Torch of reason., March 13, 1902, Page 5, Image 5

TH E TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, MARCH 13, E. M. 302 (1902.)
scratch. As “The P ractical P oliti­
cian ” of P o rtland, who sometimes
CONSTRUCTION, V II.
the bright ones of earth have been For the Torch of Reason.
exploring it, w ith ever increasing EVO LUTIO N IN T H E S IX T IE S
writes to the T orch , puts it, “ They The New World i Cosmology), and the use and wonder, u n til one of the
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b rig h test (G o e th e ) in his ra p tu re
are sim ply m etaphysicians, not
New Life (Biology), Give Us a New
How the Truth Conquered.
politicians. They have contrived
Soul (Psychology), and a
I ex c la im e d — “ O n lv to he astonished
BY R. F . UNDERW OOD.
are we here!” — here on “ the earth
to lock them selves in the prison of
New Immortality.
alternating deep and dreadful night
their own special ideas and have
Fredric May Holland in his
“T he s u p e r n a tu r a l does n o t a n d c an with Paradise brightness,” while
thrown the key out of the window.”
n o t e x ist. E very e v en t is n a tu r a l—
latest work, Liberty in the 19th
1 he I orch feeio feelingly on Las parents ” “S cien ce is th e o n ly pos ­ yearly circling a sun that leads it
sible sav io r of m a u k iu d .”—lu g e rs o ll in each year through 300,000,000 miles C e n tu ry ,' in an in te re stin g c h a p te r
this subject for two reasons:
A
,
his la st speech, D re sd e n E d itio n , vol.
of endless space. But most won­ on “ T h e E v o lu tio n ists,” says th a t
1. The S o c ia lis t e le m e n t under iv, pp. 498-9, 505, etc.
no book of the century has been
the laws of Sociology m ust correct
™,
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, , derful of all, these bright children
J
1 he risin g sun had jugt reached
of earth have lately discovered their more revolutionary than D arw in’s
and republicanize the integrative
the window when the kind, fond «. ,, ,
. a key u n lo
i t c - k in g all
1, “Origin of Species.”
Mother s secret,
tendency of the R epublican, and
,
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,
. . mother entered the beautiful sleep - .
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,
Theologians,
at the time of its
her enclosures
on earth
and else-
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the ditferentiative tendency of the
ING ROOM of her ONLY CHILD to . .
r aw of r C
r* o rre la
1 tio
»: n ; publication
(1859), insisted on the
w here— tu
1 lie L
r
Dem ocratic party , and so save us
awake the sleeper for the duties
,, Die ...
1, ex isten
, , ce, is
• 1 supernatural
creation of each sne-
th a t all
w o rld , all
1
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from Im perialism , or A narchy.
and the play of a bright spring
,
t
.
c*
es
plant
and
anim
al,
and
esoe
made up of continuous events. Poet . . . . . .
’
h
From the T orch point of view, it
m orning. When she stood by the
icially
of
the
hum
an
race
in
its
final
G o e th e ’s.“ THAT.” ( F a u s t,P a r t I, line
should become Americanized, “ n a t­
little couch, she could not bear to
883), or as the poet Ingersoll says it, form. The inference th at man had
uralized,” for it is needed by the
awaken the young sleeper with
- event .1 has p aren « ts’
. » — nat-
. been developed by
, — ul?
Every
3 n atural ’ processes
R epublic as the balance wheel and
voice or caress—so innocent and
ural parents in preceding events, out of lower forms of life, was easily
corrective of the extrem e and sel­
beautiful, fairer th an auv picture,
children in succeeding or attending draw n from the “ Origin of Species”
fish tendencies of the greater p a r­
was th at reality.
The graceful
events, ami none other conceiva­ hut not expressly stated; and there
ties.
form, the face of sculpture, with
was great alarm am ong the clergy
9 The Liberals at the Congress j
cheek, lit with life-bearing ble as possible !
lest the m iraculous creation of man
W
ith
th
a
t
key
they
unlocked
the
of th e A m erican L ib e ra l L eague,
first golden h a ir w aved
should be discredited by this theory.
held at C incinnati, on P aine’s last around the expanding “ dome of m aterial world of sun, stars and
A nti-D arw inian societies were
e
a
rth
-
matter
;
and
it
is,
Cosmology:
b irth d ay , furnished what m ight th o u g h t”— and w hether boy or girl,
started in London by both the
have been a precedent for this so­ none but the secret-knowing m other Then the vital world of Protoplasm Catholics and P rotestants, and in
cialistic action.
They declared could tell, and it seemed to her on the e a rth ’s surface; and it is Bi­ 1863 Huxley saw the whole artillery
them selves a “ political p arty ,” and both in one. ‘‘Such quiet life and ology— wherein “ every event has of th e pulpit brought upon the doc-
are now prospecting for candidates, joy,—how can 1 break the pleasant parents” —all n atu ral !
trine of evolution and its support-
on a platform which forgets th a t dream s,” thought she. But then
1 hen said the b it vest of t he er8 The exam ple of England was
people m ust be em ancipated and suddenly the right arm was thrown bright (such as M atthews and followed by France and G erm any.
educated before they can be expect- QVer, wj^fi a fia jf angry whispered ,L » e b )w e will know the know ing The United States was in tbe throes
ed to vote for reforms, especially cry—“ let go of me 1”
centre of the A ll . 1 lirough the key. , a
and her men of Sci-
hole of SELF, we will place th at key ence were so few and timid th a t the
those touching “ religion.”
