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THE WORKS OF ROBERT G. INGERSOLL,
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CONTENTS OF THE 12 VOLUMES
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<a href="#vol_1">VOLUME I.</a>
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<a href="#vol_2">VOLUME II.</a>
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<a href="#vol_3">VOLUME III.</a>
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<a href="#vol_4">VOLUME IV.</a>
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<a href="#vol_5">VOLUME V.</a>
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<a href="#vol_10">VOLUME X.</a>
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<a href="#vol_11">VOLUME XI.</a>
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<a href="#vol_12">VOLUME XII.</a><br />
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<b>DETAILED CONTENTS OF VOLUME I.</b></big></a>
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<a href="38801-h/38801-h.htm#link0001">
PUBLISHER'S PREFACE.</a>
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<a href="38801-h/38801-h.htm#link0002">
THE GODS</a>
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HUMBOLDT.</a>
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THOMAS PAINE</a>
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INDIVIDUALITY.</a>
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<a href="38801-h/38801-h.htm#link0006">
HERETICS AND HERESIES.</a>
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<a href="38801-h/38801-h.htm#link0007">
THE GHOSTS.</a>
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THE LIBERTY OF MAN, WOMAN, AND CHILD.</a>
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LIBERTY OF WOMAN.</a>
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THE LIBERTY OF CHILDREN.</a>
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<a href="38801-h/38801-h.htm#linkCONC">CONCLUSION.</a>
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I. WHAT WE MUST DO TO BE SAVED</a>
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VI. THE CATHOLICS</a>
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VII. THE EPISCOPALIANS</a>
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IX. THE PRESBYTERIANS</a>
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X. THE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE.</a>
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XI. WHAT DO YOU PROPOSE?</a>
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DETAILED CONTENTS OF VOLUME I.
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THE GODS.</a>
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(1872.)<br /> An Honest God is the Noblest Work of Man—Resemblance
of Gods to<br /> their Creators—Manufacture and Characteristics of
Deities—Their<br /> Amours—Deficient in many Departments of
Knowledge—Pleased with the<br /> Butchery of Unbelievers—A
Plentiful Supply—Visitations—One God's<br /> Laws of War—The
Book called the Bible—Heresy of Universalism—Faith<br /> an
unhappy mixture of Insanity and Ignorance—Fallen Gods, or<br />
Devils—Directions concerning Human Slavery—The first
Appearance of<br /> the Devil—The Tree of Knowledge—Give me
the Storm and Tempest of<br /> Thought—Gods and Devils Natural
Productions—Personal Appearance<br /> of Deities—All Man's
Ideas suggested by his Surroundings—Phenomena<br /> Supposed to be
Produced by Intelligent Powers—Insanity and Disease<br />
attributed to Evil Spirits—Origin of the Priesthood—Temptation
of<br /> Christ—Innate Ideas—Divine Interference—Special
Providence—The<br /> Crane and the Fish—Cancer as a proof of
Design—Matter and<br /> Force—Miracle—Passing the Hat
for just one Fact—Sir William Hamilton<br /> on Cause and Effect—The
Phenomena of Mind—Necessity and Free Will—The<br /> Dark Ages—The
Originality of Repetition—Of what Use have the Gods been<br /> to
Man?—Paley and Design—Make Good Health Contagious—Periodicity
of<br /> the Universe and the Commencement of Intellectual Freedom—Lesson
of<br /> the ineffectual attempt to rescue the Tomb of Christ from the<br />
Mohammedans—The Cemetery of the Gods—Taking away Crutches—Imperial<br />
Reason<br />
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HUMBOLDT.</a>
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(1869.)<br /> The Universe is Governed by Law—The Self-made Man—Poverty
generally<br /> an Advantage—Humboldt's Birth-place—His
desire for Travel—On what<br /> Humboldt's Fame depends—His
Companions and Friends—Investigations<br /> in the New World—A
Picture—Subjects of his Addresses—Victory of the<br /> Church
over Philosophy—Influence of the discovery that the World is<br />
governed by Law—On the term Law—Copernicus—Astronomy—Aryabhatta—<br />
Descartes—Condition of the World and Man when the morning of
Science<br /> Dawned—Reasons for Honoring Humboldt—The World
his Monument<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38801-h/38801-h.htm#link0004">
THOMAS PAINE.</a>
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(1870.)<br /> With his Name left out the History of Liberty cannot be
Written—Paine's<br /> Origin and Condition—His arrival in
America with a Letter of<br /> Introduction by Franklin—Condition
of the Colonies—"Common Sense"—A<br /> new Nation Born—Paine
the Best of Political Writers—The "Crisis"—War<br /> not to
the Interest of a trading Nation—Paine's Standing at the Close<br />
of the Revolution—Close of the Eighteenth Century in France-The<br />
"Rights of Man"—Paine Prosecuted in England—"The World is my<br />
Country"—Elected to the French Assembly—Votes against the
Death of<br /> the King—Imprisoned—A look behind the Altar—The
"Age of Reason"—His<br /> Argument against the Bible as a
Revelation—Christianity of Paine's<br /> Day—A Blasphemy Law
in Force in Maryland—The Scotch "Kirk"—Hanging<br /> of
Thomas Aikenhead for Denying the Inspiration of the<br /> Scriptures—"Cathedrals
and Domes, and Chimes and Chants"—Science—"He<br /> Died in
the Land his Genius Defended,"<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38801-h/38801-h.htm#link0005">
INDIVIDUALITY.</a>
</p>
<p>
(1873.)<br /> "His Soul was like a Star and Dwelt Apart"—Disobedience
one of the<br /> Conditions of Progress.—Magellan—The Monarch
and the Hermit-Why<br /> the Church hates a Thinker—The Argument
from Grandeur and<br /> Prosperity-Travelers and Guide-boards—A
Degrading Saying—Theological<br /> Education—Scotts, Henrys
and McKnights—The Church the Great<br /> Robber—Corrupting
the Reason of Children—Monotony of Acquiescence: For<br /> God's
sake, say No—Protestant Intolerance: Luther and Calvin—Assertion<br />
of Individual Independence a Step toward Infidelity—Salute to<br />
Jupiter—The Atheistic Bug-Little Religious Liberty in America—God
in<br /> the Constitution, Man Out—Decision of the Supreme Court of
Illinois<br /> that an Unbeliever could not testify in any Court—Dissimulation—Nobody<br />
in this Bed—The Dignity of a Unit<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38801-h/38801-h.htm#link0006">
HERETICS AND HERESIES.</a>
</p>
<p>
(1874.)<br /> Liberty, a Word without which all other Words are Vain—The
Church, the<br /> Bible, and Persecution—Over the wild Waves of War
rose and fell<br /> the Banner of Jesus Christ—Highest Type of the
Orthodox<br /> Christian—Heretics' Tongues and why they should be
Removed before<br /> Burning—The Inquisition Established—Forms
of Torture—Act of Henry<br /> VIII for abolishing Diversity of
Opinion—What a Good Christian was<br /> Obliged to Believe—The
Church has Carried the Black Flag—For what Men<br /> and Women have
been Burned—John Calvin's Advent into the<br /> World—His
Infamous Acts—Michael Servetus—Castalio—Spread of<br />
Presbyterianism—Indictment of a Presbyterian Minister in Illinois
for<br /> Heresy—Specifications—The Real Bible<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38801-h/38801-h.htm#link0007">
THE GHOSTS.</a>
</p>
<p>
(1877.)<br /> Dedication to Ebon C. Ingersoll—Preface—Mendacity
of the Religious<br /> Press—"Materialism"—Ways of Pleasing
the Ghosts—The Idea of<br /> Immortality not Born of any Book—Witchcraft
and Demon-ology—Witch<br /> Trial before Sir Matthew Hale—John
Wesley a Firm Believer in<br /> Ghosts—"Witch-spots"—Lycanthropy—Animals
Tried and Convicted—The<br /> Governor of Minnesota and the
Grasshoppers—A Papal Bull against<br /> Witchcraft—Victims of
the Delusion—Sir William Blackstone's<br /> Affirmation—Trials
in Belgium—Incubi and Succubi—A Bishop<br /> Personated by
the Devil—The Doctrine that Diseases are caused by<br /> Ghosts—Treatment—Timothy
Dwight against Vaccination—Ghosts as<br /> Historians—The
Language of Eden—Leibnitz, Founder of the Science<br /> of Language—Cosmas
on Astronomy—Vagaries of Kepler and Tycho<br /> Brahe—Discovery
of Printing, Powder, and America—Thanks to the<br /> Inventors—The
Catholic Murderer and the Meat—Let the Ghosts Go<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38801-h/38801-h.htm#link0009">
THE LIBERTY OF MAN, WOMAN, AND CHILD.</a>
</p>
<p>
(1877.)<br /> Liberty sustains the same Relation to Mind that Space does
to<br /> Matter—The History of Man a History of Slavery—The
Infidel Our<br /> Fathers in the good old Time—The iron Arguments
that Christians<br /> Used—Instruments of Torture—A Vision of
the Inquisition—Models of<br /> Man's Inventions—Weapons,
Armor, Musical Instruments, Paintings,<br /> Books, Skulls—The
Gentleman in the Dug-out—Homage to Genius and<br /> Intellect—Abraham
Lincoln—What I mean by Liberty—The Man who cannot<br />
afford to Speak his Thought is a Certificate of the Meanness of the<br />
Community in which he Resides—Liberty of Woman—Marriage and
the<br /> Family—Ornaments the Souvenirs of Bondage-The Story of
the Garden of<br /> Eden—Adami and Heva—Equality of the
Sexes-The word "Boss"—The Cross<br /> Man-The Stingy Man—Wives
who are Beggars—How to Spend Money—By<br /> the Tomb of the
Old Napoleon—The Woman you Love will never Grow<br /> Old—Liberty
of Children—When your Child tells a Lie—Disowning<br />
Children—Beating your own Flesh and Blood—Make Home Pleasant—Sunday<br />
when I was a Boy—The Laugh of a Child—The doctrine of
Eternal<br /> Punishment—Jonathan Edwards on the Happiness of
Believing Husbands<br /> whose Wives are in Hell—The Liberty of
Eating and Sleeping—Water in<br /> Fever—Soil and Climate
necessary to the production of Genius—Against<br /> Annexing Santo
Domingo—Descent of Man—Conclusion<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38801-h/38801-h.htm#link0013">
ABOUT FARMING IN ILLINOIS.</a>
</p>
<p>
(1877.)<br /> To Plow is to Pray; to Plant is to Prophesy, and the
Harvest Answers and<br /> Fulfills—The Old Way of Farming—Cooking
an Unknown Art-Houses, Fuel,<br /> and Crops—The Farmer's Boy—What
a Farmer should Sell—Beautifying<br /> the Home—Advantages of
Illinois as a Farming State—Advantages of the<br /> Farmer over the
Mechanic—Farm Life too Lonely-On Early Rising—Sleep<br /> the
Best Doctor—Fashion—Patriotism and Boarding Houses—The
Farmer and<br /> the Railroads—Money and Confidence—Demonetization
of Silver-Area of<br /> Illinois—Mortgages and Interest—Kindness
to Wives and Children—How<br /> a Beefsteak should be Cooked—Decorations
and Comfort—Let the Children<br /> Sleep—Old Age<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38801-h/38801-h.htm#link0014">
WHAT MUST WE DO TO BE SAVED?</a>
</p>
<p>
(1880.)<br /> Preface—The Synoptic Gospels—Only Mark Knew of
the Necessity of<br /> Belief—Three Christs Described—The
Jewish Gentleman and the Piece of<br /> Bacon—Who Wrote the New
Testament?—Why Christ and the Apostles wrote<br /> Nothing—Infinite
Respect for the Man Christ—Different Feeling for<br /> the
Theological Christ—Saved from What?—Chapter on the Gospel of<br />
Matthew—What this Gospel says we must do to be Saved—Jesus
and the<br /> Children—John Calvin and Jonathan Edwards conceived
of as Dimpled<br /> Darlings—Christ and the Man who inquired what
Good Thing he should<br /> do that he might have Eternal Life—Nothing
said about Belief—An<br /> Interpolation—Chapter on the
Gospel of Mark—The Believe or be Damned<br /> Passage, and why it
was written—The last Conversation of Christ with<br /> his
Disciples—The Signs that Follow them that Believe—Chapter on<br />
the Gospel of Luke—Substantial Agreement with Matthew and Mark—How<br />
Zaccheus achieved Salvation—The two Thieves on the Cross—Chapter<br />
on the Gospel of John—The Doctrine of Regeneration, or the New<br />
Birth—Shall we Love our Enemies while God Damns His?—Chapter
on the<br /> Catholics—Communication with Heaven through Decayed
Saints—Nuns and<br /> Nunneries—Penitentiaries of God should
be Investigated—The<br /> Athanasian Creed expounded—The
Trinity and its Members—Chapter on the<br /> Episcopalians—Origin
of the Episcopal Church—Apostolic Succession<br /> an Imported
Article—Episcopal Creed like the Catholic, with a<br /> few
Additional Absurdities—Chapter on the Methodists—Wesley and<br />
Whitfield—Their Quarrel about Predestination—Much Preaching
for Little<br /> Money—Adapted to New Countries—Chapter on
the Presbyterians—John<br /> Calvin, Murderer—Meeting between
Calvin and Knox—The Infamy of<br /> Calvinism—Division in the
Church—The Young Presbyterian's Resignation<br /> to the Fate of
his Mother—A Frightful, Hideous, and Hellish<br /> Creed—Chapter
on the Evangelical Alliance—Jeremy Taylor's Opinion of<br />
Baptists—Orthodoxy not Dead—Creed of the Alliance—Total
Depravity,<br /> Eternal Damnation—What do You Propose?—The
Gospel of Good-fellowship,<br /> Cheerfulness, Health, Good Living,
Justice—No Forgiveness—God's<br /> Forgiveness Does not Pay
my Debt to Smith—Gospel of Liberty, of<br /> Intelligence, of
Humanity—One World at a Time—"Upon that Rock I<br /> Stand"<br />
</p>
</blockquote>
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<h1>
<a href="38802-h/38802-h.htm#title">VOLUME
II.--LECTURES</a>
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<p>
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</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38802-h/38802-h.htm#linkTOC"><big>
<b>DETAILED CONTENTS OF VOLUME II.</b></big></a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38802-h/38802-h.htm#linkPREF">PREFACE.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38802-h/38802-h.htm#link0002">
SOME MISTAKES OF MOSES.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38802-h/38802-h.htm#link0003">
SOME REASONS WHY</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38802-h/38802-h.htm#link0004">
ORTHODOXY.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38802-h/38802-h.htm#link0005">
MYTH AND MIRACLE.</a>
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DETAILED CONTENTS OF VOLUME II.
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<blockquote>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38802-h/38802-h.htm#link0002">
SOME MISTAKES OF MOSES.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> (1879.)<br /> Preface—I. He who endeavors to control the Mind
by Force is a<br /> Tyrant, and he who submits is a Slave—All I Ask—When
a Religion<br /> is Founded—Freedom for the Orthodox Clergy—Every
Minister an<br /> Attorney—Submission to the Orthodox and the Dead—Bounden
Duty of<br /> the Ministry—The Minister Factory at Andover—II.
Free Schools—No<br /> Sectarian Sciences—Religion and the
Schools—Scientific<br /> Hypocrites—III. The Politicians and
the Churches—IV. Man and Woman the<br /> Highest Possible Titles—Belief
Dependent on Surroundings—Worship of<br /> Ancestors—Blindness
Necessary to Keeping the Narrow Path—The Bible the<br /> Chain that
Binds—A Bible of the Middle Ages and the Awe it Inspired—V.<br />
The Pentateuch—Moses Not the Author—Belief out of which Grew<br />
Religious Ceremonies—Egypt the Source of the Information of Moses—VI.<br />
Monday—Nothing, in the Light of Raw Material—The Story of
Creation<br /> Begun—The Same Story, substantially, Found in the
Records of Babylon,<br /> Egypt, and India—Inspiration Unnecessary
to the Truth—Usefulness of<br /> Miracles to Fit Lies to Facts—Division
of Darkness and Light—VII.<br /> Tuesday—The Firmament and
Some Biblical Notions about it—Laws of<br /> Evaporation Unknown to
the Inspired Writer—VIII. Wednesday—The Waters<br /> Gathered
into Seas—Fruit and Nothing to Eat it—Five Epochs in the<br />
Organic History of the Earth—Balance between the Total Amounts of<br />
Animal and Vegetable Life—Vegetation Prior to the Appearance of
the<br /> Sun—IX. Thursday—Sun and Moon Manufactured—Magnitude
of the Solar<br /> Orb—Dimensions of Some of the Planets—Moses'
Guess at the Size of Sun<br /> and Moon—Joshua's Control of the
Heavenly Bodies—A Hypothesis Urged<br /> by Ministers—The
Theory of "Refraction"—Rev. Henry Morey—Astronomical<br />
Knowledge of Chinese Savants—The Motion of the Earth Reversed by<br />
Jehovah for the Reassurance of Ahaz—"Errors" Renounced by Button—X.<br />
"He made the Stars Also"—Distance of the Nearest Star—XI.<br />
Friday—Whales and Other Living Creatures Produced—XII.<br />
Saturday—Reproduction Inaugurated—XIII. "Let Us Make Man"—Human<br />
Beings Created in the Physical Image and Likeness of God—Inquiry
as<br /> to the Process Adopted—Development of Living Forms
According to<br /> Evolution—How Were Adam and Eve Created?—The
Rib Story—Age of<br /> Man Upon the Earth—A Statue Apparently
Made before the World—XIV.<br /> Sunday—Sacredness of the
Sabbath Destroyed by the Theory of Vast<br /> "Periods"—Reflections
on the Sabbath—XV. The Necessity for a Good<br /> Memory—The
Two Accounts of the Creation in Genesis I and II—Order<br /> of
Creation in the First Account—Order of Creation in the Second<br />
Account—Fastidiousness of Adam in the Choice of a Helpmeet—Dr.<br />
Adam Clark's Commentary—Dr. Scott's Guess—Dr. Matthew
Henry's<br /> Admission—The Blonde and Brunette Problem—The
Result of Unbelief and<br /> the Reward of Faith—"Give Him a Harp"—XVI.
The Garden—Location of<br /> Eden—The Four Rivers—The
Tree of Knowledge—Andover Appealed<br /> To—XVII. The Fall—The
Serpent—Dr. Adam Clark Gives a Zoological<br /> Explanation—Dr.
Henry Dissents—Whence This Serpent?—XVIII.<br /> Dampness—A
Race of Giants—Wickedness of Mankind—An Ark Constructed—A<br />
Universal Flood Indicated—Animals Probably Admitted to the Ark—How
Did<br /> They Get There?—Problem of Food and Service—A
Shoreless Sea Covered<br /> with Innumerable Dead—Drs. Clark and
Henry on the Situation—The Ark<br /> Takes Ground—New
Difficulties—Noah's Sacrifice—The Rainbow as a<br />
Memorandum—Babylonian, Egyptian, and Indian Legends of a Flood—XIX.<br />
Bacchus and Babel—Interest Attaching to Noah—Where Did Our
First<br /> Parents and the Serpent Acquire a Common Language?—Babel
and the<br /> Confusion of Tongues—XX. Faith in Filth—Immodesty
of Biblical<br /> Diction—XXI. The Hebrews—God's Promises to
Abraham—The Sojourning<br /> of Israel in Egypt—Marvelous
Increase—Moses and Aaron—XXII.<br /> The Plagues—Competitive
Miracle Working—Defeat of the Local<br /> Magicians—XXIII.
The Flight Out of Egypt—Three Million People in a<br /> Desert—Destruction
of Pharaoh ana His Host—Manna—A Superfluity of<br /> Quails—Rev.
Alexander Cruden's Commentary—Hornets as Allies of the<br />
Israelites—Durability of the Clothing of the Jewish People—An
Ointment<br /> Monopoly—Consecration of Priests—The Crime of
Becoming a Mother—The<br /> Ten Commandments—Medical Ideas of
Jehovah—Character of the God of<br /> the Pentateuch—XXIV.
Confess and Avoid—XXV. "Inspired" Slavery—XXVI.<br />
"Inspired" Marriage-XXVII. "Inspired" War-XXVIII. "Inspired" Religious<br />
Liberty—XXIX. Conclusion.<br />
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<p class="toc">
<a
href="38802-h/38802-h.htm#link0003">
SOME REASONS WHY.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> (1881.)<br /> I—Religion makes Enemies—Hatred in the
Name of Universal<br /> Benevolence—No Respect for the Rights of
Barbarians—Literal<br /> Fulfillment of a New Testament Prophecy—II.
Duties to God—Can we<br /> Assist God?—An Infinite
Personality an Infinite Impossibility-Ill.<br /> Inspiration—What
it Really Is—Indication of Clams—Multitudinous<br /> Laughter
of the Sea—Horace Greeley and the Mammoth Trees—A Landscape<br />
Compared to a Table-cloth—The Supernatural is the Deformed—Inspiration<br />
in the Man as well as in the Book—Our Inspired Bible—IV.
