Torch of reason., March 20, 1902, Page 2, Image 2

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TH E TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, MARCH 20, E. M. 302 (1902.)
heart by appealing to the moral
sense which a preriou* culture has
developed in them ; action upon the
intellect by explanation and dem on­
stratio n of the tru th s of the moral
order; action upon t h e will by the
practice of moral life, a,,,‘ >rding to
their own experience and t h e i r i n d i ­
vidual character.
Having laid down these princi­
ples, the program m e points out
with some detail the three kinds of
school exercises that correspond to
these three modes of action. I he
“ exercises tending to develop the
moral sense are readings, recitals,
and conversations adapted to bring
forth and strengthen in the child
the various sentim ents th at favor
the developm ent of the moral sense
[exam ples], . . . and in a gen­
eral way all the healthy em otions
th at predispose men to do right. ’
T h e “ exercises tending to instill into
the mind the fundam ental notions
of m orality” are concrete and liv­
ing lessons, but m ethodical and
co n fo rm ab le to a program m e given
m an is not horn to live alone; soci-
ety necessary to his security and
to the indefinite progress which is
his law; it is his end and reason for
being.
B arbarous societies and
civilized so cieties; tr a its th a t
dis-
W H ITE AND BLACK.
freedom of worship w ithin the l i m i t
of respect for law; freedom of labor;
freedom of association. Public lib- Can the White Man Live, Work and
erties. Dangers of a rb itra ry power;
Thrive in the Tropics?
dangers of absence of governm ent,
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N a tio n s
am o n g
th em selv es,
BY CH A N N IN G S E V E R A N C E .
tinguish them ; law is substituted international duties and rights; in-
f r f rue* Libor a common obliga- » ^ ra tio n a l solidarity; hum anity;
I he white' man can live, work.
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lion; no more slaves and no more |,,Ve of hum anity and reconciliation and thrive in the tropics just anout
corporal punishm ent (supplices); W!th love of country. The ju s gen- 8O long before he will lose the
the intellectual capital (fortune) of tiura; aspiration tow ard a jurid- energy, am bition and intellectual
m ankind daily guaranteed, as well ical ideal among n a tio n s; arh itra- superiority for which he is now
noted. W ithout a constant influx
as its transm ission to posterity. So­ tion.
For the third year is prescribed a of new blood to keep up the stand-
cial solidarity in the economic world,
in the moral world. N atural ine­ thorough revision of the principles a pd of physical and m ental quali-
quality of aptitudes, inevitable d i­ of m orals and a return to th eir ties, the white man, as the repre­
principal application; the articles gentative of a race, will soon deteri-
versity of functions.
S ocial ju s t ic e . — Respect for the drawn up recall much more closely orate and reach the level of the
person of man in whatever rank the subjects known to classical n atu ral products of such countries,
W hat is the n atural product in
he may he placed, and as a conse­ courses (show ing th a t our n atu re
quence of this im perative respect, leads us to love the beautiful, to I the shape of hum an beings ? It is
slavery and serfdom recognized as affirm the true, and to desire the a m an who m atures quickly, hut
intolerable. Respect for the honor good); conscience; liberty; person­ never has any more force and
of others. Defamation and calum ny. ality; duty; moral ideal. The last energy than his surroundings re-
Respect for the products of labor; paragraphs only will be quoted quire in the mild struggle with
N ature for existence. He is a n a t­
principle of property, its necessity; here:
To point out th at it is in the n a ­ ural born dream er, and the “ stren ­
capital and labor; respect for con­
tracts and for one’s word. Respect tion th a t man fully realizes his n a ­ uous” life has tor him no attractio n .
for individual beliefs and opinions. ture, th at he really becomes man — Man must he driven to action by
w ith d etail.
In the first year are to be treated Religious and philosophical liber­ that is, a moral person—conscious his wants and necessities, and if
of his duties and his rights; th at they are few he will not lead the
th e principles of ethics: (1) “ 1 he ty; tolerance.
the duty of the individual member active life he otherwise would. Said
conscience, intuitive idea of duty,
S ocial f r a t e r n it y . — Moral and
the power of m an over him self;” social inadequacy of strict justice. of a nation is to co-operate willing the Indian in Arizona, where it is
(2 )“ society and its duties;” and in Accidents of birth, physical and ly with the nation in hum an civili­ hotter than seven hades much of
the year, “ If white man live long
the third place, “ return to self; such intellectual in eq u alities; accidents zation.
