T H E TORCH OF REASON, SILV E R T O N , OREGON, D EC EM B ER 6, E. M. 300 (1900.) 6 Ingersoll th e Illu strio u s. BY JO U R PRESCOTT GUILD. G ram ’« o rato r of rightful joy. Well may his nam e our lips em ploy, W hen to those tem ples we a tta in W here th in k e rs honor T hom as Paine. W ith steady round tu rn s N atu re’s wheel, No m iracle can m ake it r e e l; H ence fear no ghosts nor gods a t a ll,— So tau g h t Robert Ingersoll. T he flowers of speech, at his com m and, He plucked to w reath a circling band, A c h a p le t for life’s ste rn e r facts, To b eau tify w hat tru th exacts. H is voice in season rich did pour, T hroughout th e n ation, R eason’s sto re; A nd C hristians, courage«! by his hope, A long L ife’s way less gloo’my grope. F reed o m and tru th ami right and peace, By such as he have th e ir increase. In vain th e bigots bark and growl, In vain th e grossly varlets howl. I n F re e th o u g h t’s School let Com m on- sense Speak in h u m a n ity ’s defense; And never give th e conflict o’er Till S u p erstitio n strives no m ore. F o r th e T orch of Rennon. Guilded BY JO H N Points. I’. G U ILD . The L. U. O. isO . K., I C. Be a whole individual, do not be a mere in itial. F reethought is fuller than any federation, and it will last longer. The Secular F reethought Feder ation Congress at C in cin n ati has voted a grand success. The most successful thing in the last F reeth in k ers’ convention was W a k em an ’s chairm anship. The election of Mrs. H enry as V. President was a happy in sp iratio n . Only her refusal of the first place, left her in the second position. P etty Bings make one fret for a sh o rt time, hut brave work will not stop long to mind the hurt. Words hard or soft should not be always taken seriously. People do not alw ays mean half as had or as good as they talk. Moore’s Blade is bright, M acdon a ld ’s T ruth-S eeker is a searcher, the Investigator is an instructor, there is nothing “ gre^-n” in G reen’s M agazine, Semple’s Ideal is an ideal ♦simple of freethought, the In d e pendent Pulpit is well Sbawed, hut tak e the Torch of Reason and I see in every season. Silverton, Oregon, Nov. 3. i M rs. H enry L auds Col. Ingersoll. The chief speech in the Ingersoll memorial exercises at the Secular Congress w ashy Mrs. Josephine K. H enry of K entucky. The Inquirer gives this a b stra c t: When the news reached me that Ingerroll had passed away I thought more tl an a great man had passed away, and I shed tears of anguish th at this great Intellect« ual giant was dead ; but mingled addition to our little Freethought with them wer* tears of joy th a t so family. great and good a man had lived. Surgeon-G eneral V an Reypen The last words th a t trem bled on his lips was “ B etter”, significant of does not consider th a t Guam is a good naval station. He says th a t the condition of the people. He always fought in the open and typhoid fever is practically ep i alw ays returned from encounters demic in the island, owing to the with other great m inds with his a r polution of the drinking water. mor unscathed and colors flying. There have been twenty-five cases and four deaths from this cause in The religious world claim ed th a t a force of 143 men. The clim ate Ingersoll could teardow n but could is also debilitating, hut is not o th not build up. He did not claim to erwise had. The mean annual be a builder. tem perature is above 77 degrees After 1900 years of religion the Fall. The Surgeon-General consid upper ten-thousand live in luxury ers it would he better to establish a while the lower ten million live in station at Cabras Island, which, as poverty. After 1900 years of C hris it is not inhabited at present, has tian ity all the civilized great na tions are now arm ed to the teeth its soil free from infection. ready to spring upon the heathen, C ats Knocked Out! and wrest their all from them , leav ing only their souls to an unknown W atch-C ats generally undersell th e stores, hut since I am giving my e n tire God. a tte n tio n to m ail orders, I have facili It has been said Ingersoll was ties to undersell the best C atalogue not a scholar, hut he had all the H ouses. scholarship necessary to m ake arg u C o m p a re C a r e fu ll w ith L a te s t 1 9 0 1 C a ta lo g u e s . m ents th a t the combined clergy Best Am erican w atches, IS size in 2, 3 could not answer. Had all lived or 4 ounce Silverine screw cases; “ T ren as good lives as did Ingersoll there to n ,” “ S ta n d a rd ” or “ C e n tu ry ,” 7 would be no need for a plan of sal Jew els, $3.50. H am pden, $4.50; Elgin or W altham , $5; Rockford 11 Jew els, vation or of a fountain of blood to $5.50; 15 Jew els, $6.50; 17 Jew els a d ju sted , $9, Sam e, H am d en , $10. Sam e wash away the sins of the world. E ’.gin or W alth am , >11. Fine full a d The preacher of to-day is not a ju sted , 17 Jew els, nickle, “ A ppleton, man am ong men, but a man among Tracy & C o.” $16.50; “ B u n n ” $17; “ O tto W e ttste in ,” “ New R ailw ay,” “ B. women. Ingersoll spoke fearless W . R aym ond,” $19. 