T H E TORCH OF REASON, SILV ER TO N , OREGON. JA N U A R Y 10, E. M. 301 (1901.)
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N E W S AND NOTES.
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It snows a little now and then in
Silverton.
J. E. and M. P. Hosmer’s mail
will always reach them if addressed
Box 351, Silverton, Oregon.
Prof. Hoffmann and his class are
doing interesting work in the chem­
istry room and all are pleased.
The W om an’s Social Science
Club will meet Saturday, Jan u ary
12th, at the home of Mrs. Mat
Brown at 2:30 P. M.
Ex-President and Mrs. Hosmer
are visiting with Mr. and Mrs.
Page, and preparing for their de­
p a rtu re to the South.
Miss Ollie Geer was the last
student to return from the vacation
trip to friends and relatives. She
is as bright and happy as ever and
takes up her studies with her usual
enthusiasm .
We are pleased to learn that more
students are coming to the L. U.O.
One is expected soon from Ohio and
some from Oregon. We are pre­
pared to accomodate them com­
fortably.
School is progressing nicely and
the students take hold with a vim
since the holidays. There will be
some good earnest work done at
L. U. 0. bet ween now and the sum ­
mer vacation.
Mr. Sidney Gimson,
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fifth annual catalogue of the L. L . for the constitution of Oregon says. Mr.
John Leach,
Yarmouth 1 0
O., and are well pleased with the “ All men (and this includes you)
BY MRS. HOLYOAKE MARSH.
present work. We have a future shall be secure in the natural right Mrs. Daniel Baker
Birmingham 1 0
Mr.
Byron
Holyoake
Smith
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Btu(]entfor th eu n iv ere ity ;b o w e v er to worship Alm ighty God accor-
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he is only four years old, so you ding to the dictates of their own Miss Julia C. Smith,
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M rs. H o ly o a k e S m ith ,
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will have to wait some time, unless conscience.’’ Rut see what a com- Miss
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Phipson,
you can adopt us all.
j motion you h tv e caused.
A out Dr. G. Sworn,
London 1 0
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Mr.
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Mudie,
W ishing the Torch a happy and ! pretty little foot on the top of the Mr. A. Sumner.
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| highest m ountain in the w’orld Dr. J. Wallace, (deceased) Glasgow 1 0
prosperous New Year.
could not have started an ava- .......... ..
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this.
But
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Herbert
Spencer,
Dayton, Oregon.
Brighton 2 0
never mind. After the Bible ami
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Mich...................... -.$10.00
New Year G reetings.
5.00
from the schools, you can still con- i *’Co. X. Hill, Boston, M ass.......... 5.
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Eva Ingersoll Brown, X. Y............50. On
Mr. A. B. B ennett of Norwalk, tinue your work the sam e as ever; Prof. Daniel T. Ames, Cal............. 10.00
which is, to try to do right, and to Ben j. Duval, Col.............................. 1.00
Conn., writes :
Ed. Secrest, Randolph,.K ansas... 2.50
Helen H. Gardener, X. Y. City
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“ M r . E ditor :—One word of con­ teach the right.
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gratulation and encouragement
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from your hum ble friend may not and the Lord’s Prayer, you can Wm. J. Chilcoat, “
B. J. Hjermstad O hio........................1.00
read
from
Epictetus,
or
Marcus
be amiss at this time, as these lines
are being penned in the East and Aurelius, or Mohammed, or B udd­ > 0-00-0-0-0 0-0-000-0 O-OO-OOOO-OOOOOO
you are in the far West. My soul ha, or Confucius, or Darwin, or
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in sym pathy and love goes out to Ingersoll, and recite the prayer ol
T h is is O u r B u ild in g F u n d
you and your institution th at you Cleanthes or Arnobius, or Derz-
C o n t r ib u t io n B o x .
had the courage to build—an insti­ hanir, or compose one of your own.
Previously acknowledged.. .$573.45
tution destined to he a guiding star, Of course, to read from either of
a beacon light on the shore of those authors would be just as sec­
J. W. Bell, Everson, W ash. . . 1.00 <>
'lim e—an institution destined to tarian as to read from the Bible,
Chas Saussele, M inn................1.00
elim inate that trin ity of the Dark hut do you go ahead, and let the
L S. H o lm a n , P o n tia c , 111.......... 3.00
It does them good.
Ages, Superstition, Ignorance, and kickers kick.
Mrs. Haynes, In d ................... 10.00
Your True Yoke Fellow,
Greed. Let the Torch continue to
0 , T Glenn, O hio................... 25.00
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J. H. Jacobs, Kansas............... 5.00
cast its effulgent light and shed its
Wm. Platts, California...........25.00
rays of Liberal thought upon us
Is this “ sarcasunus?” Ed.
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another year. To each one in the
vineyard of Liberal thought in Ore
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gori 1 send my heartfelt sym pathy
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and congratulations.”
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STOCKHOLDERS M EETIN G OF T IIE
For th e T o re h of Reason.
The Y oung People’s Literary
Society last week presented some
very fine work. The closing dance
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was so much “ a thing of beauty”
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th a t those who saw, as well as those
who flitted in its mazes, voted it ‘‘a
joy forever. ”
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L. U. O. has a rare opportunity
to have its students learn to write
for the press. We hope to piesent
some of . their compositions in the
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Torch. The h acuity deeire to have
every one m aster the People’s
English with tongue and pen, and
we must practice to do it.
