THE TRUTH SEEKER

CONTENTS OF BACK ISSUES

This page: January 1934 - August 1939

The Truthseeker Vol 6 No 25 AUGUST 1939
Dictatorship of the Dead H SCOTT BENNETT
Book Reviews: A History of the Popes (McCabe);Physical Fitness of our NZ Nation (Alach) 'ERASMUS'
The Resurrection Myth JAMES O HANLON
Obituary: Catherine Mitchell  
Early Dunedin Freethought (Pt 5) 'PROFANUM VULGUS' [H H PEARCE]
Rationalism and Politics JAMES O HANLON
   
The Truthseeker Vol 6 No 24 JUNE-JULY 1939
Mr Scott Bennett's Lecture Campaign  
The Common People HENRY J HAYWARD
The Parade of the Living H SCOTT BENNETT
Early Dunedin Freethought (Pt 4) 'PROFANUM VULGUS' [H H PEARCE]
In the Garden of Kali  
Grant from RPA  
Obituaries: Charles T Faulkner; Ted Howard HENRY J HAYWARD
Religion's Jumble Room HENRY J HAYWARD
   
The Truthseeker Vol 6 No 23 APRIL-MAY 1939
Between Ourselves (Editorial)  
Did Jesus Christ Ever Live? JAMES O HANLON
Mr Scott Bennett's Visit  
Early Dunedin Freethought (Pt 4) 'PROFANUM VULGUS' [H H PEARCE]
New Zealand Revisited H SCOTT BENNETT
Bookshelf: Atheism of Astronomy (Teller);Man and his Universe (Davies) 'ERASMUS'
   
The Truthseeker Vol 6 No 22 FEBRUARY-MARCH 1939
Between Ourselves (Editorial)  
Precept and Practice HENRY J HAYWARD
Biology and Bacteria 'STUDENT'
The Christian Calender GORDON F INGHAM
The Case For Sunday Sport A E CARRINGTON
Obituaries: Robert Beswick; Walter G Billows HENRY J HAYWARD
The Function of Mind JAMES O HANLON
Early Dunedin Freethought (Pt 2) 'PROFANUM VULGUS' [H H PEARCE]
   
The Truthseeker Vol 11 No 21 DECEMBER 1938 – JANUARY 1939
The Passing of 1938  
Christmas: A Heretic's Reflections JAMES H G CHAPPLE
A Rationalist Looks at England JAMES O HANLON
Rationalism A D McLAREN
Are Wars Inevitable VIVIAN PHELIPS [PHILIP VIVIAN]
Communists and Religion G C WATSON
Prayers For Peace 'DEXO' [DENT]
What Did God Do?  
A Funeral Address ROBERT G INGERSOLL
Early Dunedin Freethought (Pt 1) 'PROFANUM VULGUS' [H H PEARCE]
Decay of Dogmas HENRY J HAYWARD
I Believe A COWLEY
The Life of Madame Curie; Poet's Corner  
   
The Truthseeker Vol 11 No 20 NOVEMBER 1938
World Union of Freethinkers Conference F A HORNIBROOK
Religion and Politics  
The Chamberlain Peace GORDON F INGHAM
   
The Truthseeker Vol 11 No 19 OCTOBER 1938
The Fascist Catholic  
Crime and Punishment F A DE LA MARE
Why Not Birth Control? 'R.T.E.'
Pioneers of Freethought in New Zealand 'E.J.B.'
The People's Theatre GORDON F INGHAM
St Jude the Miracle Monger 'DEXO' [DENT]
Religions of the Orient and Modern Life HENRY J HAYWARD
   
The Truthseeker Vol 11 No 18 SEPTEMBER 1938
Onward and Upward  
World Union of Freethinkers Conference  
The Bourne Abortion Case GORDON F INGHAM
Women and Religion M B SOLJAK
Clerical Oracles HENRY J HAYWARD
Police Protection For God; Robert Blatchford  
Pioneers of Freethought in NZ (Pt 3) 'E.J.B' [E J B ALLEN]
Confraternity of Sceptics A COWLEY
Religion and Regression S E CRAIG
Obituaries: Thomas H Hayes; A W Johnson  
Freedom of the Air  
   