God's<br /> Experiment with the Jews—Miracles of One Religion never
astonish the<br /> Priests of Another—"I am a Liar Myself"—V.
Civilized Countries—Crimes<br /> once regarded as Divine
Institutions—What the Believer in the<br /> Inspiration of the
Bible is Compelled to Say—Passages apparently<br /> written by the
Devil—VI. A Comparison of Books—Advancing a Cannibal<br />
from Missionary to Mutton—Contrast between the Utterances of
Jehovah<br /> and those of Reputable Heathen—Epictetus, Cicero,
Zeno,<br /> Seneca—the Hindu, Antoninus, Marcus Aurelius—The
Avesta—VII.<br /> Monotheism—Egyptians before Moses taught
there was but One God<br /> and Married but One Wife—Persians and
Hindoos had a Single Supreme<br /> Deity—Rights of Roman Women—Marvels
of Art achieved without the<br /> Assistance of Heaven—Probable
Action of the Jewish Jehovah incarnated<br /> as Man—VIII. The New
Testament—Doctrine of Eternal Pain brought to<br /> Light—Discrepancies—Human
Weaknesses cannot be Predicated of<br /> Divine Wisdom—Why there
are Four Gospels according to Irenæus—The<br /> Atonement—Remission
of Sins under the Mosaic Dispensation—Christians<br /> say, "Charge
it"—God's Forgiveness does not Repair an Injury—Suffering<br />
of Innocence for the Guilty—Salvation made Possible by Jehovah's<br />
Failure to Civilize the Jews—Necessity of Belief not taught in the<br />
Synoptic Gospels—Non-resistance the Offspring of Weakness—IX.
Christ's<br /> Mission—All the Virtues had been Taught before his
Advent—Perfect and<br /> Beautiful Thoughts of his Pagan
Predecessors—St. Paul Contrasted<br /> with Heathen Writers—"The
Quality of Mercy"—X. Eternal Pain—An<br /> Illustration of
Eternal Punishment—Captain Kreuger of the Barque<br /> Tiger—XI.
Civilizing Influence of the Bible—Its Effects on the<br /> Jews—If
Christ was God, Did he not, in his Crucifixion, Reap what<br /> he had
Sown?—Nothing can add to the Misery of a Nation whose King is<br />
Jehovah<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38802-h/38802-h.htm#link0004">
ORTHODOXY.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> (1884.)<br /> Orthodox Religion Dying Out—Religious Deaths
and Births—The Religion<br /> of Reciprocity—Every Language
has a Cemetery—Orthodox Institutions<br /> Survive through the
Money invested in them—"Let us tell our Real<br /> Names"—The
Blows that have Shattered the Shield and Shivered the Lance<br /> of
Superstition—Mohammed's Successful Defence of the Sepulchre of<br />
Christ—The Destruction of Art—The Discovery of America—Although<br />
he made it himself, the Holy Ghost was Ignorant of the Form of this<br />
Earth—Copernicus and Kepler—Special Providence—The Man
and the Ship<br /> he did not Take—A Thanksgiving Proclamation
Contradicted—Charles<br /> Darwin—Henry Ward Beecher—The
Creeds—The Latest Creed—God as<br /> a Governor—The
Love of God—The Fall of Man—We are Bound<br /> by
Representatives without a Chance to Vote against Them—The<br />
Atonement—The Doctrine of Depravity a Libel on the Human Race—The<br />
Second Birth—A Unitarian Universalist—Inspiration of the<br />
Scriptures—God a Victim of his own Tyranny—In the New
Testament<br /> Trouble Commences at Death—The Reign of Truth and
Love—The Old<br /> Spaniard who Died without an Enemy—The
Wars it Brought—Consolation<br /> should be Denied to Murderers—At
the Rate at which Heathen are being<br /> Converted, how long will it
take to Establish Christ's Kingdom on<br /> Earth?—The Resurrection—The
Judgment Day—Pious Evasions—"We shall<br /> not Die, but we
shall all be Hanged"—"No Bible, no Civilization"<br /> Miracles of
the New Testament—Nothing Written by Christ or his<br />
Contemporaries—Genealogy of Jesus—More Miracles—A
Master of<br /> Death—Improbable that he would be Crucified—The
Loaves and Fishes—How<br /> did it happen that the Miracles
Convinced so Few?—The Resurrection—The<br /> Ascension—Was
the Body Spiritual—Parting from the Disciples—Casting<br />
out Devils—Necessity of Belief—God should be consistent in
the<br /> Matter of forgiving Enemies—Eternal Punishment—Some
Good Men who are<br /> Damned—Another Objection—Love the only
Bow on Life's dark Cloud—"Now<br /> is the accepted Time"—Rather
than this Doctrine of Eternal Punishment<br /> Should be True—I
would rather that every Planet should in its Orbit<br /> wheel a barren
Star—What I Believe—Immortality—It existed long before<br />
Moses—Consolation—The Promises are so Far Away, and the Dead
are so<br /> Near—Death a Wall or a Door—A Fable—Orpheus
and Eurydice.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38802-h/38802-h.htm#link0005">
MYTH AND MIRACLE.</a>
</p>
<p>
(1885.)<br /> I. Happiness the true End and Aim of Life—Spiritual
People and<br /> their Literature—Shakespeare's Clowns superior to
Inspired<br /> Writers—Beethoven's Sixth Symphony Preferred to the
Five Books of<br /> Moses—Venus of Milo more Pleasing than the
Presbyterian Creed—II.<br /> Religions Naturally Produced—Poets
the Myth-makers—The Sleeping<br /> Beauty—Orpheus and
Eurydice—Red Riding Hood—The Golden Age—Elysian<br />
Fields—The Flood Myth—Myths of the Seasons—III. The
Sun-god—Jonah,<br /> Buddha, Chrisnna, Horus, Zoroaster—December
25th as a Birthday of<br /> Gods—Christ a Sun-God—The Cross a
Symbol of the Life to Come—When<br /> Nature rocked the Cradle of
the Infant World—IV. Difference between<br /> a Myth and a Miracle—Raising
the Dead, Past and Present—Miracles<br /> of Jehovah—Miracles
of Christ—Everything Told except the Truth—The<br /> Mistake
of the World—V. Beginning of Investigation—The Stars as<br />
Witnesses against Superstition—Martyrdom of Bruno—Geology—Steam
and<br /> Electricity—Nature forever the Same—Persistence of
Force—Cathedral,<br /> Mosque, and Joss House have the same
Foundation—Science the<br /> Providence of Man—VI. To Soften
the Heart of God—Martyrs—The God was<br /> Silent—Credulity
a Vice—Develop the Imagination—"The Skylark" and<br /> "The
Daisy"—VII. How are we to Civilize the World?—Put Theology
out<br /> of Religion—Divorce of Church and State—Secular
Education—Godless<br /> Schools—VIII. The New Jerusalem—Knowledge
of the Supernatural<br /> possessed by Savages—Beliefs of Primitive
Peoples—Science is<br /> Modest—Theology Arrogant—Torque-mada
and Bruno on the Day of<br /> Judgment—IX. Poison of Superstition
in the Mother's Milk—Ability<br /> of Mistakes to take Care of
Themselves—Longevity of Religious<br /> Lies—Mother's
religion pleaded by the Cannibal—The Religion of<br /> Freedom—O
Liberty, thou art the God of my Idolatry<br />
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<h1>
<a href="38803-h/38803-h.htm#title">VOLUME
III--LECTURES</a>
</h1>
<p>
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</p>
<h3>
Contents
</h3>
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<a href="38803-h/38803-h.htm#linkTOC"><big>
<b>DETAILED CONTENTS OF VOLUME III.</b></big></a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38803-h/38803-h.htm#link0001">
SHAKESPEARE</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38803-h/38803-h.htm#link0002">
ROBERT BURNS.*</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38803-h/38803-h.htm#link0003">
ABRAHAM LINCOLN</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38803-h/38803-h.htm#link0004">
VOLTAIRE.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38803-h/38803-h.htm#link0005">
LIBERTY IN LITERATURE.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38803-h/38803-h.htm#link0006">
THE GREAT INFIDELS.*</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38803-h/38803-h.htm#linkCONC">CONCLUSION.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38803-h/38803-h.htm#link0008">
WHICH WAY?</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38803-h/38803-h.htm#link0009">
ABOUT THE HOLY BIBLE.</a>
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<blockquote>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38803-h/38803-h.htm#link0001">
SHAKESPEARE</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> (1891.)<br /> I. The Greatest Genius of our World—Not of
Supernatural Origin or<br /> of Royal Blood—Illiteracy of his
Parents—Education—His Father—His<br /> Mother a Great
Woman—Stratford Unconscious of the Immortal<br /> Child—Social
Position of Shakespeare—Of his Personal<br /> Peculiarities—Birth,
Marriage, and Death—What we Know of Him—No Line<br /> written
by him to be Found—The Absurd Epitaph—II. Contemporaries<br />
by whom he was Mentioned—III. No direct Mention of any of his<br />
Contemporaries in the Plays—Events and Personages of his Time—IV.<br />
Position of the Actor in Shakespeare's Time—Fortunately he was Not<br />
Educated at Oxford—An Idealist—His Indifference to
Stage-carpentry<br /> and Plot—He belonged to All Lands—Knew
the Brain and Heart of Man—An<br /> Intellectual Spendthrift—V.
The Baconian Theory—VI. Dramatists before<br /> and during the Time
of Shakespeare—Dramatic Incidents Illustrated in<br /> Passages
from "Macbeth" and "Julius Cæsar"—VII. His Use of the Work
of<br /> Others—The Pontic Sea—A Passage from "Lear"—VIII.
Extravagance that<br /> touches the Infinite—The Greatest
Compliment—"Let me not live after<br /> my flame lacks oil"—Where
Pathos almost Touches the Grotesque—IX.<br /> An Innovator and
Iconoclast—Disregard of the "Unities"—Nature<br /> Forgets—Violation
of the Classic Model—X. Types—The Secret of<br /> Shakespeare—Characters
who Act from Reason and Motive—What they Say<br /> not the Opinion
of Shakespeare—XI. The Procession that issued from<br />
Shakespeare's Brain—His Great Women—Lovable Clowns—His
Men—Talent<br /> and Genius—XII. The Greatest of all
Philosophers—Master of the<br /> Human Heart—Love—XIII.
In the Realm of Comparison—XIV. Definitions:<br /> Suicide, Drama,
Death, Memory, the Body, Life, Echo, the<br /> World, Rumor—The
Confidant of Nature—XV. Humor and<br /> Pathos—Illustrations—XVI.
Not a Physician, Lawyer, or Botanist—He was<br /> a Man of
Imagination—He lived the Life of All—The Imagination had a<br />
Stage in Shakespeare's Brain.<br />
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<p class="toc">
<a
href="38803-h/38803-h.htm#link0002">
ROBERT BURNS.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> (1878.)<br /> Poetry and Poets—Milton, Dante, Petrarch—Old-time
Poetry in<br /> Scotland—Influence of Scenery on Literature—Lives
that are<br /> Poems—Birth of Burns—Early Life and Education—Scotland
Emerging from<br /> the Gloom of Calvinism—A Metaphysical Peasantry—Power
of the Scotch<br /> Preacher—Famous Scotch Names—John
Barleycorn vs. Calvinism—Why Robert<br /> Burns is Loved—His
Reading—Made Goddesses of Women—Poet of Love: His<br />
"Vision," "Bonnie Doon," "To Mary in Heaven"—Poet of Home:<br />
"Cotter's Saturday Night," "John Anderson, My Jo"—Friendship:
"Auld<br /> Lang-Syne"—Scotch Drink: "Willie brew'd a peck o' maut"—Burns
the<br /> Artist: The "Brook," "Tam O'Shanter"—A Real Democrat: "A
man's a man<br /> for a' that"—His Theology: The Dogma of Eternal
Pain, "Morality,"<br /> "Hypocrisy," "Holy Willie's Prayer"—On the
Bible—A Statement of his<br /> Religion—Contrasted with
Tennyson—From Cradle to Coffin—His Last<br /> words—Lines
on the Birth-place of Burns.<br />
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<p class="toc">
<a
href="38803-h/38803-h.htm#link0003">
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> (1894.)<br /> I. Simultaneous Birth of Lincoln and Darwin—Heroes
of Every<br /> Generation—Slavery—Principle Sacrificed to
Success—Lincoln's<br /> Childhood—His first Speech—A
Candidate for the Senate against<br /> Douglass—II. A Crisis in the
Affairs of the Republic—The South Not<br /> Alone Responsible for
Slavery—Lincoln's Prophetic Words—Nominated for<br />
President and Elected in Spite of his Fitness—III. Secession and<br />
Civil War—The Thought uppermost in his Mind—IV. A Crisis in
the<br /> North—Proposition to Purchase the Slaves—V. The
Proclamation of<br /> Emancipation—His Letter to Horace Greeley—Waited
on by Clergymen—VI.<br /> Surrounded by Enemies—Hostile
Attitude of Gladstone, Salisbury,<br /> Louis Napoleon, and the Vatican—VII.
Slavery the Perpetual<br /> Stumbling-block—Confiscation—VIII.
His Letter to a Republican<br /> Meeting in Illinois—Its Effect—IX.
The Power of His Personality—The<br /> Embodiment of Mercy—Use
of the Pardoning Power—X. The Vallandigham<br /> Affair—The
Horace Greeley Incident—Triumphs of Humor—XI. Promotion of<br />
General Hooker—A Prophecy and its Fulfillment—XII.—States
Rights vs.<br /> Territorial Integrity—XIII. His Military Genius—The
Foremost Man in<br /> all the World: and then the Horror Came—XIV.
Strange Mingling of Mirth<br /> and Tears—Deformation of Great
Historic Characters—Washington now<br /> only a Steel Engraving—Lincoln
not a Type—Virtues Necessary in a<br /> New Country—Laws of
Cultivated Society—In the Country is the Idea<br /> of Home—Lincoln
always a Pupil—A Great Lawyer—Many-sided—Wit and<br />
Humor—As an Orator—His Speech at Gettysburg contrasted with
the<br /> Oration of Edward Everett—Apologetic in his Kindness—No
Official<br /> Robes—The gentlest Memory of our World.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38803-h/38803-h.htm#link0004">
VOLTAIRE.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> (1894.)<br /> I. Changes wrought by Time—Throne and Altar
Twin Vultures—The King and<br /> the Priest—What is
Greatness?—Effect of Voltaire's Name on Clergyman<br /> and Priest—Born
and Baptized—State of France in 1694—The Church<br /> at the
Head—Efficacy of Prayers and Dead Saints—Bells and Holy<br />
Water—Prevalence of Belief in Witches, Devils, and Fiends—Seeds
of<br /> the Revolution Scattered by Noble and Priest—Condition in
England—The<br /> Inquisition in full Control in Spain—Portugal
and Germany burning<br /> Women—Italy Prostrate beneath the
Priests, the Puritans in America<br /> persecuting Quakers, and stealing
Children—II. The Days of Youth—His<br /> Education—Chooses
Literature as a Profession and becomes a Diplomat—In<br /> Love and
Disinherited—Unsuccessful Poem Competition—Jansenists<br />
and Molinists—The Bull Unigenitus—Exiled to Tulle—Sent
to the<br /> Bastile—Exiled to England—Acquaintances made
there—III. The Morn<br /> of Manhood—His Attention turned to
the History of the Church—The<br /> "Triumphant Beast" Attacked—Europe
Filled with the Product of his<br /> Brain—What he Mocked—The
Weapon of Ridicule—His Theology—His<br /> "Retractions"—What
Goethe said of Voltaire—IV. The Scheme of<br /> Nature—His
belief in the Optimism of Pope Destroyed by the Lisbon<br /> Earthquake—V.
His Humanity—Case of Jean Calas—The Sirven Family—The<br />
Espenasse Case—Case of Chevalier de la Barre and D'Etallonde—Voltaire<br />
Abandons France—A Friend of Education—An Abolitionist—Not<br />
a Saint—VI. The Return—His Reception—His Death—Burial
at<br /> Romilli-on-the-Seine—VII. The Death-bed Argument—Serene
Demise of<br /> the Infamous—God has no Time to defend the Good and
protect the<br /> Pure—Eloquence of the Clergy on the Death-bed
Subject—The<br /> Second Return—Throned upon the Bastile—The
Grave Desecrated by<br /> Priests—Voltaire.<br /> A Testimonial to
Walt Whitman—Let us put Wreaths on the Brows of the<br /> Living—Literary
Ideals of the American People in 1855—"Leaves of<br /> Grass"—Its
reception by the Provincial Prudes—The Religion of the<br /> Body—Appeal
to Manhood and Womanhood—Books written for the<br /> Market—The
Index Expurgatorius—Whitman a believer in<br /> Democracy—Individuality—Humanity—An
Old-time Sea-fight—What is<br /> Poetry?—Rhyme a Hindrance to
Expression—Rhythm the Comrade of<br /> the Poetic—Whitman's
Attitude toward Religion—Philosophy—The Two<br /> Poems—"A
Word Out of the Sea"—"When Lilacs Last in the Door"—"A Chant<br />
for Death"—<br /> The History of Intellectual Progress is written
in the Lives of<br /> Infidels—The King and the Priest—The
Origin of God and Heaven, of<br /> the Devil and Hell—The Idea of
Hell born of Ignorance, Brutality,<br /> Cowardice, and Revenge—The
Limitations of our Ancestors—The Devil<br /> and God—Egotism
of Barbarians—The Doctrine of Hell not an Exclusive<br />
Possession of Christianity—The Appeal to the Cemetery—Religion
and<br /> Wealth, Christ and Poverty—The "Great" not on the Side of
Christ and<br /> his Disciples—Epitaphs as Battle-cries—Some
Great Men in favor of<br /> almost every Sect—Mistakes and
Superstitions of Eminent Men—Sacred<br /> Books—The Claim
that all Moral Laws came from God through<br /> the Jews—Fear—Martyrdom—God's
Ways toward Men—The Emperor<br /> Constantine—The Death Test—Theological
Comity between Protestants and<br /> Catholics—Julian—A
childish Fable still Believed—Bruno—His Crime,<br /> his
Imprisonment and<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38803-h/38803-h.htm#link0005">
LIBERTY IN LITERATURE.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> (1890.)<br /> "Old Age"—"Leaves of Grass"<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38803-h/38803-h.htm#link0006">
THE GREAT INFIDELS.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> (1881.)<br /> Martyrdom—The First to die for Truth without
Expectation of Reward—The<br /> Church in the Time of Voltaire—Voltaire—Diderot—David
Hume—Benedict<br /> Spinoza—Our Infidels—Thomas Paine—Conclusion.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38803-h/38803-h.htm#link0008">
WHICH WAY?</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> (1884.)<br /> I. The Natural and the Supernatural—Living for
the Benefit of<br /> your Fellow-Man and Living for Ghosts—The
Beginning of Doubt—Two<br /> Philosophies of Life—Two
Theories of Government—II. Is our God<br /> superior to the Gods of
the Heathen?—What our God has done—III. Two<br /> Theories
about the Cause and Cure of Disease—The First Physician—The<br />
Bones of St. Anne Exhibited in New York—Archbishop Corrigan and<br />
Cardinal Gibbons Countenance a Theological Fraud—A Japanese Story—The<br />
Monk and the Miraculous Cures performed by the Bones of a Donkey<br />
represented as those of a Saint—IV.—Two Ways of accounting
for Sacred<br /> Books and Religions—V-Two Theories about Morals—Nothing
Miraculous<br /> about Morality—The Test of all Actions—VI.
Search for the<br /> Impossible—Alchemy—"Perpetual Motion"—Astrology—Fountain
of Perpetual<br /> Youth—VII. "Great Men" and the Superstitions in
which they have<br /> Believed—VIII. Follies and Imbecilities of
Great Men—We do not know<br /> what they Thought, only what they
Said—Names of Great Unbelievers—Most<br /> Men Controlled by
their Surroundings—IX. Living for God in Switzerland,<br />
Scotland, New England—In the Dark Ages—Let us Live for Man—X.
