Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-04-17
THINKERS OF THE WORLD.
They Will Meet at the Worlds Fair in
1898, to Discuss Science, Art, The
ology, Economics and other Import
ant Subjects.
CHICAGO, April 4, 1891.

Preparation is being pushed for the
great Congress Of Thinkers" which
will he held in connection with the
Worlds Fair at Chicago in 1898. This
enterprise, which bears the formidable
name of Worlds Congress Auxiliary
OF the Worlds Columbian Exposition, .
will, it is believed, draw together, into
intelligent consideration and discussion
OF ali the more important subjects
within the range of human thought, q
greater number of the worlds great
thinkers than ever before assembled.
Thus far the preparatory work has been
chiefly of organization and planning.
Charles c. Bonney, the president, has
issued second prospectus or announce
ment, in which the object OF the Con-
gress is thus defined:
" TO promote the holding of appro
pirate conventions during the Worlds
Columbian Exposition of 1898, for the
consideration of the living questions
in all the departments of human pro-
gress; and in addition thereto Union
Congress for each department, under
the direction OF the Auxiliary, in which
the important results accomplished
will be set forth by the most eminent
representatives who can attend, thus
securing freedom and independence of
separate organizations, and union and
harmony in presenting to the world
the higher achievements of MANKIND !;
while the people who will come to the
Exposition may enjoy the privilege of
seeing and hearing many of the dis
tinguished leaders with whose names
they have become familiar. The Aux
iliary has no jurisdiction over any ex-
hibit of material things, but will deal
exclusively with conventions of persons
and their proceedings, with the aim OF
promoting, by fraternal action, the pro-
gress, prosperity, unity, peace and hap
piness OF the world. 1t is hoped that
the Congresses will result III a series OF
permanent worldwide fraternities OF
very great practical value"
Announcement is made of the chair.
men, secretaries, and members of the
general committees on the sub-con-
crosses on education, science and phil.
osophy, temperance, moral and social
questions, labor, literature, law reform,
religions, medicine and surgery, COM
merce and finance, agriculture, arbitra.
ton and peace, music, etc. also chair
men OF the committees of the Woman's
Branch of the Congress are given for
sub congresses on schools and teachers,
household economies, social reform,
temperance, charities, churches, mis-
sions, physicians, authors and journal
ism, art and artists. music, etc.
The persons named on these commit
tees include many men and women
eminent in the various branches of
learning and research. The prospectus
concludes with these words:
"The controllingpu purpose of the Aux
iliary will be to bring all of the depart
ments OF progress into harmonious re-
lations with each other, to the end
that the utmost attainable complete
ness and unity may characterize the
Worlds Congresses of 1898, without
materially impairing the distinctive
characteristics of the various contribu-
tions to the marvellous progress of the
nineteenth century.
Differing religious denominations,
temperance societies, schools of medi-
cine, and other organizations will work
in harmony to secure a result in which
all are alike interested, and to obtain
which the Auxiliary will endeavor to
exercise the highest impartiality and
justice. 1t will aim to secure a pre-
sentation Of the best aspect of every
sincere and cOmmendable effort to at
tain result beneficial to mankind,
leaving the comparative merits of COM
peting institutions to the judgment of
the enlightened world"