On September 24, 1879, Robert Green Ingersoll delivered "The Mistakes of Moses," one of his most popular and controversial lectures on religion, at the Shattuck Opera House in Hornellsville.

Many thanks to Alice Taychert of the Southern Tier Library System for research assistance.

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Freethought / Atheism / Secular Humanism

Freethought / Atheism / Secular Humanism

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Shattuck Opera House, Hornellsville

Shattuck Opera House, Hornellsville

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Ingersoll, Robert Green

Ingersoll, Robert Green

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