The Truthseeker Vol 11 No 17 AUGUST 1938
Rationalism and Politics: Where Do We Stand?  
Pioneers of Freethought In NZ 'E.J.B' [E J B ALLEN]
The Bible and Social Reform A E CARRINGTON
Rationalists vs the Bishop of Wellington 'PROFANUM VULGUS' [H H PEARCE]
Comedy of the Open Bible 'DEXO' [DENT]
Clerical Oracles HENRY J HAYWARD
Wedding: Royce L Littlewood and Ina D Martin  
Obituaries: M A Bromell; R L F Paige  
Popular Science Talks: The Stellar Universe T A BLACK
   
The Truthseeker Vol 11 No 16 JULY 1938
What Has Rationalism To Offer?  
Popular Science Talks: The Solar System T A BLACK
Creation or Evolution? J L ARMSTRONG
Rationalists vs the Bishop of Wellington 'PROFANUM VULGUS' [H H PEARCE]
Christianity as a Bar to Progress 'DEXO'
Charity For Gods HENRY J HAYWARD
Rationalism and Enlightenment A COWLEY
Installation of Office Telephone  
Obituaries: Frederick J Gould (UK); John Moss  
Knox College 'INMATE'
   
The Truthseeker Vol 11 No 15 JUNE 1938
Bible In Schools Developments  
Rationalism Explained  
Popular Science Talks: The Solar System T A BLACK
Rationalists vs the Bishop of Wellington 'PROFANUM VULGUS' [H H PEARCE]
Obituaries: J H Woods; T A Black  
Biographical sketch: Vivian Phelips  
   
The Truthseeker Vol 11 No 14 MAY 1938
The Bible in Schools  
Obituary: Clarence Darrow HENRY J HAYWARD
The Universe and Modern Science; Infidel England [NYTS]
Rationalist vs the Bishop of Wellington 'PROFANUM VULGUS' [H H PEARCE]
   
The Truthseeker Vol 11 No 13 APRIL 1938
The Rational Way  
Roman Centenary 'G.I.' [GORDON INGHAM'?]
Sunday Freedom: A Task for Rationalism  
Christian Evolution  
Rationalists vs the Bishop of Wellington 'PROFANUM VULGUS' [HARRY H PEARCE]
The Spanish War  
The Catholic Centenary HENRY J HAYWARD
Atheism and the Methodists 'PASSER-BY'
   
   
The Truthseeker Vol 11 No 12 MARCH 1938
Rationalist Expansion  
The Living Death: Carmelite Nunnery System T A BLACK
A Return to God S STANDEN
Rationalism and Dictatorship A E CARRINGTON
Reminiscences of Catholic Cuba 'VALENTINE'
Anglican Commission on Doctrine HENRY J HAYWARD
What is God Doing About It? (Pt 2) 'SEARCHLIGHT'
Rationalists vs the Bishop of Wellington 'PROFANUM VULGUS' [H H PEARCE]
Obituary: John Wesley  
   
[Two-word title 'Truth Seeker' altered to one-word title 'Truthseeker']  
   
The Truth Seeker Vol 11 No 11 FEBRUARY 1938
The Racket 'G.I.' [GORDON INGHAM]
By Their Fruits Ye Shall Know Them T A BLACK
The Roman Church in World Politics Today MARGERY GODFREY
The Progress of Rationalism A E CARRINGTON
Something About a Debt 'SEARCHLIGHT'
What is Rationalism? HENRY J HAYWARD
What Is God Doing About It? (Pt 1) 'SEARCHLIGHT'
   
The Truth Seeker Vol 11 No 10 JANUARY 1938
The Passing Show VIVIAN PHELIPS [LG]
The Crisis in NZ Education WILLIAM JELLIE
Rationalism and Comunism 'SEEKER'
Bible in Schools S EDGAR CRAIG
Book Review: The Spanish Church and Politics (Langdon Davies) 'M.G.' (MARGERY GODFREY?)
   
