St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-12
A GRAND PEACE PROFESSIONAL.
One Would Have Been Impos.
sible a Few Years Ago.
LEARNED MER OF ALL NATIONS
Sing "Praise God From Whom
ALI Blessings Flow"
TWAS A BRILLIANT GATHESiaG.

CHICAGO, Sept. ia professional IN
which the religions of the world were
represented marked the opening of the
worlds parliament of religions at tho
institute today. 1t was a professional
that had a world of meaning in it, one
that would have been impossible not
many years ago. Jew marched with
Gentle and Catholic marched with
Protestant. The religious cliques of
India, China and of Japan were repre-
Sented, as we'll as those of the English
speaking nations. All, attired in their
priestly robes and wearing the insignia
of their office, marched i'll peace and
fellowship to the platform, while the
audience rose and cheered at the sight.
First came Cardinal GibDous, es-
corted by President Bonney. Then
came Mrs. Potter Palmer and Mrs.
Charles Henrotin, representing the
board of lady managers Of the worlds
fair, land then followed with their suites:
Archbishop Redwood, of New Zea-
land; Archbishop Dionysios Latas, of
Zante, Greece; Rev. John Henry Bur-
rows. of Chicago; Archbishop Feehan;
Won Bergen. of Sweden: Prof. c.. N.
Cnaharar, II. d. Harmapala, and P. G.
Moosomadar, of India; Rev. Augusta j.
ChaDin, of Chicago; kev. Alexander d..
Mckenzie Pung Quang Yu, of China;
DR.. E. G. HirSch, of Chicago; Miss
Jeanne Serabji and Khersedji Laugraua,
of Bombay; Bishop BWarnett and Mrs.
Laura Ormiston Chant. Even more in-
spring was the scene when
THE VAST AUDIENCE AROSE
and joined i'll singing Praise God From
Whom All BLESSINGS Flow" ana later,
when Cardinal Gibbons led those OF all
nations and all religions in recitng the
Lords prayer. Before the formal open
ing OF the congress President Bonney.
OF the Worlds Congress auxiliary, held
an Informal reception in hall 2, where
! he shook hands with and introduced. to
each other many of the lights of about
all the religions of : the world. There
were men from India, China, Bombay,
Greece, Japan. Russia, New Zealand
and Turkey, i'll addition to many from
countries that are nearer to us. Some
were in their native costumes, which
gave the gathering more brilliant and
cosmopolitan appearance. There was
not vacant scat in the hall,
and the walls were frlnged with
people standing up when Clarence Eddy
took his seat at the organ and played a
couple of selections previous to the pro-
ceSsional, by which the proceedings
were opened. President Bonney made
the address of welcome. lie SAID they
should give thanks for being able to
take part in SO grand congress, one
that so fully eXemplitied peace and
progress and which would have so good
an influence OH the world. After re-
viewing the programme of the cOngress,
MIR. Bonney welcomed all in the name
of the brotherhood of religion. Rev.
John Henry Burrows, chairman of the
committee on organization. then adj
dressed the congress. He SAID the
meeting this morning had become
a GRAND NEW FACTOR
IN the history of the human race that
would never be obliterated. Never be-
fore had such congress been UNDER
taken, and not long ago it would have
been deemed impossible to carry it to
successful completion. He extended
welcome to the representatives of all
religions present, and predicted that
great good would come OF their discus
sion. Archbishop Feehan followed,
welcoming the delegates on behalf of
the Catholic church. He said tnat the
assembly was one unique IN the history
of the world. Learned men had come
from all countries to speak and to tell
us of those things that were of the
greatest interest to all-of God-of His
truth and justice, of His worship, OF
peace and of mercy. No matter how
we should differ in religion, there was
one thing that was common to us all,
and that was our common humanity.
The archbishop welcomed the delegates
in his own name and in all he repre-
sented. Cardinal Gibbons had to leave
early, SO his response to the address of
welcome was called for out of it's order.
He SAID that though all did not agree on
matters of faith, there was one platform
on which all were united-that was
charity, humanity and benevoIence.
He spoke of the good Samaritan, who
bound up the wounds of man who was
his enemy in religion and in social life,
and said that that was the example that
we all ought to follow. He said that he
could not impress too strongly on every
one that each was his brothers. keeper.
That was the whole theory of humanity.
Ii Christ had cried with Cain, "Am
my brothers. keeper?" we would still
be walking in darkness Rev. Augusta
J. Chaplin welcomed the congress Oh be-
half of women. The parliament of re-
ligioDs. she said, was the grandest and
most significant gathering that had ever
been assembled on this earth. Presi-
dent Higinbotham, of the Columbian
exposition. next welcomed the delegates
on behalf of the worlds fair. He said
it was a source of great satisfaction that
a new city in far part of the world
should be accorded the honor of these
congresses. They were
THE GREATEST HONOR
Of the worlds fair year. Rev. Alexander
Mckenzie, the next speaker, said that
he supposed that every one who spoke
today stood for something, and he
stood for the old settlers, the Puritans.
There was one thing that we could
show the foreigners that could be seen
nowhere else in the world, and that was
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