Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-03-31
CONGRESSES OF RELIGIONS.

All the Religions Ofthe World Will
be Represented Mt the Congresses OF
Religions at the Chicago Exposition
Several New Haven Ministers to
Participate.
Rev. John G. Collins of this city is in
receipt of letter dated February 1S, 1898,
from Rev. John Henry Barrows, D. D.,
chairman of the general committee on re-
ligious congresses in connection with the
worlds Columbia exposition at Chicago,
informing him that he has bsen recently
appointed a member of the advisory coun-
ell on religious congresses.
The members Of the council will be as
signed specially reserved places in the par
lament of religions, and before them the
addresses at that phenomenal nesting will
be given. Active participation in the par
Lament will be limited to members of the
advisory council and those especially in
vited by the general committee, in whose
hands will be the responsible conduct of
this great parliament Not only theological
scholars but eminent laYmen interested in
religious and philsnthropic work will be
invited to membership in the council
The worlds congress, of 1898, will be
held in the memorial art building erected
on the Lake park front in Chicago. This
is not in the grounds of the worlds fair
but in the center of the city. Tie two
large audience rooms will seat about 8, 600
persons each. There are also more than
twenty smaller rooms which will seat 300
to 700 each.
The plan Of holding a parliament of re-
ltgions, at which the representation of the
great historic faiths shall sit together in
frank and friendly conference over the
great things of our common spiritual and
moral life, is no longer dream. The re.
hgious world in it's great branches will be
represented IN this truly ecumenioal con-
ferencs.
There will he Buddhist scholars. both
from Japan and India, and probably also
from Siam. One of the high priests of
Shintoism is slao expected to be present.
Two Moslem scholars, eminent In India,
have accepted invitations The ELOQUENT
Mozoomdar will speak for progressive
Hinduism. Arrangements are being made
to secure papers from orthodox Hindus.
The Chinese government has commissioned
a scholar to represent Confucisnism
1t ia expected that Parsees from
Bombay will speak of their ancient
faith. Jewish rabbis of Europe and Amer
lea are In earnest sympathy with the move
ment The interest in the exposition and
in this approaching congress will draw to
Chicago numerous representatives. of the
historic religions. leading Christian mis-
sionaries and native Christians of many
lands will be present, including roma of
the foremost men of India. Promineut
scholars in America, England aud Germany
have already accepted invitstions to sd-
dress the parliament. There is also reason
to hope that the Russian, Armenian and
Bulgarian churches will have representa-.
ton in the paslisment.
The Catholic or archbshops of America
at their meeting in New York in Novem-
Der, 1892, took action approving the par
ticipatiou Of the Catholic church In the
ParliameDs Of religions, and appointed the
Rt. Rev. John j. K-ane, rector of the
Catholic University of America, Washing
ton, D. G to arrange with the general COM
mittse FOR the proper and adequate pre-
sentation of the Catholic doctrine on the
questions coming before the parliament.
Cordial letters have been received from
his emminence, Cardinal Gibbons, and
Bishop Keane.
Among the hundreds who have accepted
appointments on the advisory council OF
who have expressed their cordial approval
OF our plan are the following:
GREAT BRITAIN.
Mr.. Gladstone, the late Lord Tennyson,
the Ri. Rev. ]. J. s. Perowne, D D., bishop
of Worcester; the Rt Rev. w. Boyd Car
penter, D. D, bishop of Ripon; the RI
Rev. William Wslshsm, D. D., biehop of
Wakefield; Professor F.Max Mueller, Prin-
cipal James Drummond, Principal A. o.
Fairbairn and Prof. j. Estlin Carpenter
of Oxford university; the Very Rev. R.
Payne Smith, dean of Canterbury; the
Hon. and Rev. W. 81. Freemantle, Sir Ed
win Arnold, Rev. 81. Adler, the chief
rabbi of the British empire; James Mar
tineau, Professor A. B. Bruce. Rev. J.
Murray Mitchell, the Very Rev. G.. W.
dean of Winchester; Lord Eyer
ton of Tatton, ecclesiastical commissioner
for Great Britain: thu YeuarahIa Arah-