahom a, whose m aterial de B ut I am not so sure th a t I am be velopm ent and large population of NEW BUILDING WILL BE READY. ing spent any too much, for every in telligent people en titled it to a d time I look in the glass, it seems S tudents given board and rooms at the L. U. O. Dorm itory at low rates mission as a state years ago, will as though I am fatter than ever. probably be ad m itted into the U n COURSES. a I have gained two pounds since ion at an early day. F reeth in k ers K indergarten. Scientific. school commenced. If I don’t look P rim ary . not only in this te rrito ry , but ev Norm al. P reparatory. Law. eryone should be interested in its out I shall get through the world Commercial. Classical. adoption of a Liberal constitution. alive, and th a t would be a ca la m i Courses in Medicine, etc., will be added as soon as practicable. To secure the influence of C atholic ty. • * H I ■ 1 ¡scientific W isdom obbler, stic k to th y last! Jam es . . . Satisfaction C O -E D U C A T IO N A U . prelates in the com ing presidential Oh! th a t dreadful L atin lesson! T H E ON LY *1 N 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 I know I can never get it! But STRICTLY NON-THEOLOGICAL. m anagers of the leading political what is that! Nine o ’clock. Here L p arties have m ade im p o rtan t it is, tw o-thirds of the e v e n in g ' For Catalogues and further particulars, address: pledges regarding church domi gone, and I have not done a thing. J. E. HOSMER, President; or PEARL W GEER, Secretary, nation in Porto Rico and the Phil-^ H ere I ’ve been an hour and a half SILVERTON, OREGON. J a v « v a ia .^ V I I U I V U v a v ia a . A « lu a a v U U V M V U U O l U l U g . i