The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-28

WllNtcHl lllo AutIhuluIu INlNAVAdl hAN9S
flying Dutchmen," the Crosstown cleo
tric cars, tho Matching incubators In
the electricity building, tho modiis opeF'
dndi OF submarine telegraphy, the baE'
Ing OF bread and the cooking OF meat,
and the many other wonderful things
that the common people see done here
in an object lesson way by the agency
Of electricity.
THE RELIGIOUS CONGRESS.
One OF the forth coming congresses
that, ia attracting special interest and
discussion in advance is the so.called
Religious Congress to he held next
month, and to be composed OF repre-
sentative people from all the known
faiths OF the known world, heather and
Christian, Jew and Gentle, Budha,
Zoroaster, CouiuCius, Mohamed, Moses
and Christ are to be discussed in an
arena such as never was seen before,
and along with them all the sacred
books connected with their names, and
for the first time in history We will see
the defenders and champions OF all re-
ligions in one great building,
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Ceived from one OF the Anglican bish-
ops, who declines to take part in the
congress in which his church and the
Catholic church and all other churches
ara to be represented, because, as he
says, he cannot be party TO any dis
cussion that goes into any competitive
examination, as a matter OF reason and
history, Of tho claims OF the Bible as
against the Zend Avesta, the Koran and
other so.called sacred books, lie re-
CARDS that as o species Of implety in
this age Of the world, and therefore he
cannot take part in such congress.
For the same reason Evangelist Moody
(whom | have heard preach to ten
thousand people herel is opposed to
the congress. The Bible is not book,
he says, to be any longer discussed,
but to be unhesitatingly and un.
equiyoCally accepted. 1t is out OF the
arena OF discussion and it is q species oil
degradation to discuss it as II it were
book OF doubtful origin.
l could fill a very long letter with
mere glRnces ut these congresses that
are to be held here aud that have been
held. AS | said, they are and will DO
in session every day, and | might add,
in some cases at night also. There are
all sorts Of social and intellectual meet.
ings and entertainments, incident to
the fair, going on in the evenings. For
instance, quite accidentally the other
night at the grounds happened in on
an entertainment going on in the as.
sembIy hall Of the woman's building. l
went as an escort to some ladies who
had been honoring West Virginia day
with their presence at the West Viz.
ginia building in the evening. found
a Congress" so to speak, in session in
the assembly room referred to, the
members OF which were seated in
punches, or DO uquets rather, OF three
and four at u table, discussing coffee,
cake and ice cream and listening
to speeches from people who had
distinguished names on the printed
programme, mostly ladies. soon found
out that It was an Assembly in honor
OF the Judges appointed by the board oil
lady managers OF tho Columbian COM
mission, and that it was presided over
by Mrs. Virginia 0. Meredith, OF lndi-
ana, chairman OF the committee OF awards
OF the board OF lady managers. She
proved to be an excellent toast master,
II | may 80 designate her. 1t was her
duty to announce each speaker and
read the motto or text as printed on the
programme from which and to which
they were expected to speak, and also
to explain what specially in tho matter
OF judgeships the speaker represented
Tie first speaker spoke to this quota
ton from Dryden. viz: "None but the
brave deserve the fair" which in pa.
renthisis was explained to be "the fair
OF 1893" The next speaker spoke to the
following curious motto from Robert
Browning:
care there not dear Michael,
Two points In the adventure OF the dlyer2
one, when beggar, he prepares to plunge,
One, when prince, he rises with his pearl.
A Mrs. Fanny Zampini salazar, OF
Italy, representing department X OF the
awards, spoke to the following quota
ton, also from Browning, viz:
I'VE love trst, when we see them painted,
| things we have passed perhaps hundred times
| nor cared to see.
Miss IIilda Lundln, Of Sweden, from
department L, spoke to this quotation
from Arnold, viz:
us II destiny or man that Is Inaster2 How
looks the flower OF circumstance to your"
The Princess Schahovskoy, of Russia,
Curiously enough, was assigned to speak
to the following somewhat democratic
quotation from one OF Mrs. Bertha
Honore Palmer's addresses, viz:
Freedom aud justice for all arc infinitely
more to BIZ desired than pedestals for few"
Another and still more striking and
praiseworthy utterauce on the part OF
Mrs. Palmer was that to which Mrs.
Troutman, OF New York, spoke. 1t was
as follows, viz:
1.-THE real hcrOlnes Of life, whose handlwOrk
we are proud to install IN this exposition, be.
cause II has been produced In factories, work
shops and studios, under the most adverse con.
ditlOns, aud with the most sublime patience and
endurance"
4 gentleman who was introduced to
the brilliant assemblape by the brilliant
lady who presided as Senior Dupuy De
Lorne, OF Spain, Of department b, spoke
to this somewhat singular text, bor-
rowed IRON the writings OF Reed Stuart,
viz;
"There Is but one lie. The soul comes from
the snineSOurce whence comes the golden rod OIL
the ground or ArCturus In the sky"
In addition to these and several
others, speeches were made, or rather
papers wore read, by such ladies as
Miss Kate Field, tho Rev. Augusta
Clapin, D. d., and Miss Alice Fletcher,
OF Washington. This last named lady
spoke to the following quotation from
CuylOr, Wiz;
"IGyCry man has In himself continent OF lin
discovered character. Happy IL hc who acts thu
Columbus To his own SOU"
AT tho wind up at midnight Of these