| 1STAR-C.ZIP | Closing address in the first Star Route trial. |
| 2STAR-C1.ZIP | Closing address to the jury, 2nd Star Route trial. [1/3] |
| 2STAR-C2.ZIP | Closing address to the jury, 2nd Star Route trial. [2/3] |
| 2STAR-C3.ZIP | Closing address to the jury, 2nd Star Route trial. [3/3] |
| 2STAR-OP.ZIP | Opening address in the second Star Route trial. |
| ABBOTT.ZIP |
Reply to Dr. Lyman Abbott and Archdeacon Farrar.
This unfinished article was written as a reply to the Rev. Lyman Abbott's article entitled, "Flaws in 'Ingersollism,'" which was printed in the April 1890 of the North American Review. Also includes A REPLY TO ARCHDEACON FARRAR: a fragment (found among Col. Ingersoll's papers) of an outline of a contemplated answer to Archdeacon Farrar's article in the North American Review, May, 1890, entitled: "A Few Words on Col. Ingersoll." |
| ACTORS.ZIP | Three short addresses to the Actors' Fund of America. |
| AGNOSTCH.ZIP | Four short addresses to the Actor's Fund of America. |
| AGNOSTIC.ZIP | Lecture on "Why I Am an Agnostic" |
| AVARICE.ZIP | Ingersoll answers the charge that America is morally bankrupt. |
| BEECHER.ZIP | Four short after-dinner speeches. |
| BELIEF.ZIP | Three short but interesting pieces. |
| BIBLE.ZIP | Great Freethought lecture on the Bible. |
| BIOG.ZIP | Ingersoll. A biographical appreciation by Herman E. Kittredge 1911 |
| BLASPHEM.ZIP | A grand plea for freedom of speech in America. |
| BROOK.ZIP | Excellent speech given in Brooklyn in 1880. |
| BROOKLYN.ZIP | An amusing reply to Brooklyn preachers. 1883 |
| BURNS.ZIP | A tribute to Robert Burns (poet). |
| CARPENT.ZIP | Four good equal rights pieces. |
| CATECHIS.ZIP | The Talmagian Catechism |
| CATHOL.ZIP | A reply to the Cincinnati Gazette and Catholic Telegraph. |
| CENTEN.ZIP | Centennial Oration, Organized Charities, & Bigotry of Colleges. |
| CHICAGO.ZIP | Three files including the famous Chicago speech of 1876. |
| CHICBIB.ZIP | My Chicago bible class -- Chicago Times, 1879. |
| CHR-1.ZIP | The Christian religion (The Ingersoll -- Black debate). |
| CHR-2.ZIP | Black's reply to Ingersoll's first essay. |
| CHR-3.ZIP | Ingersoll's reply to Black's argument. |
| CHRISTMA.ZIP | A Christmas sermon -- Evening Telegram, Dec. 19, 1891. |
| CIVILRIG.ZIP | Civil Rights. Ingersoll was an advocate for equal rights. |
| COMEGYS.ZIP | An interview on Chief Justice Comegys. |
| CREEDS.ZIP | Four interesting, short essays that are fine reading. |
| DAVISWIL.ZIP | Address to the jury in the Davis will case. |
| DECDAY.ZIP | Decoration Day oration -- 1882 & 1888. |
| DEVIL.ZIP | The Devil. If the Devil should die, would God make another? |
| DIDEROT.ZIP | Diderot. Doubt is the first step toward truth. |
| DIVIDED.ZIP | Two interesting short essays about faith and the bible. |
| DIVORCE.ZIP | Is Divorce Wrong? Three views on divorce from 1889. |
| EBON.ZIP |
A touching oration at his brother's funeral. A Tribute To Ebon C. Ingersoll. A Tribute To Thomas Corwin. A Tribute To Courtlandt Palmer. A Tribute To Roscoe Conkling. |
| EIGHTHRS.ZIP | Three interesting, short pieces. |
| ERNESTR.ZIP | Five short essays. |
| FAITH.ZIP | The foundations of faith. Great lecture. |
| FARMING.ZIP | About farming in Illinois. |
| FIE-ING1.ZIP | Dr. Henry M. Field and Ingersoll debate. [1/4] |
| FIE-ING2.ZIP | Dr. Henry M. Field and Ingersoll debate. [2/4] |
| FIE-ING3.ZIP | Dr. Henry M. Field and Ingersoll debate. [3/4] |
| FIE-ING4.ZIP | Dr. Henry M. Field and Ingersoll debate. [4/4] |
| FIFTH.ZIP | 5th response to Rev. Talmage. |
| FIRST.ZIP | 1st response to Rev. Talmage. |
| FORWARD.ZIP | Forward to the Dresden Edition by the Ingersoll League. |
| FOURTH.ZIP | 4th response to Rev. Talmage. |
| FRAGMENT.ZIP | A collection of short or partial works by Ingersoll. |
| FREETHOU.ZIP | Three short, good works. |
| GHOSTS.ZIP | The Ghosts. Another of Ingersoll's great lectures. |
| GL-ING1.ZIP | Debate between W.E. Gladstone and Ingersoll. [1/2] |
| GL-ING2.ZIP | Ingersoll's reply to W.E. Gladstone. [2/2] |
| GODS.ZIP | The Gods. An honest God is the noblest work of man. |
| GOLDSPE.ZIP | The Chicago and New York gold speech. (political) |
| HER&HER.ZIP | Heretics and heresies. |
| HOLYOAKE.ZIP | Six short pieces. |
| HUMBOLDT.ZIP | The universe is governed by law. Early freethought speech. |
| HUXLEY&A.ZIP | Three short, interesting essays. |
| INDIANAP.ZIP | Reply to the Indianapolis clergy. |
| INDIVID.ZIP | Individuality. |
| INDYSPEA.ZIP | Indianapolis speech and eight to seven address. |
| INFIDELS.ZIP | The great infidels. Terrific freethought lecture. |