The<br /> Narrow Road of Superstition—The Wide and Ample Way—Let
us Squeeze the<br /> Orange Dry—This Was, This Is, This Shall Be.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38803-h/38803-h.htm#link0009">
ABOUT THE HOLY BIBLE.</a>
</p>
<p>
(1894.)<br /> The Truth about the Bible Ought to be Told—I. The
Origin of the<br /> Bible—Establishment of the Mosaic Code—Moses
not the Author of the<br /> Pentateuch—Some Old Testament Books of
Unknown Origin—II. Is the Old<br /> Testament Inspired?—What
an Inspired Book Ought to Be—What the Bible<br /> Is—Admission
of Orthodox Christians that it is not Inspired as to<br /> Science—The
Enemy of Art—III. The Ten Commandments—Omissions and<br />
Redundancies—The Story of Achan—The Story of Elisha—The
Story of<br /> Daniel—The Story of Joseph—IV. What is it all
Worth?—Not True, and<br /> Contradictory—Its Myths Older than
the Pentateuch—Other Accounts<br /> of the Creation, the Fall, etc.—Books
of the Old Testament Named<br /> and Characterized—V. Was Jehovah a
God of Love?—VI. Jehovah's<br /> Administration—VII. The New
Testament—Many Other Gospels besides<br /> our Four—Disagreements—Belief
in Devils—Raising of the Dead—Other<br /> Miracles—Would
a real Miracle-worker have been Crucified?—VIII.<br /> The
Philosophy of Christ—Love of<br /> Enemies—Improvidence—Self-Mutilation—The
Earth as a<br /> Footstool—Justice—A Bringer of War—Division
of Families—IX. Is Christ<br /> our Example?—X. Why should we
place Christ at the Top and Summit of the<br /> Human Race?—How did
he surpass Other Teachers?—What he left Unsaid,<br /> and Why—Inspiration—Rejected
Books of the New Testament—The Bible and<br /> the Crimes it has
Caused.<br />
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IV.--LECTURES</a>
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<p>
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</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38804-h/38804-h.htm#linkTOC"><big>
<b>DETAILED CONTENTS OF VOLUME IV.</b></big></a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38804-h/38804-h.htm#link0001">
WHY I AM AN AGNOSTIC.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38804-h/38804-h.htm#link0002">
THE TRUTH.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38804-h/38804-h.htm#link0004">
HOW TO REFORM MANKIND.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38804-h/38804-h.htm#link0005">
A THANKSGIVING SERMON.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38804-h/38804-h.htm#link0006">
A LAY SERMON.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38804-h/38804-h.htm#link0007">
THE FOUNDATIONS OF FAITH.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38804-h/38804-h.htm#link0008">
SUPERSTITION.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38804-h/38804-h.htm#link0009">
THE DEVIL.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38804-h/38804-h.htm#link0010">
PROGRESS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38804-h/38804-h.htm#link0012">
WHAT IS RELIGION?</a>
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DETAILED CONTENTS OF VOLUME IV.
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<p class="toc">
<a
href="38804-h/38804-h.htm#link0001">
WHY I AM AN AGNOSTIC.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> (1896.)<br /> I. Influence of Birth in determining Religious Belief—Scotch,
Irish,<br /> English, and Americans Inherit their Faith—Religions
of Nations<br /> not Suddenly Changed—People who Knew—What
they were Certain<br /> About—Revivals—Character of Sermons
Preached—Effect of Conversion—A<br /> Vermont Farmer for whom
Perdition had no Terrors—The Man and his<br /> Dog—Backsliding
and Re-birth—Ministers who were Sincere—A Free Will<br />
Baptist on the Rich Man and Lazarus—II. The Orthodox God—The<br />
Two Dispensations—The Infinite Horror—III. Religious Books—The<br />
Commentators—Paley's Watch Argument—Milton, Young, and
Pollok—IV.<br /> Studying Astronomy—Geology—Denial and
Evasion by the Clergy—V. The<br /> Poems of Robert Burns—Byron,
Shelley, Keats, and Shakespeare—VI.<br /> Volney, Gibbon, and
Thomas Paine—Voltaire's Services to Liberty—Pagans<br />
Compared with Patriarchs—VII. Other Gods and Other Religions—Dogmas,<br />
Myths, and Symbols of Christianity Older than our Era—VIII. The
Men<br /> of Science, Humboldt, Darwin, Spencer, Huxley, Haeckel—IX.
Matter and<br /> Force Indestructible and Uncreatable—The Theory of
Design—X. God an<br /> Impossible Being—The Panorama of the
Past—XI. Free from Sanctified<br /> Mistakes and Holy Lies.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38804-h/38804-h.htm#link0002">
THE TRUTH.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> (1897.)<br /> I. The Martyrdom of Man—How is Truth to be
Found—Every Man should be<br /> Mentally Honest—He should be
Intellectually Hospitable—Geologists,<br /> Chemists, Mechanics,
and Professional Men are Seeking for the Truth—II.<br /> Those who
say that Slavery is Better than Liberty—Promises are not<br />
Evidence—Horace Greeley and the Cold Stove—III. "The Science
of<br /> Theology" the only Dishonest Science—Moses and Brigham
Young—Minds<br /> Poisoned and Paralyzed in Youth—Sunday
Schools and Theological<br /> Seminaries—Orthodox Slanderers of
Scientists—Religion has nothing<br /> to do with Charity—Hospitals
Built in Self-Defence—What Good has the<br /> Church Accomplished?—Of
what use are the Orthodox Ministers, and<br /> What are they doing for
the Good of Mankind—The Harm they are<br /> Doing—Delusions
they Teach—Truths they Should Tell about the<br /> Bible—Conclusions—Our
Christs and our Miracles.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38804-h/38804-h.htm#link0004">
HOW TO REFORM MANKIND.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> (1896.)<br /> I. "There is no Darkness but Ignorance"—False
Notions Concerning<br /> All Departments of Life—Changed Ideas
about Science, Government and<br /> Morals—II. How can we Reform
the World?—Intellectual Light the First<br /> Necessity—Avoid
Waste of Wealth in War—III. Another Waste—Vast Amount<br />
of Money Spent on the Church—IV. Plow can we Lessen Crime?—Frightful<br />
Laws for the Punishment of Minor Crimes—A Penitentiary should be a<br />
School—Professional Criminals should not be Allowed to Populate
the<br /> Earth—V. Homes for All-Make a Nation of Householders—Marriage<br />
and Divorce-VI. The Labor Question—Employers cannot Govern<br />
Prices—Railroads should Pay Pensions—What has been
Accomplished<br /> for the Improvement of the Condition of Labor—VII.
Educate the<br /> Children—Useless Knowledge—Liberty cannot
be Sacrificed for the Sake<br /> of Anything—False worship of
Wealth—VIII. We must Work and Wait.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38804-h/38804-h.htm#link0005">
A THANKSGIVING SERMON.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> (1897.)<br /> I. Our fathers Ages Ago—From Savagery to
Civilization—For the<br /> Blessings we enjoy, Whom should we
Thank?—What Good has the Church<br /> Done?-Did Christ add to the
Sum of Useful Knowledge—The Saints—What<br /> have the
Councils and Synods Done?—What they Gave us, and What they<br />
did Not—Shall we Thank them for the Hell Here and for the Hell of<br />
the Future?—II. What Does God Do?—The Infinite Juggler and
his<br /> Puppets—What the Puppets have Done—Shall we Thank
these<br /> Gods?—Shall we Thank Nature?—III. Men who deserve
our Thanks—The<br /> Infidels, Philanthropists and Scientists—The
Discoverers and<br /> Inventors—Magellan—Copernicus—Bruno—Galileo—Kepler,
Herschel,<br /> Newton, and LaPlace—Lyell—What the Worldly
have Done—Origin and<br /> Vicissitudes of the Bible—The
Septuagint—Investigating the Phenomena<br /> of Nature—IV. We
thank the Good Men and Good Women of the Past—The<br /> Poets,
Dramatists, and Artists—The Statesmen—Paine, Jefferson,<br />
Ericsson, Lincoln. Grant—Voltaire, Humboldt, Darwin.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38804-h/38804-h.htm#link0006">
A LAY SERMON.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> (1886.)<br /> Prayer of King Lear—When Honesty wears a Rag
and Rascality a Robe-The<br /> Nonsense of "Free Moral Agency "—Doing
Right is not Self-denial-Wealth<br /> often a Gilded Hell—The Log
House—Insanity of Getting<br /> More—Great Wealth the Mother
of Crime—Separation of Rich and<br /> Poor—Emulation—Invention
of Machines to Save Labor—Production and<br /> Destitution—The
Remedy a Division of the Land—Evils of Tenement<br /> Houses—Ownership
and Use—The Great Weapon is the Ballot—Sewing<br /> Women—Strikes
and Boycotts of No Avail—Anarchy, Communism, and<br /> Socialism—The
Children of the Rich a Punishment for Wealth—Workingmen<br /> Not a
Danger—The Criminals a Necessary Product—Society's Right<br />
to Punish—The Efficacy of Kindness—Labor is Honorable—Mental<br />
Independence.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38804-h/38804-h.htm#link0007">
THE FOUNDATIONS OF FAITH.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> (1895.)<br /> I. The Old Testament—Story of the Creation—Age
of the Earth and<br /> of Man—Astronomical Calculations of the
Egyptians—The Flood—The<br /> Firmament a Fiction—Israelites
who went into Egypt—Battles of the<br /> Jews—Area of
Palestine—Gold Collected by David for the Temple—II. The<br />
New Testament—Discrepancies about the Birth of Christ—Herod
and<br /> the Wise Men—The Murder of the Babes of Bethlehem—When
was Christ<br /> born—Cyrenius and the Census of the World—Genealogy
of Christ<br /> according to Matthew and Luke—The Slaying of
Zacharias—Appearance of<br /> the Saints at the Crucifixion—The
Death of Judas Iscariot—Did<br /> Christ wish to be Convicted?—III.
Jehovah—IV. The Trinity—The<br /> Incarnation—Was
Christ God?—The Trinity Expounded—"Let us pray"—V.<br />
The Theological Christ—Sayings of a Contradictory Character—Christ
a<br /> Devout Jew—An ascetic—His Philosophy—The
Ascension—The Best that Can<br /> be Said about Christ—The
Part that is beautiful and Glorious—The Other<br /> Side—VI.
The Scheme of Redemption—VII. Belief—Eternal Pain—No
Hope<br /> in Hell, Pity in Heaven, or Mercy in the Heart of God—VIII.
Conclusion.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38804-h/38804-h.htm#link0008">
SUPERSTITION.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> (1898.)<br /> I. What is Superstition?—Popular Beliefs about
the Significance<br /> of Signs, Lucky and Unlucky Numbers, Days,
Accidents, Jewels,<br /> etc.—Eclipses, Earthquakes, and Cyclones
as Omens—Signs and Wonders<br /> of the Heavens—Efficacy of
Bones and Rags of Saints—Diseases and<br /> Devils—II.
Witchcraft—Necromancers—What is a Miracle?—The
Uniformity<br /> of Nature—III. Belief in the Existence of Good
Spirits or Angels—God<br /> and the Devil—When Everything was
done by the Supernatural—IV. All<br /> these Beliefs now Rejected
by Men of Intelligence—The Devil's Success<br /> Made the Coming of
Christ a Necessity—"Thou shalt not Suffer a Witch<br /> to Live"—Some
Biblical Angels—Vanished Visions—V. Where are Heaven<br />
and Hell?—Prayers Never Answered—The Doctrine of Design—Why
Worship<br /> our Ignorance?—Would God Lead us into Temptation?—President
McKinley's<br /> Thanks giving for the Santiago Victory—VI. What
Harm Does Superstition<br /> Do?—The Heart Hardens and the Brain
Softens—What Superstition has Done<br /> and Taught—Fate of
Spain—Of Portugal, Austria, Germany—VII. Inspired<br /> Books—Mysteries
added to by the Explanations of Theologians—The<br /> Inspired
Bible the Greatest Curse of Christendom—VIII. Modifications<br />
of Jehovah—Changing the Bible—IX. Centuries of Darkness—The
Church<br /> Triumphant—When Men began to Think—X. Possibly
these Superstitions are<br /> True, but We have no Evidence—We
Believe in the Natural—Science is the<br /> Real Redeemer.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38804-h/38804-h.htm#link0009">
THE DEVIL.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> (1899.)<br /> I. If the Devil should Die, would God Make Another?—How
was the Idea<br /> of a Devil Produced—Other Devils than Ours—Natural
Origin of these<br /> Monsters—II. The Atlas of Christianity is The
Devil—The Devil of the<br /> Old Testament—The Serpent in
Eden—"Personifications" of Evil—Satan<br /> and Job—Satan
and David—III. Take the Devil from the Drama<br /> of Christianity
and the Plot is Gone—Jesus Tempted by the Evil<br /> One—Demoniac
Possession—Mary Magdalene—Satan and Judas—Incubi<br />
and Succubi—The Apostles believed in Miracles and Magic—The
Pool of<br /> Bethesda—IV. The Evidence of the Church—The
Devil was forced to<br /> Father the Failures of God—Belief of the
Fathers of the Church<br /> in Devils—Exorcism at the Baptism of an
Infant in the Sixteenth<br /> Century—Belief in Devils made the
Universe a Madhouse presided over by<br /> an Insane God—V.
Personifications of the Devil—The Orthodox Ostrich<br /> Thrusts
his Head into the Sand—If Devils are Personifications so are<br />
all the Other Characters of the Bible—VI. Some Queries about the<br />
Devil, his Place of Residence, his Manner of Living, and his Object in<br />
Life—Interrogatories to the Clergy—VII. The Man of Straw the
Master<br /> of the Orthodox Ministers—His recent Accomplishments—VIII.
Keep the<br /> Devils out of Children—IX. Conclusion.—Declaration
of the Free.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38804-h/38804-h.htm#link0010">
PROGRESS.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> (1860-64.)<br /> The Prosperity of the World depends upon its
Workers—Veneration for the<br /> Ancient—Credulity and Faith
of the Middle Ages—Penalty for Reading<br /> the Scripture in the
Mother Tongue—Unjust, Bloody, and Cruel Laws—The<br />
Reformers too were Persecutors—Bigotry of Luther and Knox—Persecution<br />
of Castalio—Montaigne against Torture in France—"Witchcraft"
(chapter<br /> on)—Confessed Wizards—A Case before Sir
Matthew Hale—Belief<br /> in Lycanthropy—Animals Tried and
Executed—Animals received<br /> as Witnesses—The Corsned or
Morsel of Execution—Kepler an<br /> Astrologer—Luther's
Encounter with the Devil—Mathematician<br /> Stoefflers,
Astronomical Prediction of a Flood—Histories Filled with<br />
Falsehood—Legend about the Daughter of Pharaoh invading Scotland
and<br /> giving the Country her name—A Story about Mohammed—A
History of the<br /> Britains written by Archdeacons—Ingenuous
Remark of Eusebius—Progress<br /> in the Mechanic Arts—England
at the beginning of the Eighteenth<br /> Century—Barbarous
Punishments—Queen Elizabeth's Order Concerning<br /> Clergymen and
Servant Girls—Inventions of Watt, Arkwright, and<br /> Others—Solomon's
Deprivations—Language (chapter on)—Belief that the<br />
Hebrew was< the original Tongue—Speculations about the Language<br />
of Paradise—Geography (chapter on)—The Works of Cosmas—Printing<br />
Invented—Church's Opposition to Books—The Inquisition—The<br />
Reformation—"Slavery" (chapter on)—Voltaire's Remark on
Slavery as<br /> a Contract—White Slaves in Greece, Rome, England,
Scotland, and<br /> France—Free minds make Free Bodies—Causes
of the Abolition of White<br /> Slavery in Europe—The French
Revolution—The African Slave Trade,<br /> its Beginning and End—Liberty
Triumphed (chapter head)—Abolition of<br /> Chattel Slavery—Conclusion.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38804-h/38804-h.htm#link0012">
WHAT IS RELIGION?</a>
</p>
<p>
(1899.)<br /> I. Belief in God and Sacrifice—Did an Infinite God
Create the Children<br /> of Men and is he the Governor of the Universe?—II.
If this God Exists,<br /> how do we Know he is Good?—Should both
the Inferior and the Superior<br /> thank God for their Condition?—III.
The Power that Works for<br /> Righteousness—What is this Power?—The
Accumulated Experience of the<br /> World is a Power Working for Good?—Love
the Commencement of the Higher<br /> Virtues—IV. What has our
Religion Done?—Would Christians have been<br /> Worse had they
Adopted another Faith?—V. How Can Mankind be Reformed<br /> Without
Religion?—VI. The Four Corner-stones of my Theory—VII.
Matter<br /> and Force Eternal—Links in the Chain of Evolution—VIII.
Reform—The<br /> Gutter as a Nursery—Can we Prevent the Unfit
from Filling the World<br /> with their Children?—Science must make
Woman the Owner and Mistress<br /> of Herself—Morality Born of
Intelligence—IX. Real Religion and Real<br /> Worship.<br />
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V.--DISCUSSIONS</a>
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<p>
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<p class="toc">
<a href="38805-h/38805-h.htm#linkTOC"><big>
<b>DETAILED CONTENTS OF VOLUME V.</b></big></a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38805-h/38805-h.htm#linkPREF">PREFACE.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38805-h/38805-h.htm#link0002">
<big><b>INGERSOLL'S INTERVIEWS ON TALMAGE.</b></big></a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38805-h/38805-h.htm#link0003">
FIRST INTERVIEW.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38805-h/38805-h.htm#link0004">
SECOND INTERVIEW.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38805-h/38805-h.htm#link0005">
THIRD INTERVIEW.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38805-h/38805-h.htm#link0006">
FOURTH INTERVIEW.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38805-h/38805-h.htm#link0007">
FIFTH INTERVIEW,</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38805-h/38805-h.htm#link0008">
SIXTH INTERVIEW.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38805-h/38805-h.htm#link0009">
THE TALMAGIAN CATECHISM.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38805-h/38805-h.htm#link0010">
<big><b>A VINDICATION OF THOMAS PAINE.</b></big></a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38805-h/38805-h.htm#linkCONC">CONCLUSION.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38805-h/38805-h.htm#link0012">
THE OBSERVER'S SECOND ATTACK</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38805-h/38805-h.htm#link0013">
INGERSOLL'S SECOND REPLY.</a>
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CONTENTS OF VOLUME V.
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<a
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INGERSOLL'S SIX INTERVIEWS ON TALMAGE.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> (1882.)<br /> Preface—First Interview: Great Men as Witnesses<br />
to the Truth of the Gospel—No man should quote<br /> the Words of
Another unless he is willing to<br /> Accept all the Opinions of that Man—Reasons
of<br /> more Weight than Reputations—Would a general<br />
Acceptance of Unbelief fill the Penitentiaries?—<br /> My Creed—Most
Criminals Orthodox—Relig-ion and<br /> Morality not Necessarily
Associates—On the<br /> Creation of the Universe out of Omnipotence—Mr.<br />
Talmage's Theory about the Pro-duction of Light<br /> prior to the
Creation of the Sun—The Deluge and<br /> the Ark—Mr.
Talmage's tendency to Belittle the<br /> Bible Miracles—His
Chemical, Geological, and<br /> Agricultural Views—His Disregard of
Good Manners-<br /> -Second Interview: An Insulting Text—God's
Design<br /> in Creating Guiteau to be the Assassin of<br /> Garfield—Mr.
Talmage brings the Charge of<br /> Blasphemy—Some Real Blasphemers—The
Tabernacle<br /> Pastor tells the exact Opposite of the Truth about<br />
Col. Ingersoll's Attitude toward the Circulation<br /> of Immoral Books—"Assassinating"
God—Mr.<br /> Talmage finds Nearly All the Invention of Modern<br />
Times Mentioned in the Bible—The Reverend<br /> Gentleman corrects
the Translators of the Bible in<br /> the Matter of the Rib Story—Denies
that Polygamy<br /> is permitted by the Old Testament—His De-fence
of<br /> Queen Victoria and Violation of the Grave of<br /> George Eliot—Exhibits
a Christian Spirit—Third<br /> Interview: Mr. Talmage's Partiality
in the<br /> Bestowal of his Love—Denies the Right of Laymen<br />
to Examine the Scriptures—Thinks the Infidels<br /> Victims of
Bibliophobia —He explains the Stopping<br /> of the Sun and Moon at
the Command of Joshua—<br /> Instances a Dark Day in the Early Part
of the<br /> Century—Charges that Holy Things are Made Light<br />
of—Reaffirms his Confidence in the Whale and<br /> Jonah Story—The
Commandment which Forbids the<br /> making of Graven Images—Affirmation
that the<br /> Bible is the Friend of Woman—The Present<br />
Condition of Woman—Fourth Interview: Colonel<br /> Ingersoll
Compared by Mr. Talmage tojehoiakim, who<br /> Consigned Writings of
Jeremiah to the Flames—An<br /> Intimation that Infidels wish to
have all copies<br /> of the Bible Destroyed by Fire—Laughter<br />
Deprecated—Col. Ingersoll Accused of Denouncing<br /> his Father—Mr.
