PrefaceóFirst Interview: Great Men as Witnesses
to the Truth of the GospelóNo man should quote
the Words of Another unless he is willing to
Accept all the Opinions of that ManóReasons of
more Weight than ReputationsóWould a general
Acceptance of Unbelief fill the Penitentiaries?ó
My CreedóMost Criminals OrthodoxóRelig-ion and
Morality not Necessarily AssociatesóOn the
Creation of the Universe out of OmnipotenceóMr.
Talmage's Theory about the Pro-duction of Light
prior to the Creation of the SunóThe Deluge and
the ArkóMr. Talmage's tendency to Belittle the
Bible MiraclesóHis Chemical, Geological, and
Agricultural ViewsóHis Disregard of Good Manners-
-Second Interview: An Insulting TextóGod's Design
in Creating Guiteau to be the Assassin of
GarfieldóMr. Talmage brings the Charge of
BlasphemyóSome Real BlasphemersóThe Tabernacle
Pastor tells the exact Opposite of the Truth about
Col. Ingersoll's Attitude toward the Circulation
of Immoral Booksó"Assassinating" GodóMr.
Talmage finds Nearly All the Invention of Modern
Times Mentioned in the BibleóThe Reverend
Gentleman corrects the Translators of the Bible in
the Matter of the Rib StoryóDenies that Polygamy
is permitted by the Old TestamentóHis De-fence of
Queen Victoria and Violation of the Grave of
George EliotóExhibits a Christian SpiritóThird
Interview: Mr. Talmage's Partiality in the
Bestowal of his LoveóDenies the Right of Laymen
to Examine the ScripturesóThinks the Infidels
Victims of Bibliophobia óHe explains the Stopping
of the Sun and Moon at the Command of Joshuaó
Instances a Dark Day in the Early Part of the
CenturyóCharges that Holy Things are Made Light
ofóReaffirms his Confidence in the Whale and
Jonah StoryóThe Commandment which Forbids the
making of Graven ImagesóAffirmation that the
Bible is the Friend of WomanóThe Present
Condition of WomanóFourth Interview: Colonel
Ingersoll Compared by Mr. Talmage tojehoiakim, who
Consigned Writings of Jeremiah to the FlamesóAn
Intimation that Infidels wish to have all copies
of the Bible Destroyed by FireóLaughter
DeprecatedóCol. Ingersoll Accused of Denouncing
his FatheróMr. Talmage holds that a Man may be
Perfectly Happy in Heaven with His Mother in Hell-
-Challenges the Infidel to Read a Chapter from St.
JohnóOn the "Chief Solace of the World"óDis-
covers an Attempt is being made to Put Out the
Light-houses of the Farther ShoreóAffirms our
Debt to Christianity for Schools, Hospitals,
etc.óDenies that Infidels have ever Done any
Goodó
Fifth Interview: Inquiries if Men gather Grapes of
Thorns, or Figs of Thistles, and is Answered in
the NegativeóResents the Charge that the Bible is
a Cruel BookóDemands to Know where the Cruelty of
the Bible Crops out in the Lives of Christiansó
Col. Ingersoll Accused of saying that the Bible
is a Collection of Polluted WritingsóMr. Talmage
Asserts the Orchestral Harmony of the Scriptures
from Genesis to Revelation, and Repudiates the
Theory of ContradictionsóHis View of Mankind
Indicated in Quotations from his Confession of
FaithóHe Insists that the Bible is Scientificó
Traces the New Testament to its Source with St.
JohnóPledges his Word that no Man ever Died for a
Lie Cheerfully and TriumphantlyóAs to Prophecies
and PredictionsóAlleged "Prophetic" Fate of the
Jewish PeopleóSixth Interview: Dr. Talmage takes
the Ground that the Unrivalled Circulation of the
Bible Proves that it is InspiredóForgets' that a
Scientific Fact does not depend on the Vote of
NumbersóNames some Christian MillionsóHis
Arguments Characterized as the Poor-est, Weakest,
and Best Possible in Support of the Doctrine of
Inspira-tionóWill God, in Judging a Man, take
into Consideration the Cir-cumstances of that
Man's Life?óSatisfactory Reasons for Not Believ-
ing that the Bible is inspired.
