6 L e a rn T H E TORCH OF REASON, S IL V E R T O N , O REG O X , N O V EM B ER 29, E. M. 300 (1900.) fro m E v e r y F rie n d a n d low er'd l.v fam iliarity w ith that sufficient to employ a ll the inhabi E v e r y Foe. book. T h e Chinese m in is te r con- WE HAVE tants. \\ bat she could do on land W H A T firms th at view. S eparated from she does in more wonderful ways TO SELL. An English journal discoursing the corruption there are m any good a t sea, for there this city m ust be on “ T h e Heather. Chinee,” sets out things in the Bible; but woe to the not only self-contained and self- University Number of Freethought Mng-mn» with the sage proposition th a t it is youth who seeks them obscured by supporting, but m ust, in addition, M i t h P e a rl \V. < .eer'> p o r t r a i t . .-J5C propel itself across 500 miles of unjust to suppose a man is an idiot and m ingled with so much th a t is ocean waste every day, in storm Epitome of Positive Philosophy because of a yellow skin. It reports really vile. or calm . I o d o th is— to rise super By T. B. W a k e m a n ........ an interview beween a represents- We hope too, m issionary socie- ior to all stress of wind or weather 15c tive of the Daily Chronicle and ties will give careful consideration o r o rd in ary m isfortune—requires Freethought: Past. Present and Future. the C hinese m inister to E n g lan d , to all the points m ade by the Chin- ' not only vast power, but a vast re B; W akeman , w ith p ictu re power.— [E arl Mayo, iu Me Sir Lo Peng Luh, wherein the E arl ese m inister. It has been repeated serve an d life of th e a u th o r. Price i*> C lure’s for May. copies, $1,00; each . . . . ’ is reported am o ng other things to ! very often th a t it was the loweet .................'••••1 0 c , a ’^ ‘ class of the people of the countries Emancipation of Education. Cats Knocked Out! I he Boxer movement is really visited by m issionaries, who were An In au g u ra l A ddress, bv T. B. \\ akemax D elivered on th e in co r a fusion of m any secret societies converted to C hristianity, and th at t Wat<‘b - i ’a ts g en erally undersell th e p o ratio n of th e L iberal U n iv ersity . incited to common action by the the converts became such because atóles, o u t since I am giving my e n tire a tte n tio n to m ail o rd ers, I have facili- .................................................. 5 c excesses of m issionary zeal. The of the pecuniary reward they re- ílo u s ts Un,,er8e11 th e be8t C atalogue Photographs of the Faculty Cbinese are not savages. They are ceive, and th a t their fidelity to the th e L ib eral U n iv ersity , s u it possessed of a philosophy which new faith is contingent on prom pt C o m p a r e C a r e f u ll w ith L a te s t able tor fram in g . P ric e .............. 1 9 0 1 C a ta lo g u e s . torch of Reason Song Book No 2 inspired Comte, and which is Posi-I paym ents; that in the absence of Best A m erican w atches, 18 size in 2, 3 P rice. tivism. Men of culture are not rew ards there are no converts. If or 4 ounce S ilverine screw cases; “ T re n 1Oc sent to China as m issionaries, but th is statem ent is true it is hypo to n ,” “ S ta n d a rd ” or “ C e n tu ry ,” 7 Freethought Magazine | Jew els, $3.50. H a m p d e n , $4.50; E lgin pastors whose zeal outstrips their crites the m issionaries are m aking, o r W alth am , $5; Rockford 11 Jew els ju d g e m e n t. persons who adopt a new’ religion m erely because it pays to be a C hristian. 1 here are enough of th a t class am ong us w ithout going abroad to m ultiply the species, and ____ v_ , iv iivjij BItuul„ oe dis- th eir production should he couraged.— [Progressive T hinker, $o.50; 15 Jew els, $0.50; 17 Jew els a d ju sted , $9 Sam e, H a m d en , $10. 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O rders filled from any c a ta logue a t prices quoted o r less ’ Save th is p rice-list. I pay freight. “ 1 he converts are recruited from the lowest stra ta of the Chinese m illions. They are subsidized to the extent of three dollars a m onth, and their avarice is fostered 4>y the missionaries interfering in the con- teuiptihle squables between the con- J vert and the non-convert, and en The B iggest Steam ship Afloat. couraging law-suits, which gener ally do not result unfavorably for I en t house nd tons of steel beams the convert, th an k s to the influence and braces and plates, form ing a of the m issionary.” The E arl raid the national pride ' ram ,‘work »»e-seventh of a mile in was outraged by the sending of ength> and carrying a m ass of girls of nineteen to teach religious P<)“ ,ler<),hq m achinery of alm ost dogmas