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CHAPTER I. - INTRODUCTORY
Audi Alteram Partem........................................9
Some Account of the Author................................14
What Missionaries say of Polygamy.........................17
The Indian Chief and his two Wives........................20
My Reflections upon this Report...........................21
Why I have written this Book..............................23
Laws of God and Nature defined............................25
CHAPTER II. - PRIMARY LAWS OF LOVE
Love like Electricity.....................................28
Love refines and ennobles.................................30
Love inherent to all......................................32
Love is the Right of all..................................36
Love must be limited by Chastity..........................37
Marriage constitutes the Proper Limit.....................38
CHAPTER III. - PRIMARY LAWS OF MARRIAGE
Marriage defined..........................................40
Marriage beneficial.......................................41
All are entitled to its Benefits..........................42
These are denied to many..................................44
More Women than Men.......................................45
Women mature earlier than Men.............................49
Many Men refuse to marry..................................50
Few Women decline Marriage................................51
Monogamy prevents Marriage................................53
The Marriage Ceremony.....................................55
CHAPTER IV. - ORIGIN OF POLYGAMY
Prejudices to be overcome.................................57
Polygamy is not Barbarism.................................58
Why God made but one Woman................................62
Polygamy taught in the Bible..............................63
Monogamy of Bishops and Deacons...........................71
Dr. McKnight's Commentary.................................72
Polygamy approved of God..................................76
CHAPTER V. - ORIGIN OF MONOGAMY
Monogamy the Daughter of Paganism.........................78
Impurity of Greek and Roman Morals........................79
Ancient Roman Marriage not Permanent......................81
Consequences of their frequent Divorces...................82
Monogamy and Private Life of the Caesars..................84
Julius Caesar.............................................88
Augustus..................................................91
Tiberius..................................................98
Caligula.................................................102
Claudius.................................................106
Nero.....................................................112
CHAPTER VI.- MONOGAMY AFTER THE INTRODUCTION OF CHRISTIANITY
Gnosticism in the First Century..........................122
Gnosticism and Platonism of the Second Century...........124
Monogamy and Christianity in the 3rd and 4th Centuries...127
Constantine and Theodosius...............................129
Asceticism and Monasticism...............................131
Mediaeval Superstition and Immorality....................133
Immutability of the Roman Church.........................136
CHAPTER VII. - MONOGAMY AS IT IS
Monogamy is Romanism still...............................144
Impurity of Modern Monogamy..............................151
The Higher Law of Christian Charity......................153
Is the "Social Evil" preventable?........................156
Monogamy occasions Seduction and Ruin....................159
The Harlot's Progress....................................163
Monogamy causes Religion to be hated.....................166
Great Men are always Polygamists.........................172
Hypocrisy of Monogamy....................................175
CHAPTER VIII. - RELATION OF MONOGAMY TO CRIME
Marriage prevents Crime..................................178
Adultery.................................................180
Murder...................................................186
Divorce..................................................189
Procuring Abortion.......................................194
Facundity ought to be promoted...........................199
Birth-Rate in Massachusetts..............................204
CHAPTER IX. - OBJECTIONS TO POLYGAMY
Does Polygamy cause Jealousy?............................208
Is Polygamy degrading?...................................209
Women's Rights...........................................210
Masculine Power and Feminine Complaisance................213
May Women have a Plurality of Husbands?..................216
Marriage like the law of Gravitation.....................217
Masculine Responsibility and care........................218
APPENDIX. - NOTICES AND REVIEWS
Rev. Dr. Martin Madan's "Thelyphthora"...................224
Lecky's "History of European Morals".....................230
Lea's "Historical Sketch of Sacerdotal Celibacy".........252
Conybeare and Howson's Note on
"the one Wife" of a Bishop...............................253
(Index)............................................254
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