powerless to divert it. There were men in unintermitted attendance on the Religious Parliament day after day, through all the seventeen days of its continuance, without once having looked on the prodigious array of the glories of the material world, within easy reach of them, so much worthier and nobler seemed to them the objects of intellectual and spiritual contemplation. And this in "a materialist country" and "a materialist age!"

The daily chronicle of the Parliament is a simple record of the names of successive participants and themes, except as, from time to time, some incident or episode requires mention and commemoration.

THE SECOND DAY.-TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12.

At 10 A.M. President Bonney invited the assembly, rising, to invoke, in silence, the blessing of God on the day's proceedings; then, while the assembly remained standing, Chairman BARROWS led in "the Universal Prayer," "Our Father which art in Heaven."

Dr. S. J. NICCOLLS, Pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church of St. Louis, being invited to the chair, made an introductory address.

Papers were presented as follows:

The Rational Demonstration of the Being of God; by the Very Rev. AUGUSTINE F. HEWITT, C.S.P., D.D., of New York, Superior of the Community of Paulists. Read by the Rev. WALTER ELLIOTT of the same order.

The Philosophic and Moral Evidence for the Existence of God; by Rev. ALFRED W. MOMERIE, D.D., London.

The Harmonies and Distinctions in the Theistic Teaching of the Various Historic Faiths; by Prof. M. VALENTINE, Gettysburg, Pa.

The Theology of Judaism; by Dr. ISAAC M. WISE, Cincinnati.

The Ancient Religion of India and Primitive Revelation; by the Rev. MAURICE PHILLIPS, of Madras, India.

The AFTERNOON SESSION was presided over by the Rev. JENKIN LLOYD-JONES, of Chicago.

The Argument for the Divine Being; Hon. W. T. HARRIS, United States Commissioner of Education.

Hinduism; by MANILAL N. D'VIVEDI, of Bombay, India. Read by VIRCHAND A. GANDHI.

Idealism the New Religion; by. Dr. ADOLPH BRODBECK, of Hannover, Germany. In some preliminary remarks the author of this concluding paper of the session signified his expectation that his views would impress many as strange. And in fact it was devoted so much more to the paradoxical and by no means studiously respectful rejection of the tenets of others, than to the enunciation of his own, that he was an efficient agent in bringing to pass his own prophecy. Expressions of dissent from his positions, but more especially from his nega· tions, were very distinct and unmistakable. But, quite apart from any theological value, the paper had exceptional value as a demonstration of the freedom and patience of the Parliament. At the conclusion of the paper and of the session, the Chairman remarked: "You will agree with me that the hospitality of this platform has been vindicated, and that the aim of the Parliament of Religions to study all exhibits of the spectrum has been realized to-day. Were the testimony of any one missing, the spirit and intent of this Parliament would have fallen somewhat short of its highest ideal."

THE THIRD DAY.- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13.

This day there were three successive sessions of the Parliament, each one of them characterized by some incident or contribution of peculiar interest. At each session the great hall was crowded to its utmost capacity.

The morning session was presided over by Chairman BARROWS, and began, as on the previous days, with an act of silent devotion, and with the reciting of the "Universal Prayer" of our Lord, led by Mr. MozooмDAR.

The first paper of the morning had been looked forward to with exceptional interest because of the author personally,

and because of what he represented. And when the successor of Ram Mohun Roi and of Chunder Sen came forward to speak of the Brahmo-Somaj, he was greeted with loud applause.

The Brahmo-Somaj; by P. C. MOZOOMDAR, of Calcutta, India. At the conclusion of this address, the multitude rose to their feet and, led by Theodore F. Seward, sung the hymn, "Nearer, my God, to Thee."

A not less earnest greeting awaited the next speaker, the Most Reverend the Archbishop of Zante in the Ionian Islands, And a not less divine afflatus breathed on all the congregation when the venerable archbishop lifted up his hands and his eyes to heaven, and led all minds and hearts in a fervid prayer to Almighty God.

The Greek Church; by the Most Reverend DIONYSIOS LATAS, Archbishop of Zante.

Man from a Catholic Point of View; by the Very Reverend THOMAS S. BYRNE, D.D., Cincinnati.

Human Brotherhood as Taught by the Religions Based on the Bible; by Dr. K. KOHLER, of New York. Read by Dr. EMIL G. HIRSCH, of Chicago.