The Truth Seeker Vol 11 No 9 DECEMBER 1937
The Passing Show: Drinking at Dances  
New Morals for Old MARGERY GODFREY
Bible In Schools; A Rotarian on Christianity  
Africa Calls FREDERICK J GOULD
Book Review: The Emerging Faith (Bridges) 'M.G.'
Listening In A COWLEY
   
The Truth Seeker Vol 11 No 8 NOVEMBER 1937
The Passing Show: Zealandia and the Communists  
“Historical Personalities” - Elijah the Prophet  
New Morals For Old: The Soviet Union  
Progressive Books Ltd  
   
The Truth Seeker Vol 11 No 7 OCTOBER 1937
The Passing Show: Our Happy World Today  
New Morals For Old A COWLEY
“Historical Personalities” - Adam 'G.'
The Pets of God HENRY J HAYWARD
Obituary: Henry T Henderson  
Book Review: Clearer Thinking (Mander)  
   
The Truth Seeker Vol 11 No 6 SEPTEMBER 1937
The Passing Show MARGERY GODFREY
Religion in the Soviet Union  
Religion in State Schools A COWLEY
Menace of the 'Friendly Road' T A BLACK
   
The Truth Seeker Vol 11 No 5 AUGUST 1937
Religious Teaching in Schools; Bible In Schools  
Social Record of Christianity JOSEPH McCABE
Fear Market of Religion HENRY J HAYWARD
   
The Truth Seeker Vol 11 No 4 JULY 1937
Hands Off Our Schools! HENRY J HAYWARD
Bible in Schools A E CARRINGTON
Advice to Parents ROBERT G INGERSOLL
Dying Creeds HENRY J HAYWARD
Why I Am A Rationalist T A BLACK
Some Peculiar Creeds S E CRAIG
Rattling of Sabers C E MAJOR
Obituary: Mary Bishop  
   
The Truth Seeker Vol 11 No 3 JUNE 1937
Purgatory 'ANTHONIUS'
More Sacerdotal Swindles  
The First Cause Argument BERTRAND RUSSELL
   
The Truth Seeker Vol 11 No 2 MAY 1937
The Ethical Movement FREDRICK J GOULD
Evangelism HENRY J HAYWARD
Obituary: George H Barker 'PROFANUM VULGUS' [H H PEARCE]
   
The Truth Seeker Vol 11 No 1 APRIL 1937
Pyramid Posers S E CRAIG
A Noble non-Christian Apostle: Dhondo K Karve FREDERICK J GOULD
Bible in Schools; A Bishop's Lament HENRY J HAYWARD
   
The Truth Seeker Vol 10 No 12 MARCH 1937
What a World! 'DEXO' [DENT]
A New Gospel FREDERICK J GOULD
Declaration of the Free  
   
The Truth Seeker Vol 9 No 11 FEBRUARY 1937
The Votive Lamp HENRY J HAYWARD
Bicentenary of Thomas Paine  
Psychology and Religion DAVID FORSYTHE
   
The Truth Seeker Vol 9 No 10 JANUARY 1937
Thomas Paine HENRY J HAYWARD
God and the British Empire A E CARRINGTON
   
The Truth Seeker Vol 9 No 9 DECEMBER 1936
Russia Yesterday and Today HENRY J HAYWARD
Gleanings HENRY J HAYWARD (?)
Rationalist Banquet FREDERICK J GOULD
   
   
The Truth Seeker Vol 9 No 8 NOVEMBER 1936
Declining Church Attendance in the Dominion HENRY J HAYWARD
A New Palestine Mandate FREDERICK J GOULD
Obituary: J. McGregor, Vice President  
   
The Truth Seeker Vol 9 No 7 OCTOBER 1936
Humanism: The New Outlook on Life J S LANGLEY
Gleanings HENRY J HAYWARD
   
The Truth Seeker Vol 9 No 6 JULY 1936
Editor's Notes  
Religion in New Zealand State Schools  
Is Rationalism a Religious Belief? (Pt 2)  
Interview with Chapman Cohen  
Books Reviews: Did Jesus Ever Live (Rylands);Christianity and Social Revolution; The Yellow Spot  
A New Zealand Rationalist in England (J O Hanlon)  
Is It Political? 'HERACLEITUS'
   