to men and women of ad- e<]Ual we,ght— th a t is the biggest vanced years. years. “ “ Arid vou offer offer ° ocean qtealn&hips in rough a n a l vanced And you prem ium s by sending them to ysis. It is easy to forget th a t it is places far from the coast where a ship. \\ lien she is lying a t a pier her vast form towers up like a foreigners are u n know n.” O T T O W E T T S T E IN . great building; and her construc But this did not conclude all of R o c h e lle , I II. M inister Lo Feng Lull’s grievances: tion is more akin to th a t of a mod ern “ sky-scraper” than to th a t of “ la k e the Chinese translation of any craft of earlier days. A skele The th e Bible: Every nation prides it ton of steel girders, rising tier above T he ablest publication of the kind in the W orld self upon its sacred literature. Sixty-four pages. Illu strated . Published M onthly. Please note, literature, w hatever tier to the height of five stories, Price Si.oo a year. For TW E N T Y -FIV E CENTS is the frame of the Oceanic’s great it will be m ailed to any ad d ress TH R EE flONTHS lesson it teaches, it is a work of body; and over this is a skin of A ddress FR E E T H O U G H T MAGAZINE. art. I he educated Chinese are of 213 E. Indiana St., Chicago, III plates. an enquiring tu rn of m ind. They steel fronl .... in ' h . These he8e plates P,a t^8 vary v an turn to your Bible to realize W est- ’i„ htha , I, ‘ ree‘ " ' t b elieve th a t c a rd s lik e th e fo llo w in g conv neatly p rin te d a n d d istrib u te d ail over th e U nited ern m anners and modes of thought. X e ^ o tons for S ep tem b er, Ingersoll m em o rial n u m b e r; O ctober, w ith W a k e m a n ’s sp e ec h ; N ovem ber, PriceP1 UFe ° f L’ U* °- facult.v’ ................................................ Forstner Auger Bit. P rice, an y s iz e .......... Liberal and Scientific Books of all k in d s. See a d v ertisem en t elsew here. Send all o rd ers to T h e L ib e r a l U n iv e rs ity C o, Silverton. Oregon AND They are shocked hy its graceless | t h '» , X com pos,tion and inelegant phrase- : H vetlna m a e h i u . 3rg ology.” r n e tin g m achine ever built; and T, • , * make the Oceanic the strong- his shows th at the objections est as well as the largest shiD of her made to the Bible by independent | kind. 8 P her thinkers have a foundation in fact. If Ihe book was for the first time J X m ° T ° ity - " OthinS placed in the hands of cultured centurv ei.v 7 ' d r ' V,ng.’ A m ericans it would be pronounced „ * . * ’ teem ,ng w ,*h all the obscene, and be bid a ^ a y from ^ “ ‘' 7 . ».B devised, youth or burned to prevent th eir hat ° f the C° n’ corruption. But it was th ru st on ‘"m , P’ ‘° H"r .h e world in a corrupt age, as an Z X " , ’’ “ ' 7 , u inspired production. It is rarelv , " ‘ t p on la,,<l her 8<eel tint- read, save fam iliar chapters, and is E i ' ,>ro' id,‘ t,le framework unknown save by youth who ,w. i ° dw elI,nKs ,or « " »f ‘ hem. H er come fam iliar With its wickedness, P - 7 " " i" 1,*1 ,he town and call the attention of their asso- ’ ’ h t mHe 7 ' 7 high a " d ciates to it. e,Lht miles in length. H er bunk- m i. n , . * Prs w<>uld supply all the c o a l m a po7 haS m8de paired by the e m m u o itv for ,2 o s h o u ld " u ’ k a b o ? ” Th„7 H ye7 «"Ck ali P "‘ again the Progressive T hinker “has wouldTight all" h ~ d th a t puhiic morals are ‘engines Z u l d dHv’e " Z c b i n e " 4/ m ^ T P k” 8 to b a ild th e L iberal U ni- ? b ln KINNEY PORTER M a in S t r e e t S ilv e r to n , O re CARRY A COMPLETE STOCK OF Free Though! Magazine vere n ' » v 60c S chool S u p p lie s B o o k s and S ta tio n e r y . Dealers in Fruits, Vegetables and Confectionery. ...F I V E ... REASONS iSLw you W HY . Scientific Wisdom ? In Place of C h ris tia n ity : S ho uld H e lp to B u il d s ’’ s ¡ ^ L ib e r a l U n iv e rs ity AT SILV E R TON, OREGON. 2 Can Sms be Forgiven? Does Christianity or Science Promote Civil ization? Is Religion or Science More Reliable? Evolution and Comparison of Religions. Does Belief in Miracles Benefit? Immortality o’- Annihilation? 1 It will h e lp m an y young m en and young wom en to a h ig h er education who 3 oth erw ise will grow u p w ith o u t its great ad v an tag es. 4 2 It will ed u cate w orkers for th e g reat 5 forw ard m arch of F re e th o u g h t an d P ro 6 gress. 3 It will forever silence th e accusation th a t S ecu larists have nev er done a n y th in g . 7 JU S T T H E T H IN G 4 It will h asten th e tim e when Reason and Love will reign, an d w hen su p e rsti to h a n d to y o u r C h ristia n frien d s. 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