THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, DECEMBER 13, E. M. 300 N eb u la r H y p o th esis Supported. (1900.) 3 r-- u * u r proposition the first half of w hich, Orphan College, and now have fha U I 'L I A T t. at least, can be regarded as eetab- holy gall to ask, “ W here sre your * W r I M 1 " t HAVE. B Y PRO F. G A R R E T P. 8 K R V IS 8 . fished. 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Frequent-1 8Prout and spring up and grow into ly the question is asked by those Ith e beauty o f the “ image of God.”— ...F IV E .. / 1 who, although interested in astron- l"N. Y. Jo u rn al. REASONS W HY * YOU om ical progress, have not followed -----------------— it closely, “ H as th e famous nebu- R eligion .— Religious questions : In Place of Christianity ; lar hypothesis of th e origin of t I have created more discord and hat- ? 8 ho uld H e lp to B u il d world been exploded by recent dis- red between than 0 |h e r cover.es?’ How the im pression it kind„ uuite(1> but never in o „ e s jn . ¡^ L ib e ra l U niversity 1 Can Sin« be Forgiven? AT S ILVE R TO N , OREGON. 2 Does Christianity or Science Promote Civil had been exploded became so wide g |e in8tance did two Bects ¡nda) * A- 1 I t w ill h e lp m any young m en and ization? spread ,t would be h ard to say, but in a wordy war over the h young women to a h ig h er education who no one stu d y in g the photographs du ty in connM.,ioI1 witb o otherw ise will grow up w ith o u t its g reat 3 Is Religion or Science More Reliable? in. question could long en terta in a ¡„ dietreH8. T beir diBcordg faavo advantages. 4 Evolution and Comparison of Religions. 2 I t will educate w orkers for th e g rea t d o ubt as to th e nebular hypothesis. aH been over lfcc m Pani„- of gcri forw ard m arch of F re eth o u g h t an d Pro 5 Does Belief in Miracles Benefit? gress. 6 Immortality or Annihilation? Instead ot he.ng exploded through tun>i in m an . m ade crepds and their 3 It will forever silence th e accusation th e process ol discovery, as som e effect on passion and prejudice— th a t S ecularists have never done a n y th in g . over-zealous churchm en have pre [Two W orlds JU S T T H E T H IN G 4 I t will hasten th e tim e when Reason tended, it lias been im m en sely and Love will reign, and w hen siq iersti- Religion, as usually difined, cre tion and h a te will fie forever gone, RtrengUienened, and the Lick pho to hand to your Christian friends. 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