8 T H E TO U C H OF R EA SO N , S IL V E R T O N , O R EG O N , N O V E M B E R 8, E. M. 300 (1900.) >O KXXX><><>O Mr. C. P. Farrell, Liberal pub­ cool down, till the evolution of Let us fill up the contribution lisher, 117 E. 21st St., New York land, growth of plants, animals and box! N EW S AND NOTES. City, has sent us some beautiful man, could proceed in the earth’s L ater —Mr. R. C Burtis of Mich- 5 0-0-0-0-0-00-0-0<>-0-00-0-C><>0-0 lithograph engravings of Col. R. G. equatorial regions, while the slower igan add3 one thousand dollars to “Under Two Elagsl” Ingersoll and grand-children, with moving new poles would become the above offer. At this rate we See the play at Liberal Hall, the prose poems on “Life” and glacier bound. will soon be able to go ahead with Saturday evening. “Love;” also the poem “The Dec­ Thus each revolution of our Solar our building. “A friend who helps A great many people evidently laration of the Free” and “The System through its mighty orbit, quick helps double.” voted the Republican ticket last Creed of Science,” printed on heavy would bring about all the changes S till L ater .—A friend in Silver- cardboard for framing. These works of evolution, continuously through­ ton offers fifty dollars on the above Tuesday. of art are thankfully received and out all E tern ity . plan. The amount already re­ Mr. Wrn. Cline made us a very will occupy conspicuos places on Brooklyn, Conn. ceived and acknowledged in the pleasant visit last Sunday, remain­ the walls of the different rooms of The above is a fair speculation Contribution Box, goes to help ing for the night. the L. U. O. from a fair correspondent. Like make up the balance of this fund, Editor Wakeman and Manager all similar hypotheses it has to as­ which now lacks only $1387.75 of Geer expect to leave Silverton for G uilded P oints. sume its peg to hang on: The revo­ being complete. Cincinnati next Monday, Nov. 12. L ater S till .—A friend in New lution of our sun about any thing, BY JOHN P. GUILD. Arrangements are being made has yet to be ascertained.—Editor England has sent us a draft for five for Prof. Wakeman’s classes to he hundred dollars, which now leaves Torch. Necessity has no comparison. conducted without interruption only 8887.75 to complete the fund during his absence. Pride and vanity have their uses and give “Luo” a big boost. Who The Ingersoll C hair. “Under Two Flags” is the title and excuses, but envy and jealousy will be the next? of the play to be given by Silverton are intolerable. The amounts subscribed and paid ) O O O O O O <>C h >(><><> home talent at Liberal Hall, Sat­ When a man jeers his fellow for in for the Ingersoll Chair are set urday evening, Nov. 10th. L IB E R A L M E E TIN G S . his poverty, such a one is fit only forth below. This sum is actually > O-0-CKXX>-0-0-0-0-0-00 -0 -0 -0 -0 -0 0 -0 -0 -0 -0 -0 ( The Assembly Hall of the L. U. for the fellowship of sharks. in the hands of our treasurer to be O. was used as a polling place on Jacket an ignoramus with a lit­ safely invested, the income only to B oston , M ass .—Ingersoll Secular So­ election day and some of our stud­ tle authority, and he will prove ciety meets at Paine Memorial Hall, 9 be used. Appleton St., Sunday, 3 p. m. Rev. J. ents were given practical lessons himself an infernal jackass. SUBSCRIPTIONS COLLECTED IN ENGLAND P. Bland, Resident Speaker. in civil government. BY G. J. HOLYOAKE. I would rather be a wood sawyer Home talent of Silverton will in the Liberal University than high £ S. L owell , M ass .—Liberal Association George Anderson, London 5 0 meets in Pilgrim Hall, Palmer street, shine forth again at Liberal Hall priest in a Temple of Superstition. Mr. “ “ “ 2d subscription , , 5 0 Lowell, Mass., Sunday afternoons, at 2 next Saturday evening. This time Mr. Alfred Marsh, ,, 3 o’clock, except 2d Sunday in each month An intelligent enemy will not “ “ “ 2d subscription ,, 3 it will be in the production of dare do some things to another’s Mrs. E. Holyoake Marsh, when the time is 6:30. W. S. Parker, ,, President. E. A. Howe, Secretary. “ Under Two Flags.” Reserved injury, which a foolish friend will Mr. Robert Applegarth, ,, Mr. Thos. Allsop, .. 2 seats at Brooks’ Drug Store. N ew Y ork C lT Y T h e M a n h a t t a n do thinking to give a benefit. Mr. J. M. Ginison, Leicester 1 0 Mr. A rthur Ginison, „ 1 0 Liberal Club meets every Friday eve­ Mr. J. H. Morris, the former fore­ I would rather be poor all my Mr. Sidney Ginison, 1 0 ning at «o’clock, in the German Mason­ Mr. John Leach, Yarmouth 1 0 man in the Torch of Reason office, life and speak my honest thought, ic Temple, 220 East Fifteenth street. is with us again after spending than own a “tin store” and flout at BY MRS. HOLYOAKE MARSH. B rooklyn , N. Y.