Identifier: worldsparliament01barr (find matches)
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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ere is no one who has attended these meetings but reallybelieves that Christianity has lost nothing in the discussion or comparison,but stands to-day in a light unknown in the past. The Ten Commandments,the Sermon on the Mount, and the Golden Rule have not been supersededbv anv that has been presented by the various teachers of religion andphilosophy; but our mountains are just as high and our doctrines are justas pure as before our meeting, and every man and woman has been con-firmed in the faith once delivered to the saints. Another good of this convention ; it has taught us a lesson that whilewe have truth on our side we have not had all the truth ; while we havehad theory we have not had all the practice, and the strongest criticism wehave received was not as to our doctrines or method, but as to our practicenot being in harmony with our own teachings and with our own doctrines.I believe that it will do good not only to the dominant race, but to the race r. > ao c: o HW r t: -0
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I 82 HISTORY OF THE PARLIAMENT. that I represent — it is a godsend — and from this meeting we believe will goforth a sentiment that will righten a great many of our wrongs and lightenup the dark places, and assist in giving us that which we are now denied—the common privileges of humanity—for we find that in this Congress themajority of the people represented are of the darker races, which will teachthe American people that color is not the standard of excellency or ofdegradation. But I trust that much good will come to all, and not only theFatherhood of God be acknowledged but the Brotherhood of Man. The cheering which followed Bishop Arnetts address hadscarcely ended when President Bonney presented the popularand tolerant Bishop Keane, of the Catholic University ofAmerica, Washington, who, as always, was received with themost cordial enthusiasm. He said : Friends and Brethren,— When in the midst of the wise men whowere intrusted with the organizing of the Columbus celebrat

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