Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-08
4 WORLDS PARLIAMENT OF RE.
LlGiONS.

TIM term ecumenical IL usually mp
piled 10 Roman Catholic councils at
which the various nations Of the earth
are represented. Inasmuch as repre-
scnia,ion Ia confined To that sect alone,
the word IL a misnomer both from n
theological and chronological view. II
means literally the inhabited globe,
and tho parliament OF religions 10 be
held next year In Chicago realizes the
full and real import OF the word. The
scheme involved In the Chicago project
cohteniplates the bringing together, In
one common assembly, representatives.
Of all the religions OF the earth. The
official nomenclature Of this congress
is said to be so World, Parliament
OF Religions"
In this assembly the representatives
OF each religion will be given full lib
erty To set forth the doctrines, prinoi.
ples and cardinal truths OF their belief.
They can even 20 farther and show
how far humanity has been or will DO
benefited by their theology, but con-
troveny and criticism are sternly TO DO
prohibited. Praise, CONNIE nd, euloglze
your own religion m much US you
please, but not word Of oensure, rep
rotation or rebuke for others. The idea
Is In truth grand, poetic, sublime.
Phillips Brooks says
at appeals 10 the Imagination, to the
reason, and to our best desires for huma-
nifty. 10 bring together In large coun-
eli the Representatives of all the religions
Of the world, 80 far as that can bo done,
is at once an Acknowledgment OF tho
reality OF the religious Impulse wherever
Il has shown itself, and OF the universal
guidance. action and love Of God"
Another distinguished writer says:
ri would mover have been possible
until the present day, and IL now marks
distinct epoch In the evolution OF the
race
The report Of the general committee
appointed for the purpose Of bringing
about the religious conference has just
been Issued. II Is signed by Dr. John
Henry BarIows, chairman, and address.
ed to Charles G. Bonney, president Of
the worlds auxiliary congress. Re-
sponses have been obtained from re-
preventative men In various parts OF
the world iavoring the scheme. The
State church OF England and nearly all
the dissenting sects have been spoken
for. President Wsshburas OF Robert
College, Constantinople, has volunteer
oil to act ms Oriental agent Of the
committee, and to procure tho re-
presentation OF the Eastern Christians
and Mohammedans.
The president OF the Imperial law
sch DOL Mt Toxic, japan, has been heard
from, and says that Buddhism will be
represented. The address Of invitation
will be printed and published In the
various languages OF the Occident and
Orient, though It Ia understood that the
| proceedings OF the eCumcnical paTlla.
ment will he conducted ia English.
This may prove antagonif,ic 10 obtain.
ing the most accurate conceptions Of
the religions outside the non. English
speaking seots. But the general com
nittee,to which II annexed an advisory
council Will see that everything Is done
for the best.
1
The latter includes Lord Tunny,on,
Sir Edwin Arnold, Doctors Carpen.
TT and Fairbsirn of Oxford
University, Lord Egerton, Mr.. Stead
and Prot. Drummond, all OF England.
In this council the two distinguished
Jewish doctors, l,sbbi Mayhaum and
PROT Lazarus Of Berlin are included.
Ameer Al, Moslem Aslaiic Judge, II
also a member. Italy, Switzerland
and other countries are already repres-
'nted. The American advisers are
Lyman Abbott, Prof Flsher of Yale
Flske OF Harvard, Bishops Jansscns
md Ryan OF the Catholic church,
Park Of Andover and dozsn other.
= The general committee is not an un.
. wieldy body. II is select anu viii