Talmage holds that a Man may be<br /> Perfectly Happy in Heaven with His
Mother in Hell-<br /> -Challenges the Infidel to Read a Chapter from St.<br />
John—On the "Chief Solace of the World"—Dis-<br /> covers an
Attempt is being made to Put Out the<br /> Light-houses of the Farther
Shore—Affirms our<br /> Debt to Christianity for Schools,
Hospitals,<br /> etc.—Denies that Infidels have ever Done any<br />
Good—<br /> Fifth Interview: Inquiries if Men gather Grapes of<br />
Thorns, or Figs of Thistles, and is Answered in<br /> the Negative—Resents
the Charge that the Bible is<br /> a Cruel Book—Demands to Know
where the Cruelty of<br /> the Bible Crops out in the Lives of Christians—<br />
Col. Ingersoll Accused of saying that the Bible<br /> is a Collection of
Polluted Writings—Mr. Talmage<br /> Asserts the Orchestral Harmony
of the Scriptures<br /> from Genesis to Revelation, and Repudiates the<br />
Theory of Contradictions—His View of Mankind<br /> Indicated in
Quotations from his Confession of<br /> Faith—He Insists that the
Bible is Scientific—<br /> Traces the New Testament to its Source
with St.<br /> John—Pledges his Word that no Man ever Died for a<br />
Lie Cheerfully and Triumphantly—As to Prophecies<br /> and
Predictions—Alleged "Prophetic" Fate of the<br /> Jewish People—Sixth
Interview: Dr. Talmage takes<br /> the Ground that the Unrivalled
Circulation of the<br /> Bible Proves that it is Inspired—Forgets'
that a<br /> Scientific Fact does not depend on the Vote of<br /> Numbers—Names
some Christian Millions—His<br /> Arguments Characterized as the
Poor-est, Weakest,<br /> and Best Possible in Support of the Doctrine of<br />
Inspira-tion—Will God, in Judging a Man, take<br /> into
Consideration the Cir-cumstances of that<br /> Man's Life?—Satisfactory
Reasons for Not Believ-<br /> ing that the Bible is inspired.<br />
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<a
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THE TALMAGIAN CATECHISM.</a>
</p>
<p>
THE TALMAGIAN CATECHISM.<br /> The Pith and Marrow of what Mr. Talmage
has been<br /> Pleased to Say, set forth in the form of a Shorter<br />
Catechism.<br />
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<p class="toc">
<a
href="38805-h/38805-h.htm#link0010">
A VINDICATION OF THOMAS PAINE.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> (1877.)<br /> Letter to the New York Observer—An Offer to Pay<br />
One Thousand Dollars in Gold for Proof that Thomas<br /> Paine or
Voltaire Died in Terror because of any<br /> Religious Opinions Either
had Expressed—<br /> Proposition to Create a Tribunal to Hear the<br />
Evidence—The Ob-server, after having Called upon<br /> Col.
Ingersoll to Deposit the Money, and<br /> Characterized his Talk as
"Infidel 'Buncombe,'"<br /> Denies its Own Words, but attempts to Prove
them—<br /> Its Memory Refreshed by Col. Ingersoll and the<br />
Slander Refuted—Proof that Paine did Not Recant -<br /> -Testimony
of Thomas Nixon, Daniel Pelton, Mr.<br /> Jarvis, B. F. Has-kin, Dr.
Manley, Amasa<br /> Woodsworth, Gilbert Vale, Philip Graves, M. D.,<br />
Willet Hicks, A. C. Hankinson, John Hogeboom, W.<br /> J. Hilton, Tames
Cheetham, Revs. Milledollar and<br /> Cunningham, Mrs. Hedden, Andrew A.
Dean, William<br /> Carver,—The Statements of Mary Roscoe and Mary<br />
Hindsdale Examined—William Cobbett's Account of a<br /> Call upon
Mary Hinsdale—Did Thomas Paine live the<br /> Life of a Drunken
Beast, and did he Die a Drunken,<br /> Cowardly, and Beastly Death?—Grant
Thorbum's<br /> Charges Examined—Statement of the Rev. J. D.<br />
Wickham, D.D., shown to be Utterly False—False<br /> Witness of the
Rev. Charles Hawley, D.D.—W. H.<br /> Ladd, James Cheetham, and
Mary Hinsdale—Paine's<br /> Note to Cheetham—Mr-Staple, Mr.
Purdy, Col. John<br /> Fellows, James Wilburn, Walter Morton, Clio<br />
Rickman, Judge Herttell, H. Margary, Elihu Palmer,<br /> Mr.<br /> XV<br />
Lovett, all these Testified that Paine was a<br /> Temperate Man—Washington's
Letter to Paine—<br /> Thomas Jefferson's—Adams and
Washing-ton on<br /> "Common Sense"—-James Monroe's Tribute—<br />
Quotations from Paine—Paine's Estate and His<br /> Will—The
Observer's Second Attack (p. 492):<br /> Statements of Elkana Watson,
William Carver, Rev.<br /> E. F. Hatfield, D.D., James Cheetham, Dr. J.
W.<br /> Francis, Dr. Manley, Bishop Fenwick—Ingersoll's<br />
Second Reply (p. 516): Testimony Garbled by the<br /> Editor of the
Observer—Mary Roscoeand Mary Hins-<br /> dale the Same Person—Her
Reputation for Veracity-<br /> -Letter from Rev. A. W. Cornell—Grant
Thorburn<br /> Exposed by James Parton—The Observer's Admission<br />
that Paine did not Recant—Affidavit of<br /> William B. Barnes.<br />
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<a href="38806-h/38806-h.htm#title">VOLUME
VI.--DISCUSSIONS</a>
</h1>
<p>
<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38806-h/38806-h.htm#linkTOC"><big>
<b>DETAILED CONTENTS OF VOLUME VI.</b></big></a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38806-h/38806-h.htm#link0001">
THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION; INGERSOLL'S OPENING PAPER</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38806-h/38806-h.htm#link0002">
THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, BY JEREMIAH S. BLACK.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38806-h/38806-h.htm#link0003">
THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, BY ROBERT G. INGERSOLL.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38806-h/38806-h.htm#link0004">
FAITH OR AGNOSTICISM.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38806-h/38806-h.htm#link0005">
THE FIELD-INGERSOLL DISCUSSION.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38806-h/38806-h.htm#link0006">
A REPLY TO THE REV. HENRY M. FIELD, D.D.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38806-h/38806-h.htm#link0007">
A LAST WORD TO ROBERT G. INGERSOLL</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38806-h/38806-h.htm#link0008">
LETTER TO DR. FIELD.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38806-h/38806-h.htm#link0009">
CONTROVERSY ON CHRISTIANTY</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38806-h/38806-h.htm#link0010">
COL. INGERSOLL TO MR. GLADSTONE.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38806-h/38806-h.htm#link0011">
ROME OR REASON.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38806-h/38806-h.htm#link0012">
THE CHURCH ITS OWN WITNESS, By Cardinal Manning.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38806-h/38806-h.htm#link0013">
ROME OR REASON: A REPLY TO CARDINAL MANNING.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38806-h/38806-h.htm#link0014">
IS DIVORCE WRONG?</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38806-h/38806-h.htm#link0016">
DIVORCE.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38806-h/38806-h.htm#link0017">
IS CORPORAL PUNISHMENT DEGRADING?</a>
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DETAILED CONTENTS OF VOLUME VI.
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<blockquote>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38806-h/38806-h.htm#link0001">
THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION; INGERSOLL'S OPENING PAPER</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> (1881.)<br /> I. Col. Ingersoll's Opening Paper—Statement of
the Fundamental Truths<br /> of Christianity—Reasons for Thinking
that Portions of the Old Testament<br /> are the Product of a Barbarous
People—Passages upholding<br /> Slavery, Polygamy, War, and
Religious Persecution not Evidences of<br /> Inspiration—If the
Words are not Inspired, What Is?—Commands of<br /> Jehovah compared
with the Precepts of Pagans and Stoics—Epictetus,<br /> Cicero,
Zeno, Seneca, Brahma—II. The New Testament—Why were<br />
Four Gospels Necessary?—Salvation by Belief—The Doctrine of<br />
the Atonement—The Jewish System Culminating in the Sacrifice of<br />
Christ—Except for the Crucifixion of her Son, the Virgin Mary
would be<br /> among the Lost—What Christ must have Known would
Follow the Acceptance<br /> of His Teachings—The Wars of Sects, the
Inquisition, the Fields of<br /> Death—Why did he not Forbid it
All?—The Little that he Revealed—The<br /> Dogma of Eternal
Punishment—Upon Love's Breast the Church has Placed<br /> the
Eternal Asp—III. The "Inspired" Writers—Why did not God
furnish<br /> Every Nation with a Bible?<br /> II. Judge Black's Reply—His
Duty that of a Policeman—The Church not<br /> in Danger—Classes
who Break out into Articulate Blasphemy—The<br /> Sciolist—Personal
Remarks about Col. Ingersoll—Chief-Justice Gibson of<br />
Pennsylvania Quoted—We have no Jurisdiction or Capacity to Rejudge
the<br /> Justice of God—The Moral Code of the Bible—Civil
Government of the<br /> Jews—No Standard of Justice without Belief
in a God—Punishments for<br /> Blasphemy and Idolatry Defended—Wars
of Conquest—Allusion to Col.<br /> Ingersoll's War Record—Slavery
among the Jews—Polygamy Discouraged by<br /> the Mosaic
Constitution—Jesus of Nazareth and the Establishment of<br /> his
Religion—Acceptance of Christianity and Adjudication upon its<br />
Divinity—The Evangelists and their Depositions—The
Fundamental Truths<br /> of Christianity—Persecution and Triumph of
the Church—Ingersoll's<br /> Propositions Compressed and the
Compressions Answered—Salvation as a<br /> Reward of Belief—Punishment
of Unbelief—The Second Birth, Atonement,<br /> Redemption,
Non-resistance, Excessive Punishment of Sinners, Christ and<br />
Persecution, Christianity and Freedom of Thought, Sufficiency of the<br />
Gospel, Miracles, Moral Effect of Christianity.<br /> III. Col.
Ingersoll's Rejoinder—How this Discussion Came About—Natural<br />
Law—The Design Argument—The Right to Rejudge the Justice
even of a<br /> God—Violation of the Commandments by Jehovah—Religious
Intolerance<br /> of the Old Testament—Judge Black's Justification
of Wars of<br /> Extermination—His Defence of Slavery—Polygamy
not "Discouraged" by the<br /> Old Testament—Position of Woman
under the Jewish System and under that<br /> of the Ancients—a
"Policeman's" View of God—Slavery under Jehovah<br /> and in Egypt—The
Admission that Jehovah gave no Commandment against<br /> Polygamy—The
Learned and Wise Crawl back in Cribs—Alleged Harmony of<br /> Old
and New Testaments—On the Assertion that the Spread of
Christianity<br /> Proves the Supernatural Origin of the Gospel—The
Argument applicable to<br /> All Religions—Communications from
Angels ana Gods—Authenticity of<br /> the Statements of the
Evangelists—Three Important Manuscripts—Rise<br /> of
Mormonism—Ascension of Christ—The Great Public Events
alleged<br /> as Fundamental Truths of Christianity—Judge Black's
System<br /> of "Compression"—"A Metaphysical Question"—Right
and<br /> Wrong—Justice—Christianity and Freedom of Thought—Heaven
and<br /> Hell—Production of God and the Devil—Inspiration of
the Bible<br /> dependent on the Credulity of the Reader—Doubt of
Miracles—The<br /> World before Christ's Advent—Respect for
the Man Christ—The Dark<br /> Ages—Institutions of Mercy—Civil
Law.<br />
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<a
href="38806-h/38806-h.htm#link0005">
THE FIELD-INGERSOLL DISCUSSION.</a>
</p>
<p>
(1887.)<br /> An Open Letter to Robert G. Ingersoll—Superstitions—Basis
of<br /> Religion—Napoleon's Question about the Stars—The
Idea of God—Crushing<br /> out Hope—Atonement, Regeneration,
and Future Retribution—Socrates and<br /> Jesus—The Language
of Col. Ingersoll characterized as too Sweeping—The<br /> Sabbath—But
a Step from Sneering at Religion to Sneering at Morality.<br /> A Reply
to the Rev. Henry M. Field, D. D.—Honest Differences of<br />
Opinion—Charles Darwin—Dr. Field's Distinction between
Superstition<br /> and Religion—The Presbyterian God an Infinite
Torquemada—Napoleon's<br /> Sensitiveness to the Divine Influence—The
Preference of Agassiz—The<br /> Mysterious as an Explanation—The
Certainty that God is not what he<br /> is Thought to Be—Self-preservation
the Fibre of Society—Did<br /> the Assassination of Lincoln
Illustrate the Justice of God's<br /> Judgments?—Immortality—Hope
and the Presbyterian Creed—To a Mother<br /> at the Grave of Her
Son—Theological Teaching of Forgiveness—On<br /> Eternal
Retribution—Jesus and Mohammed—Attacking the Religion of<br />
Others—Ananias and Sapphira—The Pilgrims and Freedom to
Worship—The<br /> Orthodox Sabbath—Natural Restraints on
Conduct—Religion and<br /> Morality—The Efficacy of Prayer—Respect
for Belief of Father and<br /> Mother—The "Power behind Nature"—Survival
of the Fittest—The Saddest<br /> Fact—"Sober Second Thought."<br />
A Last Word to Robert G. Ingersoll, by Dr. Field—God not a<br />
Presbyterian—Why Col. Ingersoll's Attacks on Religion are Resented—God<br />
is more Merciful than Man—Theories about the Future Life—Retribution<br />
a Necessary Part of the Divine Law—The Case of Robinson<br />
Crusoe—Irresistible Proof of Design—Col. Ingersoll's View of<br />
Immortality—An Almighty Friend.<br /> Letter to Dr. Field—The
Presbyterian God—What the Presbyterians<br /> Claim—The
"Incurably Bad"—Responsibility for not seeing Things<br /> Clearly—Good
Deeds should Follow even Atheists—No Credit in<br /> Belief—Design
Argument that Devours Itself—Belief as a Foundation<br /> of Social
Order—No Consolation in Orthodox Religion—The "Almighty<br />
Friend" and the Slave Mother—a Hindu Prayer—Calvinism—Christ
not the<br /> Supreme Benefactor of the Race.<br /> COLONEL INGERSOLL ON
CHRISTIANITY.<br /> (1888.)<br /> Some Remarks on his Reply to Dr. Field
by the Hon. Wm. E.<br /> Gladstone—External Triumph and Prosperity
of the Church—A Truth Half<br /> Stated—Col. Ingersoll's
Tumultuous Method and lack of Reverential<br /> Calm—Jephthah's
Sacrifice—Hebrews xii Expounded—The Case of<br /> Abraham—Darwinism
and the Scriptures—Why God demands Sacrifices of<br /> Man—Problems
admitted to be Insoluble—Relation of human Genius<br /> to Human
Greatness—Shakespeare and Others—Christ and the Family<br />
Relation—Inaccuracy of Reference in the Reply—Ananias and<br />
Sapphira—The Idea of Immortality—Immunity of Error in Belief
from<br /> Moral Responsibility—On Dishonesty in the Formation of
Opinion—A<br /> Plausibility of the Shallowest kind—The
System of Thuggism—Persecution<br /> for Opinion's Sake—Riding
an Unbroken Horse.<br /> Col. Ingersoll to Mr. Gladstone—On the
"Impaired" State of the human<br /> Constitution—Unbelief not Due
to Degeneracy—Objections to the<br /> Scheme of Redemption—Does
Man Deserve only Punishment?—"Reverential<br /> Calm"—The
Deity of the Ancient Jews—Jephthah and Abraham—Relation<br />
between Darwinism and the Inspiration of the Scriptures—Sacrifices
to<br /> the Infinite—What is Common Sense?—An Argument that
will Defend every<br /> Superstition—The Greatness of Shakespeare—The
Absolute Indissolubility<br /> of Marriage—Is the Religion of
Christ for this Age?—As to Ananias and<br /> Sapphira—Immortality
and People of Low Intellectual Development—Can<br /> we Control our
Thought?—Dishonest Opinions Cannot be Formed—Some<br />
Compensations for Riding an "Unbroken Horse."<br />
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<p class="toc">
<a
href="38806-h/38806-h.htm#link0011">
ROME OR REASON.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> (1888.)<br /> "The Church Its Own Witness," by Cardinal Manning—Evidence<br />
that Christianity is of Divine Origin—The Universality of the<br />
Church—Natural Causes not Sufficient to Account for the Catholic<br />
Church—-The World in which Christianity Arose—Birth of
Christ—From<br /> St Peter to Leo XIII.—The First Effect of
Christianity—Domestic<br /> Life's Second Visible Effect—Redemption
of Woman from traditional<br /> Degradation—Change Wrought by
Christianity upon the Social, Political<br /> and International Relations
of the World—Proof that Christianity is of<br /> Divine Origin and
Presence—St. John and the Christian Fathers—Sanctity<br /> of
the Church not Affected by Human Sins.<br /> A Reply to Cardinal Manning—I.
Success not a Demonstration of either<br /> Divine Origin or Supernatural
Aid—Cardinal Manning's Argument<br /> More Forcible in the Mouth of
a Mohammedan—Why Churches Rise and<br /> Flourish—Mormonism—Alleged
Universality of the Catholic Church—Its<br /> "inexhaustible
Fruitfulness" in Good Things—The Inquisition and<br /> Persecution—Not
Invincible—Its Sword used by Spain—Its Unity not<br />
Unbroken—The State of the World when Christianity was Established—The<br />
Vicar of Christ—A Selection from Draper's "History of the
Intellectual<br /> Development of Europe"—Some infamous Popes—Part
II. How the Pope<br /> Speaks—Religions Older than Catholicism and
having the Same Rites<br /> and Sacraments—Is Intellectual
Stagnation a Demonstration of Divine<br /> Origin?—Integration and
Disintegration—The Condition of the World 300<br /> Years Ago—The
Creed of Catholicism—The "One true God" with a Knowledge<br /> of
whom Catholicism has "filled the World"—Did the Catholic Church<br />
overthrow Idolatry?—Marriage—Celibacy—Human Passions—The
Cardinal's<br /> Explanation of Jehovah's abandonment of the Children of
Men for<br /> four thousand Years—Catholicism tested by Paganism—Canon
Law<br /> and Convictions had Under It—Rival Popes—Importance
of a Greek<br /> "Inflection"—The Cardinal Witnesses.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38806-h/38806-h.htm#link0014">
IS DIVORCE WRONG?</a>
</p>
<p>
(1889.)<br /> Preface by the Editor of the North American Review—Introduction,
by the<br /> Rev. S. W. Dike, LL. D.—A Catholic View by Cardinal
Gibbons—Divorce<br /> as Regarded by the Episcopal Church, by
Bishop, Henry C. Potter—Four<br /> Questions Answered, by Robert G.
Ingersoll.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38806-h/38806-h.htm#link0016">
DIVORCE.</a>
</p>
<p>
Reply to Cardinal Gibbons—Indissolubility of Marriage a Reaction<br />
from Polygamy—Biblical Marriage—Polygamy Simultaneous and<br />
Successive—Marriage and Divorce in the Light of Experience—Reply<br />
to Bishop Potter—Reply to Mr. Gladstone—Justice Bradley—Senator<br />
Dolph—The argument Continued in Colloquial Form—Dialogue
between<br /> Cardinal Gibbons and a Maltreated Wife—She Asks the
Advice of Mr.<br /> Gladstone—The Priest who Violated his Vow—Absurdity
of the Divorce<br /> laws of Some States.<br /> REPLY TO DR. LYMAN ABBOTT.<br />
(1890)<br /> Dr. Abbott's Equivocations—Crimes Punishable by Death
under Mosaic<br /> and English Law—Severity of Moses Accounted for
by Dr. Abbott—The<br /> Necessity for the Acceptance of
Christianity—Christians should be<br /> Glad to Know that the Bible
is only the Work of Man and that the New<br /> Testament Life of Christ
is Untrue—All the Good Commandments, Known<br /> to the World
thousands of Years before Moses—Human Happiness of<br /> More
Consequence than the Truth about God—The Appeal to Great<br />
Names—Gladstone not the Greatest Statesman—What the Agnostic
Says—The<br /> Magnificent Mistakes of Genesis—The Story of
Joseph—Abraham as a<br /> "self-Exile for Conscience's Sake."<br />
REPLY TO ARCHDEACON FARRAR.<br /> (1890.)<br /> Revelation as an Appeal to
Man's "Spirit"—What is Spirit and what is<br /> "Spiritual
Intuition"?—The Archdeacon in Conflict with St. Paul—II.<br />
The Obligation to Believe without Evidence—III. Ignorant Credulity—IV.<br />
A Definition of Orthodoxy—V. Fear not necessarily Cowardice—Prejudice<br />
is Honest—The Ola has the Advantage in an Argument—St.<br />
Augustine—Jerome—the Appeal to Charlemagne—Roger Bacon—Lord
Bacon<br /> a Defender of the Copernican System—The Difficulty of
finding out<br /> what Great Men Believed—Names Irrelevantly Cited—Bancroft
on the<br /> Hessians—Original Manuscripts of the Bible—VI.
