The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-09-26
GREETINGS. |. .
A4 xtended Int
n y II Congress ! ! (
BY Drs.\S
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Delegahs
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boston, Mass, opt. 23.-SymphonH.
Hall, Boston's beautiful temple ded-
lcated to Music, was the scene or the
opening session Of the InternationaI
Congress of Religious Liberals last
night. Only 5000 of the 5000 peo-
pie who clamored for admfttanGe
were able to get it. ,.a E#Ssgf.
The scene within thu hall wasmost
inspiring. The floor seats were
packed; from the balconies clouds
of visible witnesses looked down: 81
the spectators stood when they could
not sit, and the open doorways were
gorged by people unable to get any
further In. Most Of the delegates
to the congress attended,, and from
their places on the PLATFORM gave
remarkable cosmopolitan Character
to the proceedings. e'# 7. T%YB
With the exception OF Russia.
nearly every important European
nationality had it's Representatives at,
the meeting. Under the expansiye
canopy Of four world faiths, Boston
extended her hand in welcome to the
Jew and Gentle, to the African, the
Mahommedan and the Hindu, &&.@3T
The rendering of Luther's classic
hymn, "A Mighty Fortress Is Our
God" by chorus from the Handel
and Haydn Society, prepared = the
meeting for it's work, and the impress
sion made by the burst Of sacred
music was deepened by the singing
Of Frederick l.. Hosmer's opening
hymn $$.Tf5
The first ripple of applause burst
forth when Dr.. Edward Everett Hale.
Chaplain of the United States Sen
ate, Boston's grand old man" and
Booker T. Washington came to the.
platform, DR.. Hale leaning heavily ON
the stalWart arm Of the colorea nra&,
tor from Tuskegee. Only threa
speaker had been selected tkas sBx.,
tend greetings to The. delegates VIC
have come from every corner Of thaj
world, these two, and DR.. NNhoInag {G.
Slicer, Of All Souls Church, New
York. .".- 4 a3
In referring to the three speakers, z
the Boston Herald said %:f&
In the addresses the Rev#4T. r..
Slicer Of New York spoke to the In
tellect Of the gathering, while Ed
ward Everett Hale, whose reception;
was demonstratively affectionate, ap-
pealed powerfully to its neart: But
for the foreign visitors the most In
teresting Of all the pleas made for
liberal religion was that uttered by
an ex-slave raised by American OPP
portunities from a Virginia planta-
t1on to the platform of the Interna-
tlonal Congress Of Religious Work
ers and Thinkers" I.
1T was reserved for the Ex-Siave,.
the Negro educator, and orator, to
snake the great audience out Of it's
Sunday demeanor. To DR.. Hale it.
had risen and extended the Ghataus7
Qua salute, but when the Tuskegee-
an strobe to his place at the 'front.'
the. great audience instantly as by
one impulse, come to its feet and
vigorously welcomed him by liand-s
clapping, the waving Of handker~s
chiefs and canes, while the foreign
delegates on the platform mounted
their chairs for good view: OF the
hidu "HOSS lame Is as wen Known
to them as it Is to his own country
men ..# r.. /,
Dr.. Washington's address was a.
message Of Good Will to-" Men,
pregnant with rich thought and OPP
timism. He is the only American
Negro to appear before the Congress,
In company with such men as those
| named, and, in addition, Presidents.
Eliot Of Harvard, DR.. Carroll D.. !,
Wright, DR.. Geo. A. Gordon OF the
New Old South Church, Boston, and
the foreign university professors and
religious teachers, as he was also the
only Negro present, along with HIS
secretary, Mr.. Emmett J. Scott, and
Mr.. Charles Alexander Of Alexander's.
Magazine, at the great reception at
the Somerset Hotel, Monday evening,
at which time brief addresses we're
made by Hon. Curtis Guild, Jr,, Gov
ernOr Of the Commonwealth, Profess
sOr Montet, the retiring President of
the International Council; Sir Will
liam b. BoWring, Bart, President of
the British and Foreign Unitarian
Association; Or. Meyboom Of Gron-i
ingen; Professor Reville Of Paris: !,
Professor PGeiderer of Berlin and
other friends. ......tr@ 4.