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About Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 22, 1900)
TH E TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, NOVEMBER 22, E. M. 300 (1900.) m ay be fit to be the lead er, of the no“ oubt U d ^ ° 2 o a e y ’7 w o n b , U tah ” Cer“ “ " Iy “ *** '° r * ° rk in mU8t ? e « * i ro u nd ‘one of th e New E ra. ,, prevailing harm ony. , aidn t have all he could hold, so W e leave S alt Ia lro th o t u ' i . J This use of w ealth is sufficient t h e t r » i r 'a k e -v t h e I his end has never been, and . .. ouiiuicui m e train had to w ait one m inute. Mormons for th e n r e s e n t h»» ’ reason why Liberals should use tl . • , . , ,, preseut, but we never can be attaiu ed by m eans of every hum an m ean , to a tta in it 1 ^e tram m ade good tim e down ehall see w hat can he done a few religion, but it i. possible of a tta in - the blue — M ountains into the and then see th a t it is so applied Ü Sinam s an anu d into m e weeks later on our return. m ent through the cu ltiv atio n , by in th eir own lifetim e. beautiful G rande R onde V alley, n atu ra l processes of the best n a t which we entered a t the th riv in g ural impulses. The Religion of the Future. little city of La G rande. H ere w*e AB the poets have dream ed of The Liberal Nucleus. haulted a moment and then sped perfect h u m an ity ; all philosophers BY ELIZABETH E. EVANS. on across the valley and followed a and sages aud reform ers have u t In nearly every city or large town winding track up the m ountain The world is full of unrest; the tered wise m axim s for the couduct in the United Slates there are a few side. \\ e were then iu the Powder of life; but superstition has alw ays L iberals, hut rarely are they a s River \ alley and at noon halted old ideals have lost their influence, q u a r te r, com e, the added t h e r e t o ^ w a r d . an d pun- sociated in any wtjy. T his is not at Baker City, the m etropolis for and from all Q uarters comes the cry for a now religion. A nd a new !8hlDent8 of H ern ity , so th a t th e as it should be, and th a t it is not the m ining district of E astern O re hopes and fears th u s excited have is shown by w hat occurred to us at gon. The trees and water in the religion is prophesied aud prom- chilled and blighted the labors an d Salt Lake C ity. W ithin an hour valley and the towering m ountains ised. the fruits of tim e. a few Liberals were found. They near by m ake Baker City and im - 1 A*teajPl8 are even now being Every sentient being m ust desire " t0 for,nulate m ° d«™ ideas were business men evidently of m ediate surroundings more a ttrac - im m ortality; everyone of us hopes character and influence, and had tive than most of th a t section of into system s which each of the several founders endeavors to hope for endless reunion with kindred been connected with a SecuJar Oregon. m ay develop into the “ Religion of spirits beloved on e a rth , for op p o r Union a t th a t place. I t did not tu n ity to correct m istakes, to e x At H untington we stopped for the F u tu re .” take long to have a lecture and a dinner and had a very nice, but plain m isunderstandings, to finish proposed revival of the Union; but A discussion of these various short, visit with Mr. J. W. Thom as, as it could not be on a stop-over schemes is not here in place; for one of the Torch fam ily. Mr. T. ticket, Mr. W akem an is to attend the present subject the only point Cats Knocked Out! ¡informs us th a t there are about to it on his retu rn . W herever any of interest is the fact of the already forty Liberals at H untington, and \\ a teh -C ats g en erally u n d ersell th e Liberals, men and women, can be widespread and rapidly-increasing certainly they ought to be associat stores, since I am giving m y e n tire found, get together as a lecture com Conviction th a t C h ristia n ity has a tte n tio but n to m ail o rd ers, I have facili ed together in an organization. * m ittee and see w hat can he done. had its day, and th a t its sun is set ties to u ndersell th e best C atalogue After leaving H untin g to n we ting, to rise no more, forever. H ouses. crossed Snake River into Idaho There are m any who would fain C o m p are C a ra fu ll w ith L a te s t TRAVELS! and had the o p p o rtu n ity of view tu rn back the shadow upon this 1 9 0 1 C atalogues. ing the W eiser, P ayette and M al dial of the w orld’s progress. Even Best A m erican w atches, 18 size in 2, 3 BY PE A R L W. GEER. heur valleys before night overtook with the evidence plain before their o r 4 ounce S ilverine screw cases; " T re n t o n ,'’ “ S ta n d a rd ” or " C e n tu ry ” 7 us. Then we slept through Id ah o eyes, of the irapoteucy of th e re Jew els, $3.50. H am p d en , $4.50; Elgin The pusher of the quill and the and into U tah, aud arose next o r W a ith .,.,, »5; Itick fo rd 11 J e w e l,. ligion of the Cross, they prognosti $o.50; 15 Jew els, $6.50; 17 Jew els a d keeper of the till for the Torch of m orning a t Ogden. An h o u r’s cate the reign of a n a rch y as soon ju sted , $9, Sam e, H am d en , $10. Sam e Reason are out on a jam bouree. w ait and an hour’s ride b ro u g h t us as the re strain ts of religion are re E .gin or W alth am , $11. Fine full a d ju sted , 17 Jew els, nickle, “ A ppleton, The Am erican Secular Union and to S alt Lake C ity, where we stop Tracy & C o .” $10.50; “ B u n n ” $17 m oved. B ut the shadow cannot F reethought F ederation are going ped for five hours to visit friends O tto \Y e tts te in ,’’ “ New R ailw ay ,” " B to have one of those an n u al Con and see the city and the works of be turned back, and the (as yet) W . R ay m o n d ,” $19. 