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
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ta x atio n , the various
t h o u g h t for the morrow, sow religious denom inations are clam -
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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«*
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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.
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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
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cam paign, it ¡8 understood th at
xvi— 27— 28). Once more I say
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unto you, call me not Lord, Lord,! h " ’a n a eers °f 'h e leading politi-
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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.)
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‘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 ----
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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
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(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.