VOLUME VI.--DISCUSSIONS

DETAILED CONTENTS OF VOLUME VI.

THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION; INGERSOLL'S OPENING PAPER

THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, BY JEREMIAH S. BLACK.

THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, BY ROBERT G. INGERSOLL.

FAITH OR AGNOSTICISM.

THE FIELD-INGERSOLL DISCUSSION.

A REPLY TO THE REV. HENRY M. FIELD, D.D.

A LAST WORD TO ROBERT G. INGERSOLL

LETTER TO DR. FIELD.

CONTROVERSY ON CHRISTIANTY

COL. INGERSOLL TO MR. GLADSTONE.

ROME OR REASON.

THE CHURCH ITS OWN WITNESS, By Cardinal Manning.

ROME OR REASON: A REPLY TO CARDINAL MANNING.

IS DIVORCE WRONG?

DIVORCE.

IS CORPORAL PUNISHMENT DEGRADING?

DETAILED CONTENTS OF VOLUME VI.

THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION; INGERSOLL'S OPENING PAPER

(1881.) I. Col. Ingersoll's Opening PaperóStatement of the Fundamental Truths of ChristianityóReasons for Thinking that Portions of the Old Testament are the Product of a Barbarous PeopleóPassages upholding Slavery, Polygamy, War, and Religious Persecution not Evidences of InspirationóIf the Words are not Inspired, What Is?óCommands of Jehovah compared with the Precepts of Pagans and StoicsóEpictetus, Cicero, Zeno, Seneca, BrahmaóII. The New TestamentóWhy were Four Gospels Necessary?óSalvation by BeliefóThe Doctrine of the AtonementóThe Jewish System Culminating in the Sacrifice of ChristóExcept for the Crucifixion of her Son, the Virgin Mary would be among the LostóWhat Christ must have Known would Follow the Acceptance of His TeachingsóThe Wars of Sects, the Inquisition, the Fields of DeathóWhy did he not Forbid it All?óThe Little that he RevealedóThe Dogma of Eternal PunishmentóUpon Love's Breast the Church has Placed the Eternal AspóIII. The "Inspired" WritersóWhy did not God furnish Every Nation with a Bible? II. Judge Black's ReplyóHis Duty that of a PolicemanóThe Church not in DangeróClasses who Break out into Articulate BlasphemyóThe SciolistóPersonal Remarks about Col. IngersollóChief-Justice Gibson of Pennsylvania QuotedóWe have no Jurisdiction or Capacity to Rejudge the Justice of GodóThe Moral Code of the BibleóCivil Government of the JewsóNo Standard of Justice without Belief in a GodóPunishments for Blasphemy and Idolatry DefendedóWars of ConquestóAllusion to Col. Ingersoll's War RecordóSlavery among the JewsóPolygamy Discouraged by the Mosaic ConstitutionóJesus of Nazareth and the Establishment of his ReligionóAcceptance of Christianity and Adjudication upon its DivinityóThe Evangelists and their DepositionsóThe Fundamental Truths of ChristianityóPersecution and Triumph of the ChurchóIngersoll's Propositions Compressed and the Compressions AnsweredóSalvation as a Reward of BeliefóPunishment of UnbeliefóThe Second Birth, Atonement, Redemption, Non-resistance, Excessive Punishment of Sinners, Christ and Persecution, Christianity and Freedom of Thought, Sufficiency of the Gospel, Miracles, Moral Effect of Christianity. III. Col. Ingersoll's RejoinderóHow this Discussion Came AboutóNatural LawóThe Design ArgumentóThe Right to Rejudge the Justice even of a GodóViolation of the Commandments by JehovahóReligious Intolerance of the Old TestamentóJudge Black's Justification of Wars of ExterminationóHis Defence of SlaveryóPolygamy not "Discouraged" by the Old TestamentóPosition of Woman under the Jewish System and under that of the Ancientsóa "Policeman's" View of GodóSlavery under Jehovah and in EgyptóThe Admission that Jehovah gave no Commandment against PolygamyóThe Learned and Wise Crawl back in CribsóAlleged Harmony of Old and New TestamentsóOn the Assertion that the Spread of Christianity Proves the Supernatural Origin of the GospelóThe Argument applicable to All ReligionsóCommunications from Angels ana GodsóAuthenticity of the Statements of the EvangelistsóThree Important ManuscriptsóRise of MormonismóAscension of ChristóThe Great Public Events alleged as Fundamental Truths of ChristianityóJudge Black's System of "Compression"ó"A Metaphysical Question"óRight and WrongóJusticeóChristianity and Freedom of ThoughtóHeaven and HellóProduction of God and the DevilóInspiration of the Bible dependent on the Credulity of the ReaderóDoubt of MiraclesóThe World before Christ's AdventóRespect for the Man ChristóThe Dark AgesóInstitutions of MercyóCivil Law.