21 Jew els, e x tra “ Jo h n H an co ck ,” words for the liberty of m an, wo fine th ro u g h o u t; $20; “ Bunn S p ecial,” $22.50; “ C res man and child. Ingersoll was cen t S ir .” $22; “ O tto W ettstein Spec never treated fairly by the church ia l,” “ V an g u ard ,” “ Special R ailw ay ,” or Elgin 149, 150 or 181, $25. “ Special which has always treated the sin R ailw ay ,” 23 Jew els, or “ B unn S p ecial,” ner better than the honest skeptic. , 24 Jew els, $28.50. The above in 4-ounce Silver case, He was condemned because he de $4.50 e x t r a ; in 20-year gold filled, open manded tru th for any thing he ac-j face, $4 e x tr a ; 25 year, $6.50 e x tra ; 20- ' y ear h u n tin g case, $6.50 e x tra, or in 25- cepted. N either priest nor potent- ' y ear h u n tin g case, $8.50 e x tra . All gold filled cases are art'S tic h an d ate can stay the m ighty inarch of chased, accom panied by M fr.’s g u a ra n m ind, and Ingersoll’s w r i t i n g s tee and w atches kept in order for one should find a place in every public year. O th er styles an d solid gold equally as library in the land. M r. Guild W ith Lis. W H A T WE HAVE TO SELL. University Number of Freethought Magazine W ith Pearl W. G e e r’s p o r tr a it. 1 5 c Epitome of Positive Philosophy By T. B. W a k e m a n ...................... , 5 C Freethought: Past, Present and Future. By T. B. W akeman , w ith p ictu re and life of th e a u th o r. 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Oregon KINNEY "PORTER M a in S t r e e t CARRY A C O M PL E T E STOCK OF S chool reasonable. C orrespond w ith me for a n y th in g in th e Je w e le r’s L ine and save m oney. O rders tilled from any c a ta logue at prices quoted or less. Save th is price-list. 1 pay freight. S u p p lie s B o o k s and O T T O W E T T S T E IN . Mr. John Prescott Guild leaves R o c h e lle , I I I . Lowell to-day for C incinnati to a t W tb elie v e th a t ci rd s like tt e fo llc w irg copy tend the annual congress of the neatly p rin te d and d istrib u te d all over th e U nited American Secular Union and Free- S tates, w ill help us to build the L iberal U ni Reader, how m any can you d is trib u te to thought Federation. Thence he versity. good advantage? his will cost yon n o th in g b u t little effort, snd may help th e cause of Free- will go to Silverton, Oregon, to as ano u g h t very m uch sist in the general work of the Lib eral U niversity, a rapidly growing .„ F IV E ... institution with the special object of REASONS W HY teaching scieence w ithout supersti YOU tion, and m orality without miracles. Mr. Guild has been an occasional contributor to the “ M ail” for the S hould H e l p to B u ilo last twelve years and is well known for his work in the Liberal Associa It? L ib e ra l U n iv e rs ity AT SILVERTON, OREGON. tion, in which he has been ch a ir m an and lecturer.— Lowell (Mess.) 1 It will help m any young m en an d young women to a higher education who Mail, Nov. 20. S ilv e r t o n , O re S ta tio n e r y . j Dealers in F ru its, V egetables and C onfectionery. Scientific W isdom In Place of C h ris tia n ity : 1 Can Sins be Forgiven? 2 Does Christianity or Science Promote Civil ization? 3 Is Religion or Science More Reliable? 4 Evolution and Comparison of Religions. otherw ise will grow up w ith o u t its g reat advantages. 2 It will educate w orkers for th e g reat 5 Does Belief in Miracles Benefit? forward m arch of F re eth o u g h t and P ro 6 Immortality or Annihilation? gress. 3 It will forever silence th e accusation th a t Secularists have never done a n y JU ST T H E T H IN G th in g . 4 It will hasten th e tim e w hen Reason and Love will reign, and w hen su p e rsti to h an d to y o u r C h ristia n friends. Send tion and h ate will l>e forever gone 2 cents for 6. b c en 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 , Brook build yourself and o th ers a m o n u m en t, lyn, C onn., or send 10 cents while you yet live, th a t will do a m illion for 50. e ith e r kind o r a s tim es m ore good th an th e m ost costly sorted k in d s, to one of cold, senseless m arole. Mr. Guild arrived in Silverton Monday noon, and at once took off his m aterial and mental coats and set himself to work. He is very much pleased with our In stitu tio n , its location, buildings, pupils and teachers; the students and faculty are also well pleased with his short, introductory lecture to the school. W ith h is experience in newspaper w ik, his tem perate habits and his I f a ll h elp a lit t le , w e ca n a c * great love for our grand Cause, Mr. c o m p lis h m u c h . W ill you h e lp T H E G uild will prove a very valuable a little ? J L IB E R A L U N IV E R S IT Y S ilverton, O reg o n.