| INFIDON.ZIP | Four short, fine works. |
| INTERROG.ZIP | Some interrogation points & 20th anniv. Lotus Club dinner. |
| INTERV-1.ZIP | These five files contain several interviews. [1/5] |
| INTERV-2.ZIP | These interviews were published in newspapers. [2/5] |
| INTERV-3.ZIP | Newspapers all across the country printed these. [3/5] |
| INTERV-4.ZIP | Theseshow Ingersoll's quick wit and ready answers. [4/5] |
| INTERV-5.ZIP | Great newspaper interviews. [5/5] |
| INTIMATE.ZIP | Complete biography of Ingersoll by his private secretary. |
| LAYSER.ZIP | A lay sermon. A short freethought lecture. |
| LIBERALL.ZIP | Eight short works to be read and enjoyed. |
| LINCOLN2.ZIP | A wonderful tribute to Abraham Lincoln. |
| LITER.ZIP | Liberty in literature. |
| MAN-WO&C.ZIP | The liberty of Man, Woman, and Child. |
| MIRACLE.ZIP | Myth and miracle. A great freethought lecture. |
| MODTHINK.ZIP | Two essays that are worth anyone's time. |
| MOSES.ZIP | Some Mistakes of Moses. Devastating freethought lecture. |
| NEGROPEO.ZIP | 3 lectures that show Ingersoll's love of humanity. |
| NEWYORK.ZIP | Four speeches by Ingersoll. |
| OBSCENEL.ZIP | Four lectures by Ingersoll. |
| ORTHOD.ZIP | Orthodoxy. One of Ingersoll's greatest freethought lectures. |
| PAINE2.ZIP | Ingersoll speaks of America's greatest founding father. |
| PRESS.ZIP | Two addresses by Ingersoll. |
| PROGRESS.ZIP | Progress. This is the first lecture delivered by Ingersoll. |
| PROPH.ZIP | Seven good pieces by Ingersoll. |
| PUNISH.ZIP | Is corporal punishment degrading? (unfinished work) |
| RATIFIC.ZIP | Two speeches by Ingersoll. |
| REFORM.ZIP | How to reform mankind. There is no darkness but ignorance. |
| REPLY.ZIP | Four replies to religous people or groups. |
| REUNION.ZIP | Three pieces by Ingersoll. |
| REVIEW.ZIP | My reviewers reviewed. |
| ROLLINS.ZIP | Two pieces by Ingersoll. |
| ROME-1.ZIP | Rome or reason. Part one by Cardinal Manning. [1/2] |
| ROME-2.ZIP | Rome or reason. A reply to Cardinal Manning. [2/2] |
| SAVED.ZIP | What must we do to be saved? Great freethought! |
| SECOND.ZIP | 2nd response to Rev. Talmage. |
| SHAKESPR.ZIP | William Shakespeare was the greatest genius of our world. |
| SIXTH.ZIP | 6th response to Rev. Talmage. |
| SPATIND.ZIP | Two pieces by Ingersoll. |
| SUFFRAGE.ZIP | Sufferage address & The three philanthropists. |
| SUICIDE.ZIP | Five pieces on suicide. |
| SUPERST.ZIP | Superstition. Another great freethought lecture. |
| THANKS.ZIP | A Thanksgiving sermon. |
| THIRD.ZIP | 3rd response to Rev. Talmage. |
| TOLERAT.ZIP | Discussion between F.R. Coudert, S.L. Woodford and Ingersoll. |
| TOLSTOY.ZIP | Tolstoy and "The Kreutzer Sonata" & Spain and the Spaniard. |
| TOMPAINE.ZIP | Four good pieces by Ingersoll. |
| TRUTH.ZIP | The Truth. A great freethought lecture. |
| VINPAINE.ZIP | Vindication of Thomas Paine. |
| VOLTAIRE.ZIP | Voltaire. |
| WALLST.ZIP | Four pieces by Ingersoll. |
| WHAT-IS.ZIP | What is religion? Ingersoll's last public address. |
| WHICH.ZIP | Which way? Another great freethought lecture. |
| WHY.ZIP | Some reasons why. Perhaps his greatest freethought lecture. |
| WHYAMAGN.ZIP | Why am I an agnostic? |
| WOODGOD.ZIP | A wooden god. |
|
"At the bottom of religious persecution is the doctrine of
self-defence; that is to say, the defence of the soul. If the
founder of Christianity had plainly said: 'It is not necessary
to believe in order to be saved; it is only necessary to do, and
he who really loves his fellow-men, who is kind, honest, just
and charitable, is to be forever blest' -- if he had only said
that, there would probably have been but little persecution.
"If he had added to this: 'You must not persecute in my name. The religion I teach is the Religion of Love -- not the Religion of Force and Hatred. You must not imprison your fellow-men. You must not stretch them upon racks, or crush their bones in iron boots. You must not flay them alive. You must not cut off their eyelids, or pour molten lead into their ears. You must treat all with absolute kindness. If you cannot convert your neighbor by example, persuasion, argument, that is the end. You must never resort to force, and, whether he believes as you do or not, treat him always with kindness' -- his followers then would not have murdered their fellows in his name. "If Christ was in fact God, he knew the persecutions that would be carried on in his name; he knew the millions that would suffer death through torture; and yet he died without saying one word to prevent what he must have known, if he were God, would happen." --- A Christmas Sermon, by Robert Green Ingersol |