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.
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I he redem ption of these JU-t d aw d lin g .
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pledges by the successful party ! !e P r tuL-P
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must not be allowed w ithout a pro­ a ild hours an .i 1
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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.
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for fun.
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‘ little e tio rt, and may help th e cause of t ree-
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thought very m uch
gress of the A m erican Secular Un-
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In . pay . the expense
ion and F reethought F ederation hall rent for nine sessions, adver-
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will be held in C incinnati, Ohio, tising, cost of publishing Report of
REASONS
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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
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It is expected th at this gathering generally responded generously to 1 Can S in s be Forgiven?
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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
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keep, and so I send it to The
p ertain in g to our work, and every
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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
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uneventful one for our Society, u • •
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one of the paintings of a celebrated a rtist, but showed the
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hair in my head the other day, and
I lie advocates of a state religion T i
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greatest ignorance in criticising the other parts of the p a in t­
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have in d ustriously prosecuted their
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1 just know I shall be a regular
work, and in some instances have
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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
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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.
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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 ­
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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