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 138 HISTORY OF THE PARLIAMENT. so close to the heart of this Congress. It is an honest, scholarly and labored attempt to discover the fundamental basis that underlies the three great monotheistic religions of the world, — Judaism, Christianity and Mohammedanism — and to find in the Old Testament and the New Testa- ment and the Koran a certain fundamental revelation which, being recog- nized, would meet largely the hunger of the human heart. The exercises of the morning, which were marked by great interest, then began with silent devotion and the recital of the Lord's Prayer by the venerable Dr. Philip Schaff. After the prayer, Dr. Schaff, being called on to address the Parliament, said : This is short notice to speak to be given to one who has just risen from the dead. A little more than a year ago I was struck down by apoplexy ; but I have recovered, through the mercy of God, and I am a miracle to myself. I was warned by physicians and friends not to come to Chicago. They said it would kill me. Well, let it kill me. I was determined to bear my last dying testimony to the cause of Christian Union, in which I have been interested all my life. But I think the Lord will give me strength to survive this Parliament of Religions. The idea of this Parliament will sur- vive all criticism. The critics will die, but the cause will remain. And as sure as God is the Truth, and as sure as Christ is the Way and the Truth and the Life, his Word shall be fulfilled, and there shall be one flock and one Shepherd. Religion and Wealth ; by the Rev. Washington Gladden, D.D., Columbus, Ohio. Christianity and the Hawaiian Islands ; by the Rev. E. P. Baker. Whai the Bible has Wrought ; by the Rev. Joseph Cook, Boston. Crime and its Remedy ; by the Rev. Olympia Brown, Racine, Wisconsin. Unity and Christian Science ; by Mrs. Mary B. G. Eddy. Read by Judge J. S. Hanna, Boston. The reading of this paper had been eagerly awaited by large numbers in the audience, and was listened to with much attention. The Religion of the North American Indians; by Miss Alice C. Fletcher, Harvard University.