VOLUME V.--DISCUSSIONS

DETAILED CONTENTS OF VOLUME V.

PREFACE.

INGERSOLL'S INTERVIEWS ON TALMAGE.

FIRST INTERVIEW.

SECOND INTERVIEW.

THIRD INTERVIEW.

FOURTH INTERVIEW.

FIFTH INTERVIEW,

SIXTH INTERVIEW.

THE TALMAGIAN CATECHISM.

A VINDICATION OF THOMAS PAINE.

CONCLUSION.

THE OBSERVER'S SECOND ATTACK

INGERSOLL'S SECOND REPLY.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME V.

INGERSOLL'S SIX INTERVIEWS ON TALMAGE.

(1882.) PrefaceóFirst Interview: Great Men as Witnesses to the Truth of the GospelóNo man should quote the Words of Another unless he is willing to Accept all the Opinions of that ManóReasons of more Weight than ReputationsóWould a general Acceptance of Unbelief fill the Penitentiaries?ó My CreedóMost Criminals OrthodoxóRelig-ion and Morality not Necessarily AssociatesóOn the Creation of the Universe out of OmnipotenceóMr. Talmage's Theory about the Pro-duction of Light prior to the Creation of the SunóThe Deluge and the ArkóMr. Talmage's tendency to Belittle the Bible MiraclesóHis Chemical, Geological, and Agricultural ViewsóHis Disregard of Good Manners- -Second Interview: An Insulting TextóGod's Design in Creating Guiteau to be the Assassin of GarfieldóMr. Talmage brings the Charge of BlasphemyóSome Real BlasphemersóThe Tabernacle Pastor tells the exact Opposite of the Truth about Col. Ingersoll's Attitude toward the Circulation of Immoral Booksó"Assassinating" GodóMr. Talmage finds Nearly All the Invention of Modern Times Mentioned in the BibleóThe Reverend Gentleman corrects the Translators of the Bible in the Matter of the Rib StoryóDenies that Polygamy is permitted by the Old TestamentóHis De-fence of Queen Victoria and Violation of the Grave of George EliotóExhibits a Christian SpiritóThird Interview: Mr. Talmage's Partiality in the Bestowal of his LoveóDenies the Right of Laymen to Examine the ScripturesóThinks the Infidels Victims of Bibliophobia óHe explains the Stopping of the Sun and Moon at the Command of Joshuaó Instances a Dark Day in the Early Part of the CenturyóCharges that Holy Things are Made Light ofóReaffirms his Confidence in the Whale and Jonah StoryóThe Commandment which Forbids the making of Graven ImagesóAffirmation that the Bible is the Friend of WomanóThe Present Condition of WomanóFourth Interview: Colonel Ingersoll Compared by Mr. Talmage tojehoiakim, who Consigned Writings of Jeremiah to the FlamesóAn Intimation that Infidels wish to have all copies of the Bible Destroyed by FireóLaughter DeprecatedóCol. Ingersoll Accused of Denouncing his FatheróMr. Talmage holds that a Man may be Perfectly Happy in Heaven with His Mother in Hell- -Challenges the Infidel to Read a Chapter from St. JohnóOn the "Chief Solace of the World"óDis- covers an Attempt is being made to Put Out the Light-houses of the Farther ShoreóAffirms our Debt to Christianity for Schools, Hospitals, etc.óDenies that Infidels have ever Done any Goodó Fifth Interview: Inquiries if Men gather Grapes of Thorns, or Figs of Thistles, and is Answered in the NegativeóResents the Charge that the Bible is a Cruel BookóDemands to Know where the Cruelty of the Bible Crops out in the Lives of Christiansó Col. Ingersoll Accused of saying that the Bible is a Collection of Polluted WritingsóMr. Talmage Asserts the Orchestral Harmony of the Scriptures from Genesis to Revelation, and Repudiates the Theory of ContradictionsóHis View of Mankind Indicated in Quotations from his Confession of FaithóHe Insists that the Bible is Scientificó Traces the New Testament to its Source with St. JohnóPledges his Word that no Man ever Died for a Lie Cheerfully and TriumphantlyóAs to Prophecies and PredictionsóAlleged "Prophetic" Fate of the Jewish PeopleóSixth Interview: Dr. Talmage takes the Ground that the Unrivalled Circulation of the Bible Proves that it is InspiredóForgets' that a Scientific Fact does not depend on the Vote of NumbersóNames some Christian MillionsóHis Arguments Characterized as the Poor-est, Weakest, and Best Possible in Support of the Doctrine of Inspira-tionóWill God, in Judging a Man, take into Consideration the Cir-cumstances of that Man's Life?óSatisfactory Reasons for Not Believ- ing that the Bible is inspired.

THE TALMAGIAN CATECHISM.

The Pith and Marrow of what Mr. Talmage has been Pleased to Say, set forth in the form of a Shorter Catechism.

A VINDICATION OF THOMAS PAINE.

(1877.) Letter to the New York ObserveróAn Offer to Pay One Thousand Dollars in Gold for Proof that Thomas Paine or Voltaire Died in Terror because of any Religious Opinions Either had Expressedó Proposition to Create a Tribunal to Hear the EvidenceóThe Ob-server, after having Called upon Col. Ingersoll to Deposit the Money, and Characterized his Talk as "Infidel 'Buncombe,'" Denies its Own Words, but attempts to Prove themó Its Memory Refreshed by Col. Ingersoll and the Slander RefutedóProof that Paine did Not Recant - -Testimony of Thomas Nixon, Daniel Pelton, Mr. Jarvis, B. F. Has-kin, Dr. Manley, Amasa Woodsworth, Gilbert Vale, Philip Graves, M. D., Willet Hicks, A. C. Hankinson, John Hogeboom, W. J. Hilton, Tames Cheetham, Revs. Milledollar and Cunningham, Mrs. Hedden, Andrew A. Dean, William Carver,óThe Statements of Mary Roscoe and Mary Hindsdale ExaminedóWilliam Cobbett's Account of a Call upon Mary HinsdaleóDid Thomas Paine live the Life of a Drunken Beast, and did he Die a Drunken, Cowardly, and Beastly Death?óGrant Thorbum's Charges ExaminedóStatement of the Rev. J. D. Wickham, D.D., shown to be Utterly FalseóFalse Witness of the Rev. Charles Hawley, D.D.óW. H. Ladd, James Cheetham, and Mary HinsdaleóPaine's Note to CheethamóMr-Staple, Mr. Purdy, Col. John Fellows, James Wilburn, Walter Morton, Clio Rickman, Judge Herttell, H. Margary, Elihu Palmer, Mr. XV Lovett, all these Testified that Paine was a Temperate ManóWashington's Letter to Paineó Thomas Jefferson'sóAdams and Washing-ton on "Common Sense"ó-James Monroe's Tributeó Quotations from PaineóPaine's Estate and His WillóThe Observer's Second Attack (p. 492): Statements of Elkana Watson, William Carver, Rev. E. F. Hatfield, D.D., James Cheetham, Dr. J. W. Francis, Dr. Manley, Bishop FenwickóIngersoll's Second Reply (p. 516): Testimony Garbled by the Editor of the ObserveróMary Roscoeand Mary Hins- dale the Same PersonóHer Reputation for Veracity- -Letter from Rev. A. W. CornellóGrant Thorburn Exposed by James PartonóThe Observer's Admission that Paine did not RecantóAffidavit of William B. Barnes.