The Chairman of the AFTERNOON SESSION was the Rev. Dr. W. C. ROBERTS of New York, formerly President of the Lake Forest University. His opening address, after some graceful words of greeting, contained the following sentences, too valuable to be omitted from this History:

It has been asked of me more than once how I could reconcile the idea of a Congress of Religions with the Christian Religion. I find no difficulty whatever with this. God has given two revelations, one in nature that displays his power and Godhead, and the other in his rational creatures where we find much concerning his own moral character. And we find that these friends who have come to us from China and India and the islands of the sea, have been studying this very revelation of God in our nature; and I am inclined to think that, with their keen interest, they have gone deeper into the study than we have, because we have accepted the verbal revelation that has been given us, and have let that suffice for many things.

They have not that, and, therefore, have gone more thoroughly into the other phase of divine revelation. In so far, therefore, as they give the right interpretation of that revelation of God in human nature, those of us

who are called Christians are with them. We cannot disagree with them as long as they give the right interpretation of God's writing in our nature. There we are on a common platform together. Those of us who are Christians only differ from them in the interpretation again. We believe we have a clearer revelation from heaven that throws light on that revelation confined with them to nature, and if we understand it in that light we feel that we may get in advance of these friends, who have been studying through the ages God's revelation in man.

We believe our interpretations are based on the revelation God has given us, and, therefore, we have only something above and beyond that other revelation. The two phases are here, and they are united on this platform and so I am delighted to find the whole revelation of God represented by these friends that have come to us from abroad and those that belong to our own land.

In presenting as the first speaker of the afternoon the eminent Chinese Confucian, Pung Kwang Yu, Dr. Barrows, speaking of him as the representative of an empire toward which America had not been just, evoked such a demonstration of the sympathies of the audience as had greeted the same personage on the first day. The outburst of applause continued for several minutes, the Secretary bowing his acknowledgments.

Confucianism; by PUNG KWANG YU, First Secretary of the Chinese Legation at Washington. Read by Mr. WILLIAM

PIPE.

The Ultimate Religion; brief address by ZENSHIRO NOGUCHI, Buddhist layman, of Japan.

The Real Position of Japan toward Christianity; by KINZA RIUGE M. HIRAI.

This speaker, whose eloquent command of the English language impressed all hearers, seemed at the outset to have some misgivings as to the reception which his message of rebuke of the un-Christian dealing of Christians toward his people would meet with in a Christian audience. His message was uttered without reserve, and with the utmost boldness and force; and the reception of it was thus described by the next morning's press: "Loud applause followed many of his declarations, and a thousand cries of 'Shame' were heard when he pointed to the wrongs which his countrymen had suffered

through the practices of false Christianity. When he had finished, Dr. Barrows grasped his hand, and the Rev. Jenkin Lloyd-Jones threw his arm around his neck, while the audience cheered vociferously and waved hats and handkerchiefs in the excess of enthusiasm."'

Shintoism; by the Right Reverend REUCHI SHIBATA, President of the Jikko sect of Shintoism in Japan. Read by Dr. BARROWS.

This paper was followed by a like demonstration of personal interest and good-will toward the author. Many rushed from the audience to the platform to extend their salutations to the Oriental prelate of an unfamiliar religion, while shouts of sympathetic feeling were heard from all parts of the house.' Concessions to Native Ideas, having Special Reference to Hinduism; by the Rev. T. E. SLATER, Missionary, Bangalore, India. Read by the Rev. FRANK M. BRISTOL, D.D.

EVENING SESSION.

The Supreme End and Office of Religion; by the Rev. WALTER ELLIOTT, of the Paulist Order, New York.

The Argument for Immortality; by the Rev. PHILIP MOXOM, D.D., Boston.

The Soul and Its Future Life; by the Rev. SAMUEL M. WARREN, of Cambridge, Mass.

THE FOURTH DAY.-THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14.

It was on this day that the growing concourse, made it necessary to hold overflow meetings, both morning and afternoon, in the Hall of Washington. As soon as the speakers finished their addresses in Columbus Hall, which was again packed to its utmost limit, they went over to the other hall and read them again to another vast and interested audience.

The meeting in Columbus Hall was presided over by Dr. BARROWS. At the close of the silent prayer, the "Universal Prayer" was said by Prof. RICHEY of the General Theological Seminary, New York.

The Needs of Humanity Supplied by the Catholic Religion;

Chicago Herald, September 14.