21 Jew els, e x tra tine th ro u g h o u t; “ Jo h n H a n co c k ,” gresses we read so much about, and the M ormons. We went into the com paratively sm all num ber of in $20; “ B unn S p e c ia l,” $22.50; "C re s W akem an and I are going to p a r great Tabernacle and heard th<j dividuals who have freed th em c e n t S t r ” $22; " O tto W ettste in Spec ial, " \ a n g u a r d , ” "S p ecial R ailw ay ,” ticipate in the “ gathering of the man play on the pipe organ to selves entirely from sp iritu al ty r o r E lgin 149, 150 or 181, $25. "S pecial an n y , and are living (in C hristian R ailw ay ,” 23 Jew els, or " B u n n S p ecial,” clam s.” amuse the visitors. We viewed the p arlance) “ w ithout God and w ith 24 Jew els, $28.50. C incinnati is our destination, Tem ple from all sides but the in T he above in 4-ounce Silver case, out hopes in the w orld,” are in real $4.o0 e x tr a ; in 20-year gold filled, open but it being a long distance from side for they allow no one to enter ity the most useful m em bers of so face, $4 e x tr a ; 25 year, $6.50 e x tra ; 20- Silverton, we sh all m ake m any who is not a m ember, in good y e ar h u n tin g case, $6.50 e x tra, or in 25- ciety, and are by no means the un y e ar h u n tin g case, $8.50 e x tra . 8top9 before we get there. In fact standing, of the Mormon church, All gold filled cases are a rtistic hand happiest of their species. we have m ade several already, for and then you have to go into the (b ased , accom panied by M fr.’s g u a ra n W hy should they be u n h a p p y if tee and w atches k e p t in o rd er for one th is is being w ritten away out in “ Endow m ent House” near by, re th eir intentions are honest and year. U tah as the tra in jolts and winds lieve yourself of all your clothing, O th er styles and solid gold eq u ally as th e ir tim e is usefully spent? They reasonable. C orrespond w ith m e for along through the Rockies in the and then, robed in spotless w hite, are alive, and it is good to be alive. a n y th in g in th e Je w e le r’s L ine a n d save direction of Colorado Springs, our you are allowed to enter the holy As for a prospect after d eath , they " ^ yat X * ,™ “¡^ J “ ta next stop. Save temple. I do not believe 1 would know th a t nothing which has once >w ttl18 price-list. 1 J pay pav f freight. I t was early M onday m orning have been perm itted to en ter under existed is an n ih ilated ; it m ust en O T T O W E T T S T E IN . when we left Silverton and our any condition, hut if they had seen dure in some form forever— an d so R o ch elle, III friends a t the L. U. 0 . and the de W akem an costumed as “ J u p ite r they tru st them selves to N ature, pot wished us “ Bon V oyage!” At N iveus” they couldn’t have denied which placed them here w ithout P ortland we arran g ed for tra n sp o r him entrance. But we d id n ’t try. th eir knowledge or desire, and will 00 Worth of tation to Chicago and visited W e found Mr. Rogers in his store continue its work in conform ity friends, business houses and book where we had a very enjoyable with laws which they did not m ake MAGAZINES stores for a few hours. D inner and visit and arranged for a lecture by and cannot alter. FREE I supper were relished and enjoyed Prof. W akem an on his retu rn . Dr. J The entire helplessness of m an in “ S ecular S c ienc e ano C ommon S e n s e ” points at the Bailey house, where, as usu C hapm an, Mr. H jo rm stad , Mr. view of death is his best preserva- the way to the goal of your am bition. A m aga al, we were given a glad welcome Lawrence and M r. Mason all do tive against fear. sin e of Advanced Free M . tu . n 7 houir,lt. Liberal and with best wishes for a p leasan t business w ithin a block’s distance In th e m eantim e th ere is enough Modern Ideas o f Reform and N atural Law jo u rn ey and a safe retu rn . and they were all in favor of a lec- to do. The evils which supersti- »i It was night when we traveled ture. We secured four subscribers tion h as brought upon th e race up the C olum bia, so the Torch for the Torch, and, all considered, m ust be counteracted and removed; in tellectu al perception’^ " th a U a te n ta n d active readers will be spared a descrip- we felt well repaid for stopping, this world, until now 80 full of the clear head in a Jmnd'^body^^N^rhi’n g n V e ’i f o r tion by me of th a t oft described and sorry we couldn’t stay longer, h ab itatio n s of cruelty, m ust be- 1 wbole^eaAogether’wfth ^ample7ofreov*50 scenery. .v , | Mr. Godbe, - the originator « -•----- of -- ^ ,e come a haypy home for all m an- **’ue.\oV"o£!y fixST” 404 ’’ e aWOKe next m orning at great “Godbe Movpmpnt” lr in r , in l i i , Send at once as this offer IB lim ited. Sam ple i • . • . • . .. great m ovem ent ag ain st kind in« alik e; knowledge, K11U vv i i ♦ u mil n tram r AID* - topy with an in terestin g book of over 100 Daire* i f t r n o f n « 1 1 ,.— . • » r -------------- • frev for 12 centq in »’am ps. A ddress .fe aeh am ju s t in lim e to bo allow- the Mormons, we did n o t see, b u t m elled by prejudice m u st be in i ' T ,,f yK,,,,t'fUe.S tOre a t 75 Ce" ' R Were inform ed th a t he is creased and spread ab ro ad ;, uni- SECDLAR SCIENCE AND COMMON SENSE worth of b reak fast I got my m o n -; on hand when there is work to be versal peace m ust g u aran tee uni- P.E 532 Atlas Blk Chicano III ey s w orth and had five m inutes t o , done for the L iberal cause, and I versal progress, and unselfish lo v e ) gjl T« “ “ ’