An Infinite Personality<br /> a Contradiction in Terms—VII. A
Beginningless Being—VIII. The<br /> Cruelties of Nature not to be
Harmonized with the Goodness of a<br /> Deity—Sayings from the
Indian—Origen, St. Augustine, Dante, Aquinas.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38806-h/38806-h.htm#link0017">
IS CORPORAL PUNISHMENT DEGRADING?</a>
</p>
<p>
(1890.)<br /> A Reply to the Dean of St. Paul—Growing Confidence in
the Power of<br /> Kindness—Crimes against Soldiers and Sailors—Misfortunes
Punished<br /> as Crimes—The Dean's Voice Raised in Favor of the
Brutalities of the<br /> Past—Beating of Children—Of Wives—Dictum
of Solomon.<br />
</p>
</blockquote>
<p>
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</p>
<hr />
<p>
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</p>
<h1>
<a href="38807-h/38807-h.htm#title">VOLUME
VII.--DISCUSSIONS</a>
</h1>
<p>
<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38807-h/38807-h.htm#linkTOC"><big>
<b>DETAILED CONTENTS OF VOLUME VII.</b></big></a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38807-h/38807-h.htm#link0001">
MY REVIEWERS REVIEWED.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38807-h/38807-h.htm#link0002">
MY CHICAGO BIBLE CLASS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38807-h/38807-h.htm#link0003">
TO THE INDIANAPOLIS CLERGY.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38807-h/38807-h.htm#link0004">
THE BROOKLYN DIVINES.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38807-h/38807-h.htm#link0005">
THE LIMITATIONS OF TOLERATION.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38807-h/38807-h.htm#link0006">
A CHRISTMAS SERMON.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38807-h/38807-h.htm#link0007">
SUICIDE OF JUDGE NORMILE.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38807-h/38807-h.htm#link0008">
IS SUICIDE A SIN?</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38807-h/38807-h.htm#link0009">
IS AVARICE TRIUMPHANT?</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38807-h/38807-h.htm#link0010">
A REPLY TO THE CINCINNATI GAZETTE AND CATHOLIC TELEGRAPH.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38807-h/38807-h.htm#link0011">
AN INTERVIEW ON CHIEF JUSTICE COMEGYS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38807-h/38807-h.htm#link0012">
A REPLY TO REV. DRS. THOMAS AND LORIMER.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38807-h/38807-h.htm#link0013">
A REPLY TO REV. JOHN HALL AND WARNER VAN NORDEN.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38807-h/38807-h.htm#link0014">
A REPLY TO THE REV. DR. PLUMB.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38807-h/38807-h.htm#link0015">
A REPLY TO THE NEW YORK CLERGY ON SUPERSTITION.</a>
</p>
<p>
<a name="linkTOC" id="linkTOC______">
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<h2>
DETAILED CONTENTS OF VOLUME VII.
</h2>
<blockquote>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38807-h/38807-h.htm#link0001">
MY REVIEWERS REVIEWED.</a>
</p>
<p>
(1877.)<br /> Answer to San Francisco Clergymen—Definition of
Liberty, Physical<br /> and Mental—The Right to Compel Belief—Woman
the Equal of Man—The<br /> Ghosts—Immortality—Slavery—Witchcraft—Aristocracy
of the<br /> Air—Unfairness of Clerical Critics—Force and
Matter—Doctrine of<br /> Negation—Confident Deaths of
Murderers—Childhood Scenes returned to<br /> by the Dying—Death-bed
of Voltaire—Thomas Paine—The First<br /> Sectarians Were
Heretics—Reply to Rev. Mr. Guard—Slaughter of<br /> the
Canaanites—Reply to Rev. Samuel Robinson—Protestant<br />
Persecutions—Toleration—Infidelity and Progress—The<br />
Occident—Calvinism—Religious Editors—Reply to the Rev.
Mr.<br /> Ijams—Does the Bible teach Man to Enslave his Brothers?—Reply
to<br /> California <i>Christian Advocate</i>—Self-Government of
French People at<br /> and Since the Revolution—On the Site of the
Bastile—French<br /> Peasant's Cheers for Jesus Christ—Was
the World created in Six<br /> Days—Geology—What is the
Astronomy of the Bible?—The Earth the Centre<br /> of the Universe—Joshua's
Miracle—Change of Motion into Heat—Geography<br /> and
Astronomy of Cosmas—Does the Bible teach the Existence of<br />
that Impossible Crime called Witchcraft?—Saul and the Woman of<br />
Endor—Familiar Spirits—Demonology of the New Testament—Temptation
of<br /> Jesus—Possession by Devils—Gadarene Swine Story—Test
of Belief—Bible<br /> Idea of the Rights of Children—Punishment
of the Rebellious<br /> Son—Jephthah's Vow and Sacrifice—Persecution
of Job—The Gallantry<br /> of God—Bible Idea of the Rights of
Women—Paul's Instructions to<br /> Wives—Permission given to
Steal Wives—Does the Bible Sanction<br /> Polygamy and Concubinage?—Does
the Bible Uphold and Justify Political<br /> Tyranny?—Powers that
be Ordained of God—Religious Liberty of<br /> God—Sun-Worship
punishable with Death—Unbelievers to be damned—Does<br /> the
Bible describe a God of Mercy?—Massacre Commanded—Eternal<br />
Punishment Taught in the New Testament—The Plan of Salvation—Fall<br />
and Atonement Moral Bankruptcy—Other Religions—Parsee<br />
Sect—Brahmins—Confucians—Heretics and Orthodox.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38807-h/38807-h.htm#link0002">
MY CHICAGO BIBLE CLASS.</a>
</p>
<p>
(1879.)<br /> Rev. Robert Collyer—Inspiration of the Scriptures—Rev.
Dr.<br /> Thomas—Formation of the Old Testament—Rev. Dr.
Kohler—Rev. Mr.<br /> Herford—Prof. Swing—Rev. Dr.
Ryder.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38807-h/38807-h.htm#link0003">
TO THE INDIANAPOLIS CLERGY.</a>
</p>
<p>
TO THE INDIANAPOLIS CLERGY.<br /> (1882.)<br /> Rev. David Walk—Character
of Jesus—Two or Three Christs Described<br /> in the Gospels—Christ's
Change of Opinions—Gospels Later than the<br /> Epistles—Divine
Parentage of Christ a Late Belief—The Man Christ<br /> probably a
Historical Character—Jesus Belittled by his Worshipers—He<br />
never Claimed to be Divine—Christ's Omissions—Difference
between<br /> Christian and other Modern Civilizations—Civilization
not Promoted<br /> by Religion—Inventors—French and American
Civilization: How<br /> Produced—Intemperance and Slavery in
Christian Nations—Advance due to<br /> Inventions and Discoveries—Missionaries—Christian
Nations Preserved by<br /> Bayonet and Ball—Dr. T. B. Taylor—Origin
of Life on this Planet—Sir<br /> William Thomson—Origin of
Things Undiscoverable—Existence after<br /> Death—Spiritualists—If
the Dead Return—Our Calendar—Christ and<br /> Christmas-The
Existence of Pain—Plato's Theory of Evil—Will God do<br />
Better in Another World than he does in this?—Consolation—Life
Not a<br /> Probationary Stage—Rev. D.O'Donaghue—The Case of
Archibald Armstrong<br /> and Jonathan Newgate—Inequalities of Life—Can
Criminals live a<br /> Contented Life?—Justice of the Orthodox God
Illustrated.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38807-h/38807-h.htm#link0004">
THE BROOKLYN DIVINES.</a>
</p>
<p>
(1883.)<br /> Are the Books of Atheistic or Infidel Writers Extensively<br />
Read?—Increase in the Number of Infidels—Spread of
Scientific<br /> Literature—Rev. Dr. Eddy—Rev. Dr. Hawkins—Rev.
Dr. Haynes—Rev.<br /> Mr. Pullman—Rev. Mr. Foote—Rev.
Mr. Wells—Rev. Dr. Van Dyke—Rev.<br /> Carpenter—Rev.
Mr. Reed—Rev. Dr. McClelland—Ministers Opposed to<br />
Discussion—Whipping Children—Worldliness as a Foe of the
Church—The<br /> Drama—Human Love—Fires, Cyclones, and
Other Afflictions as Promoters<br /> of Spirituality—Class
Distinctions—Rich and Poor—Aristocracies—The<br />
Right to Choose One's Associates—Churches Social Affairs—Progress<br />
of the Roman Catholic Church—Substitutes for the Churches—Henry<br />
Ward Beecher—How far Education is Favored by the Sects—Rivals
of the<br /> Pulpit—Christianity Now and One Hundred Years Ago—French
Revolution<br /> produced by the Priests—Why the Revolution was a
Failure—Infidelity<br /> of One Hundred Years Ago—Ministers
not more Intellectual than a Century<br /> Ago—Great Preachers of
the Past—New Readings of Old Texts—Clerical<br /> Answerers
of Infidelity—Rev. Dr. Baker—Father Fransiola—Faith
and<br /> Reason—Democracy of Kindness—Moral Instruction—Morality
Born of Human<br /> Needs—The Conditions of Happiness—The
Chief End of Man.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38807-h/38807-h.htm#link0005">
THE LIMITATIONS OF TOLERATION.</a>
</p>
<p>
(1888.)<br /> Discussion between Col. Robert G. Ingersoll, Hon. Frederic
R. Coudert,<br /> and ex-Gov. Stewart L. Woodford before the Nineteenth
Century Club of<br /> New York—Propositions—Toleration not a
Disclaimer but a Waiver of the<br /> Right to Persecute—Remarks of
Courtlandt Palmer—No Responsibility for<br /> Thought—Intellectual
Hospitality—Right of Free Speech—Origin of the<br /> term
"Toleration"—Slander and False Witness—Nobody can Control
his own<br /> Mind: Anecdote—Remarks of Mr. Coudert—Voltaire,
Rousseau, Hugo, and<br /> Ingersoll—General Woodford's Speech—Reply
by Colonel Ingersoll—A<br /> Catholic Compelled to Pay a Compliment
to Voltaire—Responsibility for<br /> Thoughts—The Mexican
Unbeliever and his Reception in the Other Country.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38807-h/38807-h.htm#link0006">
A CHRISTMAS SERMON.</a>
</p>
<p>
(1891.)<br /> Christianity's Message of Grief—Christmas a Pagan
Festival—Reply<br /> to Dr. Buckley—Charges by the Editor of
the Christian Advocate—The<br /> Tidings of Christianity—In
what the Message of Grief Consists—Fear<br /> and Flame—An
Everlasting Siberia—Dr. Buckley's Proposal to Boycott the<br />
Telegram—Reply to Rev. J. M. King and Rev. Thomas Dixon, Jr. Cana
Day<br /> be Blasphemed?—Hurting Christian feelings—For
Revenue only What is<br /> Blasphemy?—Balaam's Ass wiser than the
Prophet—The Universalists—Can<br /> God do Nothing for this
World?—The Universe a Blunder if Christianity<br /> is true—The
Duty of a Newspaper—Facts Not Sectarian—The Rev.<br /> Mr.
Peters—What Infidelity Has Done—Public School System not<br />
Christian—Orthodox Universities—Bruno on Oxford—As to
Public<br /> Morals—No Rewards or Punishments in the Universe—The
Atonement<br /> Immoral—As to Sciences and Art—Bruno,
Humboldt, Darwin—Scientific<br /> Writers Opposed by the Church—As
to the Liberation of Slaves—As to<br /> the Reclamation of
Inebriates—Rum and Religion—The Humanity<br /> of Infidelity—What
Infidelity says to the Dying—The Battle<br /> Continued—Morality
not Assailed by an Attack on Christianity—The<br /> Inquisition and
Religious Persecution—Human Nature Derided by<br /> Christianity—Dr.
DaCosta—"Human Brotherhood" as exemplified by<br /> the History of
the Church—The Church and Science, Art and<br /> Learning——Astronomy's
Revenge—Galileo and Kepler—Mrs. Browning:<br /> Science
Thrust into the Brain of Europe—Our Numerals—Christianity
and<br /> Literature—Institution's of Learning—Stephen Girard—James
Lick—Our<br /> Chronology—Historians—Natural Philosophy—Philology—Metaphysical<br />
Research—Intelligence, Hindoo, Egyptian—Inventions—John<br />
Ericsson—Emancipators—Rev. Mr. Ballou—The Right of Goa
to<br /> Punish—Rev. Dr. Hillier—Rev. Mr. Haldeman—George
A. Locey—The "Great<br /> Physician"—Rev. Mr. Talmage—Rev.
J. Benson Hamilton—How Voltaire<br /> Died—The Death-bed of
Thomas Paine—Rev. Mr. Holloway—Original<br /> Sin—Rev.
Dr. Tyler—The Good Samaritan a Heathen—Hospitals and<br />
Asylums—Christian Treatment of the Insane—Rev. Dr. Buckley—The<br />
North American Review Discussion—Judge Black, Dr. Field,<br /> Mr.
Gladstone—Circulation of Obscene Literature—Eulogy of<br />
Whiskey—Eulogy of Tobacco—Human Stupidity that Defies the
Gods—Rev.<br /> Charles Deems—Jesus a Believer in a Personal
Devil—The Man Christ.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38807-h/38807-h.htm#link0007">
SUICIDE OF JUDGE NORMILE.</a>
</p>
<p>
(1892.)<br /> Reply to the <i>Western Watchman</i>—Henry D'Arcy—Peter's<br />
Prevarication-Some Excellent Pagans-Heartlessness of a<br /> Catholic—Wishes
do not Affect the Judgment—Devout Robbers—Penitent<br />
Murderers—Reverential Drunkards—Luther's Distich—Judge<br />
Normile—Self-destruction.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38807-h/38807-h.htm#link0008">
IS SUICIDE A SIN?</a>
</p>
<p>
(1894.)<br /> Col. Ingersoll's First Letter in <i>The New York World</i>—Under
what<br /> Circumstances a Man has the Right to take his Own Life—Medicine
and the<br /> Decrees of God—Case of the Betrayed Girl—Suicides
not Cowards—Suicide<br /> under Roman Law—Many Suicides
Insane—Insanity Caused by Religion—The<br /> Law against
Suicide Cruel and Idiotic—Natural and Sufficient Cause for<br />
Self-destruction—Christ's Death a Suicide—Col. Ingersoll's
Reply to his<br /> Critics—Is Suffering the Work of God?—It
is not Man's Duty to<br /> Endure Hopeless Suffering—When Suicide
is Justifiable—The<br /> Inquisition—Alleged Cowardice of
Suicides—Propositions<br /> Demonstrated—Suicide the
Foundation of the Christian<br /> Religion—Redemption and Atonement—The
Clergy on Infidelity<br /> and Suicide—Morality and Unbelief—Better
injure yourself than<br /> Another—Misquotation by Opponents—Cheerful
View the Best—The<br /> Wonder is that Men endure—Suicide a
Sin (Interview in The New<br /> York Journal)—Causes of Suicide—Col.
Ingersoll Does Not Advise<br /> Suicide—Suicides with Tracts or
Bibles in their Pockets—Suicide a Sin<br /> (Interview in The New
York Herald)—Comments on Rev. Alerle St. Croix<br /> Wright's
Sermon—Suicide and Sanity (Interview in The York World)—As
to<br /> the Cowardice of Suicide—Germany and the Prevalence of
Suicide—Killing<br /> of Idiots and Defective Infants—Virtue,
Morality, and Religion.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38807-h/38807-h.htm#link0009">
IS AVARICE TRIUMPHANT?</a>
</p>
<p>
(1891.)<br /> Reply to General Rush Hawkins' Article, "Brutality and
Avarice<br /> Triumphant"—Croakers and Prophets of Evil—Medical
Treatment<br /> for Believers in Universal Evil—Alleged Fraud in
Army<br /> Contracts—Congressional Extravagance—Railroad
"Wreckers"—How<br /> Stockholders in Some Roads Lost Their Money—The
Star-Route<br /> Trials—Timber and Public Lands—Watering
Stock—The Formation<br /> of Trusts—Unsafe Hotels: European
Game and Singing Birds—Seal<br /> Fisheries—Cruelty to
Animals—Our Indians—Sensible and Manly<br /> Patriotism—Days
of Brutality—Defence of Slavery by the Websters,<br /> Bentons, and
Clays—Thirty Years' Accomplishment—Ennobling Influence of<br />
War for the Right—The Lady ana the Brakeman—American Esteem
of Honesty<br /> in Business—Republics do not Tend to Official
Corruption—This the Best<br /> Country in the World.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38807-h/38807-h.htm#link0010">
A REPLY TO THE CINCINNATI GAZETTE AND CATHOLIC TELEGRAPH.</a>
</p>
<p>
(1878.)<br /> Defence of the Lecture on Moses—How Biblical Miracles
are sought to<br /> be Proved—Some <i>Non Sequiturs</i>—A
Grammatical Criticism—Christianity<br /> Destructive of Manners—Cuvier
and Agassiz on Mosaic Cosmogony—Clerical<br /> Advance agents—Christian
Threats and Warnings—Catholicism the Upas<br /> Tree—Hebrew
Scholarship as a Qualification for Deciding Probababilities<br /> —Contradictions
and Mistranslations of the Bible—Number of Errors in<br /> the
Scriptures—The Sunday Question.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38807-h/38807-h.htm#link0011">
AN INTERVIEW ON CHIEF JUSTICE COMEGYS.</a>
</p>
<p>
(1881.)<br /> Charged with Blasphemy in the State of Delaware—Can a
Conditionless<br /> Deity be Injured?—Injustice the only Blasphemy—The
Lecture<br /> in Delaware—Laws of that State—All Sects in
turn Charged with<br /> Blasphemy—Heresy Consists in making God
Better than he is Thought<br /> to Be—A Fatal Biblical Passage—Judge
Comegys—Wilmington<br /> Preachers—States with Laws against
Blasphemy—No Danger of Infidel<br /> Mobs—No Attack on the
State of Delaware Contemplated—Comegys a<br /> Resurrection—Grand
Jury's Refusal to Indict—Advice about the Cutting<br /> out of
Heretics' Tongues—Objections to the Whipping-post—Mr.
Bergh's<br /> Bill—One Remedy for Wife-beating.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38807-h/38807-h.htm#link0012">
A REPLY TO REV. DRS. THOMAS AND LORIMER.</a>
</p>
<p>
(1882.)<br /> Solemnity—Charged with Being Insincere—Irreverence—Old
Testament<br /> Better than the New—"Why Hurt our Feelings?"—Involuntary
Action of<br /> the Brain—Source of our Conceptions of Space—Good
and Bad—Right and<br /> Wrong—The Minister, the Horse and the
Lord's Prayer—Men Responsible<br /> for their Actions—The
"Gradual" Theory Not Applicable to<br /> the Omniscient—Prayer
Powerless to Alter Results—Religious<br /> Persecution—Orthodox
Ministers Made Ashamed of their<br /> Creed—Purgatory—Infidelity
and Baptism Contrasted—Modern Conception<br /> of the Universe—The
Golden Bridge of Life—"The Only Salutation"—The<br /> Test
for Admission to Heaven—"Scurrility."<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38807-h/38807-h.htm#link0013">
A REPLY TO REV. JOHN HALL AND WARNER VAN NORDEN.</a>
</p>
<p>
(1892.)<br /> Dr. Hall has no Time to Discuss the subject of Starving<br />
Workers—Cloakmakers' Strike—Warner Van Norden of the Church
Extension<br /> Society—The Uncharitableness of Organized Charity—Defence
of the<br /> Cloakmakers—Life of the Underpaid—On the
Assertion that Assistance<br /> encourages Idleness and Crime—The
Man without Pity an Intellectual<br /> Beast—Tendency of Prosperity
to Breed Selfishness—Thousands Idle<br /> without Fault—Egotism
of Riches—Van Norden's Idea of Happiness—The<br /> Worthy
Poor.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38807-h/38807-h.htm#link0014">
A REPLY TO THE REV. DR. PLUMB.</a>
</p>
<p>
(1898.)<br /> Interview in a Boston Paper—Why should a Minister
call this a "Poor"<br /> World?—Would an Infinite God make People
who Need a Redeemer?—Gospel<br /> Gossip—Christ's Sayings
Repetitions—The Philosophy of Confucius—Rev.<br /> Mr. Mills—The
Charge of "Robbery"—The Divine Plan.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38807-h/38807-h.htm#link0015">
A REPLY TO THE NEW YORK CLERGY ON SUPERSTITION.</a>
</p>
<p>
(1898.)<br /> Interview in the New York Journal—Rev. Roberts.
MacArthur—A<br /> Personal Devil—Devils who held
Conversations with Christ not simply<br /> personifications of Evil—The
Temptation—The "Man of Straw"—Christ's<br /> Mission
authenticated by the Casting Out of Devils—Spain—God<br />
Responsible for the Actions of Man—Rev. Dr. J. Lewis Parks—Rev.
Dr. E.<br /> F. Moldehnke—Patience amidst the Misfortunes of Others—Yellow
Fever<br /> as a Divine Agent—The Doctrine that All is for the Best—Rev.
Mr.<br /> Hamlin—Why Did God Create a Successful Rival?—A
Compliment by the<br /> Rev. Mr. Belcher—Rev. W. C. Buchanan—No
Argument Old until it is<br /> Answered—Why should God Create
sentient Beings to be Damned?—Rev. J.<br /> W. Campbell—Rev.
