"The Destroyer Of Weeds, Thistles And Thorns Is A Benefactor, Whether He Soweth Grain Or Not." 1900
(1872.) An Honest God is the Noblest Work of ManóResemblance of Gods to their CreatorsóManufacture and Characteristics of DeitiesóTheir AmoursóDeficient in many Departments of KnowledgeóPleased with the Butchery of UnbelieversóA Plentiful SupplyóVisitationsóOne God's Laws of WaróThe Book called the BibleóHeresy of UniversalismóFaith an unhappy mixture of Insanity and IgnoranceóFallen Gods, or DevilsóDirections concerning Human SlaveryóThe first Appearance of the DevilóThe Tree of KnowledgeóGive me the Storm and Tempest of ThoughtóGods and Devils Natural ProductionsóPersonal Appearance of DeitiesóAll Man's Ideas suggested by his SurroundingsóPhenomena Supposed to be Produced by Intelligent PowersóInsanity and Disease attributed to Evil SpiritsóOrigin of the PriesthoodóTemptation of ChristóInnate IdeasóDivine InterferenceóSpecial ProvidenceóThe Crane and the FishóCancer as a proof of DesignóMatter and ForceóMiracleóPassing the Hat for just one FactóSir William Hamilton on Cause and EffectóThe Phenomena of MindóNecessity and Free WillóThe Dark AgesóThe Originality of RepetitionóOf what Use have the Gods been to Man?óPaley and DesignóMake Good Health ContagiousóPeriodicity of the Universe and the Commencement of Intellectual FreedomóLesson of the ineffectual attempt to rescue the Tomb of Christ from the MohammedansóThe Cemetery of the GodsóTaking away CrutchesóImperial Reason
(1869.) The Universe is Governed by LawóThe Self-made ManóPoverty generally an AdvantageóHumboldt's Birth-placeóHis desire for TravelóOn what Humboldt's Fame dependsóHis Companions and FriendsóInvestigations in the New WorldóA PictureóSubjects of his AddressesóVictory of the Church over PhilosophyóInfluence of the discovery that the World is governed by LawóOn the term LawóCopernicusóAstronomyóAryabhattaó DescartesóCondition of the World and Man when the morning of Science DawnedóReasons for Honoring HumboldtóThe World his Monument
(1870.) With his Name left out the History of Liberty cannot be WrittenóPaine's Origin and ConditionóHis arrival in America with a Letter of Introduction by FranklinóCondition of the Coloniesó"Common Sense"óA new Nation BornóPaine the Best of Political WritersóThe "Crisis"óWar not to the Interest of a trading NationóPaine's Standing at the Close of the RevolutionóClose of the Eighteenth Century in France-The "Rights of Man"óPaine Prosecuted in Englandó"The World is my Country"óElected to the French AssemblyóVotes against the Death of the KingóImprisonedóA look behind the AltaróThe "Age of Reason"óHis Argument against the Bible as a RevelationóChristianity of Paine's DayóA Blasphemy Law in Force in MarylandóThe Scotch "Kirk"óHanging of Thomas Aikenhead for Denying the Inspiration of the Scripturesó"Cathedrals and Domes, and Chimes and Chants"óScienceó"He Died in the Land his Genius Defended,"