THE TALMAGIAN CATECHISM.
The Pith and Marrow of what Mr. Talmage has been
Pleased to Say, set forth in the form of a Shorter
Catechism.
A VINDICATION OF THOMAS PAINE.
(1877.)
Letter to the New York ObserveróAn Offer to Pay
One Thousand Dollars in Gold for Proof that Thomas
Paine or Voltaire Died in Terror because of any
Religious Opinions Either had Expressedó
Proposition to Create a Tribunal to Hear the
EvidenceóThe Ob-server, after having Called upon
Col. Ingersoll to Deposit the Money, and
Characterized his Talk as "Infidel 'Buncombe,'"
Denies its Own Words, but attempts to Prove themó
Its Memory Refreshed by Col. Ingersoll and the
Slander RefutedóProof that Paine did Not Recant -
-Testimony of Thomas Nixon, Daniel Pelton, Mr.
Jarvis, B. F. Has-kin, Dr. Manley, Amasa
Woodsworth, Gilbert Vale, Philip Graves, M. D.,
Willet Hicks, A. C. Hankinson, John Hogeboom, W.
J. Hilton, Tames Cheetham, Revs. Milledollar and
Cunningham, Mrs. Hedden, Andrew A. Dean, William
Carver,óThe Statements of Mary Roscoe and Mary
Hindsdale ExaminedóWilliam Cobbett's Account of a
Call upon Mary HinsdaleóDid Thomas Paine live the
Life of a Drunken Beast, and did he Die a Drunken,
Cowardly, and Beastly Death?óGrant Thorbum's
Charges ExaminedóStatement of the Rev. J. D.
Wickham, D.D., shown to be Utterly FalseóFalse
Witness of the Rev. Charles Hawley, D.D.óW. H.
Ladd, James Cheetham, and Mary HinsdaleóPaine's
Note to CheethamóMr-Staple, Mr. Purdy, Col. John
Fellows, James Wilburn, Walter Morton, Clio
Rickman, Judge Herttell, H. Margary, Elihu Palmer,
Mr.
XV
Lovett, all these Testified that Paine was a
Temperate ManóWashington's Letter to Paineó
Thomas Jefferson'sóAdams and Washing-ton on
"Common Sense"ó-James Monroe's Tributeó
Quotations from PaineóPaine's Estate and His
WillóThe Observer's Second Attack (p. 492):
Statements of Elkana Watson, William Carver, Rev.
E. F. Hatfield, D.D., James Cheetham, Dr. J. W.
Francis, Dr. Manley, Bishop FenwickóIngersoll's
Second Reply (p. 516): Testimony Garbled by the
Editor of the ObserveróMary Roscoeand Mary Hins-
dale the Same PersonóHer Reputation for Veracity-
-Letter from Rev. A. W. CornellóGrant Thorburn
Exposed by James PartonóThe Observer's Admission
that Paine did not RecantóAffidavit of
William B. Barnes.
VOLUME VI.--DISCUSSIONS
DETAILED CONTENTS OF VOLUME VI.
THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION; INGERSOLL'S OPENING PAPER
THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, BY JEREMIAH S. BLACK.
THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, BY ROBERT G. INGERSOLL.
FAITH OR AGNOSTICISM.
THE FIELD-INGERSOLL DISCUSSION.
A REPLY TO THE REV. HENRY M. FIELD, D.D.
A LAST WORD TO ROBERT G. INGERSOLL
LETTER TO DR. FIELD.
CONTROVERSY ON CHRISTIANTY
COL. INGERSOLL TO MR. GLADSTONE.
ROME OR REASON.
THE CHURCH ITS OWN WITNESS, By Cardinal Manning.
ROME OR REASON: A REPLY TO CARDINAL MANNING.
IS DIVORCE WRONG?
DIVORCE.
IS CORPORAL PUNISHMENT DEGRADING?
DETAILED CONTENTS OF VOLUME VI.
THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION; INGERSOLL'S OPENING PAPER
(1881.)
