The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-28
A UNIQUE ASSEMBLY.
AL RELIGIONS EXTEND The HAND or
FELLOWSHIP At CHICAGO.
Roman Catholics and Pret~.taats, Jew.
and Mormoas. Brahmaa. Buddhist aud
Pharsee All singfag Praise God Fron.
whom All blessings Flow"

tne rcsfuence OF mr.. A. I. Bartlett,
and there was assembled, do verify
believe, the most unique group ever
seen on this western continent. In
the place of honor, between DIR, Bar
ross and the hostess, stood the ven
erable archbishop of Zante, the Most
Rev. Dionysius Latas. magnificent in
has robes of Office, and both in facial
aspect and physical manhood look
ing the born ruler of men. On the
other side of the doctor stood Bishop
keane, and all around were Parsee,
Hindoo and Chipaman, Protistants
of many denominations, and here
amp there one of US common men-a
Journalist, or a lawyer, or the like-to
modify the tone of the picture.
INTERESTING CONTRASTS.
When the formal presentation
were over and the people began to
scatter through parlor and hall and
form into groups, there was a NOV
ing panorama of colors, races and
faiths. A high priest from India,
clad in snowy white from turban TO
slippers, talked earnestly and IN ex-
cellent English with a Methodist
preacher from Missouri, who looked
as if he had just stepped out of Peter
Cartwright's biography and into
Lorenzo Dow's clothes.
The resident and other Christian
guests were chiefly Chicago's -Four
Hundred and in the highest style of
evening dress, among them Mrs,
Potter Palmer, Mrs. Charles Henro-
tin, Mrs. Annie Besant of England,
Miss. Jennie Sorabji of India, Prin-
cipal G. NJ. Grant of Canada, ex-
Senator Lyman Trumbull and many
eminent lawyers, preachers, doctors,
and other persons Of note, The hall
decorations consisted of the flags of
various nations and flowers from
many climes. Music added its charm,
and when one looked on the odd
combination of very fashionable city
people with plain country preachers,
Cath Ollie priests in their clerical habit
and orientals blazing with color or
resplendent in snowy white, the
thoughts excited were beyond the
power of words to set forth. But it
was one Of those rare occasions In
q
plain newspaper man felt too con-
spicious in his everyday clothes he
only had to back into corner and
strike an attitude to be mistaken for
a distinguished foreigner. Surely
such another assemblage was never
seen out Of Indis, and probably not
there.
All this is but preliminary to some
notes on the parliament of religion.
which is by common consent regard
ed as the greatest success of the age.
Consider these facts: Out of several
thousands invited from all parts of
the world. less than a score posi-.
lively declined; out of 10 who
promised to be present and talk OF
send papers, only three failed, and
of these who sent their names to be
recorded as actually present all were
in the city on the open day except
five. 1t is seldom, l think, that oul
national congress is so full on open
ing day, and yet these people have
come from the ends of the earth. O
course such an extraordinary gather
ing has infamed ardent Christians
excited enthusiastic humanitarian,
and set the superstitious to fore
casting. A talented Adventist O
the radical school has already PROVED
to his own satisfaction that this i.
one of the signs that the end of tn,
dispensation is nigh, for when thes,
ipeople return home 1.-The gospel will
have been preached unto all nations
and then shall the end come"
CATHOLIC AFFAIR.
The true catholicity of this affai
and its world representative charac
ter may be shown by brief outlin
of Its proceedings to date. TIL
separate Cathic congress ended Oh
Sunday, the 10th, and next day tn
great parliament convened in tn
Hall of Columbus, in the Art insti
tute, every available space bein,
filed with spectators, while thous
ands were turned away. On tn
| platform was at least one representa-
tive OF every faith except Mormon
ism and fetichism Gf faith the latte
be), and bishops of every Christian
body which is episcopal in govern
ment- All joined, $500 voices a
least, in singing "Prase God Fror
Whom All Blessings Flow" Jew an
Jain, Brahman, Buddhist and Parse
singing as freely as Methodist an
Catholic.
| Then followed the Lords Praye
! by Cardinal Gibbons. nearly all th
, assemblage joining; an address b
, President Bonney, the patriarchs
blessing by Archbishop Latas c
Zante, Christian, Buddhist an
Shintovist bowling together as b
raised his hand; the address of We
} come by DR.. Balrows and response
e by Archbishop Feehan, Rev. Al
gusta j, Chaplin, D. D.; Harlow \
Aiginbotham, P. e. Mazoomdar {
India, Prince Wolkovsky, b. Dha
e mapala, Minas Cheraz (Armeian
. Swama Vivexauda Jain), Mi!
Sorabji (Parsee) Birchaud Ragha'
8 Ganthi and Bishop Arnett, colore'
! oh, it was worth a year of commo
life to witness such a union.
On Tuesday presentation of b
liefs was made, the most interestin
e addresses being by Rabbi Wis
y Rev. Maurice Peillips of Madra
: Hon.W. T. Harris and Shaku Soze
L Universal regret was felt at Il
u absence of Hon. Mr.. Justice Anne
h Ali, as his title runs, for he is tt
llneal descendant in the first boz
e male line of the great Ali. compa
: ion of Mohammed, and is the on
well known man of that blood vi