The social ideal at different peri­ enough in In d ia n ’s country, he be
an appliclation of the principles as of life. Public instruction; public
to begin to m ake life understood by aid. Goodnes; love of one’s neigh­ ods of hum anity. To insist upon like In d ian .” In other words, w ith­
the traits characteristic of the tru e out am bition to more than exist.
the adolescent m ind.” A few points bor; devotion; disinterestedness.
genius of France; explanation of This is the inexorable law of Na­
in the detailed plan may be cited:
2. T h e fa m ily and pr iv a t e man . the republican device “ Liberty, ture, and one may as well try to
To cause to he observed the cate­
— The fam ily a special kind of so­
escape death itself as its effect and
E quality, F ra te rn ity .”
gorical differences which d istin ­
ciety, hut not exclusive in society;
Sanctions of m orality, in tern al influence.
guish the condition of man, his rule
its function in the social order to
The tropics are not and never
sanction (m oral satisfaction and
of life, the constant and certain
which it is subject; its moral basis;
rem orse); n atural sanction (conse have been the seat of science and
laws by which nature works in the
its constitution, its m em bers—solid­ queuceH of our good or bad conduct knowledge,
invention and <1.8-
moral world.
arity implies; respect for women the for ourselves and for others as to coverles, an ^ they never will he.
Different types of m en ; The idle,
basis of the family in the modern the body and as to the soul); social I'»ellect does not th riv e, grow and
the industrious, the economical, the
world. H usband and wife; parents; sanction (public esteem or con- expand In a clim ate th a t insures a
im provident,
. . . .
heroes.
c h ild re n ; their reciprocal duties. tem p t); philosophical or religious Dalural aversion to work and exer-
Egoism and disinterestedness; dis­
The spirit and virtues of the family. sanctions (the idea of G od). The else; and to expect th a t the white
tinctive characteristics of moral ob­
P rivate virtues; loyalty, labor, tem ­ teacher will take pains to speak of n.an can leave the environm ents
ligation.
perance, courage, frugality, charity religious beliefs only with great and the conditions th a t m ade him
lu proportion as the pupil shall
(consequences of the vice of alcohol­ respect and in such a m anner as what he is, and retain Ins physical
have acquired a certain habit of
ism from the point of view of the never to ruffle the m inds of the and m ental status in a clim ate th a t
personal reflection, he is brought to
family and private life to be insisted children who are intrusted to him . “ ever produced his equal, is to ex-
recognize th a t the individual is a
upon). Social effects of private vir­
Finally there are indicated the pect the impossible Just as surely
sm all m atter in himself, incom plete
tues.
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and dependent, th a t he forma part
third class of exercises, those tend-
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of
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globe,
will
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energy
and
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th a t he owes a
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. , intellect be forever under the con-
debt to others, his fellow-beings, How our society is at the sam e time ch
aracter (to study good or bad
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conditions,
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nation;
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idea
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w ithout whom he either would not
tendencies th at appear in each pu-
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We can never look for great
be, or would not be what he is; country; its m oral basis. S olidar­ nil: to ascertain
the practical mor-
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ity
of
generations;
unity
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and
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thinkers
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whence the idea of society.
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tropics, for the conditions are not
To insist upon the fundam ental tion. The national spirit; defense stances of . daily
life; appeals to sin-
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produce
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law of solidarity, the principle of all
cerity; appeals to strength of will ,
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® . . . . drone and the dreamer thrive where
service; m ilitary discipline; courage.
social organization.
transform ation of eflort into h ab it;
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4. T h e state and t h e la w s .— developm ent of delicacy of cou-
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W ithin society to distingish two
and the touch of Jack B rost is never
societies: The fam ily and the n a ­ W hat the state is; its origin ; its role; gcienCe.)
felt, but men of thought and action
tion; to insist upon w hat the in d i­ various forms of its au th o rity ; the
Letterheads.
can uo raore be produced under
republican form, its principle, and
vidual owes to each of these.
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such conditions than fish without
For the second year there is indi­ its superiority; proceeding from our
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Secularists would you not like to water. The natives of the Philip-
cated a series of lessons on “ hum an consent and mollified by our will,
it can possess nothing arbitrary, have some letterheads printed with pines, says Geueral Hughes, who
life and its duties; m an in society,
in the fam ily, in the n atio n .” The N ational sovereignty; democracy Secular sentim ents and \\ ettsteiu s has recently returned from there,
order and method of putting the (the elite in dem ocracy). Laws, F reethought badge, to use in corre- are weak and lazy. W hy ? Be-
questions, the nature and scope of social and national foundation, spondence with your friends? We cause the clim ate m akes them so.
Duties of the citizen; obedience to will furnish them to you with vour He further asserts th a t Chinese and
the ideas suggested, seem suffi­
th e law s; tax atio n ; suffrage, etc. name and address printed on them Japanese labor m ust be im ported
ciently rem arkable to justify the
reproduction entire of this p art of Repression; social legitim acy of pen- for 85 cents per hundred, $1.50 per if there is a dem and for workers,
alties. Rights of citizens ; individ- 250, or $2.50 for 500 postpaid. Let The white m an m ay go there with
the program:
1. S ociety . —What society is; ual liberty; freedom of conscience; the people know where you stand, la stock of uervous energy generated