I. Col. Ingersoll's Opening PaperóStatement of the Fundamental Truths
of ChristianityóReasons for Thinking that Portions of the Old Testament
are the Product of a Barbarous PeopleóPassages upholding
Slavery, Polygamy, War, and Religious Persecution not Evidences of
InspirationóIf the Words are not Inspired, What Is?óCommands of
Jehovah compared with the Precepts of Pagans and StoicsóEpictetus,
Cicero, Zeno, Seneca, BrahmaóII. The New TestamentóWhy were
Four Gospels Necessary?óSalvation by BeliefóThe Doctrine of
the AtonementóThe Jewish System Culminating in the Sacrifice of
ChristóExcept for the Crucifixion of her Son, the Virgin Mary would be
among the LostóWhat Christ must have Known would Follow the Acceptance
of His TeachingsóThe Wars of Sects, the Inquisition, the Fields of
DeathóWhy did he not Forbid it All?óThe Little that he RevealedóThe
Dogma of Eternal PunishmentóUpon Love's Breast the Church has Placed
the Eternal AspóIII. The "Inspired" WritersóWhy did not God furnish
Every Nation with a Bible?
II. Judge Black's ReplyóHis Duty that of a PolicemanóThe Church not
in DangeróClasses who Break out into Articulate BlasphemyóThe
SciolistóPersonal Remarks about Col. IngersollóChief-Justice Gibson of
Pennsylvania QuotedóWe have no Jurisdiction or Capacity to Rejudge the
Justice of GodóThe Moral Code of the BibleóCivil Government of the
JewsóNo Standard of Justice without Belief in a GodóPunishments for
Blasphemy and Idolatry DefendedóWars of ConquestóAllusion to Col.
Ingersoll's War RecordóSlavery among the JewsóPolygamy Discouraged by
the Mosaic ConstitutionóJesus of Nazareth and the Establishment of
his ReligionóAcceptance of Christianity and Adjudication upon its
DivinityóThe Evangelists and their DepositionsóThe Fundamental Truths
of ChristianityóPersecution and Triumph of the ChurchóIngersoll's
Propositions Compressed and the Compressions AnsweredóSalvation as a
Reward of BeliefóPunishment of UnbeliefóThe Second Birth, Atonement,
Redemption, Non-resistance, Excessive Punishment of Sinners, Christ and
Persecution, Christianity and Freedom of Thought, Sufficiency of the
Gospel, Miracles, Moral Effect of Christianity.
III. Col. Ingersoll's RejoinderóHow this Discussion Came AboutóNatural
LawóThe Design ArgumentóThe Right to Rejudge the Justice even of a
GodóViolation of the Commandments by JehovahóReligious Intolerance
of the Old TestamentóJudge Black's Justification of Wars of
ExterminationóHis Defence of SlaveryóPolygamy not "Discouraged" by the
Old TestamentóPosition of Woman under the Jewish System and under that
of the Ancientsóa "Policeman's" View of GodóSlavery under Jehovah
and in EgyptóThe Admission that Jehovah gave no Commandment against
PolygamyóThe Learned and Wise Crawl back in CribsóAlleged Harmony of
Old and New TestamentsóOn the Assertion that the Spread of Christianity
Proves the Supernatural Origin of the GospelóThe Argument applicable to
All ReligionsóCommunications from Angels ana GodsóAuthenticity of
the Statements of the EvangelistsóThree Important ManuscriptsóRise
of MormonismóAscension of ChristóThe Great Public Events alleged
as Fundamental Truths of ChristianityóJudge Black's System
of "Compression"ó"A Metaphysical Question"óRight and
WrongóJusticeóChristianity and Freedom of ThoughtóHeaven and
HellóProduction of God and the DevilóInspiration of the Bible
dependent on the Credulity of the ReaderóDoubt of MiraclesóThe
World before Christ's AdventóRespect for the Man ChristóThe Dark
AgesóInstitutions of MercyóCivil Law.
THE FIELD-INGERSOLL DISCUSSION.
(1887.)
An Open Letter to Robert G. IngersollóSuperstitionsóBasis of
ReligionóNapoleon's Question about the StarsóThe Idea of GodóCrushing
out HopeóAtonement, Regeneration, and Future RetributionóSocrates and
JesusóThe Language of Col. Ingersoll characterized as too SweepingóThe
SabbathóBut a Step from Sneering at Religion to Sneering at Morality.
