T H E TORCH O F REA SO N , S IL V E R T O N , OREGON, NOVEM BER 8, E. M. 300 (1900.) F o r th e T orch of R eason. Second Sermon on the Hount BY E. L. DAVIDSON. better th au th e y ? ’ Therefore take ing church taxation i I ip vqmaud . ta x atio n , the various t h o u g h t for the morrow, sow religious denom inations are clam - __ will _* ■ 1 I be . I ? i • « not. for then there »»thing oring (or (he exem ption of their to reap. properly. The coining election is “ P ray w ithout ceasing when yon p r a , h'e y e '„ T . s ” h y 'p ^ I Jhi«* t crites, for they love to |>rav s t a n d - 1 the dem ands of the church or sur- ing in the ^o rn ers of the s tr e e t: render to it. * where they may be s^eu of m en. O klahom a, whose m aterial de- ‘But thou, w’ben thou prayest, velopm ent and large population of enter into a closet, and when thou intelligent people entitled it to ad- hast shut th e door, pray.’ How mission as a state years ago, will m any of you have a closet for that probably be adm itted into the Un- purpose? How m any cf you be mn at an early day. F reethinkers lieve? Can you cast out devils? not only in this territo ry , but ev- Can any of you speak with new ery one should he interested in its tongues? How m any of you can adoption of a Liberal constitution. swallow H ydrocianic Acid and not To secure the influence of C atholic feel the effects? Can you pick up prelates in the com ing presidential rattle-snakes w ith safety?— (M ark • 0-7 oun za cam paign, it ¡8 understood th at xvi— 27— 28). Once more I say , unto you, call me not Lord, Lord,! h " ’a n a eers °f 'h e leading politi- »? . ,, . . . m ust not be allowed without a pro- test. To pay the expense of speakers, hall rent for nine sessions, adver- ’utfL Ju d g in g from hi« alleged teach- Con"8’ T i ’ . ' P“ B e,T ° ' ings, an d the way his followers (? ) I l 000 i V ’ V , re^ “ l r e a t east t ^ 't , . ? ‘ he PaH, " aVe obey them , J. C hrist would proba generally responded generously to blv open his m outh and say unto appeals for funds to defray the ex- them as follows: ‘‘W hen I arrived penses o f our Congresses, and it is a few days ago I was much shock believed they will to this. C ontri- ed to find my people in their pres hutious should be sent at once to ent condition. I had hoped to a d Otto W ettstein, T reasurer, Ro- dress you as my disciples, hut my chelle, III.; E. C. Reichw ald, Secre- observations have Jed me to beleive tary, 141 South W ater street, th a t my disciples are few, if any, Chicago, or to the E ditor of the and T really doubt the existence of Torch of Reason. a single one, although a great m any of you call me Lord, Lord. J . E. R emsbürg , P resident, “ Did I not tell you in my first E. C. R eichwald , Secretary. serm on, about 1900 years ago th at \\ e give the Torch of Reason and ‘Not every man th a t saith unto me Lord, Lord, shall en ter into the until ye can do the things which I Ca' l'art,e8 have m ade im p o rtan t the W eekly Oregonian both one pledges regarding church dorai- year for only $1.75. If you w ant K ingdom of Heaven.”— (M att, v ii- say ” 21.) ‘And why call ye me Lord, n a tio n in lo tto Rico and th e Phil- to take ad vantage of this you m ust Lord, and do not the things which I Call for Annual Congress of ippines. I he redem ption of these order soon for we m ay discontinue say ?’ (L uke vi— 16.) A. S U. «& F. F. pledges by the successful party the offer at any time. “ In my first serm on, I m eant w hat I said. W hen my Book, the The tw enty-fourth A nnual Con- Holy Bible, s a y s ‘into’, it does not gress of the Am erican Secular U n m ean near by, and the word all ion and F reethought F ederation does not mean a sm all per cent, will be held in C incinnati, Ohio, To be plain so you can all under- F rid ay , S atu rd ay and Sunday, stan d , I will say th a t if yon want Nov. 23, 24, 25, 1900. A t $ 1 0 . 