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T H K TORCH OF REASON, S IL V E R T O N , OREGON, N O V EM BER 15, E. M. 300 (1900.)
As soon as the Theocrats, Mo
nopolies and th eir bosses can be
m ade to allow the people to m an
age th e Republic for th e freedom
ai d welfare of each and all, the
difficulties which they only cause,
will fall away.
quite interesting, and ne is quite »he correlative origin and evolu-
Evolution “ S elects” the Republic.
willing to leave others to judge of tior. of mat. the individual, and of
its sufficiency. He says: “ Theism man , the Race, as his Savior and
W hat is the effect of evolution
Atheism and Agnosticism denote “ Christ which is to be.” A nd fin-
and n atu ra l selection in Sociology,
attitu d e s of thought in relation to ally we believe in the betterm ent of
Politics, G overnm ent?
W hy, all
the existence of a Suprem e Cause M ankind on this earth , and t h e 1
th a t Paine, F ra n k lin , Jefferson,
of N ature.”
And the last he de- glory continuous of “ the E arth ly
W ashington and th eir countless
That such a governm ent has fines thus: ‘ Agnosticism is judge- Paradise,” instead of the sky heav-
helpers did for th e R epublic, and
never been realized is only to say m ent suspended, from lack of ca- en.
R epublicanism , as the true, scien
th a t the despots, priests and rob pacity, to solve the m ighty prob-
n .
t
lem of e te rn ity .”
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( O” ‘hese four cornerstones, the tific and hum an [instead of div in e
bers have generally had the upper
L. L. O. is being constructed. We and despotic] G overnm ent of m an
hand and so defeated th e norm al
It puzzles us to find th a t “ the do dot believe th a t Mr. H olyoake kind, has been confirmed, im proved
social order. B ut Evolution by its Scientific C orrelationist” is not in- has really any doubt as to them,
and rightfully to be extended over
n a tu ra l selection will assuredly eluded in his possible “ attitu d e s of He only imagines th a t he is an Ag-
this plane, ju st as the Science of
weed them out a s '“ not the fittest to th o u g h t.”
He is like the colored nostic.
Nor do we believe th a t Newton has been discovered to ex
survive” in the future.
brother who refused to be a p arty anyone abreast with Modern Sci- tend over the U niverse.
T h ere
Every R epublican and Dem ocrat
any judgem ent, dam nation and ence can long suspend his judge- fore republics should be organized
will be false to those nam es unless hell because his darkie kin “ took ment as to them . Those who feel for the benefit of all people by
he aids this n atio n al process.
to the woods.” T h at is, he sim ply sure about these conclusions, will them selves.
W e should extend,
This subject is brought forw ard says, the Suprem e Cause of N ature begin to forefeel th e light, w arm th as far as practicable, the Monroe
now in the Torch, because it is was, is, and ever will be nature and glow of th at S ecular E a rth ly D octrine over the whole planet, as
tim ely. The first foundation of ITSELF.
Paradise, and join hearts and hands the home of hom e-governing peo
governm ent in the past was the
I hat is w hat the endless law of for its realization.
They are the ples.
order and “ Law of God.”
Next correlation means; and it ends ones to move the new world,
The republics thus formed should
Deists placed it upon the “ C reat those three attitu d es by a fourth
be federated by treaty or confer
o r’s endow m ent” of n a tu ra l rights. which demolishes them at once.
ence, for general protection, in te r
These foundations have been brok \\ e need not to be tagged by either
course, trad e and welfare into the
Politics are Over.
en up and forced to be unreal or of those names. It is only a phase
“ Republic of the W orld,” as Paine
m eaningless. The scientific foun of anthropom orphism to try to im
For the present, at least, the originally proposed with the a p
dation of Secular Sociology above p art our concepts of cause, “ E te rn worry and anxiety of Politics are proval of every republican then in
in tim ated is not generally u n d er ity ,” Time, Space, Mind or Person
y •
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v/ a ■ i * < * i • I (a ( v each
< • Vz 1 existence. T h at is the tru e evolu
over.
We
m ■ a ay
stood by the people. And because to the Universe, which we can only
tion of hum an history, govern
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other
th
a
t
candidates
were
honora
it is not, the T heocrats, Im p erial conceive of, as endless correlation,
m ents and society in Sociology.
hie
men;
th
a
t
the
canvass
was
gen
ists and Monopolies are drifting in i. e. the eternal process of cause
It was, and is, a logical consequent
erally
conducted
honorably,
and
to a half unconscious conspiracy and effect. As Haeckel says, “ We
of the true evolution of Science, up
that
peace
reigns.
This
being
so,
which is likely to be fatal. Indeed cannot conceive of a violation or
to a knowledge of the laws of the
let
other
fundam
ental
m
atters
if the R epublic is not “ to go,” every end of equivalent correlation,
boundless im personal Universe.
have
their
inning
now.
