Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-15
PARLIAMENT OF RELIGIONS CON
VENES AT CHICAGO.
ALL SECTS ASSEMBLE TO DIS
CUSS THEIR FAITHS.
Dream of the Poets and Sages at
Last ReaIized-Leaders of all Faiths
From Orient and Occident Meet in
Congress-Cardinal Gibbons Invokes
Divine Blessing

Chicago, H., Sept. 11.-An event OF
worldwide historic interest, one never
before accomplished, took place today
1t was the assembling Of the parlia-
ment of religions, a gathering Of rep
resentatives Of all the great beliefs Of
the world.
The object is to show how important
are those things upon which al are
agreed, and how comparatively unim-
pOrtant are the differences Of creed
The result Of the parliament, it is
is fundamental and throw into the
i background those differences which are
accidental and superficial.
| IngreSs was impossible to the spa
cious art palace on the lake front long
| before the hour appointed for the be
! ginning of the proceedings. No such
immense crowd had gathered before
during all the memorable series Of CON
crosses since Sthe beginning of the
worlds fail.
Aside from the size of the crowd
it was even more distinguished by its
coSm0politaniSm, which some enthusi-
;stic participants declared had never
been exceeded not merely since the
beginning of the worlds fair, but from
the beginning of the world itself.
Brilliant costumes of the orient mingl-
ed in picturesque array with others APP
parently betolening the prominence
of the Wearers in the high religious
councils of Europe and America, and
in the almost bewildeding throng it
was nearly impossible to particularize
individuals.
Among those present were Pung
Kwang Yu, Confucian, secretary of the
Chinese legation at Washington; II.
Dharmapala, northern Buddhist, sec
rotary of the Maha-Bodhi society, of
India Nirchand X. Gandhi, secretary
of the Jain association, of India; DR..
Ernest Faber, Christian missionary to
China; George II. Candlin, Christian
missionary direct from Tien Tsin,
China; Yzo Nomura, Japanese Bud
dhist, of kio; Prof. Minas TcheraZ,
Armenian church; Horiu Toki, Shaku
Soycn, Zitsuzen Ashitus, Kiujdo Ma
chida and G.. Noguchi, Buddhist priests
from Japan; Swami Nivekananda, sec
rotary OF the Orthodox Brahminicu
society of India, and many others in
Guiding the notables of the recent Ro-
man Catholic and Jewish congresses,
who were still in the city.
Just rs the new liberty bell at the
worlds fair was tolling ten times, Il
hush fell on the great audience and
His Eminence, Cardinal James Glib
bons in clear voice and words OF touch
ing simplicity, pronounced the invoca-
ton to the Deity.
Then followed addresses of welcome
by President c. c. Bonney, Of the
worlds congress auxiliary of the
worlds fair; the Rev. John Henry Bar
rows, of the First Presbyterian church,
Of Chicago, president of the parliament
Of religions; the Rev. Augusta J. Chap
in, y. D., Archbishop =. A. Feehar,
the Rev Alexander Mckenzie, ID. D.,
and President Higinbotham, of the
worlds fair.
Responses by Cardinal Gibbons, the
most Rev. Archbishop Redwood, New
Zealand; Count A. Bernstorff, Berlin;
the most Rev. Dionysius Latas, arch
bishop of Zante, Greece; Carl Won
Bergen, Phi. D., Sweden; Prof G. \.
Chakravati, II. Dharmapala and z. c.
Mozoomdar. of India; Pung kaang 1u,
of China, Principal Grant Of Canada;
Mrs Laura Ormiston Chant, DR. +. G..
Hirsch, Bishop B. W. Arnett, Miss
Jeanne Serabji, Khersedji Laugraua,
of Bombay; Carl Won Boer Bergen, Of
Sweden, and others.
The entire day was practically taken
up by these addresses.
1t was an inspiring scene whea the
whole vast audience rose and joined in
singing Praise God from Whom All
Blessings Flow, and later when Cardi-
nal Gibbons led those Of all nations
and all religions in reciting the Lords
prayer.