The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-02-09
RELIGIOUS parliament.
The News Record Of an I'M
portant Event.
SOMETHING ABOUT THIS WORK
Authentic, Authoritative, Serbst"m-
A Valuable Volume That should ne
i'm Every Library Throughout ths
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ment of Religions" which il Is Offering its
readers. The questioners want 10 KNOW a'
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The Parliament of Religions at the
Worlds Fair was most important occa-
sion i'm the religious history of the world.
1t brought together for the hrst time tne
leaders of every important faith on earth
and il gave opportunity to them to record
their principle. What theyi said oners
liberal education i'm the matter OF beliefs
A reading of the hundreds OF
addresses will teach the reader
more about the different religions OF the
earth than anything short of life time
of research could afford. Such record
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binding and wealth Of illustrations i
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rv 10 be read and handed down to DOS
terity.
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NEWS is not in the business OF sellin
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advantage to them.