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Title: The World's Parliament of Religions : an illustrated and popular story of the World's First Parliament of Religions, held in Chicago in connection with the Columbian exposition of 1893
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: Barrows, John Henry, 1847-1902
Subjects: World's Parliament of Religions, Chicago, 1893 Religions
Publisher: Chicago : Parliament Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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484 PARLIAMENT PAPERS: THIRD DAY. Jerusalem— How often would I have gathered thy children together, evenas a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, but ve would not. There-fore vour house is left unto you desolate. There is no moment, in this orin the future life, when the infinite mercy of the Lord would not that an evilman should turn from his evil course and live a virtuous and upright andhappy life ; but they will not in that world for the same reason that thevwould not in this, because when evil habits are once fixed and confirmedthey love them and will not turn from them even as the sow that is washedreturns to her wallowing in the mire (2 Peter ii. 22). Can the Ethi-opian change his skin, or the leopard his spots ? Then may they also dogood that are accustomed to do evil (Jer. xiii. 23). Heaven is a heavenof men : and the life of heaven is human life. The conditions of life inthat exalted state are greatly different from the conditions here, but it is/luman life, adapted

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