New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-07
DISCUSSIONS BY THE SEA.
INTERESTING SESSIONS OF THE CO1s
GREss OF RELIGIONS

DELEGATES ENJOY THE OPEN AIR DELIGHTS -
WELL AS THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES cooxv
LECTURE ON THE PARLIAMENT OF RE- -
L1GroNs At THE WORLDS FAIR.
The weather was cool and the ocean warm
at Long Beach yesterday. Both conditions tend to
make seashore life enjoyable. a portion OF the big
crowd OF Saturday and Sunday departed on the
early morning trains but the hotel still coh'a'neo
eli II could comfortably accommodate last hs".'
Tn. ('orcrcHs OF Religions was the principal at
.-ac,on for MANY but ,!fe out OF doors was so de-
ugbtful Yesterday that many were drawn away
from, the Auditorium. while the sessions were
In progrr.: The high temperature or the water n'
duced an unusually large number TO take a up IA
,hc surf in rpi.e Of a mild scare OF the day oeiore' "
consequence OF two or three narrow escapes from
drownng. 80, ,,o..
Tbe morning aesston was begun with an ADDRESS
-. tho Roy Dr Jesse w Brooks. on Arianism
Uls remarks we're listened 20 with c'ose a''e'A
bv a gcod-sizcd audience. In the alter"oo" 'i'
Rev DR. George w Knox described Contuc'ah'sh
,rbis morning he wul tell the assembly about the
personality OF Confuc!us.
Joseph Cook made an interesting ADDRESS a:'o
IN tn. afternoon taking for his subject the
Worlds First Parliament OF Religions Inc io'-
lowing are some o. the things which he SAID
The Worlds Parliament Of Religions Is hKeiy 70
I'm repeated 1t u worthy OF study FOR It's OWN saAe'
and lsp
IN rs.n II was probably the initiative Of something
gxo,,.r and more memorable II not in Europe
.hsr In America al Some worlds exhibition OF
other irt.rna tona gathering. another congress &c
sembng but surprising 1t VIII probapy DE-
,.mp,c. at no very distant date Already uee-
,,a parliament OF all the Christian ORGANIZATIONS
-, tho word IS proposed for the year lsVo 10 oe-
,,r,,a which IS IN. common faith Of Christehdoh'
vc,u-.,. ~ uness.ntias In poi;y and liturgy Ihls
parliament, II is hoped. may be followed IN ."e
same year and the same place by a con'ei.'''"
Of delegates with unimpeachao.e creoen''a,' 80
all IN. Christian and non-Cnristian orsa''~''''''.
y, n. world to consider the points OF contact anu
contrast between the common o"''S" ~
all other religions.
r,ru ,n,..vCE THAT HAS BEEN MADE.
u {, a felicltous feet in the art or nterha''ona'
,r,, IN hiring together parliament that reaiy
de,sr-es to be called Worlds Parliament ih's
IA. been done Fifty YEARS ago such al s''"
msnt would have been very dincuit; hu''u'e~
years ago practically Impossible.
Professor Schan in a recent admlrao'e WI, o
the Introduction to theology tells us ne never new
-, ,o,othan Edwards until he met Professor Park
Al Ieipslc as a student n 1913. The young SWISS
suggested TO Professor HerzoG VINO had never near"
| Of Edwards that an article on MIN shouiu NC ~
pared for Herzogs famous cyclopaedia by Proiessos
park or Professor Stowe and the latter prepared inc
article This was only fifty years ago. 'oha.hAa
Edwards wa, even then we'll known In theoios'-
cal circles OF the most learned nation on ear'h' W.
now we mus; know Keshub Chunder sen ana
! Mozoomdar. and a score OF others OF lhoa' anu
Pung Kwans Yu and Others Of china ana and
others Of Japan. If We 20 be fairly abreast OF
Azoka. parliament he'd some ;weny'oaTb k een.
turtles ago. Represented on.y hutdhsSImi u,nnk
Iaa R.pitseSatvss o. various faiths aeOs ds Ss
/ opinion Of their respective merits
MANY-sIDED BODY.
II mus, be conceded iha+ the Parliament OF Re-
gion< Wa. Worlds Parliament There are now
bu, sev4nty-fve organized States n the whoie "o'a
or these only eighteen occupy eishy-se'en "u"-
sredths o, ts entire surface. The Parliament OF Re-
lyons mad in II participants from thirty nations Il
VAS estimated tha; these nations contain lD1oU,,W
", men or fully three-quarter' OF the entire popua-
s,I.h was presenied-H.ndo snn, BranmahDts,n
sees SIN Wahometism. Judaism. The Christian W oria
Sbmrch Romish Church Armenian Church. and .ead.
Ink preachers ,heo.ogians ard authors rom p 5ao
Protestant Eyangscai ne n nd ran u!sonnry
circles OF the world. The iberal chIrcnes o, III ~
versal!s;s Unitarians ana S"ed'no''s'a" 'a' '''eA
part In the conference
DEAL. WORK OF THE PARLIAMENT.
rb. Parliament must be judged by its official
rocora When this is read various misapprehen-
s,ons caused by fragmentary reports or partisan
fe.ng will appear curously unfounded. IL Is
ac,ion and not a fact assert that IN the Par'a-
ment doctr.nal equality among religions was
Granted and all faiths put on one lever: or that
liberalism triumphed. the whole: or mat
buddhism triumphed: that the Pope's portrait
hung over the platform: or that Roman Nathoh-
c,sm made better general impression than frotes-
tantism: or that evangelical speakers took craven
and apologetic attitude: or that missionaries d'd
not appear well: that all non-Chrisuans were
men OF small calbre: that distinctvely ortho-
Iox views were never favored by the audiences:
II ia An almost explicable confusion OF tnouBnS
that has led certain critics Of the farHaihent ~
accuse IL OF putting all faiths on level me-
equality and parliamentary equality arc very ~
Sar.nt things The former were eNpiclty uen,ea
and the latter explicitly asserted Nowhe.e u,u ~
sne aker make doctrnal concessions 10 other A"'As
than his own -. .,..rsd into tho
II Ia astonishing that It can have entereu ,mo ,bnS
r,ins. ~ any participant III the Paria'Henu u,.s'
'hri.t,anity as certain Buddhist priests
serted In japan. fears the rivalry OF ho"-'"'
faiths. $50 .rceut religions and
,hosonhies Of Greece and Rome l., apsoi psI ,r
best elements and suppressed their %o' hr,stanitv
iCions and philosophers with wnicn 'nr,s', 49,,
one Of them inferior those OF ancient "rreee anu t
E Enmn n ChrI,tianity when an .nfRnt Vas NOT
nv nv the Gods OF Olympus. nor Dy .'toicisn
nar nv Platonsm nor by Ecectcism. stun less now
,ha, II is a giant, will IL be daZ1.ed oy an! .snSs
is brilliant than those OF the ancient ialths am
PHILOSOPHERS.