Is the Character of Ignatius Loyola Affirmative Articles PHILOSOPHY: Is an Age of General Intellectual Culture unfavourable to the De- Affirmative Articles ..25, 105, 191, 349 Negative Articles......29, 109, 194, 353 RELIGION: Was the Pentateuch written by Moses? and is it Historically True? Affirmative Articles 11, 91, 177, 253,336 Negative Articles..20, 99, 188, 260, 344 POLITICS: Is the Permanent Connection of the Affirmative Articles ..46, 123, 264, 355 SOCIAL ECONOMY: THE POETIC SECTION: Ought the Cotton Districts to depend for Relief on Private Alms or National Bounty? Affirmative .. 65. Negative ... 68 Is it desirable to Prohibit by Law the Romans, J. H. Hinton's Exposition of 463 Universe, A Glance at, N. Odgers' THE SOCIETIES' SECTION:- 150 .. 222 456 .... Celebrities of Royal Society, Edinburgh Debating Societies, Lord Moncrieff 151 on 224 Affirmative.. 302. Negative.... 305 Was the Character of the Rejoicings 71 232 on the Occasion of the recent Royal Marriage worthy of the Age? Affirmative.. 387. Negative French, Readings in.. Examinations, Legal Goldsmith, Oliver, and Bellew.. Horace and Greek Authors Huntingdon, Earldom of 308 70 308, 467 Bookkeeping 308 French 229 231 228 Judge, A Praying...... 70 German Lunar Society, The......... 228 310 Macaulay's Essays...... 229 Macaulay, Mrs. 391 Mathematical Problems... Metres, History of Sacred... Ministry, Study for the Modern Metre M.P., Expulsion of an 308 236, 317 ..78, 158, 237, 318, 398, 472 Geography. ......78, 157, 236, 317, 397, 471 .79, 159. 238, 318, 398, 472 229 392 LITERARY NOTES 80, 159, 239, 319, 399, 473 CONTRIBUTORS' SIGNATURES. 228 Notice to Students; Rules ..... J. & W. RIDER, Printers, 14, Bartholomew Close, London, E.C. CONTROVERSIALIST, AND LITERARY MAGAZINE: DEVOTED TO THE IMPARTIAL AND DELIBERATE DISCUSSION OF RELIGION, PHILOSOPHY, HISTORY, POLITICS, SOCIAL ECONOMY, ETC., AND TO THE PROMOTION OF SELF-CULTURE AND GENERAL EDUCATION. "MAGNA EST VERITAS, ET PREVALEBIT." ** LONDON: HOULSTON AND WRIGHT, 65, PATERNOSTER ROW. MDCCCLXIII. PREFACE. To inquire after Truth is the proper duty of man. Investigative activity of mind is, therefore, that characteristic which each ought most sedulously to cultivate. Doubt does not indicate a healthy state of intellect. Slothful aversion to thought, much more frequently than honest truth-seeking, results in that suspense of judgment commonly called Scepticism. A still more indolent acquiescence in old opinions often passes for praiseworthy orthodoxy. Sound and safe ideas on life's important topics are only attainable after a careful and diligent exertion of critical examination. To exercise the intellect in weighing evidence, and to train the reflective faculties to accuracy of action, are the best means of promoting the progress and furthering the interests of truth. Controversy whets thought to keenness, and accustoms it to rigorous argument. It at once excites and improves the capacities of man. As an aid in this practical and experimental employment of debate as a drill for the mind, the British Controversialist has for years offered itself to the reader-not without a certain degree of success. A goodly array of volumes may now be appealed to, not only as tokens of acceptance with the public, but as proofs of the absolute fair play with which all opinions are represented, and all questions are subjected to discussion, under the care of its conductors; as well as evidences of the deep and abiding interest felt by them in the promotion of self-culture and general education. The Editors have endeavoured to keep a watchful eye upon the progress of events and the tide of speculation, and have striven to keep the topics of this, as of their other volumes, in close relation to the intellectual wants of the time. The Controversies conducted in its pages have been carefully selected; and they have been handled both with delicacy and ability by those who took part in them. Argumentative rancour has been in general avoided, logical acuteness and shrewd remarks have had rhetorical grace given to them, and love of truth rather than of contention has ruled the minds of the contributors. The qualities of candour and careful |