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T H E TORCH OF REASON, S IL V E R T O N , O REGON , NOV EM BER 8, E. M. 300 (1900.)
L ying Spirit.
' Science, to be the tru e civilizing
power of the earth .
“ T ru th alone ie cosm opolitan,
Scene:— Heaven, the h o m e of
eternal bliss; ""the foundation of a,,d ¡ ^ S c ie n c e alone does T ru th
its walls garnished with all m an-j res*^e*
ner of precious stones; each of its
twelve gates a pearl; its streets
pure gold, as it were tran sp a ren t
glass; in the m idst a throne,
around about which is a rainbow ,
like an em erald; before the throne
a sea of glass like cry stal; out of
the throne proceeds a river of w at­
er of life clear as crystal; seven
lam ps of fire burning before the
throne; around about the throne
are tw enty-four seats, upon which
are seated
twenty-four
elders,
clothed in white raim ents, anil on
th eir heads crowns of gold.” On
the throne is seated the Lord of
heaven and earth , “ to look upon
like a jasp er and a sardine stone;
and all th e hosts of heaven sta n d ­
ing by him , on his right hand and
and on his left.”
T he Lord God speaks: “ W ho
shall persuade A hab, th a t he m ay
go up and fall at R am o th -G ilead ? ”
One said in this m anner, and a n ­
other said in th a t m anner.
Then a spirit came forth, “ his
hair was white as snow, his eyes
were as a flame of fire; and his
feet like unto fine brass, as if they
burned in a furnace.
H e had in
his right hand seven sta rs.”
He
stood before the Lord and said: “ I
will persuade h im .”
The Lord God: “ W herew ith?”
The S p irit: “ I will go forth and
I will he a lying spirit in the
m outh of all his prophets.”
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In Place of C h ris tia n ity ;
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S h o u ld H e l p to B u ild
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2 Does Christianity or Science Promote Civil­
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at s il v e r t o n , O regon .
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ization? .
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vonng men and
etern al to rtu re of hell.
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Is Religion or Science More Reliable?
KINNEY
PORTER
Free Thought Magazine
Scientific Wisdom
This God of the Hebrew Bible,
this God of the Lying S pirit and
om nipotent cruelty and revenge,
fbut who does not really exist] is
he whom the various denom ina­
tions are trying to make the O rient­
al people worship, a w orship th a t
excludes the ordered, organized,
purifying and unifying tru th s of
Science.
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4 Evolution and Comparison of Religions.
5 Does Belief in Miracles Benefit?
6 Immortality or Annihilation?
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