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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
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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
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is reported am o ng other things to ! very often th a t it was the loweet
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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.
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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
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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-
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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 .
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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
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eir production
should he
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C orrespond w ith m e for
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m oney. O rders filled from any c a ta
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“ 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
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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
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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.
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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
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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 .
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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. Send
tion and h a te will lie forever gone-
- cents for 6, or 6 cen ts for 25 tra c ts,
5 It will give you an o p p o rtu n ity to
to E liza M owry B livex , B rook
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lyn, C onn., o r send 10 cen ts
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