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 THE CHRONICLE OF THE PARLIAMENT. 121 The Greatness and Influence of Moses; by Rabbi Gottheil, of New York. Christianity as Interpreted by Literature, by Dr. Theodore T. MuNGER, of New Haven, Conn. Read by Dr. Barrows. At the Afternoon Session, Dr. George Dana Boardman, of Philadelphia, presided. The Sacred Books of the World as Literature; by Prof. Mil- ton S. Terry, of The Northwestern University, Evanston, 111. The Outlook of Judaism; by Miss Josephine Lazarus, of New York. Read by Mrs. Max Leopold, of Chicago. Buddhism; by Banriu Yatsubuchi, of Japan. Read by Mr. NoGUCHi. The Influence of the Hebrew Scriptures ; by Dr. Alexander KoHUT, of New York. Read by Rabbi Joseph Stolz, of Chi- cago. The Character and Degree of the Inspiration of the Christian Scriptures ; by the Rev. Frank Sewall, of Washington, D. C. The Seventh Day. — Sunday, September 17. On this day the morning session of the Parliament was omitted, and sessions were held in afternoon and evening. the afternoon session. The chair was taken by Chairman Barrows, and after the customary act of silent prayer and the saying of the Lord's Prayer, the proceedings of the Parliament were entered on. With the exception of Mr. Nagarkar, of the Brahmo-Somaj, the speakers were representatives of Christendom, and by a striking coincidence and contrast, mainly of those two divis- ions of Christendom whose mutual relations in past genera- tions have been the most unsvmpathetic — Presbvterianism and Catholicism. The Divine Element in the Weekly Rest- Day ; by the Rev. Dr. A. H. Lewis, Plainfield, N. J. The Catholic Church and the Marj^iage Bond; by Prof. Martin J. Wade, of the Law Department of the State Uni- versity of Iowa.