The Truth Seeker Vol 9 No 5 JUNE 1936
Is Rationalism A Religious Belief? (Pt 1)  
Book Review: The Frustration of Science (Hall et al)  
Why I Am A Rationalist (cont'd) T A BLACK
Fascism vs Freethought [F]
'Profanum Vulgus' and the Religious Atheist  
   
The Truth Seeker Vol 9 No 4 MAY 1936
World Wide Economic Crisis HENRY J HAYWARD
Abolition of Capital Punishment and Flogging (concl'd) A HALL SKELTON
Pepper and Salt 'H.H.P.' [PEARCE?]
Passing Notes 'HERMUL'
Why I Am A Rationalist T A BLACK
   
The Truth Seeker Vol 9 No 3 MARCH 1936
Which Saviour?; 'Infidels' said Jesus FREDERICK J GOULD
Fallacies in Popular Argument VIVIAN PHELIPS [PHILIP VIVIAN]
The Religious Atheist T ELGIE
The Truly Religious Godite 'PROFANUM VULGUS' [H H PEARCE]
Passing Notes 'HERMUL'
Abolition of Capital Punishment and Flogging (Pt 1) A HALL SKELTON
   
The Truth Seeker Vol 9 Nos 1 & 2 JANUARY-FEBRUARY 1936
Two Thousand Years of Poverty FREDERICK J GOULD
Lopsidedness of Modern Civilization C E M JOAD
Heating Hell Hotter 'MINERMUS' [F]
Freedom of the Press; Gibbon on Christianity  
Christ and Mammon T A BLACK
Burial At Sea 'INCA'
Thomas Henry Huxley H G WELLS
Books Reviews: The Churches and Modern Thought; Modern Knowledge and Old Beliefs (Phelips)  
   
The Truth Seeker Vol 8 No 11 NOVEMBER 1935
“Letters to the Lord” CHAPMAN COHEN
Decline of Presbyterianism A E CARRINGTON
Experiences Among the Missionaries in China A L HALL
Radio and the Press  
   
The Truth Seeker Vol 8 No 10 OCTOBER 1935
Hymns That Hurt MIMNERMUS [F]
Materialism in the Light of Modern Knowledge A E CARRINGTON
Book Censorship 'J.C.' [AS]
Play on Sunday: Onehunga Children  
Catholic Inconsistencies  
   
The Truth Seeker Vol 8 No 9 SEPTEMBER 1935
More About War CHAPMAN COHEN [F]
Oncoming of the Young C E M JOAD
A Rationalist Jubilee FREDERICK J GOULD
Auckland City Council and Sunday Play  
Pity the Poor Pope! A E CARRINGTON
Checking It Out C E MAJOR
   
The Truth Seeker Vol 8 No 8 AUGUST 1935
The Simplicity of Mr Baldwin CHAPMAN COHEN [F]
The Social Record of Christianity  
Abuses Under the Nelson System A E CARRINGTON
Sunday Activities  
   
The Truth Seeker Vol 8 No 7 JULY 1935
Paganism vs Christianity (Pt 2) 'M.K.'
A Rationalist Prayer E T JONES
Life in a Soviet Factory T A BLACK
The Inquisition Up To Date 'H.N.'
Bread Upon the Waters [F]
Saul Changes To Paul FREDERICK J GOULD
A Standard of Value CHAPMAN COHEN [F]
Sunday Lectures and Picnics A E CARRINGTON
   
The Truth Seeker Vol 8 No 6 JUNE 1935
Darwin and Immortality (cont'd) 'PROFANUM VULGUS' [H H PEARCE]
Hell E W FLINT
Paganism vs Christianity (Pt 1) 'M.K.'
A Newspaper's Sneer [R]
   
The Truth Seeker Vol 8 No 5 MAY 1935
Darwin and Immortality 'PROFANUM VULGUS' [H H PEARCE]
Christianity and the Clergy  
Obituary: Patrick O'Dea C E MAJOR
Freethought Marches On FREDERICK J GOULD
Why Lead a Moral Life? A E CARRINGTON
Book Review: Liberty Today (Joad)  
   
