HON. H. N. HIGINBOTHAM, PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION. THERE IS NO MAN, HIGH OR LOW, LEARNED OR UNLEARNED, BUT WILL WATCH WITH INCREASING INTEREST THE PROCEEDINGS OF THIS PARLIAMENT. IT IS A SOURCE OF SATISFACTION, THAT TO THE RESIDENTS OF A NEW CITY, IN A FAR COUNTRY, SHOULD BE ACCORDED THIS GREAT PRIVILEGE AND HIGH HONOR. TO ME THIS IS THE PROUDEST WORK OF OUR EXPOSITION." OF RELIGIONS AN ILLUSTRATED AND POPULAR STORY OF THE WORLD'S CHICAGO IN CONNECTION WITH THE COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION OF 1893 EDITED BY THE REV. JOHN HENRY BARROWS, D.D. CHAIRMAN OF THE GENERAL COMMITTEE ON RELIGIOUS CONGRESSES OF THE VOLUME II CHICAGO THE PARLIAMENT PUBLISHING COMPANY 1893 COPYRIGHT, 1893 BY THE PARLIAMENT PUBLISHING COMPANY CHICAGO, ILL. Engravings by Printed and Bound by INTRODUCTION TO VOLUME II. IN preparing these volumes I have had the aid of skilful co-laborers, to whom I owe an expression of warmest thanksRev. Leonard Woolsey Bacon, D.D., Rev. E. C. Towne, Rev. Walter M. Barrows, D.D., Prof. George S. Goodspeed and Mr. Clyde W. Votaw, of the Chicago University, Mr. Frederic Perry Noble, and Mr. Kiretchjian of Constantinople. In conducting the Parliament I was aided by friends whose fidelity I gratefully remember Bishop Keane, Dr. Momerie, Dr. George Dana Boardman, Dr. Hirsch, Rev. L. P. Mercer, Dr. S. J. Niccolls, Dr. W. C. Roberts, Dr. F. M. Bristol, Rev. A. J. Lewis, Bishop Arnett, Rev. Augusta J. Chapin, D.D., Mr. Theodore F. Seward, Rev. George T. Lemmon, my indefatigable Secretary, Mr. William Pipe, Rev. Jenkin Lloyd-Jones, and Mr. Merwin-Marie Snell. That I have been able to give so much strength to this work is due to the kindness of the Elders and people of my own beloved Church. To them I desire to offer my loving and heartfelt thanks. Lasting gratitude is due to those who have helped me in preparing for the Parliament, or in securing the worthy publication of its proceedings. My best obligations must be expressed to President Charles C. Bonney, Mrs. Henrotin, Mr. H. N. Higinbotham, President of the Columbian Exposition, to Mr. A. C. Bartlett, Mr. Daniel H. Burnham, Mr. Marshall Field, Mr. James W. Ellsworth, Mr. O. S. A. Sprague, Mr. Byron L. Smith, Mr. M. D. Wells, Mr. John B. Sherman, Mr. William E. Hale, Mr. Jay C. Morse, Mr. John Davidson, Mr. Edward E. Ayer, Mr. Andrew Onderdonk, Mr. William Deering; to the gentlemen of the Lakeside Press, to Col. Henry L. Turner and Mr. Schiller Hosford of the Parliament Publishing Company, and to my assistants in the office, Miss Bernice McLaflin, Miss Belle Scott, Mr. Harry B. Chamberlain |