A Reply to the Rev. Henry M. Field, D. D.óHonest Differences of
OpinionóCharles DarwinóDr. Field's Distinction between Superstition
and ReligionóThe Presbyterian God an Infinite TorquemadaóNapoleon's
Sensitiveness to the Divine InfluenceóThe Preference of AgassizóThe
Mysterious as an ExplanationóThe Certainty that God is not what he
is Thought to BeóSelf-preservation the Fibre of SocietyóDid
the Assassination of Lincoln Illustrate the Justice of God's
Judgments?óImmortalityóHope and the Presbyterian CreedóTo a Mother
at the Grave of Her SonóTheological Teaching of ForgivenessóOn
Eternal RetributionóJesus and MohammedóAttacking the Religion of
OthersóAnanias and SapphiraóThe Pilgrims and Freedom to WorshipóThe
Orthodox SabbathóNatural Restraints on ConductóReligion and
MoralityóThe Efficacy of PrayeróRespect for Belief of Father and
MotheróThe "Power behind Nature"óSurvival of the FittestóThe Saddest
Factó"Sober Second Thought."
A Last Word to Robert G. Ingersoll, by Dr. FieldóGod not a
PresbyterianóWhy Col. Ingersoll's Attacks on Religion are ResentedóGod
is more Merciful than ManóTheories about the Future LifeóRetribution
a Necessary Part of the Divine LawóThe Case of Robinson
CrusoeóIrresistible Proof of DesignóCol. Ingersoll's View of
ImmortalityóAn Almighty Friend.
Letter to Dr. FieldóThe Presbyterian GodóWhat the Presbyterians
ClaimóThe "Incurably Bad"óResponsibility for not seeing Things
ClearlyóGood Deeds should Follow even AtheistsóNo Credit in
BeliefóDesign Argument that Devours ItselfóBelief as a Foundation
of Social OrderóNo Consolation in Orthodox ReligionóThe "Almighty
Friend" and the Slave Motheróa Hindu PrayeróCalvinismóChrist not the
Supreme Benefactor of the Race.
COLONEL INGERSOLL ON CHRISTIANITY.
(1888.)
Some Remarks on his Reply to Dr. Field by the Hon. Wm. E.
GladstoneóExternal Triumph and Prosperity of the ChurchóA Truth Half
StatedóCol. Ingersoll's Tumultuous Method and lack of Reverential
CalmóJephthah's SacrificeóHebrews xii ExpoundedóThe Case of
AbrahamóDarwinism and the ScripturesóWhy God demands Sacrifices of
ManóProblems admitted to be InsolubleóRelation of human Genius
to Human GreatnessóShakespeare and OthersóChrist and the Family
RelationóInaccuracy of Reference in the ReplyóAnanias and
SapphiraóThe Idea of ImmortalityóImmunity of Error in Belief from
Moral ResponsibilityóOn Dishonesty in the Formation of OpinionóA
Plausibility of the Shallowest kindóThe System of ThuggismóPersecution
for Opinion's SakeóRiding an Unbroken Horse.
Col. Ingersoll to Mr. GladstoneóOn the "Impaired" State of the human
ConstitutionóUnbelief not Due to DegeneracyóObjections to the
Scheme of RedemptionóDoes Man Deserve only Punishment?ó"Reverential
Calm"óThe Deity of the Ancient JewsóJephthah and AbrahamóRelation
between Darwinism and the Inspiration of the ScripturesóSacrifices to
the InfiniteóWhat is Common Sense?óAn Argument that will Defend every
SuperstitionóThe Greatness of ShakespeareóThe Absolute Indissolubility
of MarriageóIs the Religion of Christ for this Age?óAs to Ananias and
SapphiraóImmortality and People of Low Intellectual DevelopmentóCan
we Control our Thought?óDishonest Opinions Cannot be FormedóSome
Compensations for Riding an "Unbroken Horse."
ROME OR REASON.
(1888.)