Henry Frank—Rev. E. C.J. Kraeling on Christ and the<br /> Devil—Would
he make a World like This?<br />
</p>
</blockquote>
<p>
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</p>
<hr />
<p>
<br /> <br /> <a name="vol_8" id="vol_8"></a>
</p>
<h1>
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#title">VOLUME
VIII.--INTERVIEWS</a>
</h1>
<p>
<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0001">
INTERVIEWS</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0002">
THE BIBLE AND A FUTURE LIFE</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0003">
MRS. VAN COTT, THE REVIVALIST</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0004">
EUROPEAN TRIP AND GREENBACK QUESTION</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0005">
THE PRE-MILLENNIAL CONFERENCE.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0006">
THE SOLID SOUTH AND RESUMPTION.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0007">
THE SUNDAY LAWS OF PITTSBURG.*</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0008">
POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0009">
POLITICS AND GEN. GRANT</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0010">
POLITICS, RELIGION AND THOMAS PAINE.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0011">
REPLY TO CHICAGO CRITICS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0012">
THE REPUBLICAN VICTORY.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0013">
INGERSOLL AND BEECHER.*</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0014">
POLITICAL.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0015">
RELIGION IN POLITICS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0016">
MIRACLES AND IMMORTALITY.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0017">
THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0018">
MR. BEECHER, MOSES AND THE NEGRO.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0019">
HADES, DELAWARE AND FREETHOUGHT.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0020">
A REPLY TO THE REV. MR. LANSING.*</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0021">
BEACONSFIELD, LENT AND REVIVALS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0022">
ANSWERING THE NEW YORK MINISTERS.*</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0023">
GUITEAU AND HIS CRIME.*</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0024">
DISTRICT SUFFRAGE.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0025">
FUNERAL OF JOHN G. MILLS AND IMMORTALITY.*</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0026">
STAR ROUTE AND POLITICS.*</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0027">
THE INTERVIEWER.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0028">
POLITICS AND PROHIBITION.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0029">
THE REPUBLICAN DEFEAT IN OHIO.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0030">
THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0031">
JUSTICE HARLAN AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0032">
POLITICS AND THEOLOGY.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0033">
MORALITY AND IMMORTALITY.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0034">
POLITICS, MORMONISM AND MR. BEECHER</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0035">
FREE TRADE AND CHRISTIANITY.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0036">
THE OATH QUESTION.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0037">
WENDELL PHILLIPS, FITZ JOHN PORTER AND BISMARCK.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0038">
GENERAL SUBJECTS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0039">
REPLY TO KANSAS CITY CLERGY.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0040">
SWEARING AND AFFIRMING.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0041">
REPLY TO A BUFFALO CRITIC.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0042">
BLASPHEMY.*</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0043">
POLITICS AND BRITISH COLUMBIA.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0044">
INGERSOLL CATECHISED.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0045">
BLAINE'S DEFEAT.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0046">
BLAINE'S DEFEAT.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0047">
PLAGIARISM AND POLITICS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0048">
RELIGIOUS PREJUDICE.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0049">
CLEVELAND AND HIS CABINET.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0050">
RELIGION, PROHIBITION, AND GEN. GRANT.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0051">
HELL OR SHEOL AND OTHER SUBJECTS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0052">
INTERVIEWING, POLITICS AND SPIRITUALISM.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0053">
MY BELIEF.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0054">
SOME LIVE TOPICS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0055">
THE PRESIDENT AND SENATE.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0056">
ATHEISM AND CITIZENSHIP.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0057">
THE LABOR QUESTION.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0058">
RAILROADS AND POLITICS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0059">
PROHIBITION.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0060">
HENRY GEORGE AND LABOR.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0061">
LABOR QUESTION AND SOCIALISM.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0062">
HENRY GEORGE AND SOCIALISM.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0063">
REPLY TO THE REV. B. F. MORSE.*</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0064">
INGERSOLL ON McGLYNN.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0065">
TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO ANARCHISTS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0066">
THE STAGE AND THE PULPIT.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0067">
ROSCOE CONKLING.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0068">
THE CHURCH AND THE STAGE.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0069">
PROTECTION AND FREE TRADE.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0070">
LABOR, AND TARIFF REFORM.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0071">
CLEVELAND AND THURMAN.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0072">
THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM OF 1888.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0073">
JAMES G. BLAINE AND POLITICS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0074">
THE MILLS BILL.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0075">
SOCIETY AND ITS CRIMINALS*</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0076">
WOMAN'S RIGHT TO DIVORCE.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0077">
SECULARISM.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0078">
SUMMER RECREATION—MR. GLADSTONE.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0079">
PROHIBITION.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0080">
ROBERT ELSMERE.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0081">
WORKING GIRLS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0082">
PROTECTION FOR AMERICAN ACTORS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0083">
LIBERALS AND LIBERALISM.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0084">
POPE LEO XIII.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0085">
THE SACREDNESS OF THE SABBATH.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0086">
THE WEST AND SOUTH.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0087">
THE WESTMINSTER CREED AND OTHER SUBJECTS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0088">
SHAKESPEARE AND BACON.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0089">
GROWING OLD GRACEFULLY, AND PRESBYTERIANISM.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0090">
CREEDS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0091">
THE TENDENCY OF MODERN THOUGHT.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0092">
WOMAN SUFFRAGE, HORSE RACING, AND MONEY.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0093">
MISSIONARIES.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0094">
MY BELIEF AND UNBELIEF.*</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0095">
MUST RELIGION GO?</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0096">
WORD PAINTING AND COLLEGE EDUCATION.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0097">
PERSONAL MAGNETISM AND THE SUNDAY QUESTION.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0098">
AUTHORS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0099">
INEBRIETY.*</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0100">
MIRACLES, THEOSOPHY AND SPIRITUALISM.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0101">
TOLSTOY AND LITERATURE.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0102">
WOMAN IN POLITICS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0103">
SPIRITUALISM.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0104">
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0105">
WOMAN.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0106">
STRIKES, EXPANSION AND OTHER SUBJECTS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0107">
SUNDAY A DAY OF PLEASURE.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0108">
THE PARLIAMENT OF RELIGIONS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0109">
CLEVELAND'S HAWAIIAN POLICY.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0110">
ORATORS AND ORATORY.*</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0111">
CATHOLICISM AND PROTESTANTISM. THE POPE, THE A. P. A., AGNOSTICISM</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0112">
WOMAN AND HER DOMAIN.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0113">
PROFESSOR SWING.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0114">
SENATOR SHERMAN AND HIS BOOK.*</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0115">
REPLY TO THE CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0116">
SPIRITUALISM.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0117">
A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0118">
IS LIFE WORTH LIVING—CHRISTIAN SCIENCE AND POLITICS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0119">
VIVISECTION.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0120">
DIVORCE.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0121">
MUSIC, NEWSPAPERS, LYNCHING AND ARBITRATION.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0122">
A VISIT TO SHAW'S GARDEN.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0123">
THE VENEZUELAN BOUNDARY DISCUSSION AND THE WHIPPING-POST.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0124">
COLONEL SHEPARD'S STAGE HORSES.*</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0125">
A REPLY TO THE REV. L. A. BANKS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0126">
CUBA—ZOLA AND THEOSOPHY.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0127">
HOW TO BECOME AN ORATOR.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0128">
JOHN RUSSELL YOUNG AND EXPANSION.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0129">
PSYCHICAL RESEARCH AND THE BIBLE.*</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0130">
THIS CENTURY'S GLORIES.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0131">
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT AND THE WHIPPING-POST.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38808-h/38808-h.htm#link0132">
EXPANSION AND TRUSTS.*</a>
</p>
<p>
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<hr />
<p>
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</p>
<h1>
<a href="38809-h/38809-h.htm#title">VOLUME
IX.--POLITICAL</a>
</h1>
<p>
<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38809-h/38809-h.htm#linkTOC"><big>
<b>DETAILED CONTENTS OF VOLUME IX.</b></big></a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38809-h/38809-h.htm#link0001">
AN ADDRESS TO THE COLORED PEOPLE.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38809-h/38809-h.htm#link0002">
SPEECH AT INDIANAPOLIS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38809-h/38809-h.htm#link0003">
CENTENNIAL ORATION.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38809-h/38809-h.htm#link0004">
BANGOR SPEECH.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38809-h/38809-h.htm#link0005">
COOPER UNION SPEECH, NEW YORK.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38809-h/38809-h.htm#link0006">
INDIANAPOLIS SPEECH.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38809-h/38809-h.htm#link0007">
CHICAGO SPEECH.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38809-h/38809-h.htm#link0008">
EIGHT TO SEVEN ADDRESS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38809-h/38809-h.htm#link0009">
HARD TIMES AND THE WAY OUT.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38809-h/38809-h.htm#link0010">
SUFFRAGE ADDRESS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38809-h/38809-h.htm#link0011">
WALL STREET SPEECH.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38809-h/38809-h.htm#link0012">
BROOKLYN SPEECH.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38809-h/38809-h.htm#link0013">
ADDRESS TO THE 86TH ILLINOIS REGIMENT.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38809-h/38809-h.htm#link0014">
DECORATION DAY ORATION.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38809-h/38809-h.htm#link0015">
DECORATION DAY ADDRESS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38809-h/38809-h.htm#link0016">
RATIFICATION SPEECH.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38809-h/38809-h.htm#link0017">
REUNION ADDRESS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38809-h/38809-h.htm#link0018">
THE CHICAGO AND NEW YORK GOLD SPEECH.</a>
</p>
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<h2>
DETAILED CONTENTS OF VOLUME IX.
</h2>
<blockquote>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38809-h/38809-h.htm#link0001">
AN ADDRESS TO THE COLORED PEOPLE.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> (1867.)<br /> Slavery and its Justification by Law and Religion—Its
Destructive<br /> Influence upon Nations—Inauguration of the Modern
Slave Trade by the<br /> Portuguese Gonzales—Planted upon American
Soil—The Abolitionists,<br /> Clarkson, Wilberforce, and Others—The
Struggle in England—Pioneers<br /> in San Domingo, Oge and
Chevannes—Early Op-posers of Slavery in<br /> America—William
Lloyd Garrison—Wendell Phillips, Charles Sumner, John<br /> Brown—The
Fugitive Slave Law—The Emancipation Proclamation—Dread of<br />
Education in the South—Advice to the Colored People.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38809-h/38809-h.htm#link0006">
INDIANAPOLIS SPEECH.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> (1868.)<br /> Suspension of the Writ of Habeas Corpus—Precedent
Established by the<br /> Revolutionary Fathers—Committees of Safety
appointed by the<br /> Continental Congress—Arrest of Disaffected
Persons in Pennsylvania<br /> and Delaware—Interference with
Elections—Resolution of Continental<br /> Congress with respect to
Citizens who Opposed the sending of Deputies<br /> to the Convention of
New York—Penalty for refusing to take Continental<br /> Money or
Pray for the American Cause—Habeas Corpus Suspended during the<br />
Revolution—Interference with Freedom of the Press—Negroes
Freed and<br /> allowed to Fight in the Continental Army—Crispus
Attacks—An Abolition<br /> Document issued by Andrew Jackson—Majority
rule—Slavery and the<br /> Rebellion—Tribute to General
Grant.<br /> SPEECH NOMINATING BLAINE.<br /> (1876.)<br /> Note descriptive
of the Occasion—Demand of the Republicans of the<br /> United
States—Resumption—The Plumed Knight.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38809-h/38809-h.htm#link0003">
CENTENNIAL ORATION.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> (1876.)<br /> One Hundred Years ago, our Fathers retired the Gods
from Politics—The<br /> Declaration of Independence—Meaning
of the Declaration—The Old Idea<br /> of the Source of Political
Power—Our Fathers Educated by their<br /> Surroundings—The
Puritans—Universal Religious Toleration declared by<br /> the
Catholics of Maryland—Roger Williams—Not All of our Fathers
in<br /> favor of Independence—Fortunate Difference in Religious
Views—Secular<br /> Government—Authority derived from the
People—The Declaration and<br /> the Beginning of the War—What
they Fought For—Slavery—Results of<br /> a Hundred Years of
Freedom—The Declaration Carried out in Letter and<br /> Spirit.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38809-h/38809-h.htm#link0004">
BANGOR SPEECH.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> (1876.)<br /> The Hayes Campaign—Reasons for Voting the
Republican Ticket—Abolition<br /> of Slavery—Preservation of
the Union—Reasons for Not Trusting the<br /> Democratic Party—Record
of the Republican Party—Democrats Assisted<br /> the South—Paper
Money—Enfranchisement of the Negroes—Samuel J.<br /> Tilden—His
Essay on Finance.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38809-h/38809-h.htm#link0005">
COOPER UNION SPEECH, NEW YORK.</a>
</p>
<p>
COOPER UNION SPEECH, NEW YORK.<br /> (1876.)<br /> All Citizens
Stockholders in the United States of America—The<br /> Democratic
Party a Hungry Organization—Political Parties<br /> Contrasted—The
Fugitive Slave Law a Disgrace to Hell in its Palmiest<br /> Days—Feelings
of the Democracy Hurt on the Subject of Religion—Defence<br /> of
Slavery in a Resolution of the Presbyterians, South—State of the<br />
Union at the Time the Republican Party was Born—Jacob Thompson—The<br />
National Debt—Protection of Citizens Abroad—Tammany Hall:
Its Relation<br /> to the Penitentiary—The Democratic Party of New
York City—"What<br /> Hands!"—Free Schools.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38809-h/38809-h.htm#link0006">
INDIANAPOLIS SPEECH.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> (1876.)<br /> Address to the Veteran Soldiers of the Rebellion—Objections
to<br /> the Democratic Party—The Men who have been Democrats—Why
I am a<br /> Republican—Free Labor and Free Thought—A Vision
of War—Democratic<br /> Slander of the Greenback—Shall the
People who Saved the Country Rule<br /> It?—On Finance—Government
Cannot Create Money—The Greenback Dollar<br /> a Mortgage upon the
Country—Guarantees that the Debt will be Paid-'The<br />
Thoroughbred and the Mule—The Column of July, Paris—The
Misleading<br /> Guide Board, the Dismantled Mill, and the Place where
there had been a<br /> Hotel,<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38809-h/38809-h.htm#link0007">
CHICAGO SPEECH.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> (1876.)<br /> The Plea of "Let Bygones be Bygones"—Passport
of the Democratic<br /> Party—Right of the General Government to
send Troops into Southern<br /> States for the Protection of Colored
People—Abram S. Hewitt's<br /> Congratulatory Letter to the Negroes—The
Demand for Inflation of the<br /> Currency—Record of Rutherford B.
Hayes—Contrasted with Samuel J.<br /> Tilden—Merits of the
Republican Party—Negro and Southern White—The<br /> Superior
Man—"No Nation founded upon Injustice can Permanently Stand."<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38809-h/38809-h.htm#link0008">
EIGHT TO SEVEN ADDRESS.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> (1877.)<br /> On the Electoral Commission—Reminiscences of
the Hayes-Tilden Camp—<br /> Constitution of the Electoral College—Characteristics
of the Members—<br /> Frauds at the Ballot Box Poisoning the
Fountain of Power—Reforms<br /> Suggested—Elections too
Frequent—The Professional Office-seeker—A<br /> Letter on
Civil Service Reform—Young Men Advised against Government<br />
Clerkships—Too Many Legislators and too Much Legislation—Defect
in the<br /> Constitution as to the Mode of Electing a President—Protection
of<br /> Citizens by State and General Governments—The Dual
Government in South<br /> Carolina—Ex-Rebel Key in the President's
Cabinet—Implacables and<br /> Bourbons South and North—"I
extend to you each and all the Olive Branch<br /> of Peace."<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38809-h/38809-h.htm#link0009">
HARD TIMES AND THE WAY OUT.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> (1878.)<br /> Capital and Labor—What is a Capitalist?—The
Idle and the Industrious<br /> Artisans—No Conflict between Capital
and Labor—A Period of Inflation<br /> and Speculation—Life
and Fire Insurance Agents—Business done on<br /> Credit—The
Crash, Failure, and Bankruptcy—Fall in the Price of Real<br />
Estate a Form of Resumption—Coming back to Reality—Definitions
of<br /> Money Examined—Not Gold and Silver but Intelligent Labor
the Measure<br /> of Value—Government cannot by Law Create Wealth—A
Bill of Fare not<br /> a Dinner—Fiat Money—American Honor
Pledged to the Maintenance of the<br /> Greenbacks—The Cry against
Holders of Bonds—Criminals and Vagabonds to<br /> be supported—Duty
of Government to Facilitate Enterprise—More Men must<br />
Cultivate the Soil—Government Aid for the Overcoming of Obstacles
too<br /> Great for Individual Enterprise—The Palace Builders the
Friends of<br /> Labor—Extravagance the best Form of Charity—Useless
to Boost a Man<br /> who is not Climbing—The Reasonable Price for
Labor—The Vagrant and his<br /> strange and winding Path—What
to tell the Working Men.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38809-h/38809-h.htm#link0010">
SUFFRAGE ADDRESS.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> (1880.)<br /> The Right to Vote—All Women who desire the
Suffrage should have<br /> It—Shall the People of the District of
Columbia Manage their Own<br /> Affairs—Their Right to a
Representative in Congress and an Electoral<br /> Vote—Anomalous
State of Affairs at the Capital of the Republic—Not the<br />
Wealthy and Educated alone should Govern—The Poor as Trustworthy
as the<br /> Rich—Strict Registration Laws Needed.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38809-h/38809-h.htm#link0011">
WALL STREET SPEECH.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> (1880.)<br /> Obligation of New York to Protect the Best Interests
of the<br /> Country—Treason and Forgery of the Democratic Party in
its Appeal to<br /> Sword and Pen—The One Republican in the
Penitentiary of Maine—The<br /> Doctrine of State Sovereignty—Protection
for American Brain and<br /> Muscle—Hancock on the Tariff—A
Forgery (the Morey letter) Committed<br /> and upheld—The Character
of James A. Garfield.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38809-h/38809-h.htm#link0012">
BROOKLYN SPEECH.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> (1880.)<br /> Introduced by Henry Ward Beecher (note)—Some
Patriotic<br /> Democrats—Freedom of Speech North and South—An
Honest Ballot—<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38809-h/38809-h.htm#link0013">
ADDRESS TO THE 86TH ILLINOIS REGIMENT.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38809-h/38809-h.htm#link0014">
DECORATION DAY ORATION.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38809-h/38809-h.htm#link0015">
DECORATION DAY ADDRESS.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38809-h/38809-h.htm#link0016">
RATIFICATION SPEECH.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38809-h/38809-h.htm#link0017">
REUNION ADDRESS.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38809-h/38809-h.htm#link0018">
THE CHICAGO AND NEW YORK GOLD SPEECH.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br />
</p>
</blockquote>
<p>
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<br /> <br /> <a name="vol_10" id="vol_10"></a>
</p>
<h1>
<a href="38810-h/38810-h.htm#title">VOLUME
X.--LEGAL</a>
</h1>
<p>
<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38810-h/38810-h.htm#linkTOC"><big>
<b>DETAILED CONTENTS OF VOLUME X.</b></big></a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38810-h/38810-h.htm#link0001">
ADDRESS TO THE JURY IN THE MUNN TRIAL.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38810-h/38810-h.htm#link0002">
CLOSING ADDRESS TO THE JURY IN THE FIRST STAR ROUTE TRIAL.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38810-h/38810-h.htm#link0004">
OPENING ADDRESS TO THE JURY IN THE SECOND STAR ROUTE TRIAL.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38810-h/38810-h.htm#link0005">
CLOSING ADDRESS IN SECOND STAR ROUTE TRIAL</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38810-h/38810-h.htm#link0007">
ADDRESS TO THE JURY IN THE DAVIS WILL CASE.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38810-h/38810-h.htm#link0008">
ARGUMENT BEFORE THE VICE-CHANCELLOR IN THE RUSSELL CASE.</a>
</p>
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DETAILED CONTENTS OF VOLUME X.
</h2>
<blockquote>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38810-h/38810-h.htm#link0001">
ADDRESS TO THE JURY IN THE MUNN TRIAL.</a>
</p>
<p>
Demoralization caused by Alcohol—Note from the Chicago<br /> <i>Times</i>—Prejudice—Review
of the Testimony of Jacob Rehm—Perjury<br /> Characterized—The
Defendant and the Offence Charged (p. 21)—Testimony<br /> of Golsen
Reviewed—Rehm's Testimony before the Grand Jury—Good<br />
Character (p. 29)—Suspicion not Evidence.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38810-h/38810-h.htm#link0002">
CLOSING ADDRESS TO THE JURY IN THE FIRST STAR ROUTE TRIAL.</a>
</p>
<p>
CLOSING ADDRESS TO THE JURY IN THE FIRST STAR ROUTE TRIAL.<br /> Note
from the Washington <i>Capital</i>—The Assertion Denied that we
are<br /> a Demoralized Country and that our Country is Distinguished
among<br /> the Nations only for Corruption—Duties of Jurors and
Duties of<br /> Lawyers—Section under which the Indictment is Found—Cases
cited to<br /> Show that Overt Acts charged and also the Crime itself
must be Proved<br /> as Described—Routes upon which Indictments are
Based and Overt Acts<br /> Charged (pp. 54-76)—Routes on which the
Making of False Claims is<br /> Alleged—Authorities on Proofs of
Conspiracy (pp. 91-94)—Examination<br /> of the Evidence against
Stephen W. and John W. Dorsey (pp. 96-117)—The<br /> Corpus Delicti
in a Case of Conspiracy and the Acts Necessary to be Done<br /> in Order
to Establish Conspiracy (pp. 120-123)—Testimony of Walsh<br /> and
the Confession of Rerdell—Extravagance in Mail Carrying (p.<br />
128)—Productiveness of Mail Routes (p. 131)—Hypothesis of
Guilt and<br /> Law of Evidence—Dangerous Influence of Suspicion—Terrorizing
the<br /> Jury—The Woman at Her Husband's Side.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38810-h/38810-h.htm#link0004">
OPENING ADDRESS TO THE JURY IN THE SECOND STAR ROUTE TRIAL.</a>
</p>
<p>
Juries the Bulwark of Civil Liberty—Suspicion Not Evidence—Brief<br />
Statement of the Case—John M. Peck, John W. Dorsey, Stephen W.
