The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Complete Contents: Dresden Edition—Twelve VolumesIngersoll, Robert Green
Religion
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Complete Contents: Dresden Edition—Twelve Volumes
Ingersoll, Robert Green
Free thought
The Common People called upon to Decide as between the Universities and
the SynodsóModern Medicine, Law, Literature and Pictures as against the
OldóCreeds agree with the Sciences of their DayóApology the Prelude
to RetreatóThe Presbyterian Creed Infamous, but no worse than
the CatholicóProgress begins when Expression of Opinion is
AllowedóExamining the Religions of other CountriesóThe Pulpit's
Position LostóThe Dogma of Eternal Pain the Cause of the orthodox
Creeds losing PopularityóEvery Church teaching this Infinite Lie must
Fall.
OUR SCHOOLS.
Education the only Lever capable of raising MankindóThe
School-house more Important than the ChurchóCriticism of New York's
School-BuildingsóThe Kindergarten System RecommendedóPoor Pay of
TeachersóThe great Danger to the Republic is Ignorance.
VIVISECTION.
The Hell of ScienceóBrutal Curiosity of VivisectorsóThe Pretence that
they are working for the Good of ManóHave these scientific Assassins
added to useful Knowledge?óNo Good to the Race to be Accomplished by
TortureóThe Tendency to produce a Race of intelligent Wild Beasts.
THE CENSUS ENUMERATOR'S OFFICIAL CATECHISM.
Right of the Government to ask Questions and of the Citizen to refuse
to answer themóMatters which the Government has no Right to pry
intoóExposing the Debtor's financial ConditionóA Man might decline to
tell whether he has a Chronic Disease or not.
THE AGNOSTIC CHRISTMAS.
Natural Phenomena and Myths celebratedóThe great Day of the first
Religion, Sun-worshipóA God that Knew no Hatred nor Sought RevengeóThe
Festival of Light.
SPIRITUALITY.
A much-abused WordóThe Early Christians too Spiritual to be
CivilizedóCalvin and KnoxóPaine, Voltaire and Humboldt not
SpiritualóDarwin also LackingóWhat it is to be really SpiritualóNo
connection with Superstition.
SUMTER'S GUN.
What were thereby blown into Rags and RavelingsóThe Birth of a
new Epoch announcedóLincoln made the most commanding Figure of the
CenturyóStory of its Echoes.
WHAT INFIDELS HAVE DONE.
What might have been Asked of a Christian 100 years after
ChristóHospitals and Asylums not all built for CharityóGirard
CollegeóLick ObservatoryóCarnegie not an Orthodox ChristianóChristian
CollegesóGive us Time.
CRUELTY IN THE ELMIRA REFORMATORY.
Brockway a SavageóThe Lash will neither develop the Brain nor cultivate
the HeartóBrutality a FailureóBishop Potter's apostolical Remark.
LAW'S DELAY.
The Object of a TrialóJustice can afford to WaitóThe right of
AppealóCase of Mrs. MaybrickóLife Imprisonment for MurderersóAmerican
Courts better than the English.
BIGOTRY OF COLLEGES.
Universities naturally ConservativeóKansas State University's
Objection to Ingersoll as a commencement OratoróComment by Mr. Depew
(note)óAction of Cornell and the University of Missouri.
A YOUNG MAN'S CHANCES TO-DAY.
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