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#001 The Worlds Congress Auxiliary Scrapbook, p. 0867
THE RELIGIOUS CONGRESSES IN
CHICAGO.
September-October, 1893.
It is expected that these Congresses,
in which representatives of all the
great churches are to take an active
part, will be the crown and culmination
of the Columbian year. In the center
of these great gatherings will he the
far-famed Parliament of Religions,
which begins on Monday, the 11th day
of September, and continues for sev-
enteen days. This is a meeting whose
near approach interests the whole
world. This cannot he said of any
other gathering ever assembled. The
Parliament of Religions is looked for-
ward to with ardent hope and eager
curiosity by thoughtful men every-
where. Among the monastic brother-
hoods of India it is talked over, and in
the cloisters of Japan. It has entered
into the counsels of the Catholic Hier-
archy, and into the scholastic retreats
of the British and German Universities.
It has been the theme of editorials in
London, Athens, Constantinople, Ber-
lin, Melbourne,Tokyo, Shanghai, Buda-
Pesth, New York and Honolulu. More
than three thousand of the foremost
religious leaders of mankind, scholars
in the great universities, missionaries,
eminent divines and devoted laymen of
all lands, have accepted places on its
Advisory Council.
Now that the World's Fair is closed
on the Sabbath, Christians are co-oper-
ating, with more and more enthusiasm,
to make the approaching Congresses
one of the chief events of the century.
Christian patriotism and hope are en-
listed, and the wisdom of the wisest
perceives that an unequalled oppor-
tunity is furnished of impressing the
world with the truths of our common
Christianity by promoting the cause of
human brotherhood and diminishing
theological animosities, and holding up
the Christ as the one siifficient Saviour
for all mankind.
Among those who will take part in
this memorable meeting may he men-
tioned the following eminent Ameri-
cans and Canadians: Prof. George P.
Fisher of New Haven; Bishop Dudley
of Kentucky; Rev. George Dana Boardman
of Philadelphia; Sir Wm. Dawson;
Rev. Joseph Cook; Rev. Philip S.
Moxom of Boston; Prof. M. S. Terry; Dr.
Albion W. Small of the Chicago Uni-
versity; Rev. Edward Everett Hale;
Rev. J. M. Buckley, LL.D.; Principal
Grant; Bishop C. D. Foss; Bishop W.
F. Warren; Dr. Daniel Dorchester; His
Eminence Cardinal Gibbons; Archbish-
op Ireland; Bishop Spalding; Prof. J.
DeWitt of Princeton; Bishop Vincent;
Dr. Lyman Abbott; Rabbi Wise of Cin-
cinnati; Hon. Andrew D. White; Rabbi
G. Gottheil; Rev. A. H. Lewis, D.D.;
Mrs. Margaret Bottome; Miss Frances
E. Willard; Prof. Richard T.Ely; Mrs.
Ballington Booth; Rev. Washington
Gladden; Prof. Valentine of Gettysburg;
Dr. David J. Burreil; Dr. James S. Den-
nis; Rev. H. K. Carroll, LL.D.; Dr.
George F. Pentecost; Prof. Philip Schaff;
Bishop Keane; Pres. J. G. Schurman.
Of European scholars may be men-
tioned the following: Canon Fremantle;
Count A. Bernstorff of Berlin; Dr.
Momerie of London; Prof. Bruce of
Glasgow; Prof. Tiele of Leiden; Prof.
Hardy of Freiburg; Prof. Max Muller;
Prof. Rhys-Davids of London; Mgr.
D'Harlez of Louvain; Dr. Washburn of
Constantinople; Rev. H. R. Haweis;
Mgr. D'Hulst, Prof. Henry Drummond;
Rev. H. Grattan Guinness of London.
A high-caste Brahmin from Allaha-
bad College, India, will speak on Hin-
duism. Mr. Mozoomdar, of Calcutta,
will speak for the Brahmo-Somaj. Mr.
H. Dharmapala, Secretary of the Budd-
hist Society of Southern India, will
soon sail from Colombo to attend the
Parliament. Eminent Christian natives
of India will be present. Three em-
inent Mohammedans of India have
promised their attendance. The
delegation of Buddhists from Japan
will be large. Prize essays on Confu-
cianism and Taoism have been^prepared
under the direction of Christian mis-
sionaries and sent from China. The
Secretary of the Chinese Legation at
Washington will read, by direction of
the Imperial Government of China, a
paper on Confucianism. The learned
Dr. Faber of Shanghai is already in
Chicago, and will attend the Parlia-
ment.