Dorsey,<br /> John R. Miner, Mr. (A. E. ) Boone (p.p. 150-156)—The
Clendenning<br /> Bonds—Miner's, Peck's, and Dorsey's Bids—Why
they Bid on Cheap<br /> Routes—Number of Routes upon which there
are Indictments—The<br /> Arrangement between Stephen W. Dorsey and
John R. Miner—Appearance<br /> of Mr. Vaile in the Contracts—Partnership
Formed—The Routes<br /> Divided—Senator Dorsey's Course after
Getting the Routes—His Routes<br /> turned over to James W. Bosler—Profits
of the Business (p. 181)—The<br /> Petitions for More Mails—Productive
and Unproductive Post-offices—Men<br /> who Add to the Wealth of
the World—Where the Idea of the Productiveness<br /> of Post routes
was Hatched—Cost of Letters to Recipients in 1843—The<br />
Overland Mail (p. 190)—Loss in Distributing the Mail in the
District<br /> of Columbia and Other Territories—Post-office the
only Evidence<br /> of National Beneficence—Profit and Loss of Mail
Carrying—Orders<br /> Antedated, and Why—Routes Increased and
Expedited—Additional Bonds for<br /> Additional Trips—The
Charge that Pay was Received when the Mail was<br /> not Carried—Fining
on Shares—Subcontracts for Less than the Original<br /> Contracts—Pay
on Discontinued Routes—Alleged False Affidavits—Right<br />
of Petition—Reviewing the Ground.<br /> CLOSING ADDRESS TO THE JURY
IN THE SECOND STAR ROUTE TRIAL.<br /> Scheme of the Indictment—Story
of the Case—What Constitutes Fraudulent<br /> Bidding—How a
Conspiracy Must be Proved—The Hypothesis of Guilt and<br /> Law of
Evidence—Conversation Unsatisfactory Evidence—Fallibility of<br />
Memory—Proposition to Produce Mr. Dorsey's Books—Interruption
of the<br /> Court to Decide that Primary Evidence, having Once been
Refused, can not<br /> afterwards be Introduced to Contradict Secondary
Evidence—A Defendant<br /> may not be Presumed into the
Penitentiary—A Decision by Justice<br /> Field—The Right of
Petition—Was there a Conspiracy?—Dorsey's<br /> Benevolence
(p. 250)—The Chico Springs Letter—Evidence of Moore<br />
Reviewed—Mr. Ker's Defective Memory—The Informer System—Testimony<br />
of Rerdell Reviewed—His Letter to Dorsey (p. 304)—The
Affidavit of<br /> Rerdell and Dorsey—Petitions for Faster Time—Uncertainty
Regarding<br /> Handwriting—Government Should be Incapable of
Deceit—Rerdell's<br /> withdrawal of the Plea of Not Guilty (p.
362)—Informers, their Immunity<br /> and Evidence—Nailing
Down the Lid of Rerdell's Coffin—Mistakes of<br /> Messrs. Ker and
Merrick and the Court—Letter of H. M. Vaile to the<br /> Sixth
Auditor—Miner's Letter to Carey—Miner, Peck & Co. to
Frank A.<br /> Tuttle—Answering Points Raised by Mr. Bliss (396 et
seq.)—Evidence<br /> regarding the Payment of Money by Dorsey to
Brady—A. E. Boone's<br /> Testimony Reviewed—Secrecy of
Contractors Regarding the Amount of their<br /> Bids—Boone's
Partnership Agreement with Dorsey—Explanation of Bids<br /> in
Different Names—Omission of Instructions from Proposals (p.<br />
450)—Accusation that Senator Mitchell was the Paid Agent of<br />
the Defendants—Alleged Sneers at Things held Sacred—What is
a<br /> Conspiracy?—The Theory that there was a Conspiracy—Dorsey's
Alleged<br /> Interest—The Two Affidavits in Evidence—Inquiry
of General Miles—Why<br /> the Defendant's Books were not Produced—Tames
W. Bosler's Testimony<br /> Read (p. 500)—The Court shown to be
Mistaken Regarding a Decision<br /> Previously Made (pp. 496-502)—No
Logic in Abuse—Charges against John<br /> W. Miner—Testimony
of A. W. Moore Reviewed-The Verdict Predicted—The<br /> Defendants
in the Case—What is left for the Jury to Say—Remarks of<br />
Messrs. Henkle and Davidge—The Verdict.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38810-h/38810-h.htm#link0007">
ADDRESS TO THE JURY IN THE DAVIS WILL CASE.</a>
</p>
<p>
Note from the Anaconda <i>Standard</i>—Senator Sander's Warning to
the Jury<br /> Not to be Enticed by Sinners—Evidence, based on
Quality of Handwriting,<br /> that Davis did not Write the Will—Evidence
of the Spelling—Assertion<br /> that the Will was Forged—Peculiarities
of Eddy's Handwriting—Holes<br /> in Sconce's Signature and
Reputation—His Memory—Business Sagacity<br /> of Davis—His
Alleged Children—Date of his Death—Testimony of Mr.<br />
Knight—Ink used in Writing the Will—Expert Evidence—Speechlessness<br />
of John A. Davis—Eddy's Failure to take the Stand—Testimony
of<br /> Carruthers—Relatives of Sconce—Mary Ann Davis's
Connections—The<br /> Family Tree—The Signature of the Will—What
the Evidence Shows—Duty<br /> and Opportunity of the Jury.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38810-h/38810-h.htm#link0008">
ARGUMENT BEFORE THE VICE-CHANCELLOR IN THE RUSSELL CASE.</a>
</p>
<p>
Antenuptial Waiving of Dower by Women—A Case from Illinois—At
What<br /> Age Men and Women Cease to Feel the Tender Flame—Russell's
Bargain with<br /> Mrs. Russell—Antenuptial Contract and Parole
Agreement—Definition<br /> of "Liberal Provision "—The Woman
not Bound by a Contract Made in<br /> Ignorance of the Facts—Contract
Destroyed by Deception.<br />
</p>
</blockquote>
<p>
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</p>
<h1>
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#title">VOLUME
XI.--MISCELLANY</a>
</h1>
<p>
<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#linkTOC"><big>
<b>DETAILED CONTENTS OF VOLUME XI.</b></big></a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0001">
ADDRESS ON THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0002">
TRIAL OF C. B. REYNOLDS FOR BLASPHEMY.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0003">
GOD IN THE CONSTITUTION.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0004">
A REPLY TO BISHOP SPALDING.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0005">
CRIMES AGAINST CRIMINALS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0006">
A WOODEN GOD.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0007">
SOME INTERROGATION POINTS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0008">
ART AND MORALITY.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0009">
THE DIVIDED HOUSEHOLD OF FAITH.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0010">
WHY AM I AN AGNOSTIC?</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0011">
HUXLEY AND AGNOSTICISM.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0012">
ERNEST RENAN.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0013">
TOLSTOÏ AND "THE KREUTZER SONATA."</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0014">
THOMAS PAINE.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0015">
THE THREE PHILANTHROPISTS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0016">
SHOULD THE CHINESE BE EXCLUDED?</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0017">
A WORD ABOUT EDUCATION.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0018">
WHAT I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0019">
FOOL FRIENDS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0020">
INSPIRATION</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0021">
THE TRUTH OF HISTORY.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0022">
HOW TO EDIT A LIBERAL PAPER.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0023">
SECULARISM.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0024">
CRITICISM OF "ROBERT ELSMERE," "JOHN WARD, PREACHER," AND "AN AFRICAN
FARM."</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0025">
THE LIBEL LAWS</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0026">
REV. DR. NEWTON'S SERMON ON A NEW RELIGION.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0027">
AN ESSAY ON CHRISTMAS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0028">
HAS FREETHOUGHT A CONSTRUCTIVE SIDE?</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0029">
THE IMPROVED MAN.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0030">
EIGHT HOURS MUST COME.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0031">
THE JEWS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0032">
CRUMBLING CREEDS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0033">
OUR SCHOOLS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0034">
VIVISECTION.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0035">
THE CENSUS ENUMERATOR'S OFFICIAL CATECHISM.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0036">
THE AGNOSTIC CHRISTMAS</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0037">
SPIRITUALITY.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0038">
SUMTER'S GUN.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0039">
WHAT INFIDELS HAVE DONE.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0040">
CRUELTY IN THE ELMIRA REFORMATORY.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0041">
LAW'S DELAY.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0042">
THE BIGOTRY OF COLLEGES.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0043">
A YOUNG MAN'S CHANCES TO-DAY.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0044">
SCIENCE AND SENTIMENT.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0045">
SOWING AND REAPING.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0046">
SHOULD INFIDELS SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO SUNDAY SCHOOL?</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0047">
WHAT WOULD YOU SUBSTITUTE FOR THE BIBLE AS A MORAL GUIDE?</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0048">
GOVERNOR ROLLINS' FAST-DAY PROCLAMATION.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0049">
A LOOK BACKWARD AND A PROPHECY.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0050">
POLITICAL MORALITY.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0051">
A FEW REASONS FOR DOUBTING THE INSPIRATION OF THE BIBLE.</a>
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DETAILED CONTENTS OF VOLUME XI.
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<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0001">
ADDRESS ON THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> Introduction by Frederick Douglass("Abou Ben Adhem")—Decision
of<br /> the United States Supreme Court pronouncing the Civil Rights Act<br />
Unconstitutional—Limitations of Judges—Illusion Destroyed by
the<br /> Decision in the Dred Scott Case—Mistake of Our Fathers in
adopting<br /> the Common Law of England—The 13th Amendment to the
Constitution<br /> Quoted—The Clause of the Constitution upholding
Slavery—Effect of<br /> this Clause—Definitions of a State by
Justice Wilson and Chief Justice<br /> Chase—Effect of the
Thirteenth Amendment—Justice Field on Involuntary<br /> Servitude—Civil
Rights Act Quoted—Definition of the Word Servitude by<br /> the
Supreme Court—Obvious Purpose of the Amendment—Justice
Miller<br /> on the 14th Amendment—Citizens Created by this
Amendment—Opinion<br /> of Justice Field—Rights and
Immunities guaranteed by the<br /> Constitution—Opinion delivered
by Chief-Justice Waite—Further Opinions<br /> of Courts on the
question of Citizenship—Effect of the 13th, 14th and<br /> 15th
Amendments—"Corrective" Legislation by Congress—Denial of
equal<br /> "Social" Privileges—Is a State responsible for the
Action of its Agent<br /> when acting contrary to Law?—The Word
"State" must include the People<br /> of the State as well as the
Officers of the State—The Louisiana Civil<br /> Rights Law, and a
Case tried under it—Uniformity of Duties essential to<br /> the
Carrier—Congress left Powerless to protect Rights conferred by the<br />
Constitution—Definition of "Appropriate Legislation"—Propositions
laid<br /> down regarding the Sovereignty of the State, the powers of the
General<br /> Government, etc.—A Tribute to Justice Harlan—A
Denial that Property<br /> exists by Virtue of Law—Civil Rights not
a Question of Social<br /> Equality—Considerations upon which
Social Equality depends—Liberty not<br /> a Question of Social
Equality—The Superior Man—Inconsistencies of the<br /> Past—No
Reason why we should Hate the Colored People—The Issues that<br />
are upon Us.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0002">
TRIAL OF C. B. REYNOLDS FOR BLASPHEMY.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> ADDRESS TO THE JURY.<br /> Report of the Case from the New York
Times (note)—The Right to express<br /> Opinions—Attempts to
Rule the Minds of Men by Force—Liberty the<br /> Greatest Good—Intellectual
Hospitality Defined—When the Catholic<br /> Church had Power—Advent
of the Protestants—The Puritans, Quakers.<br /> Unitarians,
Universalists—What is Blasphemy?—Why this Trial should not<br />
have Taken Place—Argument cannot be put in Jail—The
Constitution of<br /> New Jersey—A higher Law than Men can Make—The
Blasphemy Statute<br /> Quoted and Discussed—Is the Statute
Constitutional?—The Harm done<br /> by Blasphemy Laws—The
Meaning of this Persecution—Religions are<br /> Ephemeral—Let
us judge each other by our Actions—Men who have braved<br /> Public
Opinion should be Honored—The Blasphemy Law if enforced would<br />
rob the World of the Results of Scientific Research—It declares
the<br /> Great Men of to-day to be Criminals—The Indictment Read
and Commented<br /> upon—Laws that go to Sleep—Obsolete
Dogmas the Denial of which was<br /> once punished by Death—Blasphemy
Characterized—On the Argument<br /> that Blasphemy Endangers the
Public Peace—A Definition of real<br /> Blasphemy—Trials for
Blasphemy in England—The case of Abner<br /> Kneeland—True
Worship, Prayer, and Religion—What is Holy and<br /> Sacred—What
is Claimed in this Case—For the Honor of the State—The<br />
word Liberty—Result of the Trial (note).<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0003">
GOD IN THE CONSTITUTION.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> The Feudal System—Office and Purpose of our Constitution—Which
God<br /> shall we Select?—The Existence of any God a Matter of
Opinion—What is<br /> entailed by a Recognition of a God in the
Constitution—Can the Infinite<br /> be Flattered with a
Constitutional Amendment?—This government is<br /> Secular—The
Government of God a Failure—The Difference between the<br />
Theological and the Secular Spirit—A Nation neither Christian nor<br />
Infidel—The Priest no longer a Necessity—Progress of Science
and the<br /> Development of the Mind.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0004">
A REPLY TO BISHOP SPALDING.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> On God in the Constitution—Why the Constitutional Convention
ignored<br /> the Question of Religion—The Fathers Misrepresented—Reasons
why the<br /> Attributes of God should not form an Organic Part of the
Law of the<br /> Land—The Effect of a Clause Recognizing God.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0005">
CRIMES AGAINST CRIMINALS.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> The Three Pests of a Community—I. Forms of Punishment and
Torture—More<br /> Crimes Committed than Prevented by Governments—II.
Are not Vices<br /> transmitted by Nature?—111. Is it Possible for
all People to be<br /> Honest?—Children of Vice as the natural
Product of Society—Statistics:<br /> the Relation between Insanity,
Pauperism, and Crime—IV. The Martyrs of<br /> Vice—Franklin's
Interest in the Treatment of Prisoners—V. Kindness<br /> as a
Remedy—Condition of the Discharged Prisoner—VI. Compensation<br />
for Convicts—VII. Professional Criminals—Shall the Nation
take<br /> Life?—Influence of Public Executions on the Spectators—Lynchers<br />
for the Most Part Criminals at Heart—VIII. The Poverty of the Many
a<br /> perpetual Menace—Limitations of Land-holding.—IX.
Defective Education<br /> by our Schools—Hands should be educated
as well as Head—Conduct<br /> improved by a clearer Perception of
Consequences—X. The Discipline of<br /> the average Prison
Hardening and Degrading—While Society cringes before<br /> Great
Thieves there will be Little Ones to fill the Jails—XI. Our<br />
Ignorance Should make us Hesitate.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0006">
A WOODEN GOD.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> On Christian and Chinese worship—Report of the Select
Committee<br /> on Chinese Immigration—The only true God as
contrasted with<br /> Joss—Sacrifices to the "Living God"—Messrs.
