This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 edition. Excerpt: ...not to consider those as members of my Bible class who deal in calumnies and epithets. From the so-called " replies" of such ministers it appears that, while Christianity changes the heart, it does not improve the manners, and that one can get into Heaven in the next world without having been a ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 edition. Excerpt: ...not to consider those as members of my Bible class who deal in calumnies and epithets. From the so-called " replies" of such ministers it appears that, while Christianity changes the heart, it does not improve the manners, and that one can get into Heaven in the next world without having been a gentleman in this. It is diflicult for me to express the deep and thrilling satisfaction I have experienced in reading the admissions of the clergy of Chicago. Surely the battle of intellectual liberty is almost won when ministers admit that the Bible is filled with ignorant and cruel mistakes; that each man has the right to think for himself, and that it is not necessary to believe the Scriptures in order to be saved. From the bottom of my heart I congratulate my pupils on th advance they have made, and hope soon to meet them on the serene heights of perfect freedom. The funeral of Hon. Ebon C. Ingersoll, brother of Col. Robert G. Inger. soll, of Illinois, took place at his residence in Washington, D. C., June 2, 1879. The ceremonies were extremely simple, consisting merely of viewing the remains by relatives and friends, and u. funeral oration by Col. Robert G. Ingersoll, brother of the deceased. A large number of distinguished gentlemen were present, including Secretary Sherman, Assistant Secretary Hawley, Senators Blaine, Voorhees, Paddock, Allison, Logan, Hon. Thomas Henderson, Gov. Pound, Hon. Wm. M. Morrison, Gen. Jeffreys, Gen. Williams, Col. James Fishback, and others. The pall-bearers were Senators Blaine, Voorhees, David Davis, Paddock and Allison, Col. Ward, H. Lamon, Hon. Jeremiah Wilson of Indiana, and Hon. Thomas A. Boyd of Illinois. Soon after Mr. Ingersoll began to read his eloquent characterization of the dead, his eyes...
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Good+ Royal blue cloth cover is frayed at corners and spine caps, scuffed, and bumped corners but clean and in good condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Pages are clean and in very good condition.; 0 pages.
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Fair. 1882 hardcover, wavy spne, stains & puffing to covers, a bit of cracking at pastedowns, binding cracked internally in a few places with a few loose pages-contents complete, pencil bracketing in text, a beat-up copy-strictly a reader copy.
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Fine. Book Superbly preserved copy. Cover is black cloth with silver title and decorative design. Free end paper has pasted home library sticker. Pristine condition throughout. This antiquarian treasure has a high quality of paper. Replies to Ingersoll by: Prof. Swing, Judge Black, J. Munro Gibson, D. D., Rabbi Wise, Rev. W. F. Craft, Chaplain McCabe, Dr. Robert Collyer, Bishop Cheney, Dr. Thomas, Dr. Lorimer, Dr. E. P. Goodwin, Dr. James Maclaughlan, and others. Includes, in full, Ingersoll's lectures entitled: "The Mistakes of Moses", "Skulls", "What Shall We Do To Be Saved? ", and "Thomas Paine." Also contains Ingersoll's Funeral Oration at his brother's grave, etc. 13 portraits of contributors. Includes "What Great Scientists say of the Bible", " What Great Statesmen say of the Bible", "What Great Thinkers say of the Bible", and "Dying Words." This one of choice offerings.