Ah I thought the fond m other,
As explained in the T orch , perhaps those dreams after all are I in the verv J centre of the brain and denunciations of Darwinism , en ­
which published their proceedings, not so pleasant ? hut the day calls turn it until we see and know the couraged by the theological p reju­
there are ways in which a pretty and a kiss will arouse and soothe. Parent events th a t as a continuous dice of Agassiz, were generally a c ­
large and popular m inority party, “Come, come, dear one 1” said she, process beget this most wonderful cepted as just.
com pact in form, and under an while the dreamer struggled into of events, the conscious I ! Then the
For a period of three years after
tender,
ignorant
and
unbrave
hid
honest, able and trusted leader real thought, as kiss followed kiss,
the publication of the “Origin of
shuddered as if they o
.,
(like P arn ell) may do effective “ You m ust up now. The sun has their eyes . and
.
.
,
.species nothing was said aoout
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, ,
political execution as a “ knifing brought a new ’ day so bright and felt the vivisection !
Darwinism in the divinity school
But it was done, and was the
,
p arty ,” but those conditions were clear ! You m ust wear those new
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where Mr. H olland was then a stu-
victory of all. The illu- ,
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u
,
not present at Salem or C incinnati. clothes I have been m aking, and greatest
&
,
,
dent. lie says : “ Evolutionism
sions of the age dropped away, and
,
. . .
As things are, can reform ers do you are to go to school— the new
J
, had to look for advocates in Arneri-
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better than the T orch then advised school today—don’t you remem- with them the vain and childish
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ca to S piritualists like Denton, or
hopes which had made an im agm -
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— to work, as it does, above all ber!” . . .
1
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unbelievers like Underwood at th a t
ary world an object of life, instead erj(Hj »>
parties, or else in them , for their
“ 0 , m am m a !” said the little one,
enlargem ent, and benefit to the as they were about to go down, of th is —the real. T his , instead of
The opposition of the clergy in ­
a “ vale of tears” or a “ state of pro­
R epublic; and in the m eantim e do
fia ve forgotten the p ray er!”
creased the general unw illingness of
batio n ”— this became “ the star
ail possible to m ake the referen ­ “ T rue,” said the m other, “ but it is
rr all
ii of t E
v a rth
.. ,” » .u
and sun i-.
lit H
the en- scientific men to take the new view,
dum and initiative a practical fact ? late now,— never m ind, I will save
v ... n
trance way to the E
a rth lv Paradise Irrelig 6 io u s ten d en cies w ere assigned
”
it with your old clothes; it may
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rp, ¡to the doctrine of Evolutionism by
t o b e on o u r ce lestial s ta r.
1 he
J
with them be good a while yet, for , , ,
i , .. t j u „ the President of Yale and by Prince-
R a te s A g a in R educed.
old heaven and earth had been
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our neighbor’s younger children:
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ii
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a
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ton
professors.
As
late
as 1878
gradually constructed out of the
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Y’ou m ay learn a n o th e r or some ­ illusions and fancy, for they had P ro f W inchell, the geologist, was
FROM A LL POINTS EAST.
thing better at the school.”
Thus no real existence. The new S oul of requested to resign a professorship
Before you makedefinite arrangements I the newly awakened one began the
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processes, took
the place or the z.i,i
old at N ashville, ’ Tenn., ’ where he had
for th at trip East let us quote you rates uew day with the prom ise and hope
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expressed doubt of the doctrine
bpirit or entity.
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via the Illinois Central Railroad Our
a
and a higher life!— . . .
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th at all men were derived from
Every
day
has
become
a
judg-
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rates are the lowest to he had an.l it |
j9 he w orking to a tta in that?
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, Adain. He refused to resign and
will pay vou to wri*e us. If you haven t
ment day with its investm ent of . . .
.
, T 1oo.
his
chair
was
suppressed.
In 1884
time to communicate with us, tell t h e 1 Dear R eader! M ust one not be a im m ortality. And now those who
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the P resbyterians of South Carolina
agent from whom you purchase your clam — a senseless, hopeless, fossil
had hid th eir eyes in fear are open­
drove a devout member of their
ticket th at you want to travel by way of c la in>* pot to see in such a picture a
ing
them
one
by
one
and
find
their
the Illinois Central, and you will never story of evolution—the fate of one,
sect from his chair in a theological
duty and joy in this world and the
regret the trip. If any of your relatives
sem inary because of his p artial ac-
or friends in the East are coming West and of a ll— the up to date chapter hope th a t is. They learned to an-
t
while the low rates are in effect, write of H umanity ? \ \ h ich , as far as we ticipate and forefeel w hat they do
us about them , and we will see th at know , is In fin ite M o th e r N a tu r e ’s
Mr. H olland om its to m ention
with and for others as if for self,
they get the lowest rates with the best ONI y child,— a w a k e n e d by her on
in the verdict of the the service of Prof- AHa G ray ° f
service. Through tourist cars, person- tb e gurface o f o u r H u le p a ra d ise and join
H arv ard as one of the early Ameri­
true and noble:
ally conducted excursion cars, free re-j
, r,
can supporters of Darwin, and the
. g c h i a ir
• c a rs ,—in fact all
«.ii fko
d in in
th e lofoof
latest P lanet, ’ the E a rth , ’ which B runo an-
conveniences known to modern railroad- nounced the new a n d real discovery P a in fu l T r u th p re fe r I to p le a sa n t very strong support of the theory
ing. For particnlars regarding rates, of, only 300 y e a rs ago.
For T ru th ever heals th e wounds she by the pen of Chauncey W right,
inay m ake.”
time, service, stop-overs, different con-
D uring these few years since then,
one of this country’s ablest th in k ­
nections and routes, etc., call on or ad- . ___________________________________
How they reach this T ru th we ers, though but little known to the
dress, B. H . T kcmbcll , Corn’l Agt., 142 »N ote .—“Those dam ned clam s I”— as
¡general reading public, also escaped
i are next to tell ?
Third Street, Portland, Oregon.
| lugersoll used to say it.