*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG BOOK 56354 ***
An Appeal to the People in Behalf of Their Rights as Authorized
Interpreters of The Bible
by Catharine E. Beecher
Author of “Common Sense Applied to Religion,” “Domestic Economy,”
“Domestic Receipt‐Book,” “Letters to the People on Health and Happiness,”
“Physiology and Calisthenics,” Etc., Etc.
New York
Harper & Brothers, Publishers
1860
CONTENTS
Chapter I. Introduction.
Chapter II. The Augustine Theory of the Origin of Evil.
Chapter III. Questions Connected with the Augustinian Theory.
Chapter IV. The Difficulties Involved in the Augustinian Theory.
Chapter V. The Augustinian Theory in Creeds.
Chapter VI. Modes of Meeting Difficulties by Theologians.
Chapter VII. Theologians Themselves Concede the Augustinian Dogmas
Indefensible.
Chapter VIII. The Augustinian Theory Contrary to the Moral Sense of
Mankind.
Chapter IX. The Principles of Common Sense Defined.
Chapter X. Common Sense Applied to Gain the Existence of God.
Chapter XI. The People’s Mental Philosophy.
Chapter XII. The Nature of Mind, or Its Powers and Faculties.
Chapter XIII. Nature of Mind.—Regulation of the Thoughts.
Chapter XIV. Nature of Mind.—The Moral Sense, or Moral Susceptibilities.
Chapter XV. The Nature of Mind.—The Will.
Chapter XVI. Constitutional Varieties of the Human Mind.
Chapter XVII. Nature of Mind.—Habit.
Chapter XVIII. The Nature of Mind Our Guide to the Natural Attributes of
God.
Chapter XIX. The Nature of Mind Our Guide to the Moral Attributes of God.
Chapter XX. Additional Proof of the Moral Attributes of God.
Chapter XXI. Nature of Mind as Perfect in Construction.
Chapter XXII. Right and Wrong—True Virtue.
Chapter XXIII. Laws and Penalties—Sin and Holiness.
Chapter XXIV. Love to God And Love to Man.
Chapter XXV. Increased Civilization Increases Moral Difficulties.
Chapter XXVI. Humility and Meekness.
Chapter XXVII. The Standard of Right and Wrong Decided by The Risks of
Eternity.
Chapter XXVIII. The Destiny of Man in the Future Life.
Chapter XXIX. What Must We Do To Be Saved?
Chapter XXX. How Far Reason and Experience are Sufficient Without
Revelation.
Chapter XXXI. Augustinian Creeds and Theologians Teach the Common‐Sense
System.
Chapter XXXII. Augustinian Creeds and Theologians Contradict the Common‐
Sense System, and Thus, Also, Contradict Themselves.
Chapter XXXIII. The Augustinian Theory Not In The Bible.
Chapter XXXIV. A Reliable Revelation From The Creator Impossible If It
Contains The Augustinian Theory.
Chapter XXXV. Tendencies of the Two Opposing Systems.
Chapter XXXVI. Tendencies of the Two Systems As They Respect the
Cultivation of the Moral and Intellectual Powers.
Chapter XXXVII. Tendencies of the Two Systems in Respect to Individual
Religious Experience.
Chapter XXXVIII. Tendencies of the Two Systems in Reference to the
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