"The Church Its Own Witness," by Cardinal ManningóEvidence
that Christianity is of Divine OriginóThe Universality of the
ChurchóNatural Causes not Sufficient to Account for the Catholic
Churchó-The World in which Christianity AroseóBirth of ChristóFrom
St Peter to Leo XIII.óThe First Effect of ChristianityóDomestic
Life's Second Visible EffectóRedemption of Woman from traditional
DegradationóChange Wrought by Christianity upon the Social, Political
and International Relations of the WorldóProof that Christianity is of
Divine Origin and PresenceóSt. John and the Christian FathersóSanctity
of the Church not Affected by Human Sins.
A Reply to Cardinal ManningóI. Success not a Demonstration of either
Divine Origin or Supernatural AidóCardinal Manning's Argument
More Forcible in the Mouth of a MohammedanóWhy Churches Rise and
FlourishóMormonismóAlleged Universality of the Catholic ChurchóIts
"inexhaustible Fruitfulness" in Good ThingsóThe Inquisition and
PersecutionóNot InvincibleóIts Sword used by SpainóIts Unity not
UnbrokenóThe State of the World when Christianity was EstablishedóThe
Vicar of ChristóA Selection from Draper's "History of the Intellectual
Development of Europe"óSome infamous PopesóPart II. How the Pope
SpeaksóReligions Older than Catholicism and having the Same Rites
and SacramentsóIs Intellectual Stagnation a Demonstration of Divine
Origin?óIntegration and DisintegrationóThe Condition of the World 300
Years AgoóThe Creed of CatholicismóThe "One true God" with a Knowledge
of whom Catholicism has "filled the World"óDid the Catholic Church
overthrow Idolatry?óMarriageóCelibacyóHuman PassionsóThe Cardinal's
Explanation of Jehovah's abandonment of the Children of Men for
four thousand YearsóCatholicism tested by PaganismóCanon Law
and Convictions had Under ItóRival PopesóImportance of a Greek
"Inflection"óThe Cardinal Witnesses.
IS DIVORCE WRONG?
(1889.)
Preface by the Editor of the North American ReviewóIntroduction, by the
Rev. S. W. Dike, LL. D.óA Catholic View by Cardinal GibbonsóDivorce
as Regarded by the Episcopal Church, by Bishop, Henry C. PotteróFour
Questions Answered, by Robert G. Ingersoll.
DIVORCE.
Reply to Cardinal GibbonsóIndissolubility of Marriage a Reaction
from PolygamyóBiblical MarriageóPolygamy Simultaneous and
SuccessiveóMarriage and Divorce in the Light of ExperienceóReply
to Bishop PotteróReply to Mr. GladstoneóJustice BradleyóSenator
DolphóThe argument Continued in Colloquial FormóDialogue between
Cardinal Gibbons and a Maltreated WifeóShe Asks the Advice of Mr.
GladstoneóThe Priest who Violated his VowóAbsurdity of the Divorce
laws of Some States.
REPLY TO DR. LYMAN ABBOTT.
(1890)
Dr. Abbott's EquivocationsóCrimes Punishable by Death under Mosaic
and English LawóSeverity of Moses Accounted for by Dr. AbbottóThe
Necessity for the Acceptance of ChristianityóChristians should be
Glad to Know that the Bible is only the Work of Man and that the New
Testament Life of Christ is UntrueóAll the Good Commandments, Known
to the World thousands of Years before MosesóHuman Happiness of
More Consequence than the Truth about GodóThe Appeal to Great
NamesóGladstone not the Greatest StatesmanóWhat the Agnostic SaysóThe
Magnificent Mistakes of GenesisóThe Story of JosephóAbraham as a
"self-Exile for Conscience's Sake."
REPLY TO ARCHDEACON FARRAR.
(1890.)
Revelation as an Appeal to Man's "Spirit"óWhat is Spirit and what is
"Spiritual Intuition"?óThe Archdeacon in Conflict with St. PaulóII.
The Obligation to Believe without EvidenceóIII. Ignorant CredulityóIV.
A Definition of OrthodoxyóV. Fear not necessarily CowardiceóPrejudice
is HonestóThe Ola has the Advantage in an ArgumentóSt.
