The works of the Right Rev. John England, first bishop of Charleston

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Vol. 1

Biographical sketches and obituary notices of Bishop England

Part I. Dogmatic and polemic theology

1. An essay on infallibility

2. Letters on the judicial office of the Catholic Church: addressed to the Rev. Hugh Smith

3. On the vicious circle supposed to be contained in the argument from scripture for church authority

4. Letters on the calumnies of J. Blanco White against the Catholic religion: addressed to the Roman Catholics of the U.S. of N. America

5. Letters on the Catholic doctrine of transubstantiation, and on Protestant errors and variations concerning the holy Eucharist: addressed to the Rev. John Bachman, D.D

6. Explanation of a passage cited from Tertullian, against transubstantiation

7. Letters on the doctrine of intention: in reply to a pamphlet by Thomas Waddell

8. A letter on certain observations of Rev. Mr. Bedell, respecting transubstantiation and consubstantiation: addressed to a lady. Vol. 2

Part I (continued). Dogmatic and polemic theology

1. Letters to the Right Rev. Dr. Bowen, on several Catholic doctrines

2. Letters in defence of the preceding series, to the editors of the Gospel Messenger

3. Letters to the Rev. William Hawley, on several misrepresentations of the Catholic religion

4. Controversy on several Catholic doctrines, with the "Mount Zion Missionary"

5. On penitential austerities, in reply to Dr. Paley

6. Misuse of the term "liberality"

7. Letter of O'Connell on liberality

8. Letter of Bishop David on the definition of faith

Part II. History. Influence, political and moral, of the Roman See

9. Letters proving the residence and episcopacy of St. Peter in Rome

10. Controversy with "one of the people of the south," on the pope's dispensing power

11. English ecclesiastical laws and privileges: in reply to a writer in the "Savannah Georgian"

12. Controversy with a writer in Washington, on the moral character of several popes

13. Letter to Governor Troup, on Georgia, on the papacy and feudalism

14. History and doctrines of the Waldenses. Vol. 3

Part II (continued). History. Influence, political and moral, of the Roman See

1. Letters of Bishop England and Mr. Fuller, on the Roman chancery

2. Letters to Forsyth on domestic slavery

[Part II. History]. Contributions to the ecclesiastical history of America

3. On Catholicity in South America: strictures on the North American review

4. Communication to the propagation societies of Lyons and Dublin

5. History of the Diocess of Charleston

6. Memoir of Mother Mary Charles Molony

[Part II. History]. Historical fragments

7. Denmark

8. Sweden

9. Norway

10. Russia

11. European Turkey

12. The Greek schism

Part III. Miscellaneous

13. Explanation of the ceremonies of the Mass, etc

14. Explanation of the ceremonies of Holy Week, at Rome

15. Miraculous cure of Mrs. Ann Mattingly

16. Miracles of Prince Hohenlohe

17. Letters on certain political measures to Mr. O'Connell. Vol. 4

Part III (continued). Miscellaneous

1. The republic in danger

2. Calumnies against Catholic voters refuted

3. Vindication of Judge Gaston

4. Catholic schools; Education and insanity; New York school question

5. Brief notice of the Jansenist schism

6. Remarks on a collision between Mr. Ward and Mr. Poinsett

7. Letters from Rome

8. Letters on Mr. Willis's misrepresentations

9. On certain superstitions imputed to Catholics

10. Letter on some misrepresented Catholic tenets, to Chancellor Desaussure

11. Ignorance of Catholic tenets

12. Remarks on the usurpation of the title "Catholic"

Part IV. Discourses, pastoral letters, addresses, and orations

13. Discourse before Congress

14. Discourse at the habiting of an Ursuline nun, with a history of the order, the office for the ceremony of reception, an abstract of the rule of St. Augustine, and the constitution of the Ursuline order

15. Discourse on charity, preached in the cathedral of Boston on a national fast-day

16. Pastoral letters, on various occasions

17. Addresses to conventions within the Diocess of Charleston

18. Addresses to the Society of St. John the Baptist

19. Letter to charitable citizens of the United States, in behalf of the Catholic congregations which suffered by the great fire in Charleston

20. Oration before the Literary and Philosophical Society of Charleston, on the religion of the American Indians

21. Essay on the same subject, from the "Southern Review"

22. Oration on the character of George Washington, delivered before the Washington light infantry. Vol. 5

Part IV (continued). Discourses, pastoral letters, addresses, and orations

1. An address before the Literary and Philosophical Society of Charleston, on classical education

2. Address before the literary societies of Franklin College, Athens, Ga., on the pleasures of the scholar

3. A discourse before the Hibernian Society of Savannah, Ga., on the principal epochs of Irish history, with a sketch of St. Patrick

4. Discourse before the Anti-Duelling society of Charleston, on the origin and history of the duel

5. An essay on the description of the descent of Æneas into the shades, in the sixth book of the Æneid

[Part V] General appendix

6. Constitution of the Diocess of Charleston

7. Documents relating to the schism of the Rev. William Hogan and St. Mary's Church, Philadelphia

8. Harold correspondence

9. Documents relating to the burning of the Charleston convent, the imposture of Rebecca Reed, the Boston riots, etc

10. Documents relating to Maria Monk's "awful disclosures," and the Hotel-Dieu Hospital, at Montreal

11. General index

12. Alphabetical index

13. Chronological table of contents

14. Index to editorial notes