The
first
lover of his own liberty should through all the stars and starry
The F athers of the Republic were
of
these
to
all
should
he
th
a
t
of
learn at once w hat its solid foun spaces it prevails and is synony
not m istaken; there is nothing in
progress
out
of
superstition
and
ig
d ation really is, and what the con mous with our concept of existence.
the modern Sciences of th e world,
norance,
and
th
e
defence
of
liberty
or of hum an n atu re or history, th a t
ditions of its continuance really How this law operates as to the
which
they
make
impossible.
The
requires any m aterial change to be
are. The death of the Republic is N ebular and “ world building” , and
the end of Liberty.
countless other problem s, is a m at harvests may seem to be reaped a t m ade in their program , except
But th a t the elections but what they are really more confidence in our onw ard
T h at the views of this article ful ter of hypothesis.
w orth, is determ ined by the seed- Evolutional growth and progress.
fill the real intentions of “ the law exists, there is no possible
education before the We merely need to change a few
F a th e rs ” we show by quoting “ Evo doubt, nor is there any doubt th at sow ,n? a b ^
canvass begins.
of th eir words.
W here they say,
lution Selects The R epublic” in a n it ends the “ suspended judgem ent
These are reasons why the Lib- “ God, or C reator,” we read “ W orld
other colum n from the Torch of of agnosticism .” N atu re is the all
of all. The su p ern a tu ral is not, eral and Secular congress at Cin- or U niverse;” where they say “ p rin
A ugust 2nd.
becaust Scientific correlation can- c>r,n a ,i should occupy general a t ciples,” we read “ law s” as to the
not he conceived of as other than tention, and be attended by every objective world, and “ purpose, pol
friend of L iberty,Progress and Sec icy, conduct, etc.,” as to hum an
endless.
The Necessity of Faith.
We write this ' affairs. W here they say, “ All men
This being so, we are relieved ular education.
ju st as Mr. Geer and the editor are are created eq u al,” we say “ born
All people, L ib erals included, from the “ suspended judgem ent,” picking up things to go, and we under equal needs of protection,
rejoice greatly thereat, for such
are not going to fight, work and “ and
and consequent equal rights before
a ttitu d e ” i s a bad th in g to build hope to
th a t a rou’ inB
sacrifice for an y th in g , unless they
gress will give new life to L ib e ra l the law .” Thus the transfer of the
on,
as
we
commenced
by
saying.
w ant it had, and feel sure they can
ism in Am erica. Make it a sure old Deistic and m etaphysical words
get it. These are the only people It does very well for the old deny thing to be there.
and phrases to those of m odern
who have moved the affairs of the ing negative and iconoclastic phase
The next thing th a t engages a t Science and Sociology are readily
world, and who will continue to of Liberalism ; but for the new and
tention m ust be the means by made, hut th eir real purpose and
move them in religion, politics or constructive phase, it lacks in sp ir
ation.
We can only build on cer which the Liberal cause can be ad- m eaning is only strengthened and
a n y th in g else!
tainties, not doubts. If we thought Vance^« Among these, the support enlarged thereby.
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F or th is reason, we confess to . •
The old foundations th u s become
th a t a Deistic or A theistic “ su of education em ancipated from
much sy m p ath y with M arie H a r
prem e cause of n a tu re ” was lying superstition is certainly second io th e new and rem ain more firm, sol
rold G arrison in her com parison of
The Liberal U niversity, id and extensive than ever; and
back of the L. IJ, O., ready to wipe none.
views about Aguosticism with our
it out by some caprice beyond Law, (L. U. O.) has obtained a position more surely th an ever, will they
venerated friend and co-operator, now could we work and sacrifice; w^ Ich
rare indeed in L iberal af- prove to he the true cornerstone of
George Jacob H olyoake; for which and above all have the cheek to ask ^a *rs* A sm all fraction of the “ The Republic of the W orld,”— the
read the first article in the Free- and take money from M r. H oly- money squandered by the advo- only guarantee of the liberty, wel
tb o u g h t M agazine for November. oake and his friends to com plete, ca^e8 of Sectarianism on indiffer- fare and triu m p h a n t progress of the
She says this big word m eans and operate it?
No! Our ju d g e -ten^ institutions, would put the only H um an race.
pretty m uch of an y th in g or no th m ent is not “ suspended” a bit, I-»iDeral U niversity now in sight, on
ing, and so has become a “cover for about the continuance of this cor- a Pa y b a s i s ; th at is, on a basis
We give the Torch of Reason and
dodgers,”— and^hat^all we o rd in ary relating universe, as far as we can
8tand as one of the most leading
the W eekly Oregonian both one
folk need to do, is to corner them conceive of Cause, Time or Space!
controlling educational influ-
year for only $1.75. If you w ant
rig h t in and ‘m ake them tell,’ as ... . . .
P n o c t in
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in America,
fehal
not a this
as surely in the helio- .
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children say.
She certain ly has We believe
. A
oe done?
Send for a catalogue to take advantage of this you m ust
“ cornered in ” a m ature child in centric A stronom y, and its theolo- and ,„t u„ kn()W w hat c a „ be done order toon for we m ay discontinue
Mr. H olyoake, and his “ tell” is gy crushing consequences. Also in and w hat you can do.
the offer a t any time.
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