AugustineóJeromeóthe Appeal to CharlemagneóRoger BaconóLord Bacon
a Defender of the Copernican SystemóThe Difficulty of finding out
what Great Men BelievedóNames Irrelevantly CitedóBancroft on the
HessiansóOriginal Manuscripts of the BibleóVI. An Infinite Personality
a Contradiction in TermsóVII. A Beginningless BeingóVIII. The
Cruelties of Nature not to be Harmonized with the Goodness of a
DeityóSayings from the IndianóOrigen, St. Augustine, Dante, Aquinas.
IS CORPORAL PUNISHMENT DEGRADING?
(1890.)
A Reply to the Dean of St. PaulóGrowing Confidence in the Power of
KindnessóCrimes against Soldiers and SailorsóMisfortunes Punished
as CrimesóThe Dean's Voice Raised in Favor of the Brutalities of the
PastóBeating of ChildrenóOf WivesóDictum of Solomon.
VOLUME VII.--DISCUSSIONS
DETAILED CONTENTS OF VOLUME VII.
MY REVIEWERS REVIEWED.
MY CHICAGO BIBLE CLASS.
TO THE INDIANAPOLIS CLERGY.
THE BROOKLYN DIVINES.
THE LIMITATIONS OF TOLERATION.
A CHRISTMAS SERMON.
SUICIDE OF JUDGE NORMILE.
IS SUICIDE A SIN?
IS AVARICE TRIUMPHANT?
A REPLY TO THE CINCINNATI GAZETTE AND CATHOLIC TELEGRAPH.
AN INTERVIEW ON CHIEF JUSTICE COMEGYS.
A REPLY TO REV. DRS. THOMAS AND LORIMER.
A REPLY TO REV. JOHN HALL AND WARNER VAN NORDEN.
A REPLY TO THE REV. DR. PLUMB.
A REPLY TO THE NEW YORK CLERGY ON SUPERSTITION.
DETAILED CONTENTS OF VOLUME VII.
MY REVIEWERS REVIEWED.
(1877.)
Answer to San Francisco ClergymenóDefinition of Liberty, Physical
and MentalóThe Right to Compel BeliefóWoman the Equal of ManóThe
GhostsóImmortalityóSlaveryóWitchcraftóAristocracy of the
AiróUnfairness of Clerical CriticsóForce and MatteróDoctrine of
NegationóConfident Deaths of MurderersóChildhood Scenes returned to
by the DyingóDeath-bed of VoltaireóThomas PaineóThe First
Sectarians Were HereticsóReply to Rev. Mr. GuardóSlaughter of
the CanaanitesóReply to Rev. Samuel RobinsonóProtestant
PersecutionsóTolerationóInfidelity and ProgressóThe
OccidentóCalvinismóReligious EditorsóReply to the Rev. Mr.
IjamsóDoes the Bible teach Man to Enslave his Brothers?óReply to
California Christian AdvocateóSelf-Government of French People at
and Since the RevolutionóOn the Site of the BastileóFrench
Peasant's Cheers for Jesus ChristóWas the World created in Six
DaysóGeologyóWhat is the Astronomy of the Bible?óThe Earth the Centre
of the UniverseóJoshua's MiracleóChange of Motion into HeatóGeography
and Astronomy of CosmasóDoes the Bible teach the Existence of
that Impossible Crime called Witchcraft?óSaul and the Woman of
EndoróFamiliar SpiritsóDemonology of the New TestamentóTemptation of
JesusóPossession by DevilsóGadarene Swine StoryóTest of BeliefóBible
Idea of the Rights of ChildrenóPunishment of the Rebellious
SonóJephthah's Vow and SacrificeóPersecution of JobóThe Gallantry
of GodóBible Idea of the Rights of WomenóPaul's Instructions to
WivesóPermission given to Steal WivesóDoes the Bible Sanction
Polygamy and Concubinage?óDoes the Bible Uphold and Justify Political
Tyranny?óPowers that be Ordained of GodóReligious Liberty of
GodóSun-Worship punishable with DeathóUnbelievers to be damnedóDoes
the Bible describe a God of Mercy?óMassacre CommandedóEternal
Punishment Taught in the New TestamentóThe Plan of SalvationóFall
and Atonement Moral BankruptcyóOther ReligionsóParsee
SectóBrahminsóConfuciansóHeretics and Orthodox.
