The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Complete Contents: Dresden Edition—Twelve VolumesIngersoll, Robert Green
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The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Complete Contents: Dresden Edition—Twelve Volumes
Ingersoll, Robert Green
Free thought
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
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