Wright, Dickey, O'Connor<br /> and Murch on the "Religious System" of the
American Union—How to prove<br /> that Christians are better than
Heathens—Injustice in the Name of<br /> God—An honest
Merchant the best Missionary—A Few Extracts from<br /> Confucius—The
Report proves that the Wise Men of China who predicted<br /> that
Christians could not be Trusted were not only Philosophers but<br />
Prophets.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0007">
SOME INTERROGATION POINTS.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> A New Party and its Purpose—The Classes that Exist in every<br />
Country—Effect of Education on the Common People—Wants
Increased by<br /> Intelligence—The Dream of 1776—The
Monopolist and the Competitor—The<br /> War between the Gould and
Mackay Cables—Competition between<br /> Monopolies—All
Advance in Legislation made by Repealing Laws—Wages<br /> and
Values not to be fixed by Law—Men and Machines—The Specific
of<br /> the Capitalist: Economy—The poor Man and Woman devoured by<br />
their Fellow-men—Socialism one of the Worst Possible forms of<br />
Slavery—Liberty not to be exchanged for Comfort—Will the
Workers<br /> always give their Earnings for the Useless?—Priests,
Successful Frauds,<br /> and Robed Impostors.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0008">
ART AND MORALITY.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> The Origin of Man's Thoughts—The imaginative Man—"Medicinal
View" of<br /> Poetry—Rhyme and Religion—The theological
Poets and their Purpose in<br /> Writing—Moral Poets and their
"Unwelcome Truths"—The really Passionate<br /> are the Virtuous—Difference
between the Nude and the Naked—Morality<br /> the Melody of Conduct—The
inculcation of Moral Lessons not contemplated<br /> by Artists or great
Novelists—Mistaken Reformers—Art not a<br /> Sermon—Language
a Multitude of Pictures—Great Pictures and Great<br /> Statues
painted and chiseled with Words—Mediocrity moral from a<br />
Necessity which it calls Virtue—Why Art Civilizes—The Nude—The
Venus<br /> de Milo—This is Art.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0009">
THE DIVIDED HOUSEHOLD OF FAITH.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> The Way in which Theological Seminaries were Endowed—Religious<br />
Guide-boards—Vast Interests interwoven with Creeds—Pretensions
of<br /> Christianity—Kepler's Discovery of his Three Great Laws—Equivocations<br />
and Evasions of the Church—Nature's Testimony against the<br />
Bible—The Age of Man on the Earth—"Inspired" Morality of the<br />
Bible—Miracles—Christian Dogmas—What the church has
been Compelled to<br /> Abandon—The Appeal to Epithets, Hatred and
Punishment—"Spirituality"<br /> the last Resource of the Orthodox—What
is it to be Spiritual?—Two<br /> Questions for the Defenders of
Orthodox Creeds.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0010">
WHY AM I AN AGNOSTIC?</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> Part I. Inharmony of Nature and the Lot of Man with the Goodness
and<br /> Wisdom of a supposed Deity—Why a Creator is Imagined—Difficulty
of the<br /> Act of Creation—Belief in Supernatural Beings—Belief
and Worship among<br /> Savages—Questions of Origin and Destiny—Progress
impossible without<br /> Change of Belief—Circumstances Determining
Belief—How may the<br /> True Religion be Ascertained?—Prosperity
of Nations nor Virtue<br /> of Individuals Dependent on Religions or Gods—Uninspired
Books<br /> Superior—Part II. The Christian Religion—Credulity—Miracles
cannot<br /> be Established—Effect of Testimony—Miraculous
Qualities of all<br /> Religions—Theists and Naturalists—The
Miracle of Inspiration—How<br /> can the alleged Fact of
Inspiration be Established?—God's work and<br /> Man's—Rewards
for Falsehood offered by the Church.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0011">
HUXLEY AND AGNOSTICISM.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> Statement by the Principal of King's College—On the
Irrelevancy of a<br /> Lack of Scientific Knowledge—Difference
between the Agnostic and<br /> the Christian not in Knowledge but in
Credulity—The real name of<br /> an Agnostic said to be "Infidel"—What
an Infidel is—"Unpleasant"<br /> significance of the Word—Belief
in Christ—"Our Lord and his Apostles"<br /> possibly Honest Men—Their
Character not Invoked—Possession by evil<br /> spirits—Professor
Huxley's Candor and Clearness—The splendid Dream<br /> of Auguste
Comte—Statement of the Positive Philosophy—Huxley and<br />
Harrison.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0012">
ERNEST RENAN.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> His Rearing and his Anticipated Biography—The complex
Character of the<br /> Christ of the Gospels—Regarded as a Man by
Renan—The Sin against the<br /> Holy Ghost—Renan on the
Gospels—No Evidence that they were written<br /> by the Men whose
Names they Bear—Written long after the Events they<br /> Describe—Metaphysics
of the Church found in the Gospel of John—Not<br /> Apparent why
Four Gospels should have been Written—Regarded as<br /> legendary
Biographies—In "flagrant contradiction one with another"—The<br />
Divine Origin of Christ an After-growth—Improbable that he
intended to<br /> form a Church—Renan's Limitations—Hebrew
Scholarship—His "People of<br /> Israel"—His Banter and
Blasphemy.<br /> TOLSTOY AND "THE KREUTZER SONATA."<br /> Tolstoy's Belief
and Philosophy—His Asceticism—His View of Human<br /> Love—Purpose
of "The Kreutzer Sonata"—Profound Difference between the<br /> Love
of Men and that of Women—Tolstoy cannot now found a Religion, but<br />
may create the Necessity for another Asylum—The Emotions—The
Curious<br /> Opinion Dried Apples have of Fruit upon the Tree—Impracticability
of<br /> selling All and giving to the Poor—Love and Obedience—Unhappiness
in<br /> the Marriage Relation not the fault of Marriage.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0014">
THOMAS PAINE.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> Life by Moncure D. Conway—Early Advocacy of Reforms against
Dueling<br /> and Cruelty to Animals—The First to write "The United
States of<br /> America"—Washington's Sentiment against Separation
from Great<br /> Britain—Paine's Thoughts in the Declaration of
Independence—Author of<br /> the first Proclamation of Emancipation
in America—Establishment of a<br /> Fund for the Relief of the Army—H's
"Farewell Address"—The "Rights of<br /> Man"—Elected to the
French Convention—Efforts to save the Life of the<br /> King—His
Thoughts on Religion—Arrested—The "Age of Reason" and the<br />
Weapons it has furnished "Advanced Theologians"—Neglect by
Gouverneur<br /> Morris and Washington—James Monroe's letter to
Paine and to the<br /> Committee of General Safety—The vaunted
Religious Liberty of<br /> Colonial Maryland—Orthodox Christianity
at the Beginning of the 19th<br /> Century—New Definitions of God—The
Funeral of Paine.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0015">
THE THREE PHILANTHROPISTS.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> I. Mr. A., the Professional Philanthropist, who established a
Colony<br /> for the Enslavement of the Poor who could not take care of
themselves,<br /> amassed a large Fortune thereby, built several
churches, and earned<br /> the Epitaph, "He was the Providence of the
Poor"—II. Mr. B.,<br /> the Manufacturer, who enriched himself by
taking advantage of the<br /> Necessities of the Poor, paid the lowest
Rate of Wages, considered<br /> himself one of God's Stewards, endowed
the "B Asylum" and the "B<br /> College," never lost a Dollar, and of
whom it was recorded, "He Lived<br /> for Others." III. Mr. C., who
divided his Profits with the People who had<br /> earned it, established
no Public Institutions, suppressed Nobody; and<br /> those who have
worked for him said, "He allowed Others to live for<br /> Themselves."<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0016">
SHOULD THE CHINESE BE EXCLUDED?</a>
</p>
<p>
SHOULD THE CHINESE BE EXCLUDED?<br /> Trampling on the Rights of
Inferiors—Rise of the Irish and Germans<br /> to Power—The
Burlingame Treaty—Character of Chinese Laborers—Their<br />
Enemies in the Pacific States—Violation of Treaties—The
Geary Law—The<br /> Chinese Hated for their Virtues—More
Piety than Principle among the<br /> People's Representatives—Shall
we go back to Barbarism?<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0017">
A WORD ABOUT EDUCATION.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> What the Educated Man Knows—Necessity of finding out the
Facts<br /> of Nature—"Scholars" not always Educated Men; from
necessaries to<br /> luxuries; who may be called educated; mental misers;
the first duty of<br /> man; university education not necessary to
usefulness, no advantage in<br /> learning useless facts.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0018">
WHAT I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> Would have the Kings and Emperors resign, the Nobility drop their<br />
Titles, the Professors agree to teach only What they Know, the<br />
Politicians changed to Statesmen, the Editors print only the<br /> Truth—Would
like to see Drunkenness and Prohibition abolished,<br /> Corporal
Punishment done away with, and the whole World free.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0019">
FOOL FRIENDS.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> The Fool Friend believes every Story against you, never denies a
Lie<br /> unless it is in your Favor, regards your Reputation as Common
Prey,<br /> forgets his Principles to gratify your Enemies, and is so
friendly that<br /> you cannot Kick him.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0020">
INSPIRATION.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> Nature tells a different Story to all Eyes and Ears—Horace
Greeley and<br /> the Big Trees—The Man who "always did like
rolling land"—What the<br /> Snow looked like to the German—Shakespeare's
different Story for each<br /> Reader—As with Nature so with the
Bible.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0021">
THE TRUTH OF HISTORY.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> People who live by Lying—A Case in point—H. Hodson
Rugg's Account of<br /> the Conversion of Ingersoll and 5,000 of his
Followers—The "Identity of<br /> Lost Israel with the British
Nation"—Old Falsehoods about Infidels—The<br /> New York
Observer and Thomas Paine—A Rascally English Editor—The<br />
Charge that Ingersoll's Son had been Converted—The Fecundity of<br />
Falsehood.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0022">
HOW TO EDIT A LIBERAL PAPER.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> The Editor should not narrow his Horizon so that he can see only<br />
One Thing—To know the Defects of the Bible is but the Beginning of<br />
Wisdom—The Liberal Paper should not discuss Theological Questions<br />
Alone—A Column for Children—Candor and Kindness—Nothing
should be<br /> Asserted that is not Known—Above All, teach the
Absolute Freedom of the<br /> Mind.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0023">
SECULARISM.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> The religion of Humanity; what it Embraces and what it Advocates—A<br />
Protest against Ecclesiastical Tyranny—Believes in Building a Home<br />
here—Means Food and Fireside—The Right to express your
Thought—Its<br /> advice to every Human Being—A Religion
without Mysteries, Miracles, or<br /> Persecutions.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0024">
CRITICISM OF "ROBERT ELSMERE," "JOHN WARD, PREACHER," AND "AN AFRICAN
FARM."</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> Religion unsoftened by Infidelity—The Orthodox Minister
whose Wife has<br /> a Heart—Honesty of Opinion not a Mitigating
Circumstance—Repulsiveness<br /> of an Orthodox Life—John
Ward an Object of Pity—Lyndall of the<br /> "African Farm"—The
Story of the Hunter—Death of Waldo—Women the<br /> Caryatides
of the Church—Attitude of Christianity toward other<br /> Religions—Egotism
of the ancient Jews.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0025">
THE LIBEL LAWS.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> All Articles appearing in a newspaper should be Signed by the<br />
Writer—The Law if changed should throw greater Safeguards around
the<br /> Reputation of the Citizen—Pains should be taken to give
Prominence to<br /> Retractions—The Libel Laws like a Bayonet in
War.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0026">
REV. DR. NEWTON'S SERMON ON A NEW RELIGION.</a>
</p>
<p>
REV. DR. NEWTON'S SERMON ON A NEW RELIGION.<br /> Mr. Newton not Regarded
as a Sceptic—New Meanings given to Old<br /> Words—The
vanishing Picture of Hell—The Atonement—Confidence being<br />
Lost in the Morality of the Gospel—Exclusiveness of the Churches—The<br />
Hope of Immortality and Belief in God have Nothing to do with Real<br />
Religion—Special Providence a Mistake.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0027">
AN ESSAY ON CHRISTMAS.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> The Day regarded as a Holiday—A Festival far older<br /> than
Christianity—Relics of Sun-worship in Christian<br /> Ceremonies—Christianity
furnished new Steam for an old Engine—Pagan<br /> Festivals
correspond to Ours—Why Holidays are Popular—They must be for<br />
the Benefit of the People.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0028">
HAS FREETHOUGHT A CONSTRUCTIVE SIDE?</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> The Object of Freethought—what the Religionist calls
"Affirmative<br /> and Positive"—The Positive Side of Freethought—Constructive
Work of<br /> Christianity.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0029">
THE IMPROVED MAN.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> He will be in Favor of universal Liberty, neither Master nor
Slave; of<br /> Equality and Education; will develop in the Direction of
the Beautiful;<br /> will believe only in the Religion of this World—His
Motto—Will not<br /> endeavor to change the Mind of the "Infinite"—Will
have no Bells or<br /> Censers—Will be satisfied that the
Supernatural does not exist—Will be<br /> Self-poised, Independent,
Candid and Free.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0030">
EIGHT HOURS MUST COME.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> The Working People should be protected by Law—Life of no
particular<br /> Importance to the Man who gets up before Daylight and
works till<br /> after Dark—A Revolution probable in the Relations
between Labor and<br /> Capital—Working People becoming Educated
and more Independent—The<br /> Government can Aid by means of Good
Laws—Women the worst Paid—There<br /> should be no Resort to
Force by either Labor or Capital.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0031">
THE JEWS.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> Much like People of other Religions—Teaching given Christian
Children<br /> about those who die in the Faith of Abraham—Dr. John
Hall on<br /> the Persecution of the Jews in Russia as the Fulfillment of<br />
Prophecy—Hostility of Orthodox early Christians excited by Jewish<br />
Witnesses against the Faith—An infamous Chapter of History—Good<br />
and bad Men of every Faith—Jews should outgrow their own<br />
Superstitions—What the intelligent Jew Knows.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0032">
CRUMBLING CREEDS.</a>
</p>
<p>
CRUMBLING CREEDS.<br /> The Common People called upon to Decide as
between the Universities and<br /> the Synods—Modern Medicine, Law,
Literature and Pictures as against the<br /> Old—Creeds agree with
the Sciences of their Day—Apology the Prelude<br /> to Retreat—The
Presbyterian Creed Infamous, but no worse than<br /> the Catholic—Progress
begins when Expression of Opinion is<br /> Allowed—Examining the
Religions of other Countries—The Pulpit's<br /> Position Lost—The
Dogma of Eternal Pain the Cause of the orthodox<br /> Creeds losing
Popularity—Every Church teaching this Infinite Lie must<br /> Fall.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0033">
OUR SCHOOLS.</a>
</p>
<p>
OUR SCHOOLS.<br /> Education the only Lever capable of raising Mankind—The<br />
School-house more Important than the Church—Criticism of New
York's<br /> School-Buildings—The Kindergarten System Recommended—Poor
Pay of<br /> Teachers—The great Danger to the Republic is
Ignorance.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0034">
VIVISECTION.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> The Hell of Science—Brutal Curiosity of Vivisectors—The
Pretence that<br /> they are working for the Good of Man—Have these
scientific Assassins<br /> added to useful Knowledge?—No Good to
the Race to be Accomplished by<br /> Torture—The Tendency to
produce a Race of intelligent Wild Beasts.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0035">
THE CENSUS ENUMERATOR'S OFFICIAL CATECHISM.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> Right of the Government to ask Questions and of the Citizen to
refuse<br /> to answer them—Matters which the Government has no
Right to pry<br /> into—Exposing the Debtor's financial Condition—A
Man might decline to<br /> tell whether he has a Chronic Disease or not.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0036">
THE AGNOSTIC CHRISTMAS.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> Natural Phenomena and Myths celebrated—The great Day of the
first<br /> Religion, Sun-worship—A God that Knew no Hatred nor
Sought Revenge—The<br /> Festival of Light.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0037">
SPIRITUALITY.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> A much-abused Word—The Early Christians too Spiritual to be<br />
Civilized—Calvin and Knox—Paine, Voltaire and Humboldt not<br />
Spiritual—Darwin also Lacking—What it is to be really
Spiritual—No<br /> connection with Superstition.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0038">
SUMTER'S GUN.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> What were thereby blown into Rags and Ravelings—The Birth of
a<br /> new Epoch announced—Lincoln made the most commanding Figure
of the<br /> Century—Story of its Echoes.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0039">
WHAT INFIDELS HAVE DONE.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> What might have been Asked of a Christian 100 years after<br />
Christ—Hospitals and Asylums not all built for Charity—Girard<br />
College—Lick Observatory—Carnegie not an Orthodox Christian—Christian<br />
Colleges—Give us Time.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0040">
CRUELTY IN THE ELMIRA REFORMATORY.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> Brockway a Savage—The Lash will neither develop the Brain
nor cultivate<br /> the Heart—Brutality a Failure—Bishop
Potter's apostolical Remark.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0041">
LAW'S DELAY.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> The Object of a Trial—Justice can afford to Wait—The
right of<br /> Appeal—Case of Mrs. Maybrick—Life Imprisonment
for Murderers—American<br /> Courts better than the English.<br />
BIGOTRY OF COLLEGES.<br /> Universities naturally Conservative—Kansas
State University's<br /> Objection to Ingersoll as a commencement Orator—Comment
by Mr. Depew<br /> (note)—Action of Cornell and the University of
Missouri.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0043">
A YOUNG MAN'S CHANCES TO-DAY.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> The Chances a few Years ago—Capital now Required—Increasing<br />
competition in Civilized Life—Independence the first Object—If
he has<br /> something to say, there will be plenty to listen.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0044">
SCIENCE AND SENTIMENT.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> Science goes hand in hand with Imagination—Artistic and
Ethical<br /> Development—Science destroys Superstition, not true
Religion—Education<br /> preferable to Legislation—Our
Obligation to our Children.<br /> "SOWING AND REAPING."<br /> Moody's
Belief accounted for—A dishonest and corrupting Doctrine—A<br />
want of Philosophy and Sense—Have Souls in Heaven no Regrets?—Mr.<br />
Moody should read some useful Books.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0046">
SHOULD INFIDELS SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO SUNDAY SCHOOL?</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> Teachings of orthodox Sunday Schools—The ferocious God of
the<br /> Bible—Miracles—A Christian in Constantinople would
not send his<br /> Child to a Mosque—Advice to all Agnostics—Strangle
the Serpent of<br /> Superstition.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0047">
WHAT WOULD YOU SUBSTITUTE FOR THE BIBLE AS A MORAL GUIDE?</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> Character of the Bible—Men and Women not virtuous because of
any<br /> Book—The Commandments both Good and Bad—Books that
do not help<br /> Morality—Jehovah not a moral God—What is
Morality?—Intelligence the<br /> only moral guide.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0048">
GOVERNOR ROLLINS' FAST-DAY PROCLAMATION.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> Decline of the Christian Religion in New Hampshire—Outgrown<br />
Beliefs—Present-day Views of Christ and the Holy Ghost—Abandoned<br />
Notions about the Atonement—Salvation for Credulity—The
Miracles<br /> of the New Testament—The Bible "not true but
inspired"—The "Higher<br /> Critics" riding two Horses—Infidelity
in the Pulpit—The "restraining<br /> Influences of Religion" as
illustrated by Spain and Portugal—Thinking,<br /> Working and
Praying—The kind of Faith that has Departed.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0049">
A LOOK BACKWARD AND A PROPHECY.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> The <i>Truth Seeker</i> congratulated on its Twenty-fifth Birthday—Teachings<br />
of Twenty-five Years ago—Dodging and evading—The Clerical
Assault<br /> on Darwin—Draper, Buckle, Hegel, Spencer, Emerson—Comparison<br />
of Prejudices—Vanished Belief in the Devil—Matter and<br />
Force—Contradictions Dwelling in Unity—Substitutes for
Jehovah—A<br /> Prophecy.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0050">
POLITICAL MORALITY.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> Argument in the contested Election Case of Strobach against
Herbert—The<br /> Importance of Honest Elections—Poisoning
the Source of Justice—The<br /> Fraudulent Voter a Traitor to his
Sovereign, the Will of the<br /> People—Political Morality
Imperative.<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a
href="38811-h/38811-h.htm#link0051">
A FEW REASONS FOR DOUBTING THE INSPIRATION OF THE BIBLE.</a>
</p>
<p>
Date and Manner of Composing the Old Testament—Other Books not now
in<br /> Existence, and Disagreements about the Canon—Composite
Character of<br /> certain Books—Various Versions—Why was
God's message given to the Jews<br /> alone?—The Story of the
Creation, of the Flood, of the Tower, and<br /> of Lot's wife—Moses
and Aaron and the Plagues of Egypt—Laws of<br /> Slavery—Instructions
by Jehovah Calculated to excite Astonishment and<br /> Mirth—Sacrifices
and the Scapegoat—Passages showing that the Laws of<br /> Moses
were made after the Jews had left the Desert—Jehovah's dealings<br />
with his People—The Sabbath Law—Prodigies—Joshua's
Miracle—Damned<br /> Ignorance and Infamy—Jephthah's
Sacrifice—Incredible Stories—The<br /> Woman of Endor and the
Temptation of David—Elijah and Elisha—Loss of<br /> the
Pentateuch from Moses to Josiah—The Jews before and after being<br />
Abandoned by Jehovah—Wealth of Solomon and other Marvels.<br />
</p>
</blockquote>
<p>
<br /> <br />
</p>
<hr />
<p>
<br /> <br /> <a name="vol_12" id="vol_12"></a>
</p>
<h1>
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#title">VOLUME
XII.--MISCELLANY</a>
</h1>
<p>
<br />
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0001">
PROF. VAN BUREN DENSLOW'S "MODERN THINKERS."</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#linkPREF1">PREFACE
TO DR. EDGAR C. BEALL'S "THE BRAIN AND THE BIBLE."</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#linkPREF2">PREFACE
TO "MEN, WOMEN AND GODS."</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#linkPREF3">PREFACE
TO "FOR HER DAILY BREAD."</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#linkPREF4">PREFACE
TO "AGNOSTICISM AND OTHER ESSAYS."</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#linkPREF5">PREFACE
TO "FAITH OR FACT."</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0007">
THE GRANT BANQUET.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0008">
THIRTEEN CLUB DINNER.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0009">
ROBSON AND CRANE DINNER.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0010">
THE POLICE CAPTAINS' DINNER.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0011">
GENERAL GRANT'S BIRTHDAY DINNER</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0012">
LOTOS CLUB DINNER, TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0013">
MANHATTAN ATHLETIC CLUB DINNER.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0014">
THE LIEDERKRANZ CLUB, SEIDL-STANTON BANQUET.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0015">
THE FRANK B. CARPENTER DINNER.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0016">
UNITARIAN CLUB DINNER.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0017">
WESTERN SOCIETY OF THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC BANQUET.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0018">
LOTOS CLUB DINNER IN HONOR OF ANTON SEIDL.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0019">
LOTOS CLUB DINNER IN HONOR OF REAR ADMIRAL SCHLEY.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0020">
ADDRESS TO THE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0021">
THE CHILDREN OF THE STAGE.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0022">
ADDRESS TO THE PRESS CLUB.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0023">
THE CIRCULATION OF OBSCENE LITERATURE.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0024">
CONVENTION OF THE NATIONAL LIBERAL LEAGUE.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0025">
CONVENTION OF THE AMERICAN SECULAR UNION.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0026">
THE RELIGIOUS BELIEF OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0027">
ORGANIZED CHARITIES.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0028">
SPAIN AND THE SPANIARDS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0029">
OUR NEW POSSESSIONS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0030">
A FEW FRAGMENTS ON EXPANSION.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0031">
IS IT EVER RIGHT FOR HUSBAND OR WIFE TO KILL RIVAL?</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0032">
PROFESSOR BRIGGS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0033">
FRAGMENTS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0034">
EFFECT OF THE WORLD'S FAIR ON THE HUMAN RACE.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0035">
SABBATH SUPERSTITION.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0036">
A TRIBUTE TO GEORGE JACOB HOLYOAKE.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0037">
AT THE GRAVE OF BENJAMIN W. PARKER.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0038">
A TRIBUTE TO EBON C. INGERSOLL</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0039">
A TRIBUTE TO THE REV. ALEXANDER CLARK.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0040">
AT A CHILD'S GRAVE.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0041">
A TRIBUTE TO JOHN G. MILLS.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0042">
A TRIBUTE TO ELIZUR WRIGHT.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0043">
A TRIBUTE TO MRS. IDA WHITING KNOWLES.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0044">
A TRIBUTE TO HENRY WARD BEECHER.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0045">
A TRIBUTE TO ROSCOE CONKLING.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0046">
A TRIBUTE TO RICHARD H. WHITING.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0047">
A TRIBUTE TO COURTLANDT PALMER.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0048">
A TRIBUTE TO MRS. MARY H. FISKE.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0049">
A TRIBUTE TO HORACE SEAVER.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0050">
A TRIBUTE TO LAWRENCE BARRETT.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0051">
A TRIBUTE TO WALT WHITMAN.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0052">
A TRIBUTE TO PHILO D. BECKWITH.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0053">
A TRIBUTE TO ANTON SEIDL.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0054">
A TRIBUTE TO DR. THOMAS SETON ROBERTSON.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0055">
A TRIBUTE TO THOMAS CORWIN.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0056">
A TRIBUTE TO ISAAC H. BAILEY.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0057">
JESUS CHRIST.</a>
</p>
<p class="toc">
<a href="38812-h/38812-h.htm#link0058">
LIFE.</a>
</p>
<p>
<br /> <br />
</p>
<hr />
<p>
<br /> <br />
</p>
<hr />
<p>
<br /> <br />
</p>
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