—The Brooklyn several months on his farm. Mr. every radical remark. Mrs. Daniel Baker Birmingham 1 0 Philosophical Association meets Sunday Morris will remain with us during Mr. Byron Holvoake Smith , , 5 0 at 3 p. m., in the Long Island Business ’ „ 10 Coliege Hall, South Eighth street, bet. the absence of the editor and busi­ A Problem for th e A stro n o m ers. A. H. Miss Julia C. Sm ith, ,,1 0 Bedford and Driggs Avenues. ness manager of the Torch while Mrs. Holyoake Smith, ,,1 0 BY ELIZA MOWRY B L IV E N . M i s s Phipson, Reigate 1 0 they are attending the Liberal Con­ C hicago . I I I .—Liberal Sociaty, Dr. Dr. G. Sworn, London 1 0 Thomas B. Gregory, resident lecturer. gress in Cincinnati. Mr. T. R. Mudie, ,,1 0 D. K. Tenney’s reasons, (in “The Mr. A. Sumner, ,, 5 Sunday lectures, 11 a. m. Corinthian M iss Clara Wakeman returned Earth Not Created,”) for the Glaci­ Dr. J. Wallace, (deceased) Glasgow 1 0 Hall, Masonic Temple. Admission free. All are invited. to Silverton last Monday evening al Period here, and the evolution­ SENT PERSONALLY. after a three months’ stay in New ary changes, to our temperate O hio L iberal S ociety —Season of 1900 Mr. Herbert Spencer. Brighton 2 0 and 1901. York City. Her class in painting climate with its growths, is not Public lectures under the auspices of and drawing will begin its work at satisfactory to me. Is not the fol­ CONTRIBUTED IN AMERICA. the above society are delivered every Sun­ the L. V. O. building next Satur­ lowing theory more reasonable? L. P. Maxam, Mich.........................$10.00 day evening at 8 o’clock, in College day morning. The students and Our whole solar system must re­ Geo. N. Hill, Boston, Mass........... 5.00 Hall, 416 W alnut st., Cincinnati, Ohio. professors are pleased to have Miss quire millions of years for its revo­ Eva Ingersoll Brown, N. Y.............. 50.00 The program for October is as follows : Prof. Daniel T. Ames, Cal.............. 10.00 Wakeman return and have given lution around some gigantic star- Benj. Duval, Col............................... 1.00 The program for November is as follows: Secrest, Randolph, K an sas... 2.50 Nov. 11. Dr. B. F. Longstreet, Subject her a glad welcome. sun immeasurably distant. In Ed. “ Natural Law in the Social W orld.” Helen H. Gardener. N. Y. City 1.00 Nov. 18. Joint debate. Subject, “ The some parts of this mighty orbit, Esther H errm an, New York City, 1.00 Among the visitors to the L. U. Physical Phenomena of S piritual­ J J. Chilcoat, M. D. Wash D. C. 3.00 our sun comes nearer to its lode ism can he best explained on the hy­ , Wm. J. Chilcoat, “ “ 1.00 O. last Sunday were, Mr. and Mrs. pothesis th at they are produced by J. K. Mount, Mrs. Hibbard, Miss star; and nearness to its mighty at­ > < H X X X > O < S X X X > O o o o o o o o o o o o o o the spirits ofthedead. Affirmative, Prof. J. Clegg \\ right. Negative, Mascher, and Mr. and Mrs. Will traction would cause increase of Job n R. Charlesworth. T O R A IS E $ 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 . •Tack. They all seemed pleased speed, increasing heat till all the Nov. 23, 24, 25. Annual Congress of The American Secular Union and T h is is O u r B u ild in g Fund with our buildings and equipments planets might become nearly or f reethought Federation of America, £ C o n tr ib u tio n B o x. and admired the scenery and dec­ quite incandescent. under the auspices of the society. J he counter attraction to our ^< x k x x x )< x x x x x > o < x >< k x )<>< k x x x > orations in the Assembly Hall. M anchester X. H.— F r e e t h i n k e r » * . $535.30 We are pleased to have friends visit sun, probably also changes the O Previously . acknowledged. ---- . . . ----------- Association meets Sunday evenings at J. P Bale, Ft. Wavne, Mich 2.00 £ .6 o’clock, 8.»9 Elm Street. us and enjoy showingthem around. polarization of all the planets. Our H. C. Willies, Wash., D.C. 5.oo-o-oo<>oOo-o-oo T Dec- 2, Anson G. Osgood. “ Death and at Liberal Hall last Friday even­ A Liberal Offer. Dec. ».’"Genrae R. Jackson. The Poet- But the increased speed of the ing with a program that surprised Solar System, would increase its A good friend of .he L. U. 0. has i8 all present, and the audience was centrifugal force: this would carry offered to donate Two Thousand Wrong?” unusually large. The young Peo­ it farther from the huge load star; Dollar« in cash to our institution if s ^ j ^ 00'1' “ * PhiloeoPh- ples’ Social Science Club has become then the whole Solar System would other Freethinkers will raise it to 30• Miss Marv Percival Stone very popular. L‘i1Rrmo??. au'’ the ‘Music of the gradually decrease in speed, and F iv e T h o u sa n d . Spheres.’ ”