THE FIELD-INGERSOLL DISCUSSION.

(1887.) An Open Letter to Robert G. IngersollóSuperstitionsóBasis of ReligionóNapoleon's Question about the StarsóThe Idea of GodóCrushing out HopeóAtonement, Regeneration, and Future RetributionóSocrates and JesusóThe Language of Col. Ingersoll characterized as too SweepingóThe SabbathóBut a Step from Sneering at Religion to Sneering at Morality. A Reply to the Rev. Henry M. Field, D. D.óHonest Differences of OpinionóCharles DarwinóDr. Field's Distinction between Superstition and ReligionóThe Presbyterian God an Infinite TorquemadaóNapoleon's Sensitiveness to the Divine InfluenceóThe Preference of AgassizóThe Mysterious as an ExplanationóThe Certainty that God is not what he is Thought to BeóSelf-preservation the Fibre of SocietyóDid the Assassination of Lincoln Illustrate the Justice of God's Judgments?óImmortalityóHope and the Presbyterian CreedóTo a Mother at the Grave of Her SonóTheological Teaching of ForgivenessóOn Eternal RetributionóJesus and MohammedóAttacking the Religion of OthersóAnanias and SapphiraóThe Pilgrims and Freedom to WorshipóThe Orthodox SabbathóNatural Restraints on ConductóReligion and MoralityóThe Efficacy of PrayeróRespect for Belief of Father and MotheróThe "Power behind Nature"óSurvival of the FittestóThe Saddest Factó"Sober Second Thought." A Last Word to Robert G. Ingersoll, by Dr. FieldóGod not a PresbyterianóWhy Col. Ingersoll's Attacks on Religion are ResentedóGod is more Merciful than ManóTheories about the Future LifeóRetribution a Necessary Part of the Divine LawóThe Case of Robinson CrusoeóIrresistible Proof of DesignóCol. Ingersoll's View of ImmortalityóAn Almighty Friend. Letter to Dr. FieldóThe Presbyterian GodóWhat the Presbyterians ClaimóThe "Incurably Bad"óResponsibility for not seeing Things ClearlyóGood Deeds should Follow even AtheistsóNo Credit in BeliefóDesign Argument that Devours ItselfóBelief as a Foundation of Social OrderóNo Consolation in Orthodox ReligionóThe "Almighty Friend" and the Slave Motheróa Hindu PrayeróCalvinismóChrist not the Supreme Benefactor of the Race.

COLONEL INGERSOLL ON CHRISTIANITY.

(1888.) Some Remarks on his Reply to Dr. Field by the Hon. Wm. E. GladstoneóExternal Triumph and Prosperity of the ChurchóA Truth Half StatedóCol. Ingersoll's Tumultuous Method and lack of Reverential CalmóJephthah's SacrificeóHebrews xii ExpoundedóThe Case of AbrahamóDarwinism and the ScripturesóWhy God demands Sacrifices of ManóProblems admitted to be InsolubleóRelation of human Genius to Human GreatnessóShakespeare and OthersóChrist and the Family RelationóInaccuracy of Reference in the ReplyóAnanias and SapphiraóThe Idea of ImmortalityóImmunity of Error in Belief from Moral ResponsibilityóOn Dishonesty in the Formation of OpinionóA Plausibility of the Shallowest kindóThe System of ThuggismóPersecution for Opinion's SakeóRiding an Unbroken Horse. Col. Ingersoll to Mr. GladstoneóOn the "Impaired" State of the human ConstitutionóUnbelief not Due to DegeneracyóObjections to the Scheme of RedemptionóDoes Man Deserve only Punishment?ó"Reverential Calm"óThe Deity of the Ancient JewsóJephthah and AbrahamóRelation between Darwinism and the Inspiration of the ScripturesóSacrifices to the InfiniteóWhat is Common Sense?óAn Argument that will Defend every SuperstitionóThe Greatness of ShakespeareóThe Absolute Indissolubility of MarriageóIs the Religion of Christ for this Age?óAs to Ananias and SapphiraóImmortality and People of Low Intellectual DevelopmentóCan we Control our Thought?óDishonest Opinions Cannot be FormedóSome Compensations for Riding an "Unbroken Horse."

ROME OR REASON.

