Excerpt from Review of the World's Religious Congresses of the World's Congress Auxiliary of the World's Columbian Exposition: Chicago, 1893 In the whole series of congresses the Parlia ment of Religions has taken preeminence, and justly so, not only because of the importance and universal interest of the subject, but because it was central in the original conception and its success the constant care of the president of the Auxiliary. In his closing address to the Parliament of Religions Mr. Bonney said: The wonderful success of this first actual congress of the religions of the world is the realization of a conviction which has held my heart for many years. I became acquainted with the great religious systems of the world in my youth, and have enjoyed an intimate association with leaders of many churches during my maturer years. I was thus led to believe that if the great religious faiths could be brought into relations of friendly intercourse many points of sympathy and union would be found, and the coming unity of mankind in the love of God and the service of man be greatly facilitated and advanced. Hence, when the occasion arose it was gladly welcomed, and the effort more than willingly made. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.