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 220 INTRODUCTION TO PARLIAMENT PAPERS. paper the very recent testimony of Sir W. W. Hunter that the secret of Buddha's success was the extent to which he brought spiritual deliverance to the people, preaching that salvation was equally open to all men, that for high and low alike it must be earned by conduct, not by propitiation through priests or mediator, and that to every being the way is open of escap- ing, by suppression of desire and casting away of selfishness, from the misery and sorrow planted in our existence through the inevitable result (Karma) of acts in the past of which the heritage reaches us. how noble and beautiful his spirit and life were, and which enable us to understand how his doctrine was quickened into Some teachings of Buddha which reveal a popular religion, were cited by Mr. Dharmapala, in compari- son with like words of Christ in the gospels. On the fifth day Rabbi Gottheil gave an impressive address on the greatness and influence of Moses. The Historic Christ was the theme of a great address by Bishop Dudley on the eighth day. He set forth the evan- gelic teaching with regard to Christ's person, and declared that there is more evidence for the resurrection of Jesus Christ than for any other event in the history of mankind. references to Christ's person, work and teaching made in the Parliament were almost numberless. These will be fully indi- The cated in the Index.