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\Y e are pleased
to have nur t form-
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er student, Mr. Louie Steel ham m er,
with us again. Louis has spent
some m onths as a clerk in a mer­
chandise store since he was with us
before. He now comes back to fit
himself for a still higher position;
and be will be able to fill it.
A C hair and a S tu d en t.
E R A L U N IV E R S IT Y COM PANY.
The Road W e’ll T ake.
IlY JO H N
Miss Florence Brown, who has
been attending the commercial de­
partm ent of the L. U. O., has ac­
cepted the position of telephone
girl at the central office in Silver-
ton. We feel that Miss Brown will
give satisfaction at her new post.
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PRESC O TT G U IL D .
B oston , M ass .—Ingersoll Secular So­
ciety meets at Paine Memorial Hall, 9
A special Meeting of the Stock­ Appleton St., Sunday, 3 p. m. Rev. J.
P. Bland, Resident Speaker.
holders of The Liberal U niversity
[Song for Liberal University Students.] Company will be held at their U ni­
versity Building, Silverton, Oregon,
We’ll go the way that leads to Truth,
on S atu rd ay , February 9, 1901, at
That road is right for Age and Youth.
2 o’clock P. M. Election of Direct­
We’ll try to do what good we can,
ors and oilier im portant business
Both to our-selves and fellow-man,
We’ll learn still more, we’ll work still will come before the Meeting.
m ore;
By order.
We’ll learn and, think, and work yet
T haddeus B. W akeman ,
more.
Pres. Board of Directors.
All that is worth a thoughtful look,
P earl W. G eer , Sec’y.
L owell , M ass .—Liberal Association
meets in Pilgrim Hall, Pahner street,
Lowell, Mass., Sunday afternoons, at 2
o’clock, except 2d Sunday in each month
when the time is 6:30, W. S. Parker,
President. E. A. Howe, Secretary.
N ew Y ork C ity —The M anhattan
L iteral Club meets every Friday eve­
ning at So’clock, in the German Mason­
ic Temple, 220 East Fifteenth street.
January 18.—“ Should Mental Science be
U pheld?” Paul Tyner, y es; H er­
bert X. Cassou, No.
Secularists would you not like to January 25.—“ Public Operation of Pub­
lic Franchises.” Samuel Seabury.
Wag never printed in a book ;
But nature>8 Bihle everywhere,
i s worthy of each student’s care.
j We’ll read it more, we’ll read it more; have some letterheads printed with
We’ll search and think and learn vet Secular sentim ent and W ettstein’s
more
B rooklyn , X. Y.—The Brooklyn
Philosophical Association meets Sunday
at 3 p. m., in the Long island Business
College Hall, South Eighth street, bet.
Bedford and Driggs Avenues.
Freethought badge, to use in corre­
spondence with your friends? We
will furnish them to you w ith your
Let wit with wisdom lie combined,
name and address printed on them
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. meet
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. growing
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for 75 cents per hundred, $1.50 per
And if at work, or book or play,
C hicago . I I I .—Liberal Society, Dr.
We.„ (lo our ab|est> (lay ,)y ,,ay
250, or $2 50 for 500, postpaid. Let
Thomas B. Gregory, resident lecturer.
We’ll grow some more, we’ll know the People know’ where you stand. Sunday lectures, 11 a. m. Corinthian
some more ;
When work is o’er we’ll play yet more.
We hope we shall arrive at last
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Hall, Masonic Temple.
All are invited.
The Ingersoll C hair.
Admission free.
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O hio L iberal S ociety —Season of 1900
and 1901.
Public lectures under the auspices of
the above society are delivered every Sun­
day evening at 8 o’clock, in College
Hall, 416 W alnut st., Cincinnati, Ohio.
The following is the program for Jan u ­
ary :
subscriptions collected in E ngland i Sunday, 13.—Xoan Coler.
Subject:
by o. J. holyoake .
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“ Deism and Materialism.”
To 1 he P ious School T eacher in
£ s. Sunday, 20.—Dr. J. B. Wilson. Sub-
W a sh in g to n C ounty.
ject: ‘"Marriage and Divorce.”
Mr. George Anderson,
London 5 8
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“ 2d subscription,, 5
Sunday, 27.—Paine Anniversary Cele­
Mr. Alfred Marsh,
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bration. Special program to be an ­
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“ 2d subscription $
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nounced later.
Dear sister in C h rist.—You and “
Mrs. E. Holyoake Marsh,
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W here we 11 not mourn for what is past;
Xor ever fear for w hat may be,—
Di time, or in eternity.
We’ll work still more, rejoice still more;
We’ll work and help, and hoj>e yet
more.
Liberal University, Silverton, Oregon,
Jan. 7th, Era of Man. 301—A. D., 1901.
The am ounts subscribed and paid
in for the Ingersoll Chair are set
forth below. This sum is actually
in the hands of our treasurer to be
safely invested, the income only to
be used.
E ditor T orch of B eason :
Enclosed find five dollars for 1 he Judge B lackburn have certainly Mr?Bobert A{T{degarTh.
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Ingersoll C hair Fund sent by put your foot in it. You had the Mr. Tho«. Allsop,
Leicester
G randpa Miller. W e received the right, of course, to do as you did, Mr. Arthur Gimson,
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M anchester X. H .—Freethinkers’
9 Association meets Sunday evenings at
0 jft o’clock, &»9 Elm Street.