Catholics, Lutherans, Methodists,
Congregationalists, Unitarians, Jews,
the Christian Endeavor Societies, the
Evangelical Alliance, and other reli-
gious bodies have found so much interest
that they are expecting very large and
enthusiastic meetings. Twenty other
denominations will hold Congresses
in September. The popular interest is
immense and growing. Out of a recent
package of one thousand letters, the
Chairman found that seven hundred
correspondents, mostly ministers, were
expecting to be in Chicago in Septem-
ber.
The Mission Congresses immediately
follow the Parliament of Religions and
they will furnish the only complete
picture of city, domestic and foreign
missions ever attempted.
It is very important that I should
have some estimate in advance, of the
number of persons planning to attend
these phenomenal gatherings in order
that adequate provision may be made
for the meetings in the Art Palace on
the Lake Front and for the over-flow
meetings which are likely to occur. I
therefore earnestly request all persons
who are planning to come to Chicago
in September, and to be present at some
of these Congresses, to send me a card
giving name, address and denomination,
addressing Rev. John Henry Barrows,
92 Dearborn Street, Chicago.
John Henry Barrows,
Chairman General Committee
on Religious Congresses.
Object Description
| Title | World's Congress Auxiliary Scrapbook |
| Subject LOC |
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) World's Parliament of Religions (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) World's Congress of Representative Women (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900 |
| Subject IDA | Religion |
| Description | This is a collection of documents from the World's Columbian Exposition and the World Parliament of Religions, which was held in Chicago, Illinois, in 1893. |
| Date Original | 1893 |
| Searchable Date | 1890s (1890-1899) |
| Identifier | WCAS |
| Coverage Geographic | Chicago (Ill.) |
| Coverage Temporal | 1890s (1890-1900) |
| Type | Text |
| Collection Publisher | Meadville Lombard Theological School |
| Rights | These documents can be read, downloaded, and the transcripts printed for educationalpurposes. |
| Language | en |
| Contributing Institution | Meadville Lombard Theological School |
| Collection Name | Jenkin Lloyd Jones World’s Columbian Exposition Collection |
Description
| Title | 0867 |
| Subject LOC |
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) World's Parliament of Religions (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) World's Congress of Representative Women (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900 |
| Description | This is a collection of documents from the World's Columbian Exposition and the World Parliament of Religions, which was held in Chicago, Illinois, in 1893. |
| Date Original | 1893 |
| Searchable Date | 1890s (1890-1899) |
| Identifier | WCAS |
| Coverage Geographic | Chicago (Ill.) |
| Coverage Temporal | 1890s (1890-1900) |
| Type | Text |
| Collection Publisher | Meadville Lombard Theological School |
| Rights | These documents can be read, downloaded, and the transcripts printed for educationalpurposes. |
| Language | en |
| Contributing Institution | Meadville Lombard Theological School |
| Collection Name | Jenkin Lloyd Jones World’s Columbian Exposition Collection |
| Transcript | #001 The Worlds Congress Auxiliary Scrapbook, p. 0867 THE RELIGIOUS CONGRESSES IN CHICAGO. September-October, 1893. It is expected that these Congresses, in which representatives of all the great churches are to take an active part, will be the crown and culmination of the Columbian year. In the center of these great gatherings will he the far-famed Parliament of Religions, which begins on Monday, the 11th day of September, and continues for sev- enteen days. This is a meeting whose near approach interests the whole world. This cannot he said of any other gathering ever assembled. The Parliament of Religions is looked for- ward to with ardent hope and eager curiosity by thoughtful men every- where. Among the monastic brother- hoods of India it is talked over, and in the cloisters of Japan. It has entered into the counsels of the Catholic Hier- archy, and into the scholastic retreats of the British and German Universities. It has been the theme of editorials in London, Athens, Constantinople, Ber- lin, Melbourne,Tokyo, Shanghai, Buda- Pesth, New