The Truth Seeker Vol 8 No 4 APRIL 1935
Religious Beliefs of American Scientists (concl'd) JAMES H LEUBA
Book Review: Academic Freedom in NZ (De La Mare)  
Reflection upon Melbourne Eucharist Pageant C E MAJOR
Obituary: Robert W Andrews  
   
The Truth Seeker Vol 8 No 3 MARCH 1935
Life ROBERT G INGERSOLL
Religious Beliefs of American Scientists (Pt 1) JAMES H LEUBA
250th Birthday of Ludvig Holberg  
   
The Truth Seeker Vol 8 No 2 JANUARY-FEBRUARY 1935
"Towards Eighty"  
The Next Phase of Rationalism PROF. H J LASKI
A Book for the Bairns JAMES O HANLON
Rationalism and Radio  
Poem: Following the Calf G D HUNTER
The Clergy and the War  
Sunday Play For Children A E CARRINGTON
   
The Truth Seeker Vol 8 No 1 DECEMBER 1934
The Road To Ruin 'MINNERMUS' [F]
Funeral Services for Rationalists  
Letter to a Young Christian  
Seventy Years Ago FREDERICK J GOULD
Sunday Restrictions on Children's Playing Areas  
   
The Truth Seeker Vol 7 No 12 OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 1934
Annual Report HENRY J HAYWARD
Jesus Couldn't FREDERICK J GOULD
Pepper and Salt H H PEARCE
Darwin's Religious Views 'PROFANUM VULGUS' [H H PEARCE]
Cain – A Much-Maligned Character S E CRAIG
Why I Left The Church 'TRUTHSEEKER'
Christian Bequests C E MAJOR
Judge Foster and Hell [R]
   
The Truth Seeker Vol 7 No 11 SEPTEMBER 1934
Science and Roman Catholicism M D FORREST & ROGER STANSFIELD
Freedom of Speech; Our Living Heavenly Father A E CARRINGTON
   
The Truth Seeker Vol 7 No 10 AUGUST 1934
My Freethought Development 'PROFANUM VULGUS' [H H PEARCE]
   
The Truth Seeker Vol 7 No 8 & 9 JUNE-JULY 1934
Science and Roman Catholicism ROGER STANSFIELD AND M D FORREST
Sunday Games A E CARRINGTON
Passing Notes 'THE PAGAN'
Fascism and the Church CHAPMAN COHEN
Freedom of Assembly  
   
The Truth Seeker Vol 7 No 7 MAY 1934
Auckland Reference Library – A Rationalist Hits Out  
Why I Became A Rationalist G D HUNTER
Book Reviews: Fireside Science; Bradlaugh & Ingersoll  
Medical Science and the Church CHAPMAN COHEN [F]
God or Evolution: The Rev. Father Forrest  
   
The Truth Seeker Vol 7 No 6 APRIL 1934
Dictatorships and Liberty (concl'd) 'PROFANUM VULGUS' [H H PEARCE]
Book Review: Adventures of the Black Girl in search of God (Shaw) 'I.N.C.A.'
The Heathen Disappear FREDERICK J GOULD
   
The Truth Seeker Vol 7 No 4 & 5 FEBRUARY-MARCH 1934
The Press and Religious Propaganda 'I.N.C.A.'
Dictatorships and Liberty (cont'd) 'PROFANUM VULGUS' [H H PEARCE]
An Easter Sermon  
Passing Notes 'INFIDEL'
Bradlaugh and Bernard Shaw; Anne Lennon  
Obituary: J E Skuse  
Mary Pickford Gets Religion  
The Sun and the Sea C M YONGE
   
The Truth Seeker Vol 7 No 3 JANUARY 1934
Bradlaugh Centenary Celebrations A E CARRINGTON
The Bible – the “Best-Seller” (concl'd) 'I.N.C.A.'
Prayer Changes Direction FREDERICK J GOULD
Pepper and Salt H H PEARCE
Dictatorships and Liberty 'PROFANUM VULGUS' [H H PEARCE]
Prayer C T GORHAM


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[AS] Auckland Star
[F]   The Freethinker (UK)
[LG]     The Literary Guide (UK)
[NYTS] Truthseeker (New York)
[R]  The Rationalist (Australia)
    


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