0 0 F o r a S u it.x to enjoy yourself in the future, it It is expected th at this gathering fhese S uits are Double or Single Breasted Sacks in is necessary for you to m ourn and of Am erican F reethinkers will be O X FO R D G R EY S, BLACK CLAY W ORSTEDS, weep now, and to make your earth one of the largest and most im- E N G L IS H C H E V E OTS. life as m iserable as possible, for portant annual m eetings yet held. ‘Woe unto you th a t laugh now, One of the m ost successful of the A t $ 1 4 .5 0 , S p e c ia l! for ye shall mourn and weep.»' earlier m eetings of the Society was A G E N U IN E E N G L IS H MELTON S U IT . R egular ‘Blessed be ye poor. ‘Woe unto held in C incinnati tw enty-one Price $20.00, at you th a t are full.’ ‘Blessed are years ago. Today this city has a ye when men shall h ate you.’ ‘Woe large and flourishing society of unto you th a t are rich.’ ‘Woe unto Freethinkers, who asked for this S trictly One Price. Produce Taken. you when all men shall speak well Congress a year in advance and o f you. For behold your reward promised to do all in their power is great in heaven. (Luke vi —21- to make it a success. The city is O il» « I H I T q n -> mf c. . a t ce n trally located for L iberals eastj U U F J ° ° d e p a r tm e n t 28.) -------ALWAYS GIVES ‘ye cal! me M aster and Lord; of the Rocky m ountains. Special and ye say well; for so I am .’ ‘If rates will be given by all the lead- then I have washed your feet; ye ing railroads and it is believed th a t also ought to wash one an o th er’s the attendance from out3ide will be t. - ( .J o h n X,i,- 1 3 - 1 4 ) . T his u n usually largo. Able speakers H O N EST STOCK; F IN E S T INK A N D E X C E L L E N T W O R K H A N S H IP is a ve.y im p o rtan t com m and and will discuss the various q u e s t io ---- ------------ n s —-—— those th a t doeth it not are in pertaining to onr work, and everv danger of hell fire. effort will he m ade to interest and “ In the 14th ch ap ter and the 13th en tertain all who attend. verse of Luke I told you, ‘When The present year has not been an thou m akest a feast, call the poor, uneventful one for our Society, the m aim ed, t h e ’ a m e and the The advocates of a state religion blin d .’ How many of you have have industriously prosecuted their done th is? I sa v unto you again work, and in some instances have ‘M hen thou m akest a d in n er or a been successful. On the other hand • supper, call not th y friends, nor we have won some decisive victor Fall term begins Monday, October i, E. M. 300 (A. D. iq o o j thy hrethercn, n eith er thy kins- ies. In Toledo and other places NEW BUILDING WILL BE READY. m an, nor th y rich neighbors.’— the efforts of religionists to enforce 1 . 1 . (L u k e x i v - 1 2 ) . | P uritanical law« have been sue- StUd,“n ‘B « 'Ven board and room" a t the L- <>• Dormitory at low rate« Clothing Sale! Jam es C raig’s, Silverton, Ore. . . Satisfaction C O - E D U C A T IO N A I “ The principal sin th a t I find am ong you is the love of dress; you have too m any good things to eat, and ,00 m any things to d rin k , therefore I say unto you again ‘T ake no th o u g h t for your life what ye shall eat, or what ye shall d rin k , nor yet for your body what ye shall p ut o n .’— (M att, vi— 25). Behold the tram ps of the co u n try , ‘they sow not, neither do they reap, nor g ath er in barns, yet your Heaven- ly F a th e r feedeth them ; are ye any] cessfully opposed. In Chicago a COURSES. com m ittee appointed by the board K indergarten. Scientific. of education to consider the ques- P rim ary. Norm al. tion of retain in g the Chicago Bi- P reparatory. Law. hie in the public schools voted Commercial. Classical. unanim ously against its retention, Courses in M edicine, etc., will be added as soon as practicab le. In K ansas the suprem e court has practically affirmed the decision of 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 . a lower court th a t religious exer- STR IC TLY NON -THEOLO GICAL. cises in a public school are unlaw- ful. For Catalogues and further particulars, address: In California, which has occu- J. E. HOSMER, President; or PEARL W OEER, Secretary, pied an advanced position re g a rd -’ SILVERTON, OREGON.