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Part 5

SHOULD INFIDELS SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO SUNDAY SCHOOL?

Teachings of orthodox Sunday SchoolsóThe ferocious God of the BibleóMiraclesóA Christian in Constantinople would not send his Child to a MosqueóAdvice to all AgnosticsóStrangle the Serpent of Superstition.

WHAT WOULD YOU SUBSTITUTE FOR THE BIBLE AS A MORAL GUIDE?

Character of the BibleóMen and Women not virtuous because of any BookóThe Commandments both Good and BadóBooks that do not help MoralityóJehovah not a moral GodóWhat is Morality?óIntelligence the only moral guide.

GOVERNOR ROLLINS' FAST-DAY PROCLAMATION.

Decline of the Christian Religion in New HampshireóOutgrown BeliefsóPresent-day Views of Christ and the Holy GhostóAbandoned Notions about the AtonementóSalvation for CredulityóThe Miracles of the New TestamentóThe Bible "not true but inspired"óThe "Higher Critics" riding two HorsesóInfidelity in the PulpitóThe "restraining Influences of Religion" as illustrated by Spain and PortugalóThinking, Working and PrayingóThe kind of Faith that has Departed.

A LOOK BACKWARD AND A PROPHECY.

The Truth Seeker congratulated on its Twenty-fifth BirthdayóTeachings of Twenty-five Years agoóDodging and evadingóThe Clerical Assault on DarwinóDraper, Buckle, Hegel, Spencer, EmersonóComparison of PrejudicesóVanished Belief in the DevilóMatter and ForceóContradictions Dwelling in UnityóSubstitutes for JehovahóA Prophecy.

POLITICAL MORALITY.

Argument in the contested Election Case of Strobach against HerbertóThe Importance of Honest ElectionsóPoisoning the Source of JusticeóThe Fraudulent Voter a Traitor to his Sovereign, the Will of the PeopleóPolitical Morality Imperative.

A FEW REASONS FOR DOUBTING THE INSPIRATION OF THE BIBLE.

Date and Manner of Composing the Old TestamentóOther Books not now in Existence, and Disagreements about the CanonóComposite Character of certain BooksóVarious VersionsóWhy was God's message given to the Jews alone?óThe Story of the Creation, of the Flood, of the Tower, and of Lot's wifeóMoses and Aaron and the Plagues of EgyptóLaws of SlaveryóInstructions by Jehovah Calculated to excite Astonishment and MirthóSacrifices and the ScapegoatóPassages showing that the Laws of Moses were made after the Jews had left the DesertóJehovah's dealings with his PeopleóThe Sabbath LawóProdigiesóJoshua's MiracleóDamned Ignorance and InfamyóJephthah's SacrificeóIncredible StoriesóThe Woman of Endor and the Temptation of DavidóElijah and ElishaóLoss of the Pentateuch from Moses to JosiahóThe Jews before and after being Abandoned by JehovahóWealth of Solomon and other Marvels.

VOLUME XII.--MISCELLANY

PROF. VAN BUREN DENSLOW'S "MODERN THINKERS."

PREFACE TO DR. EDGAR C. BEALL'S "THE BRAIN AND THE BIBLE."

PREFACE TO "MEN, WOMEN AND GODS."

PREFACE TO "FOR HER DAILY BREAD."

PREFACE TO "AGNOSTICISM AND OTHER ESSAYS."

PREFACE TO "FAITH OR FACT."

THE GRANT BANQUET.

THIRTEEN CLUB DINNER.

ROBSON AND CRANE DINNER.

THE POLICE CAPTAINS' DINNER.

GENERAL GRANT'S BIRTHDAY DINNER

LOTOS CLUB DINNER, TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY.

MANHATTAN ATHLETIC CLUB DINNER.

THE LIEDERKRANZ CLUB, SEIDL-STANTON BANQUET.

THE FRANK B. CARPENTER DINNER.

UNITARIAN CLUB DINNER.

WESTERN SOCIETY OF THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC BANQUET.

LOTOS CLUB DINNER IN HONOR OF ANTON SEIDL.

LOTOS CLUB DINNER IN HONOR OF REAR ADMIRAL SCHLEY.

ADDRESS TO THE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA.

THE CHILDREN OF THE STAGE.

ADDRESS TO THE PRESS CLUB.

THE CIRCULATION OF OBSCENE LITERATURE.

CONVENTION OF THE NATIONAL LIBERAL LEAGUE.

CONVENTION OF THE AMERICAN SECULAR UNION.

THE RELIGIOUS BELIEF OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

ORGANIZED CHARITIES.

SPAIN AND THE SPANIARDS.

OUR NEW POSSESSIONS.

A FEW FRAGMENTS ON EXPANSION.

IS IT EVER RIGHT FOR HUSBAND OR WIFE TO KILL RIVAL?

PROFESSOR BRIGGS.

FRAGMENTS.

EFFECT OF THE WORLD'S FAIR ON THE HUMAN RACE.

SABBATH SUPERSTITION.

A TRIBUTE TO GEORGE JACOB HOLYOAKE.

AT THE GRAVE OF BENJAMIN W. PARKER.

A TRIBUTE TO EBON C. INGERSOLL

A TRIBUTE TO THE REV. ALEXANDER CLARK.

AT A CHILD'S GRAVE.

A TRIBUTE TO JOHN G. MILLS.

A TRIBUTE TO ELIZUR WRIGHT.

A TRIBUTE TO MRS. IDA WHITING KNOWLES.

A TRIBUTE TO HENRY WARD BEECHER.

A TRIBUTE TO ROSCOE CONKLING.

A TRIBUTE TO RICHARD H. WHITING.

A TRIBUTE TO COURTLANDT PALMER.

A TRIBUTE TO MRS. MARY H. FISKE.

A TRIBUTE TO HORACE SEAVER.

A TRIBUTE TO LAWRENCE BARRETT.

A TRIBUTE TO WALT WHITMAN.

A TRIBUTE TO PHILO D. BECKWITH.

A TRIBUTE TO ANTON SEIDL.

A TRIBUTE TO DR. THOMAS SETON ROBERTSON.

A TRIBUTE TO THOMAS CORWIN.

A TRIBUTE TO ISAAC H. BAILEY.

JESUS CHRIST.

LIFE.