(1888.) "The Church Its Own Witness," by Cardinal ManningóEvidence that Christianity is of Divine OriginóThe Universality of the ChurchóNatural Causes not Sufficient to Account for the Catholic Churchó-The World in which Christianity AroseóBirth of ChristóFrom St Peter to Leo XIII.óThe First Effect of ChristianityóDomestic Life's Second Visible EffectóRedemption of Woman from traditional DegradationóChange Wrought by Christianity upon the Social, Political and International Relations of the WorldóProof that Christianity is of Divine Origin and PresenceóSt. John and the Christian FathersóSanctity of the Church not Affected by Human Sins. A Reply to Cardinal ManningóI. Success not a Demonstration of either Divine Origin or Supernatural AidóCardinal Manning's Argument More Forcible in the Mouth of a MohammedanóWhy Churches Rise and FlourishóMormonismóAlleged Universality of the Catholic ChurchóIts "inexhaustible Fruitfulness" in Good ThingsóThe Inquisition and PersecutionóNot InvincibleóIts Sword used by SpainóIts Unity not UnbrokenóThe State of the World when Christianity was EstablishedóThe Vicar of ChristóA Selection from Draper's "History of the Intellectual Development of Europe"óSome infamous PopesóPart II. How the Pope SpeaksóReligions Older than Catholicism and having the Same Rites and SacramentsóIs Intellectual Stagnation a Demonstration of Divine Origin?óIntegration and DisintegrationóThe Condition of the World 300 Years AgoóThe Creed of CatholicismóThe "One true God" with a Knowledge of whom Catholicism has "filled the World"óDid the Catholic Church overthrow Idolatry?óMarriageóCelibacyóHuman PassionsóThe Cardinal's Explanation of Jehovah's abandonment of the Children of Men for four thousand YearsóCatholicism tested by PaganismóCanon Law and Convictions had Under ItóRival PopesóImportance of a Greek "Inflection"óThe Cardinal Witnesses.

IS DIVORCE WRONG?

(1889.) Preface by the Editor of the North American ReviewóIntroduction, by the Rev. S. W. Dike, LL. D.óA Catholic View by Cardinal GibbonsóDivorce as Regarded by the Episcopal Church, by Bishop, Henry C. PotteróFour Questions Answered, by Robert G. Ingersoll.

DIVORCE.

Reply to Cardinal GibbonsóIndissolubility of Marriage a Reaction from PolygamyóBiblical MarriageóPolygamy Simultaneous and SuccessiveóMarriage and Divorce in the Light of ExperienceóReply to Bishop PotteróReply to Mr. GladstoneóJustice BradleyóSenator DolphóThe argument Continued in Colloquial FormóDialogue between Cardinal Gibbons and a Maltreated WifeóShe Asks the Advice of Mr. GladstoneóThe Priest who Violated his VowóAbsurdity of the Divorce laws of Some States.

REPLY TO DR. LYMAN ABBOTT.

(1890) Dr. Abbott's EquivocationsóCrimes Punishable by Death under Mosaic and English LawóSeverity of Moses Accounted for by Dr. AbbottóThe Necessity for the Acceptance of ChristianityóChristians should be Glad to Know that the Bible is only the Work of Man and that the New Testament Life of Christ is UntrueóAll the Good Commandments, Known to the World thousands of Years before MosesóHuman Happiness of More Consequence than the Truth about GodóThe Appeal to Great NamesóGladstone not the Greatest StatesmanóWhat the Agnostic SaysóThe Magnificent Mistakes of GenesisóThe Story of JosephóAbraham as a "self-Exile for Conscience's Sake."

REPLY TO ARCHDEACON FARRAR.

(1890.) Revelation as an Appeal to Man's "Spirit"óWhat is Spirit and what is "Spiritual Intuition"?óThe Archdeacon in Conflict with St. PaulóII. The Obligation to Believe without EvidenceóIII. Ignorant CredulityóIV. A Definition of OrthodoxyóV. Fear not necessarily CowardiceóPrejudice is HonestóThe Ola has the Advantage in an ArgumentóSt. AugustineóJeromeóthe Appeal to CharlemagneóRoger BaconóLord Bacon a Defender of the Copernican SystemóThe Difficulty of finding out what Great Men BelievedóNames Irrelevantly CitedóBancroft on the HessiansóOriginal Manuscripts of the BibleóVI. An Infinite Personality a Contradiction in TermsóVII. A Beginningless BeingóVIII. The Cruelties of Nature not to be Harmonized with the Goodness of a DeityóSayings from the IndianóOrigen, St. Augustine, Dante, Aquinas.

IS CORPORAL PUNISHMENT DEGRADING?

(1890.) A Reply to the Dean of St. PaulóGrowing Confidence in the Power of KindnessóCrimes against Soldiers and SailorsóMisfortunes Punished as CrimesóThe Dean's Voice Raised in Favor of the Brutalities of the PastóBeating of ChildrenóOf WivesóDictum of Solomon.