The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Complete Contents...

Much like People of other Religions—Teaching given Christian Children about those who die in the Faith of Abraham—Dr. John Hall on the Persecution of the Jews in Russia as the Fulfillment of Prophecy—Hostility of Orthodox early Christians excited by Jewish Witnesses against the Faith—An infamous Chapter of History—Good and bad Men of every Faith—Jews should outgrow their own Superstitions—What the intelligent Jew Knows.

CRUMBLING CREEDS. The Common People called upon to Decide as between the Universities and the Synods—Modern Medicine, Law, Literature and Pictures as against the Old—Creeds agree with the Sciences of their Day—Apology the Prelude to Retreat—The Presbyterian Creed Infamous, but no worse than the Catholic—Progress begins when Expression of Opinion is Allowed—Examining the Religions of other Countries—The Pulpit's Position Lost—The Dogma of Eternal Pain the Cause of the orthodox Creeds losing Popularity—Every Church teaching this Infinite Lie must Fall.

OUR SCHOOLS. Education the only Lever capable of raising Mankind—The School-house more Important than the Church—Criticism of New York's School-Buildings—The Kindergarten System Recommended—Poor Pay of Teachers—The great Danger to the Republic is Ignorance.

The Hell of Science—Brutal Curiosity of Vivisectors—The Pretence that they are working for the Good of Man—Have these scientific Assassins added to useful Knowledge?—No Good to the Race to be Accomplished by Torture—The Tendency to produce a Race of intelligent Wild Beasts.

Right of the Government to ask Questions and of the Citizen to refuse to answer them—Matters which the Government has no Right to pry into—Exposing the Debtor's financial Condition—A Man might decline to tell whether he has a Chronic Disease or not.

Natural Phenomena and Myths celebrated—The great Day of the first Religion, Sun-worship—A God that Knew no Hatred nor Sought Revenge—The Festival of Light.

A much-abused Word—The Early Christians too Spiritual to be Civilized—Calvin and Knox—Paine, Voltaire and Humboldt not Spiritual—Darwin also Lacking—What it is to be really Spiritual—No connection with Superstition.

What were thereby blown into Rags and Ravelings—The Birth of a new Epoch announced—Lincoln made the most commanding Figure of the Century—Story of its Echoes.

What might have been Asked of a Christian 100 years after Christ—Hospitals and Asylums not all built for Charity—Girard College—Lick Observatory—Carnegie not an Orthodox Christian—Christian Colleges—Give us Time.

Brockway a Savage—The Lash will neither develop the Brain nor cultivate the Heart—Brutality a Failure—Bishop Potter's apostolical Remark.

The Object of a Trial—Justice can afford to Wait—The right of Appeal—Case of Mrs. Maybrick—Life Imprisonment for Murderers—American Courts better than the English. BIGOTRY OF COLLEGES. Universities naturally Conservative—Kansas State University's Objection to Ingersoll as a commencement Orator—Comment by Mr. Depew (note)—Action of Cornell and the University of Missouri.

The Chances a few Years ago—Capital now Required—Increasing competition in Civilized Life—Independence the first Object—If he has something to say, there will be plenty to listen.

Science goes hand in hand with Imagination—Artistic and Ethical Development—Science destroys Superstition, not true Religion—Education preferable to Legislation—Our Obligation to our Children. "SOWING AND REAPING." Moody's Belief accounted for—A dishonest and corrupting Doctrine—A want of Philosophy and Sense—Have Souls in Heaven no Regrets?—Mr. Moody should read some useful Books.

Teachings of orthodox Sunday Schools—The ferocious God of the Bible—Miracles—A Christian in Constantinople would not send his Child to a Mosque—Advice to all Agnostics—Strangle the Serpent of Superstition.

Character of the Bible—Men and Women not virtuous because of any Book—The Commandments both Good and Bad—Books that do not help Morality—Jehovah not a moral God—What is Morality?—Intelligence the only moral guide.

Decline of the Christian Religion in New Hampshire—Outgrown Beliefs—Present-day Views of Christ and the Holy Ghost—Abandoned Notions about the Atonement—Salvation for Credulity—The Miracles of the New Testament—The Bible "not true but inspired"—The "Higher Critics" riding two Horses—Infidelity in the Pulpit—The "restraining Influences of Religion" as illustrated by Spain and Portugal—Thinking, Working and Praying—The kind of Faith that has Departed.

The Truth Seeker congratulated on its Twenty-fifth Birthday—Teachings of Twenty-five Years ago—Dodging and evading—The Clerical Assault on Darwin—Draper, Buckle, Hegel, Spencer, Emerson—Comparison of Prejudices—Vanished Belief in the Devil—Matter and Force—Contradictions Dwelling in Unity—Substitutes for Jehovah—A Prophecy.

Argument in the contested Election Case of Strobach against Herbert—The Importance of Honest Elections—Poisoning the Source of Justice—The Fraudulent Voter a Traitor to his Sovereign, the Will of the People—Political Morality Imperative.

Date and Manner of Composing the Old Testament—Other Books not now in Existence, and Disagreements about the Canon—Composite Character of certain Books—Various Versions—Why was God's message given to the Jews alone?—The Story of the Creation, of the Flood, of the Tower, and of Lot's wife—Moses and Aaron and the Plagues of Egypt—Laws of Slavery—Instructions by Jehovah Calculated to excite Astonishment and Mirth—Sacrifices and the Scapegoat—Passages showing that the Laws of Moses were made after the Jews had left the Desert—Jehovah's dealings with his People—The Sabbath Law—Prodigies—Joshua's Miracle—Damned Ignorance and Infamy—Jephthah's Sacrifice—Incredible Stories—The Woman of Endor and the Temptation of David—Elijah and Elisha—Loss of the Pentateuch from Moses to Josiah—The Jews before and after being Abandoned by Jehovah—Wealth of Solomon and other Marvels.