York and Honolulu. More than three thousand of the foremost religious leaders of mankind, scholars in the great universities, missionaries, eminent divines and devoted laymen of all lands, have accepted places on its Advisory Council. Now that the World's Fair is closed on the Sabbath, Christians are co-oper- ating, with more and more enthusiasm, to make the approaching Congresses one of the chief events of the century. Christian patriotism and hope are en- listed, and the wisdom of the wisest perceives that an unequalled oppor- tunity is furnished of impressing the world with the truths of our common Christianity by promoting the cause of human brotherhood and diminishing theological animosities, and holding up the Christ as the one siifficient Saviour for all mankind. Among those who will take part in this memorable meeting may he men- tioned the following eminent Ameri- cans and Canadians: Prof. George P. Fisher of New Haven; Bishop Dudley of Kentucky; Rev. George Dana Boardman of Philadelphia; Sir Wm. Dawson; Rev. Joseph Cook; Rev. Philip S. Moxom of Boston; Prof. M. S. Terry; Dr. Albion W. Small of the Chicago Uni- versity; Rev. Edward Everett Hale; Rev. J. M. Buckley, LL.D.; Principal Grant; Bishop C. D. Foss; Bishop W. F. Warren; Dr. Daniel Dorchester; His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons; Archbish- op Ireland; Bishop Spalding; Prof. J. DeWitt of Princeton; Bishop Vincent; Dr. Lyman Abbott; Rabbi Wise of Cin- cinnati; Hon. Andrew D. White; Rabbi G. Gottheil; Rev. A. H. Lewis, D.D.; Mrs. Margaret Bottome; Miss Frances E. Willard; Prof. Richard T.Ely; Mrs. Ballington Booth; Rev. Washington Gladden; Prof. Valentine of Gettysburg; Dr. David J. Burreil; Dr. James S. Den- nis; Rev. H. K. Carroll, LL.D.; Dr. George F. Pentecost; Prof. Philip Schaff; Bishop Keane; Pres. J. G. Schurman. Of European scholars may be men- tioned the following: Canon Fremantle; Count A. Bernstorff of Berlin; Dr. Momerie of London; Prof. Bruce of Glasgow; Prof. Tiele of Leiden; Prof. Hardy of Freiburg; Prof. Max Muller; Prof. Rhys-Davids of London; Mgr. D'Harlez of Louvain; Dr. Washburn of Constantinople; Rev. H. R. Haweis; Mgr. D'Hulst, Prof. Henry Drummond; Rev. H. Grattan Guinness of London. A high-caste Brahmin from Allaha- bad College, India, will speak on Hin- duism. Mr. Mozoomdar, of Calcutta, will speak for the Brahmo-Somaj. Mr. H. Dharmapala, Secretary of the Budd- hist Society of Southern India, will soon sail from Colombo to attend the Parliament. Eminent Christian natives of India will be present. Three em- inent Mohammedans of India have promised their attendance. The delegation of Buddhists from Japan will be large. Prize essays on Confu- cianism and Taoism have been^prepared under the direction of Christian mis- sionaries and sent from China. The Secretary of the Chinese Legation at Washington will read, by direction of the Imperial Government of China, a paper on Confucianism. The learned Dr. Faber of Shanghai is already in Chicago, and will attend the Parlia- ment. Catholics, Lutherans, Methodists, Congregationalists, Unitarians, Jews, the Christian Endeavor Societies, the Evangelical Alliance, and other reli- gious bodies have found so much interest that they are expecting very large and enthusiastic meetings. Twenty other denominations will hold Congresses in September. The popular interest is immense and growing. Out of a recent package of one thousand letters, the Chairman found that seven hundred correspondents, mostly ministers, were expecting to be in Chicago in Septem- ber. The Mission Congresses immediately follow the Parliament of Religions and they will furnish the only complete picture of city, domestic and foreign missions ever attempted. It is very important that I should have some estimate in advance, of the number of persons planning to attend these phenomenal gatherings in order that adequate provision may be made for the meetings in the Art Palace on the Lake Front and for the over-flow meetings which are likely to occur. I therefore earnestly request all persons who are planning to come to Chicago in September, and to be present at some of these Congresses, to send me a card giving name, address and denomination, addressing Rev. John Henry Barrows, 92 Dearborn Street, Chicago. John Henry Barrows, Chairman General Committee on Religious Congresses. |
