The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-09-12

wide historic interest, one never before
accomplished, took place in Chicago to-
day. It was the assembling of the
parliament OF religions, a gathering OF
representatives Of all the great beliefs
Of the world. The object is to show
how important are those things upon
which all are agreed and how compara-
lively unimportant are the differences
Of creed. The result OF the parliament,
it is expected, will be to emphasize
what is fundamental and throw into
the background those differences which
are accidental and superficial.
l.. 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 sucn
immense crowd had gathered before
during all the memorable series OF con-
crosses since the beginning Of the
Worlds Fair. Aside from the size Of
the crowd, it was even more distin-
guished by its cosmopolitanism. which
some of the enthusiastic participants
declared had never been exceeded, not
merely since the beginning Of the
Worlds Fair, but from tho beginning
Of the world itself. Brilliant costumes
Of the Orient mingled in picturesque
array with the apparel betokenlng me
prominence of the wearers in the hlRh
religious councils Of Europe and Amer
lea, and in the almost bewilderlng
throng It was almost impossible to par
ticularize individuals.
Just as the new liberty bell at the
Worlds Fair was tolling ten times a
hush fell on the great audience and his
eminence, Cardinal James Gibbons, in
clear voice and words Of touching sim
piicity pronounced the invocation to
the deity.
Then followed addresses of welcome
-hy President. Q. o.. Bonney, OF the,
+ gWorld's Congress Auxiliary Of the
Worlds Fair, the Rev. Henry Barrows.
OF the First Presbyterian church OF
Chicago, the president of the Parlia-
ment Of Religions, the Rev. Augusta j.
Chaplin, D. D., Archbishop 2. E. Eeh9n,
the Rev. Alexander Mckenzie, D. D.,
President Higinbotham, Of the Worlds
Fair. 4
Responses were by Cardinal Gibbons,
the Most Rev. Archbishop Redwood, Of
New Zealand; Count A. Bernstor, Of
Berlin; Most Rev. Dionysius Lattas, the
archbishop OF Zante, Greece; Carl Won
Bergen, Pr. D., of Sweden; Prof: g. n.
Chakrayati, II. Deharmpala and p. Q.
Mozoomdaf, OF India; the Hon. Pnng
Kwanp Yu. Of China; Principal Grant,
of Canada; Mrs. Laura 0rniston, OF
Client, DIR. E. q. Hirsch, Bishop B. W.
Arnett, Miss Jeanne Serabji, Hersedii
Laugrau, OF Bombay, and others. The
entire day was practically taken up by
these addresses.
THE OBJECT.
During the next seventeen days while
the parliament remains in session.
every known religion in the world, or
4atleast all those faiths that have played
any considerable part in the worlds
history, will be given hearing. The
religions OF the east, from Judaism to
Confucianism, will tell their story to
the world, make a statement OF their
foundation doctriues, and tell mankind
what they have accomplished. The
many branches OF the one great Christ
ian religion will meet on q common
platform, not OF rivalry but of unity,
each to tell the others the best that is
in II, whatit has done and what it is
going todo. Episcopacy and Catholic
cism, Methodiam and Presbyterianism,
Buddhism and Theosophy will for the
next two weeks within the walls OF the
art institute forget their antagonisms,
confer together on the points on which
they all agree, and separate with a
stronger faith in the brotherhood OF
man.
UNCONVENTIONAL CONGRESSES
Concurrently with the parliament Of
religions, will be held daily denomina.
tional presentations Ia the hailof WASH
ington, and denominational congresses
in the smaller halls. OF these denomi-
national congresses the Catholic, the
Jewish, the Welsh, portion OF the
Lutheran have already been held. The
Congregational congress opened yester-
day, and the general synod OF the Luth-
eran congress conyenes to-day. The
Uniyersaliat church congress also OPEN
ed this evening. These department
congresses will embrace such outside
topics as evolution, Sunday rest, Chris
tian associations, evangelical alliance,
and home and foreign missions. For
some Of these gatherings no programme
is yet announced, but so far as the ar
rangements have been made the best
speakers and writers in the leading
countries Of the world will be repre-.
sented either in person or by papers.
The programme proper Of the parlia.
nent will mot begin until tomorrow,
whom sessions will be held in the moFn.
ing, afternoon, and evening. Among
the speakers tomorrow will bc Rabbi.
NJ. Wise for Judaism; Manibal N.
Dviyedi and Justice Ameer Ali for
Hindooism; Rev. shaku Syyen for
Buddhism. and Commissioner w. T.
Harris will give an argument for the
Supreme Being.
oTHER CONGRESSES.
The session of the Congregational
women's congresses. commencing this
morning will be conducted by women.
At this mornings session addresses
we're given by Mrs. Charles Hsnrotin
and Rev. Augusta Chaplin. songs were
sung written by Mrs. I. T. Rowland,
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