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Delegates Discusa Jin Remarks About To “¥ Rit i? f Curesco, Sept. 21—Tolygamy” was s lithe subject of cis uson at the pariament of religions to day. he very fartter Mohammed Russell Alexander Webb, who started to trouble oy referring to it yesterddy, was on the program to speak agin to dy, and to speak really on that very subject, added zest to the discussion. Opinion seemed to be divided in the matter. Most of the people seemed to think that the subject should be ex ci ded from the parliament, while a very resp crabe minority held that Mr. Wellcb was entitled to speak on it —to be given a respectable hearing so long as there was nothing offensive in what he said. at yeserday’s session he was very mild. He did not advo cate poygamy and distinctly stated that it was not a part of, siphum me chanism. He was stating what he sholt in regard to one certain feat ure of it When he was interupted Ly in audience. Joseph Cook’s assertion in a morn ing paper that Mr. Webb broke tata with the management of the congress in as absurd as mist of the statements of the reverend Voton an. It was not in the subject assigned to I Webb yesterday and was mentioned only incidentally, but if loy, Joseph Cook or anyone else who be lieves that faith has been broken had looked in the pro gram printed by the manage ment of the congress at any time since the sessions were opened he would have found the following subject as signed to Mr. Webb for Thursday: ‘The Influence of Islam on Social Con ditions.” It is foolish for them to say that they expected that subject would be discussed without any reference to polygamy. But, then, Joseph Cook does not represent anyone but him self anyway. ‘There were again vacant chairs in the hall at the opening this morning, but that is because the audience is getting to be late. Many do not ar rive until L ovelock. ‘he adore T. Seward spoke first in regard to organ izing a ‘Brotherhood of Christian Unity for the advancement of Chris tian work. He had already received a treat many signatures to a paper out lining the plan. The document, with the signatures, was as follows: , Curiaco, Sept. 1893.—We, the under- Sisue., Seeing it Ge irable to crystal bean as far aS possble perpetuate Lee rem rhabesprinte, unity which has chara tries the world’s orna ment of religion ®, and being deterred b ithe widely var.ed belief ti @ represented from oilfer.ug w formu lated expession of views, berew.th ive asi.d.vauals, our approval ov. Law turminia, of the bru.ierhevd of Chisian u.ity us B@ suitabe bond Witu wWh.ch to beg federation of the world upon a Christiam Lisis. due duruiula is as tulluws: ‘fer ig purpose of minting with all those Who desire to serve Cul and their fellow men under the Insp rat on with fire and teach’nys view us Christ, hereby enroll uayse It an en ter of the drut wriuen of Christ an Laity.’ Dr John Chury Lur uns, Presoytering; Dr. Geur,e@ Vala iura: mun, Gaptist; br. dyman Abbott, Con vegationalint; Dr. Alfred W. Mumerie, f.on on, Church of England; laid word Everette Hale, Latarian; Charles C. Hunney, new Churc; J. W. i dum mer, fread; Lishop og. IL Vincent, Muth ws: iss H PrincessL. Wil lard, president WW. On dig as Dr. Illiam W. Lomas, Independent Miss Jennne sorabli Bomvay, Church of Enugeni;a.iues ‘choras, ving’: Cotlepe, Louton, Armenian; Bishop.. . Mills, Caulied Geeteron. bn We by Jy.aeu, Christun; ars. duura Criis teutran, London, Independent: ler Charles [IL iuten, Universudist: dir Peuhs . ¢ent., Monroia, dileriao Episcopal; Cort. Alen Aliensvoorth, Fort inyard, Now Msexico, United States chaplain; J'riace + omolu alas fazuei, Vey ‘Perritory, Liberia, Epis copal; Lr. Carl von Bergen, Stock holm, Sweden, ina pndent Lutheran: ishop lin W. Arne, African Metho dist Episcopal; Dr. Tompkins, 31. James mpeiscora'. Col Thomas Wentworth Iirgeinson made a short adress on the subset of unity in acca if anything was to be accomplished. Tle said that we were too prone to thinls this men or thet man im eghtbhave besn pretty good if he had been brought up in our par tienar ue diy school He thought it time today that idea aside and judge menty their works and then to try ourselves oy the same test. ‘One bet of us hid little to boast of he pleaded for cimrit.aa charity not re ligious tolerations the regular program was ‘then taken up and trol #. G. Peabory of far vard beganit with a pao roa ‘curist and the Social Queston.’ dhe faci this was the awe of the sovial Question and that the attentin centred upon iuway a Lsessing. if the Christian church took no interest in the dis tresses of others, those distressed would take no interest in the church. Christ saved men one at a time. The kingdom within was to be cornered and that could not be done to whole sale. ‘The way to make a better world was fist to cnke ones self better. ‘The church he said had seen:so im pressed with «nine-half of Gods trunk the advantage of the individual that fit had forgoten the other fai th: benefit of the whole. When the church was strongest then did men laces and beggary most prevail He con cerned savk men as Count Tolsiol, who he said, looked on the dele, found the forces of pod to them and then retreated, leaving others to fight the battle. Treating of sovialism, he said that Christ taught, not that one should give so much to the common good, but that all wealth was a gift, and man owed all of it and himself to the com mon good. He should take it and do good with it.
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Davenport Tribune
Davenport, Iowa, US
Fri, Sep 22, 1893
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