MY CHICAGO BIBLE CLASS.
(1879.)
Rev. Robert CollyeróInspiration of the ScripturesóRev. Dr.
ThomasóFormation of the Old TestamentóRev. Dr. KohleróRev. Mr.
HerfordóProf. SwingóRev. Dr. Ryder.
TO THE INDIANAPOLIS CLERGY.
(1882.)
Rev. David WalkóCharacter of JesusóTwo or Three Christs Described
in the GospelsóChrist's Change of OpinionsóGospels Later than the
EpistlesóDivine Parentage of Christ a Late BeliefóThe Man Christ
probably a Historical CharacteróJesus Belittled by his WorshipersóHe
never Claimed to be DivineóChrist's OmissionsóDifference between
Christian and other Modern CivilizationsóCivilization not Promoted
by ReligionóInventorsóFrench and American Civilization: How
ProducedóIntemperance and Slavery in Christian NationsóAdvance due to
Inventions and DiscoveriesóMissionariesóChristian Nations Preserved by
Bayonet and BallóDr. T. B. TayloróOrigin of Life on this PlanetóSir
William ThomsonóOrigin of Things UndiscoverableóExistence after
DeathóSpiritualistsóIf the Dead ReturnóOur CalendaróChrist and
Christmas-The Existence of PainóPlato's Theory of EvilóWill God do
Better in Another World than he does in this?óConsolationóLife Not a
Probationary StageóRev. D.O'DonaghueóThe Case of Archibald Armstrong
and Jonathan NewgateóInequalities of LifeóCan Criminals live a
Contented Life?óJustice of the Orthodox God Illustrated.
THE BROOKLYN DIVINES.
(1883.)
Are the Books of Atheistic or Infidel Writers Extensively
Read?óIncrease in the Number of InfidelsóSpread of Scientific
LiteratureóRev. Dr. EddyóRev. Dr. HawkinsóRev. Dr. HaynesóRev.
Mr. PullmanóRev. Mr. FooteóRev. Mr. WellsóRev. Dr. Van DykeóRev.
CarpenteróRev. Mr. ReedóRev. Dr. McClellandóMinisters Opposed to
DiscussionóWhipping ChildrenóWorldliness as a Foe of the ChurchóThe
DramaóHuman LoveóFires, Cyclones, and Other Afflictions as Promoters
of SpiritualityóClass DistinctionsóRich and PooróAristocraciesóThe
Right to Choose One's AssociatesóChurches Social AffairsóProgress
of the Roman Catholic ChurchóSubstitutes for the ChurchesóHenry
Ward BeecheróHow far Education is Favored by the SectsóRivals of the
PulpitóChristianity Now and One Hundred Years AgoóFrench Revolution
produced by the PriestsóWhy the Revolution was a FailureóInfidelity
of One Hundred Years AgoóMinisters not more Intellectual than a Century
AgoóGreat Preachers of the PastóNew Readings of Old TextsóClerical
Answerers of InfidelityóRev. Dr. BakeróFather FransiolaóFaith and
ReasonóDemocracy of KindnessóMoral InstructionóMorality Born of Human
NeedsóThe Conditions of HappinessóThe Chief End of Man.
THE LIMITATIONS OF TOLERATION.
(1888.)
Discussion between Col. Robert G. Ingersoll, Hon. Frederic R. Coudert,
and ex-Gov. Stewart L. Woodford before the Nineteenth Century Club of
New YorkóPropositionsóToleration not a Disclaimer but a Waiver of the
Right to PersecuteóRemarks of Courtlandt PalmeróNo Responsibility for
ThoughtóIntellectual HospitalityóRight of Free SpeechóOrigin of the
term "Toleration"óSlander and False WitnessóNobody can Control his own
Mind: AnecdoteóRemarks of Mr. CoudertóVoltaire, Rousseau, Hugo, and
IngersollóGeneral Woodford's SpeechóReply by Colonel IngersollóA
Catholic Compelled to Pay a Compliment to VoltaireóResponsibility for
ThoughtsóThe Mexican Unbeliever and his Reception in the Other Country.
A CHRISTMAS SERMON.