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Preface ..-....- vii, List of Illustrations. . „ _ . xi Table of Contents - - - - - xv

Chapter I. — The Origin of the Plan for a Parliament of Religions. World-wide interest in the Columbian Fair. The Department of the Congresses. Organization of the General Committee. Correspondence at home and abroad over the suggestion of a World's Parliament of Religions. Pages 3-17

Chapter II. — The World's Response to a Great Idea. Program of Objects of a Parliament. Notes of dissent : the American Presbyterian General Assembly, the Sultan of Turkey, the Archbishop of Canterbury, General welcome to the proposal from representatives of different churches and religions. Appointment of an Advisory Council. - - - - - - - - Pages 18-61

Chapter III. — The Assembling of the Parliament: Words of Welcome and Fellowship. The opening scene in the Hall of Columbus, Act of Common Worship. Speeches of President Bonney, Chairman Barrows, Archbishop Feehan, Cardinal Gibbons, Dr. Chapin, President Higinbotham, Dr. M'Kenzie, Archbishop Latas, Mr. MozooMDAR, Imperial Commissioner Pung Kwang Yu, Prince Wolkonsky, High Priest Shibata, Count Bernstorff, Archbishop Redwood, Mr, Dharmapala, Mr. Gandhi, Prof. Tcheraz, Prof. Chakravarti, Dr. Momerie, Mr. Vivekananda, Principal Grant, Mr. Nagarkar, Bishop Arnett. - - Pages 62-109

Chapter IV. — The Chronicle of the Parliament from the Second Day to the Sixteenth. Constancy of the public interest manifested in the thronged attendance. Succession of papers presented. Address of Dr. W. C. Roberts. Scenes of exceptional interest. Speech of Dr. H. M. Field, Speech of Mr. Vivekananda. Committees on Representative Books, Communications to the Parliament : from the Phil-Armenic Association ; from the Indo-Busseki Kofuku Society of Japan ; from the Brotherhood of Christian Unity. Speeches of Col. HiGGiNSON; of Dr. Philip Schaff ; of Archbishop Latas ; of Mr. Gandhi ; of Chairman Barrows ; of Mr. Hugenholtz, Poem by Mrs. Chant. The Scientific Section : Papers and Discussions. Pages no- 154